Vatican Museums
The Convention between the Dante Alighieri Society and the Vatican Museums has been renewed until December 31, 2015. A DAS member and one guest will be able to access the museums without the need of standing in line, through the “Individual entrance for visitors with online booking” entry. A DAS member and one guest will […]
DAS 90th Birthday Gala
The Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan had chosen the fantastic setting of the Detroit Yacht Club for a promising party to celebrate the end of another great year and its 90th anniversary. DAS proposed an enjoyable evening with seated dinner, music, dance, and a blind silent auction of works by Detroit artists, three of whom […]
Opera in Concert: Rossini’s William Tell
Tuesday, December 9, 2014, 7:30 pm Hill Auditorium 825 North University Avenue Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Choral Union Series Opera in Concert: Rossini’s William Tell Teatro Regio Torino Orchestra and Chorus Gianandrea Noseda, conductor Claudio Fenoglio, chorus master William Tell was Rossini’s final opera, although the composer lived for nearly 40 years after its composition. Its premiere […]
Italian Book Club | November 20, 2015
Dante Alighieri Society Book Club INVOLUNTARY WITNESS by GIANRICO CAROFIGLIO Translated by Patrick Creagh Involuntary Witness is the first book in a series featuring Italian trial lawyer Guido Guerrieri, who lives in Bari, Italy. The author, Gianrico Carofiglio, is a former Italian judge, so the legal aspects of his novels are very accurate, and are interesting […]
Book Club – Agostino by Alberto Moravia| July 17, 2015
Dante Alighieri Society Book Club Friday, July 17, 2015 7 pm 630 N Old Woodward – Time: 7-9 pm Suite 102 Birmingham, MI 48009 Agostino By Alberto Moravia Thirteen-year-old Agostino is spending the summer at a Tuscan sea-side resort with his beautiful widowed mother. When she takes up with a cocksure new companion, Agostino, feeling […]
A Silent Auction featuring DeTur and local artists will benefit 2015 Educational Scholarship
Daniel Cascardo A nationally recognized visual artist and Michigan native, Cascardo’s imaginative style of work can be seen on large murals. His works include two side altars at St. Barbara’s Catholic Church in Dearborn, MI, along with a diverse range of paintings, sculptures, clothing, and installations. His characteristic is the use of uninhibited brush strokes. www.danielcascardo.com […]
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 […]