Movie: “Spettacolo”

The United Theater 5 Canal St., Westerly, RI, United States

The town that plays itself:  This is a 2017 documentary of a small hill-town in Tuscany where every summer the citizens become actors, playing themselves.  They dramatize and debate the town's problems in the piazza, which has become the stage for the event. The film is in Italian, with subtitles.  It runs approximately 1½ hours

Lecture: Women of the Villas

Westerly Library Auditorium 44 Broad St, Westerly

(save the date - updates pending) Professor Catharine Sama will discuss women in the Italian resistance: stories of partnership between Italian partisans and the U.S. Office of Strategic Services.

General Membership Meeting June 2024

This is the second of four membership meetings for 2024. Agenda will be sent to members shortly before the meeting. Additional details will be forthcoming.