Year: 2015

“Are the Passengers Saved?” News!

Local Author filming movie in Detroit & Italy about surviving deadly shipwreck. “The Titanic of the 1950s” inspires local woman’s life-long mission to expose the controversial truth about the ship’s captain. Trailer and Media Coverage! Media coverage in Italy: La Rai “Community”, July 23, 2015 http://www.rai.tv/StatisticheProxy/tagCloudVisualizza.jsp?tagName=pierette-domenica-simpson&nometag=cGllcmV0dGUtZG9tZW5pY2Etc2ltcHNvbg== Video Interview: http://12alle12.it/san-martino-c-se-il-paese-diventa-set-della-docu-fiction-ispirata-al-libro-lultima-notte-dellandrea-doria-di-pierrette-domenica-simpson-158928 Video made by ANSA: http://www.ansa.it/sito/videogallery/spettacolo/2015/07/28/un-docu-film-sulla-tragedia-dellandrea-doria_8ecb26f2-8246-4cf9-abf4-ce6c553734e4.html The OIakland Press: http://www.theoaklandpress.com/arts-and-entertainment/20150629/shipwreck-survivor-sets-record-straight-for-anniversary-of-andrea-doria-sinking When Pierette […]

Ancient food greets Archaeology

The Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan 
in collaboration with The Kelsey Museum of Archaeology presented Ancient food greets Archaeology DAS presented a private guided tour at 
University of Michigan’s Kelsey Museum of Archaeology to discover Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. The experience was completed with a strolling lunch of ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian delicacies. Tour Guide: Laura Motta, PhD, […]

Italian Film Festival Detroit

The local premieres of award-winning Italian film April 2015 Metro Detroit Locations and film A GOLDEN BOY BLACK SOULS FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS HOW STRANGE TO BE CALLED FEDERICO! HUMAN CAPITAL REMEMBER ME? SONG ‘E NAPULE THE CHAIR OF HAPPINESS THE DINNER QUIET BLISS LEOPARDI LIKE THE WIND THE MAFIA KILLS ONLY IN SUMMER THE REFEREE

Vatican Museums

The Convention between the Dante Alighieri Society and the Vatican Museums has been renewed until December 31, 2015. A DAS member and one guest will be able to access the museums without the need of standing in line, through the “Individual entrance for visitors with online booking” entry. A DAS member and one guest will […]