On March 19 at 6.30pm, Ars Minerva celebrates the first day of Quinquatria at the Italian Cultural Institute. In the ancient Roman religion, the Quinquatria was a festival of Etruscan origin dedicated to the goddess Minerva, to celebrate the spring equinox with women's rebirth rites, from the 19-23 of March.

Learn about Quinquatria and Ars Minerva's future projects! Join Artistic Director Céline Ricci, harpsichordist Kelly Savage, soprano Aura Veruni, mezzo-soprano Kindra Scharich, San Francisco-based artist Entropy and our special guest Dr. Lisa C. Pieraccini (History of Art, Ancient History & Mediterranean Archaeology, UC Berkeley).