Ferrante Fever with Ann Goldstein
At Wassermann Projects we hosted a lecture by Ann Goldstein, a former editor at The New Yorker. She has translated works by, among others, Primo Levi, Pier Paolo Pasolini, and Italo Calvino, and is the editor of the Complete Works of Primo Levi in English. She has been the recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship and […]
Second Week Of Italian Cuisine
“The Extraordinary Italian Taste, II Settimana della Cucina Italiana nel Mondo” is an wonderful plan to support the internationalization of the Made in Italy brand and to promote High Italian Cuisine (Alta Cucina Italiana). The 2017 edition was identified by the logo “The Extraordinary Italian Taste, “alta cucina – vino di qualità”. A live cooking demonstration […]
2017 Gala and Members Celebration
Members and friends of the Dante Alighieri Society joined the Gala on October 13, 2017 at “The Reserve” in Birmingham, to celebrate another successful year of Italian classes and cultural events. DAS President, Lia Adelfi, welcomed the guests and introduced the 2017 Honoree of the “Dante Distinctive Citizen Award”, which went to Giovanni “John” Zaretti […]
DAS of Michigan moved to a NEW location!
We have an announcement to make! We Have Moved! The Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan, Detroit Metropolitan Area, is pleased to announce that MOVED to a NEW location. Starting from Monday, October 16, 2017 cultural and Italian language classes will be held at: 4050 West Maple Road, Ste # 250, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301.
Federica goes edX
Federica goes edX Federico II university launches first MOOCs in Italian on a global platform With the launch of 12 MOOCs, FedericaX will bring a distinctive Italian approach to teaching and learning to edX’s audience of over 13 million learners around the globe. Federico II, the oldest public university in the world and […]
Testimonianze dal blog di don Sergio
Testimonianza famiglia Costa: https://sergiomassironi.wordpress.com/2017/09/01/il-dono-dellaccoglienza/ Testimonianza famiglia Pozza: https://sergiomassironi.wordpress.com/2017/08/29/porte-aperte-e-stupore/ don Sergio Massironi: https://sergiomassironi.wordpress.com/2017/08/31/chi-mi-apre-gli-occhi/
Famiglia Bertellini & Brandon
OSPITALITA’ GIOVANI AMERICANI. CIAO A TUTTI, siamo la famiglia Bertellini di Pegognaga e abbiamo ospitato Brandon Stnaway. Lasciamo a lui la prima parte di racconto dell’esperienza! “La mia esperienza di Pegognaga è stato fantastica. La mia famiglia: Elena, Aldo, Lorenzo, Nicolò (Simone, per pranzo) e Kelly sono stati accoglienti dal primo giorno quando sono arrivato in […]
Bruno Crema, Micol, Lucia & Hallie
Due righe sull’esperienza vissuta nelle scorse settimane con la “nostra” Hallie! Partiamo dalla partenza di lunedì mattina dove, all’arrivo del pulmino ci siamo abbracciati ed abbiamo anche pianto…….. Che dire…. Nonostante il poco preavviso per ospitare Hallie e sinceramente anche la poca convinzione nell’ospitare una ragazza “estranea” per tre settimane , si è rivelata una […]
Vanini Chiara & Jenny
Questa esperienza con Jenny ci ha fatto crescere perchè abbiamo conosciuto una persona con differenti abitudini ed una cultura diversa dalla nostra! Jenny è una ragazza solare e socievole e molto educata e spero si sia trovata bene con la nostra famiglia! Abbiamo cercato di farle vedere anche un po’ la nostra zona portandola a […]
Famiglia Giuliani
Riguardo l’ ospitalità della ragazza americana possiamo affermare che è stata una esperienza molto positiva. Da subito si è instaurato un rapporto di amicizia e si è inserita senza nessuna difficoltà nella nostra famiglia e nelle nostre abitudini. Abbiamo cercato di farle gustare le specialità della nostra cucina locale e italiana e di farle vedere […]
Sara Carleschi & Camy
Ospitare una ragazza americana è un’esperienza che consiglierei a tutti, non solo perché si conosce in minima parte una nuova cultura, ma soprattutto perché si impara l’arte del condividere ciò che si ha: dalla propria casa alle proprie conoscenze. Inoltre, avere Camy al grest, mi ha spronato a dare di più con i bambini per […]
