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”
“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 […]
“Benedetto Croce: the philosopher that intimidated Mussolini”. | A lecture by Armando Delicato
“Benedetto Croce: the philosopher that intimidated Mussolini”. A lecture by Armando Delicato Join Us! Sunday, January 15, 2017 | 4:30pm-6:00pm Where: 630 N Old Woodward Ave – Ste 102 (Entrance in the back of the building lower level) Reservation required at: 248.250.8928 or info@dantemichigan.org Benedetto Croce (died in 1952) is a leading Italian philosopher. His […]
DAS Annual Membership Meeting | Dec. 17 @ 11:30am
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Saturday, December 17, 2016 11:30am-1pm For DAS Members: As the end of the year approaches, we are looking back at DAS 2016 achievements and looking ahead at DAS goals and opportunities for 2017. In order to round up 2016, DAS is holding its General Membership Meeting on Saturday, December 17th, from 11:30 am […]
Live Cooking Demonstration “The Extraordinary Italian Taste, I Settimana della Cucina Italiana nel Mondo
The Consulate of Italy in Detroit, the Istituto di Cultura in Chicago, the Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan in collaboration with the Italian Program in the Department of Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at Wayne State University, the Federazione Abruzzese del Michigan, the Italian American Cultural Society (IACS), the Italian American Club of […]
Capodacqua (Arquata del Tronto) | Fundraising Updates
On occasion of the Columbus Day Celebration, and on Silvio Medoro’s initiative, a Medieval dinner event was organized to provide reconstruction support funding for the town of Capodacqua di Arquata del Tronto devastated during the recent earthquake in Italy. Thank you to chefs Dan Vernia and Silvio Medoro for the wonderful dinner! The funds collected […]
Porte aperte by Leonardo Sciascia
Join us for this special Caffè & Cultura by Professor Joseph Francese.Professor Francese will discuss with us the book Open Doors by Leonardo Sciascia “Open Doors” (the screen adaptation was nominated for an Academy Award as best foreign film in 1990) looks behind the duel between a prosecutor and a Sicilian judge in Palermo who […]
The Prince by Niccolò Macchiavelli
The Prince is a 16th century political treatiese, by the Italian diplomat and political theorist, Niccolò Machiavelli. A printed version was first published in 1532, five years after Machiavelli’s death. This was done with the permission of the Medici pope, Clement VII. Machiavelli’s inspiration for The Prince was his experience in the courts of Europe […]
Frank De Santis
Frank De Santis, age 93, passed away on May 16, 2016. Frank proudly served in the U. S. Army as a Sergeant in the 264th Engineers Combat Battalion in Gen. Patton’s army during WWII. He was discharged with 2 Bronze Stars. He attended the University of Detroit where he received a BS, an MA from […]
