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WHAT'S HAPPENING IN ST. LOUIS - September/October 2002

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June 14 - September 15 St. Louis Art Museum Forest Park

Tuesday, September 24 Italian Language Classes Shaw School

Dear Students/Prospective Students of the Shaw School Italian Language Program:
Last spring we sent an evaluation form to all of our Language Program students and were very pleased to receive a large response. The feedback to improve the program was invaluable and during the summer our staff met several times, including meeting with a representative of the Italian Government, to see how we could best incorporate your suggestions into our fall 2002 program.

YOU ARE INVITED TO OUR ITALIAN LANGUAGE PROGRAM RECEPTION
An Italian Language Program open house and reception will be held on Tuesday, September 24 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at the Shaw CEC Gymnasium (5329 Columbia Ave at Macklind in the historic Hill neighborhood). There will be presentations describing our various language courses and an opportunity for questions and discussion. In addition, you will have an opportunity to meet with your instructors, complete registration forms, and purchase text and work books (new students only). Anyone interested in learning to speak Italian - even if not committed to taking classes at this time, will find this open house very informative. Soft drinks and light refreshments will be served. So we can prepare adequately, would you please let us know you are coming by calling 776-4327.

COURSE SCHEDULE
Adult level classes are held on Monday and Tuesday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Classes meet one night per week and courses run for 10 weeks.
Classes for children are held on Thursday evenings and will meet either at 5:30 pm or 6:30 pm depending on the course level. Children's classes meet for one hour once per week and courses run for 10 weeks. An Excel file giving a detailed course schedule is attached.

FEE SCHEDULE AND BOOK PURCHASE
Tuition for an adult course is $45 per course. In addition, the cost of text and workbook is about $56.
Tuition for children's courses is $25 per course. In addition, the cost of textbook is $15.
Course registation fees are payable to the Shaw CEC. Book purchase fees are payable to the Federation of Italian American Organizations (FIAO). All fees must be paid by check. We cannot accept cash or credit cards. So bring two checks with you at time of registration and book purchase.

HOW TO REGISTER
You may register either at the open house (preferred) or before attending the first class. If you register before class, please come about a half-hour early to allow sufficient time.
If you have any questions, please contact either Gene Mariani or Joe Torrisi. Looking forward to having you with us.
Joe Torrisi. Tel 776-4327. Email Joseph.Torrisi@slps.org
Gene Mariani. Tel 352-5484. Email emariani@aol.com

ITALIAN CLASSES AT SHAW COMMUNITY SCHOOL FALL 2002
EACH COURSE IS 10 WEEKS DURATION. ONE EVENING/WEEK.
CLASSES COMMENCE WEEK OF SEPT 30, 2002

COURSE LEVEL SECTION EVENING TIME INSTRUCTOR

ADULT COURSES
INTRO TO ITALIAN l 1 Mon 7:00 - 9:00 PM G. Leopardi
INTRO TO ITALIAN I 2 Tues 7:00 - 9:00 PM M. G. Hayes

BEGINNER               ll            1        Mon         7:00 - 9:00 PM     M. Brandle
BEGINNER               II            2        Tues        7:00 - 9:00 PM     G. Leopardi
BEGINNER               llI           1        Tues        7:00 - 9:00 PM     M. Brandle

INTERMEDIATE IV 1 Mon 7:00 - 9:00 PM L. Flynn

CHILDREN'S COURSES
BEGINNER I 1 Thurs 5:30 - 6:20 pm D. Rossomanno-Phillips
BEGINNER II 1 Thurs 6:30 - 7:20 pm D. Rossomanno-Phillips

Mercoledì 2 ottobre Italiano per piacere Ristorante da Baldo

   Bill Kohn, Professore Emeritus alla Washington University School of Art, parlerà del celeberrimo Brunelleschi, disegnatore, architetto e costruttore della cupola del duomo di Firenze che sarà presentata appunto dalla sua ottica di pittore con uso d’intensi colori e un piglio sottilmente astratto.
   La lettura servirà anche a lanciare la mostra omonima che il nostro bravo pittore terrà alla galleria Elliot Smith Contemporary Art in St. Louis dal 1mo novembre al 1mo dicembre corrente anno.
   Le opere di Bill Kohn sono basate su siti internazionali che includono l’India, il Perù (Machu Picchu), la Francia (i ponti di Parigi), la Spagna (Siviglia), il Messico (Guadalajara e Oaxaca) ed il Grand Canyon negli Stati Uniti.
   Una delle sue altre specialità è la creazione di proiezioni di diapositive computerizzate e sincronizzate con musica elettronica, già impiegate in precedenti lavori. È ovvio che per la sua presentazione Bill farà ampio uso di risorse multimediali con filmati e diapositive.
   Il costo della serata è soltanto $20 e include una cena all’italiana. Per prenotazioni chiamate Franco Giannotti al 314-428-2266, interno 211 oppure franco@italystl.com se usate l’email.

Sunday, October 6 Columbus Day Parade and Festival The Hill

Parade begins at the corner of Southwest and Kingshighway at noon and ends at Berra Park. Many od the Italian organizations will have booths serving Italian food specialties. The Italian Community Band will be performing at the park.

Come and help us celebrate and congratulate our honorees.

