Events

Polenta Festa: It’s our traditional feast where polenta reigns supreme. Dust off your favorite recipes— whether polenta with lentils, with sausages, with cheese or anything else you can imagine—and bring it to share. Oven space is limited, so bring your…

Finché c’è prosecco c’è speranza (The Last Prosecco), 2017; Directed by Antonio Padovan Film in Italiano Click HERE to view or download the film flyer  

Leonardo—Painter, Military Engineer, Inventor: Although 500 years have passed since Leonardo da Vinci’s death, his art, studies of human anatomy and vision of future technology still astonish the world. Princeton University Professor of Aerospace and Engineering Michael Littman will focus…

Sono tornato (I Am Back), 2018; Directed by Luca Miniero Film in Italiano Click HERE to view or download the film flyer  

The Culture of Fashion in Italy—Women, Film and the Media: Eugenia Paulicelli, Professor of Italian and Women’s Studies, Queens College and the Graduate Center, The City University of New York, will talk about the crucial role women have played and…

A casa tutti bene (There Is No Place Like Home), 2018; Directed by Gabriele Muccino Film in Italiano Click HERE to view or download the film flyer  

Italian Virtuoso Classical Guitar Works: Join international concert artist Stanley Alexandrowicz for a classical guitar recital of Baroque through Romantic compositions. Works by Girolamo Frescobaldi, Luigi Legnani, and Johann Dubez will be featured on the program.

Florence in Italian Cinema: Florence has served as a starring character in countless films, from horror to period dramas. The city has become an iconic symbol of Italy itself across the world. Francesco Pascuzzi, who teaches at Rutgers University, will…

Art historian and Rutgers University Professor Elizabeth Pilliod explains how Agnolo Bronzino created and fashioned portraits of various members of the Medici family who were deceased to complete a family portrait gallery.