Detroit Launch of Project DETUR “Detroit-Turin Exchange”
Photographic Exhibition and Documentary A photographic exhibition by Richard Haskin of Dearborn, and a related documentary by Pierette Simpson of Novi, are the catalyst for launching “Detroit-Turin Exchange” in the U.S. DETUR (for short) is an international project aimed at creating cultural bridges for artists of Detroit and its sister city, Turin, Italy. The October […]
Celebrating Dante's Day
Celebrating Dante’s Day at beautiful Belle Isle. Free family event with picnic – grill and pot luc
Federazione Abruzzese del Michigan presents DisCanto
DisCanto is a group of Italian conservatory-trained musicians and Italian folk scene veterans specializing in the music of the Abruzzo region’s farmers and shepherds. Their leader, Michele Avolio, is perhaps the foremost living performer and researcher of authentic Abruzzese song. Sunday, August 10, 2014 at 2:00 pm $25 includes performance and hors d’oeuvres | Cash Bar […]
Iaia Forte brings Sorrentino's Novel to Detroit
On Saturday, June 14, the DAS, with the generous sponsorship of Brembo and Reply, partnered with the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Consulate of Italy in Detroit for an exceptional evening dedicated to two beautiful expressions of Italian passion, soccer and art. A crowd gathered in Kresge Court to watch Italy defeat England 2-1 […]
Celebrazione del 68º anniversario della Repubblica italiana
Expo Milano 2015 è stato il tema della celebrazione del 68º anniversario della Repubblica italiana organizzata dal Consolato d’Italia a Detroit presso il Grosse Pointe War Memorial a Grosse Point Farm. Fra gli invitati si conta anche la presenza del sindaco di Lansing Virg Bernero, di origini italiane, e della Vice presidente della Detroit Regional […]
Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan welcome Luigi Datome, Italian Basketball player for the Detroit Pistons
Luigi Datome understands the importance of learning a foreign language. It allowed him to join, and be a member of the Detroit Pistons. With this fact in mind, Luigi’s presence at DAS helped with our efforts to fund-raise in support of the AP Italian Language and Culture Program. This event was organized in the contest […]
Matrimonio all’italiana | Friday, December 5, 2014 at 7:15pm
Domenico Soriano (Marcello Mastroianni) is about to marry, but when he learns that his mistress Filumena Marturano (Sofia Loren) is ill, he stays by her side, learning later that it was a ploy by her to get him to marry her instead. Cast: Sofia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Aldo Puglisi, Tecla Scarano, Marilù Tolo, Gianni Ridolfi […]
Mamma Roma | Friday, September 5, 2014 at 7pm
Anna Magnani stars as Mamma Roma, a rural Italian hooker trying to create a new life for herself. This proves impossible when the past keeps rearing its ugly head in the form of Mamma Rosa’s previous “johns.” She returns to her old profession, whereupon her son Ettore Garofalo becomes a thief and is killed by […]
Great Italian Short Stories of the Twentieth Century | Friday, January 16 at 7pm
Italian Book Club – Friday, January 16, 2015 at 7 pm 630 N Old Woodward – Suite 102 Birmingham, MI 48009 Great Italian Short Stories of the Twentieth Century/I grandi racconti italiani del Novecento: A Dual-Language Book (English and Italian). Edited and translated by Jacob Blakesley. This anthology highlights the rich range of modern Italian […]
Il Mondo in Italiano
Nel cuore di Roma la sede centrale, nel mondo più di 400 sedi in sessanta paesi. La Società Dante Alighieri, una vera e propria multinazionale della nostra lingua. E il braccio culturale della Farnesina.