Honorees are:
Fr. Vincent Bommarito - Grand Marshal
Frank Borghi - Spirit of Columbus Award
Katie Favazza - Columbus Day Queen
Angie Liuzza Billmeyer - Maid of Honor

Thursday, October 10 IC Seminar on Virgil's Aeneid Southwest Bank

The second session of our three part seminar on the Aeneid of Vergil will be held on October 10. The discussion topic will be“the tragedy of Dido” (Excerpts from Books IV and VI). The seminar leader willbe Italian Club member, Dr. Anna Amelung, President of the Classical Club of St. Louis. Sessions are at the Southwest Bank on Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Admission is free. For information contact Gene Mariani at 352-5484 or by email at emariani@aol.com

Friday, October 11 IC-Bocce Club Film Series The Hill

The Club’s current film and opera series continues at the St. Louis Bocce Club. Introductions by members Carla Bossola and Dorotea Rossomanno-Phillips. All programs are in Italian with English sub-titles and are held on Friday evenings at 7:30 PM. Admission is free.
Friday, October 11-" La Traviata"
Director Franco Zeffirelli’s lush, scintillating, gorgeous and totally unforgettable version of Giuseppe Verdi’s passionate story of the love affair between the beautiful courtesan Violetta (Theresa Stratas),the weak Alfredo (Placido Domingo) , and his father’s intervention for the sake of the family’s reputation. Glorious, glorious music – Verdi at his best.

Wednesday, Ocober 16 Olive Oils and Elections IC at Baldo's

You have probably wondered about the differences between the many olive oils which we all see on the shelves of the wonderful shops on the Hill and numerous other stores as well. Now is your chance to find out - and to learn a bit about the long and fascinating history of this ancient staple, as well. Our October program will feature something really unique - an olive oil tasting – which we believe will be an interesting and informative experience. We have had wine tastings in the past – but never a program that compared differences between various oils. Our speakers will be well-known Armando Pasetti, and his daughter Lorenza Pasetti Depke, proprietors of St. Louis’s beloved Volpi’s; one of the most famous and successful businesses of its type in the United States. Armando and Lorenza will comment briefly on the venerable history of olive oil. We will then sample five different oils, all especially selected to represent a wide range of regional varieties, including oils from Liguria, Toscana, and Sicilia; as well as represent different types and processing methods. You will have an opportunity to taste and compare and then to decide which is your favorite. In order to provide the best tasting experience – the oil tasting will be done before the dinner. Armando Pasetti and his wife, Evelina Gabbiano Pasetti, have been active members and strong and loyal supporters of the Italian Club for many years. Armando, Evelina, Lorenza, and other members of the Pasetti family are the owners of the John Volpi Manufacturing Company, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2002.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTOR
WILL BE HELD AT OCTOBER MEETING

The Nominating Committee has proposed the following list of candidates for election to be held at the October 16 meeting.
President, JamesTognoni; Vice President, Marie Cuccia-Brand;
Treasurer, Daniel Viele; Secretary, Dorotea Rossomanno-Phillips;
Carl Giordano, Director.
In accordance with the By-Laws, a regular member may place in nomination the name of any regular member or members for any officer or director position to be filled at such regular meeting and election by means of nomination from the floor at the time of the election. The nomination must be seconded by at least one other regular member.
The Nominating Committee consisted of the following members: Peter Puleo (Co-Chair), Marie Cuccia-Brand(Co-Chair), Roger Gennari, Vito Tamboli, Carolyn Stelzer, Marie Wehrle. Thanks to all Nominating Committee members for their service to the Club.

Friday, October 18 & 25 IC - StL Art Museum Series Forest Park

Four films celebrating the life and work of Italian film legend Marcello Mastroianni will be shown during October 2002, national Italian-American month, at The Saint Louis Art Museum Auditorium in a film series “Marcello Mastroianni, A Life in Film”, sponsored by the Italian Club of St. Louis and The Saint Louis Art Museum.

Divorce Italian Style (Divorzio all’Italiana). Friday, October 18, at 4 p.m.
Director Pietro Germi’s 1961 Oscar winning tale of a man longing for divorce in which Mastroianni masterfully struts and mugs his way through an unhappy union everdreaming of a younger paramour and what might be (running time of 104 minutes).

I Remember (Marcello Mastroianni: mi ricordo, si’, io mi ricordo). Friday, October 18, at 7 p.m.
Asensitive and loving 1997 documentary in which Mastroianni discusses his long film career; clips of a few of the 170 movies in which he starred are shown. This is a first-time showing in St. Louis and is not to be missed by Mastroianni fans and movie buffs (91minutes).

Everybody’s Fine (Stanno tutti bene). Friday, October 25 at 4 p.m.,
Director Giuseppe Tornatore’s 1990 tender tale of a widowed Sicilian patriarch whovisits his five grown children spread throughout mainland Italy and learns that their lives are not exactly as they have reported. (112 minutes)

8 ½. Friday, October 25 at 7 p.m.
Stars Mastroianni as director FedericoFellini’s cinematic altar ego. This1963 masterpiece won two Oscar awards, including Best Foreign Language film. (135 minutes).

Tickets are $5 general admission, $3 for members of The Saint Louis Art Museum or theItalian Club of St. Louis, and may be purchased at the door. All films will be presented in Italian with English subtitles.