Public Event
Events
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2026: Celebrate La Befana with the Dante Society and Westerly Library & Wilcox Park
Westerly Library 44 Broad St, Westerly, RI, United StatesThe Dante Society of Westerly and Westerly Library & Wilcox Park presents the Italian tradition of La Befana.
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Movie: Divorce Italian Style
The United Theater 5 Canal St., Westerly, RI, United StatesThe United Theatre and the Dante Society of Westerly present a screening of Pietro Germi’s "Divorce Italian Style", a movie from the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage's list of 100 Italian Films to be saved.
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It’s Gelato, not Ice Cream!
Westerly Library Auditorium 44 Broad St, WesterlyLecture: It's Gelato, not Ice Cream! presented by Melanie Wolf, Chef-Owner of Pompelmo Gelateria
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Lecture: A Journey Along the Ancient Appian Way
Westerly Library Auditorium 44 Broad St, WesterlyDr. Gary Robbins presents a talk on "A Journey Along the Ancient Appian Way"
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Cin Cin 2026: An Exploration of Classic Italian Cocktails
The United Theater 5 Canal St., Westerly, RI, United StatesDeep-dive, with tastings, into the evolution, ingredient history, and cultural significance of Italian cocktails.
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2026 Wine Tasting
The Café 3 Canal St, Westerly, RI, United StatesThe Dante Society of Westerly Presents a Wine Tasting, featuring 4 Wines with food pairings.
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Movie: Malena
The United Theater 5 Canal St., Westerly, RI, United StatesAs Italy enters WWII, a teenage boy in a small, narrow-minded Sicilian town becomes obsessed with a young woman.
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Italian American Writers
The United Theater 5 Canal St., Westerly, RI, United StatesAs part of the UNITED Soupy Fest series, the UNITED and The Dante Society present an author talk, selected readings, and book-signing with four members of the Italian American Writers Association. LAURETTE FOLK Laurette Folk'as fiction, essays, and poems have been published in Waxwing, Gravel, Brilliant Flash Fiction, Boston Globe Magazine, and Best Small