Blog - Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan

122nd Anniversary of the Adrian Train Wreck on October 1.

August 5, 2023

The Com.It.Es. Detroit, a non-profit Italian organization representing Italians living abroad, under the Auspices of the Consulate of Italy in Detroit is hosting the 122nd anniversary of the Adrian Train Wreck on October 1.In 1901, 135,996 Italians arrived in the United States to start a…

Wayne State students @ B.Energy

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May 19, 2023

On May 18th, B.Energy hosted a delegation led by Professor John Taylor and seventeen students from Wayne State University of Detroit (MI) School of Business, Global Supply Chain Department. The visit to B.Energy gave them a complete overview of the industrial production cycle by analyzing waste management issues and technologies. Particularly interested in the automotive […]

Manca solo Mozart | Only Mozart is Missing

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May 9, 2023

Offered by the Consulate of Italy in Detroit and the Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan and organized in collaboration with In Scena. Manca solo Mozart (Only Mozart is Missing) written & directed by Antonio Grosso, was performed by Marco Simeoli on Saturday, May 6 at the Marygrove Conservancy and Liberal Arts Theater. Based on the […]

Danilo Prefumo | Paganini. His Life, Works, and Times.

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April 17, 2023

We met musicologist Danilo Prefumo for his book presentation that illustrated the most important aspects of Paganini’s human and creative story. He touched on a topic still unknown today and certainly very interesting to the American public: Paganini’s planned tour of the United States. The…

Italian Film Festival | Aspromonte

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April 14, 2023

The Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan – Detroit Metropolitan Area was so proud and honored to sponsor last night’s featured film of the Italian Film Festival. Aspromonte is a beautiful film that touches upon so many complex themes such as modernization vs. tradition, the Italian…

Don Lorenzo Milani (1923-1967)

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April 2, 2023

Guest speakers Prof. Gabriele Boccaccini and Prof. Nicola Terranato. Don Lorenzo Milani is among the protagonists of the twentieth century in Italy. This year marks the centenary of his birth, and it is, therefore, an opportunity to revisit his work and thoughts. Gabriele Boccaccini (a…

March 1943-2023: 80 Years of Music Celebration

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March 26, 2023

Caffè & CanzoniCelebrating 80 Years of Music and Moments in the Life of Two most Loved Italian Songwriters. We sang atogheter celebrating music to remember and capture two singers, and their music, moments tied to their songs and give each song its meaning. Lucio Dalla:…

Do You See Me?

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March 9, 2023

International Women’s Day 2023! #EmbraceEquity. Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan Celebrates International Women’s Day. On the occasion of International Women’s Day, March 8, 2023, the Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan celebrated with pizza and an Italian film. The film was Scusate se Esisto! (Do You…

Il Giorno della Memoria – Holocaust Remembrance Day! | Film Screening

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January 29, 2023

In honor of the “Giornata della Memoria” – Holocaust Remembrance Day (observed globally on January 27) – the Consulate of Italy in Detroit and the Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan commemorated those Italians who suffered persecution as a result of the Racial Laws imposed by…

“The legend of a pumpkin house”

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January 15, 2023

Author Urbano Salvati presented “The legend of a pumpkin house,” a delightful and timely story representing a fairy tale for today’s world.The story begins with a retired couple, Mr. and Mrs. Fiorina, giving the neighborhood children a special Halloween party with many pumpkin decorations. In the midst of the fun, someone suggests they should create […]