Festa della Befana
On January 6 the Befana did not miss a stop and arrived at the new offices of the Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan. She parked her broom and pulled Italian candies and chocolates and … yes, even coal out of her bag. The visit of the Befana was welcomed by many families of the Dante […]
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 […]