Chiara Pesente & Camy
Negli anni novanta ebbi la possibilità di essere ospitata da alcune famiglie americane durante il mio viaggio in California. Allora pensavo che un giorno forse mi sarei sdebitata con quelle generose famiglie statunitensi e l’opportunità mi è arrivata dalla Diocesi di Mantova con questo bellissimo progetto di accoglienza di volontari stranieri. Se dapprima ho pensato […]
DAS Detroit Bike Tour – La Giornata Della Dante
DAS DETROIT BIKE TOUR FOR LA GIORNATA DELLA DANTE
Love, Passion, Treachery, A Curse…in a powerful new interpretation of Verdi’s masterpiece. Lecture by John Zaretti
Love, Passion, Treachery, A Curse…in a powerful new interpretation of Verdi’s masterpiece. Lecture by John Zaretti, President of the Verdi Opera Theatre of Michigan, with guest performances of selections from Verdi’s Rigoletto, performed by the MOT Studio Artists THURSDAY OCTOBER AT P.M. Chrysler Black Box Theatre at the Detroit Opera House • FREE […]
After Industry – A Wasserman Projects
Members and friends join us for the exhibit After Industry introduced by Sculptor Sergio De Giusti After Industry was an exhibition of new and recent work by Italian sculptor Willy Verginer, Norwegian painter Christer Karlstad, and Michigan-based photographer Jason DeMarte. The exhibition marked the first time that Verginer and Karlstad’s work was explored in depth […]
“The roots of Italian Taste: revisiting seven thousand years of culinary traditions”
Join us for this special Caffè & Cultura by Laura Motta. Many of the Italian traditional ingredients can be tracked back to prehistoric time, since the first domesticated plants have been cultivated during the neolithic. This historical overview, based on recent archaeological and ethnohistorical research, explores the past lives of Italian traditional food from Romans’ […]
The Healer of Guildenwood | Book Presentation at DAS
Book Presentation By The Author The Healer of Guildenwood is the story of a young woman, Margaret Ann Shepherd, who finds herself in a unique predicament—having her soul “borrowed”, inexplicably “trekking” to a different world where it manifests in a different body with a new name, “Arwyn”. As she seeks to unravel the mystery behind […]
Memorandum of Understanding to Promote Italian Language in Michigan
The Consulate of Italy in Detroit and the Department of Education for the State of Michigan Sign a Memorandum of Understanding to Promote Italian Language On January 20th 2017, the Consul of Italy, Dr. Maria Luisa Lapresa, met with Brian J. Whiston, Superintended of Education for the State of Michigan for the official signing of […]
Songs from a Lost World of Italian Jewish Composers
International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2017 The Dante Aligheri Society, Michigan Chapter and the Wayne State Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies with the support of the Italian Program at Wayne State, under the auspices of the Consulate of Italy in Detroit presented Songs from a Lost World of Italian Jewish Composers a performance by Caroline Helton – Soprano & Kathryn Goodson – […]
Memorandum of Understanding
On January 20th 2017, the Consul of Italy, Dr. Maria Luisa Lapresa, met with Brian J. Whiston, Superintended of Education for the State of Michigan for the official signing of a Memorandum of Understanding designed to facilitate the promotion of the Italian language in K-12 schools in Michigan.The official document, believed to be the first […]
“Benedetto Croce: the philosopher that intimidated Mussolini”. By Armando Delicato
“Benedetto Croce: the philosopher that intimidated Mussolini”. A lecture by Armando Delicato Benedetto Croce (died in 1952) is a leading Italian philosopher. His major contribution to philosophy was in the area of historical meaning. Croce’s place in the wider realm of history is the result of his enormous prestige in Italy and the world that […]
