Casa Italiana
Weekly Newsletter
Cinema Vitti is back!
Wednesday, September 2nd, 6pm
Senso, Visconti
With Senso, Visconti analyzes historical developments of the Italian Risorgimento through the private lives of individuals. Senso recounts the love affair between a Venetian noblewoman and an Austrian Lieutenant, as a cinematic equivalent of a great 19th-century historical novel.
Zoom link below:
Coast to Coast: from Palermo to Naples & the Amalfi Coast by boat, bus, and on foot!
Casa Italiana's next trip will be to the Amalfi Coast, Naples, Capri, and Sicily! The dates will be June 1st - June 15th (14 nights).
For those that are interested in joining us, there will be another information meeting mid-September. Stay tuned for more details!
LAST CALL: Fall Italian Language & Culture Courses begin this week!
Our Italian Language & Literature Courses will be offered online again through Zoom for the fall semester. Classes will begin the week of August 31st and finish the week of November 16th, running for a total of 12 weeks. We hope you will join us!
Click link below to visit our website for course information.
https://www2.naz.edu/casa-italiana/italian-courses
Registration:
- To register, please email Casa Italiana at casa@naz.edu for payment instructions.
- Cost: $228 for Casa members, $276 for non-members.
- After registration and prior to the start of classes, instructors will provide the Zoom links for the courses to all participants via email.
NEW Series: Quattro passi per l'Abruzzo
This fall we will be offering a new series of documentaries of the Abruzzo region hosted by our former exchange student, Giovanni Minicucci!
The first event will be held Sunday, Sept. 6th, at 4:30pm.
This documentary will feature the following: Fossacesia, Abbazia San Giovanni In Venere, Costa dei Trabocchi, Ortona e il castello aragonese, Il cimitero canadese, Lanciano e la storia del miracolo, Chieti e Pescara.
Giovanni Minicucci is a graduate student in Italian Studies at Middlebury College (M.A.) and graduate student in Modern Languages and Literatures at Università Gabriele d'Annunzio di Chieti-Pescara (M.A.). He has a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistic Mediation and Intercultural Communication. Minicucci studied for two semesters at Nazareth College (NY) and he had multiple experiences in American and Canadian University: St John University (Queens), St Thomas University (Miami), Occidental College (Los Angeles) and Niagara College (Welland, Ontario). His interests are: languages, linguistic and American literature.
Presentation will be in English, with Q&A to follow.
Zoom Link provided below:
Casa Italiana is proud to offer its members the following services:
- Translation of unofficial documents
- Private classes in Italian Language and/or Conversation (beginner through advanced) for whose who prefer individual sessions
Please call or email us with any additional questions or requests!
Support Casa Italiana and donate today to become a Member for the 2020-2011 Season! Contact us for more info!
Contact Us!
Email: casa@naz.edu
Website: naz.edu/casa-italiana
Location: 4245 East Avenue, Rochester, NY, USA
Phone: (585) 389-2468