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 […]
“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 […]
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”. | 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 […]
