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Local poet Walter Valeri recently became the first and only Italian to be elected to the Poets' Theatre advisory board. Through this prestigious organization based in Cambridge, Valeri will be working on bringing a Dario Fo Festival to the area in 2016, on the occasion of Fo's 90th birthday and the 30th anniversary of Fo' and Franca Rame's groundb...

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Saturday, March 21, 8:30 pm Sissy Castrogiovanni in Concert 41 Hampshire St, Cambridge - (617)876-5160   with Jussi Reijonen, Bruno Raberg & Jorge Perez-Albela. "Sissy is the voice and the image of Sicily...extremely rich and powerful melodies and soundscapes". Admission $20, includes 1 drink. For discounted tickets...

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DANTE ALIGHIERI CULTURAL CENTER - 41 Hampshire St. Cambridge, MA (617-876-5160) - SUNDAY JANUARY 17, 2016, 2:30 PM - Boston Bel Canto Opera Company - Director, Bradley Pennington. The Pirandello Lyceum invites all members and friends to enjoy a wonderful concert by Bel Canto Opera Artistic Director Bradley Pennington. The c...

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The Italian students association at MIT, MITaly, recently organized an event to celebrate the extraordinary achievements of Italian women in science and technology. The event was in collaboration with GWAMIT (the graduate women association at MIT) and the Harvard Italian Society. Held on July 17 at the MIT Stata Center, the event featured talks by...

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by Federica G. Pedriali   I am delighted to announce that Italian actor and playwright Fabrizio Gifuni will come to Harvard, April 25-27 2015, as part of the Cambridge Edition of the Edinburgh Gadda Prize.    Events on Sunday April 26 and Monday April 27 will be of great interest to the wider Italo-American, particularly tho...

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Delight your senses with the music and dancing of Newpoli, a group of exceptionally talented musicians who specialize in Southern Italian Folk Music & Dancing   Friday, October 17 at 8:30 pm - 41 Hampshire St, Cambridge 02139 - (617)876-5160 For information and tickets, click here Tickets, $20 in advance, $22 a...

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It's a discovery that is reverberating throughout the art world – a University of Cambridge-led research team believes that they have discovered the only surviving Michelangelo bronze statues.   Last fall, Paul Joannides, emeritus professor of art history at Cambridge, traced two three feet-high bronze male nude figures to a drawing by a Mic...

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We are having a Wine Tasting - September 9, 2015 - The Dante Alighieri Society Invites you to a celebration of the best Wine and Food of Italy - Wednesday, September 9, 2015, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm - 41 Hampshire Street - Cambridge, MA 02139   $40 Donation through Eventbrite At http://wine-and-foo...

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The Pirandello Lyceum presents The Boston Bel Canto Opera - Aria Concert Directed by Bradley Pennington Sunday, January 18, 2:30 pm at the Dante Alighieri Society of MA41 Cambridge StreetCambridge, MA 02139 Click here for more information   Source: Dante Alighieri Society of Massachusetts  

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How do you pile too much stuff on a site that's too small and still get a great building from a famous architect? Answer: You don't.   The famous architect is the Italian Renzo Piano, long regarded one of the world's best. The building is what Harvard calls the Harvard Art Museums. It's an amalgam of three museums, the Fogg, the Sackler...

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