BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Dante Society of Westerly, RI - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Dante Society of Westerly, RI X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://dantesocietywesterly.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Dante Society of Westerly, RI REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231023T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231023T193000 DTSTAMP:20260406T114645 CREATED:20231001T015532Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231021T142742Z UID:1867-1698076800-1698089400@dantesocietywesterly.org SUMMARY:Movie: "The Godfather Part II" DESCRIPTION:This 1997 film is based in the 1920’s\, looking at the early life and career of Vito Corleone \n\n\nThe Godfather Part II is listed at #4 on the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) list of top 250 movies.  It won numerous awards\, including 6 Oscars.\nTrailers for the movie and additional details on the film can be found on the IMDB at https://www.imdb.com/.\nThe movie is rated “R”. Running time is approximately 3 1/2 hrs.\n\n\nTickets can be purchased on line from the United Theatre: The Godfather Part II – United Theatre URL:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/event/movie-the-godfather-part-ii/ LOCATION:The United Theater\, 5 Canal St.\, Westerly\, RI\, 02891\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Movie Series,Public Event,Society Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231021T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231021T130000 DTSTAMP:20260406T114645 CREATED:20230615T014033Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231022T180644Z UID:1524-1697893200-1697893200@dantesocietywesterly.org SUMMARY:Lecture: Prisoners in Paradise DESCRIPTION:Update October 21: You may buy the DVD on line\, or stream to view the movie. For details\, click HERE. \n\nThis lecture consists of a screening of the 59-minute award-winning documentary “Prisoners in Paradise”\, directed and produced by Camilla Calamandrei\, followed by a discussion facilitated by Dante Society member John Ghersi. \n\nDuring World War II more than 51\,000 Italian soldiers were brought to the United States as Prisoners of War. “Prisoners in Paradise\,” traces the previously untold story of these young men\, their romances and friendships with American women\, and their significant — but unrecognized — contribution to the Allied war effort. \nFeaturing rare period footage of POW camps\, “Prisoners in Paradise” follows six Italian POWs (and the women they met in America) on their extraordinary journey—full of challenges\, love\, perseverance\, and good luck. Captured primarily in Northern Africa\, where they had been surviving on hard biscuits and water\, the Italian POWs were amazed at the abundance of food in the USA and the generosity of their captors. Ironically\, for many\, capture had turned out to be a stroke of good fortune.* \n*Taken from https://www.prisonersinparadise.com/trailer/\, with permission of Camilla Calamandrei \nThis film is unrated and may include mature content. \n\nAdditional information on the film can be found at the movie’s web site:\nPrisoners in Paradise \nIMDB.com is limited in information on the movie \n\nNote: All lectures in the lecture series hosted by the Dante Society of Westerly are live events only and are not recorded. They are neither streamed online nor available afterwards as recordings. URL:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/event/save-the-date-lecture-series-2/ LOCATION:Westerly Library Auditorium\, 44 Broad St\, Westerly\, 02891 CATEGORIES:Events,Lecture,Public Event,Society Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231005T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231005T180000 DTSTAMP:20260406T114645 CREATED:20230814T194152Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231021T142638Z UID:1751-1696528800-1696528800@dantesocietywesterly.org SUMMARY:2023 Annual Anna Turrisi Cooking Demonstration DESCRIPTION:TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE \nTickets are still being sold at the Chamber of Commerce (see below)\, and will be sold there up until Thursday. \nA limited number of tickets may be available at the door\, depending on prior sales. \n(on line purchases are no longer available) \n\n\nThe Dante Society of Westerly will continue our tradition of hosting the annual Anna Turrisi Food Demonstration.  The event will feature a video of the culinary students from the Westerly High School demonstrating their cooking skills\, followed by a live Q&A session with the chefs. A meal will be served based on the video presentation\, followed by a raffle and auction. \nTickets are required for attendance.  There is a 180 seat limit.\n \nThe base price of each ticket is $25\, with a credit card processing charge of $1/ticket if purchased online. \nTickets may now be purchased online or in person. \n  \n\n\n\nPurchase individual tickets online (until 5 PM Saturday\, Sept 30)\n \n\nThe cost per ticket is $26 each\, inclusive of the credit card processing fee.\nUpon completion of the payment\, you will be emailed a receipt indicating the number of tickets purchased; the Dante Society will receive a copy of the receipt.\nSeveral days after placing the order you should receive an email copy of your tickets.\nTickets may be purchased on line by clicking this link:\n\n\n\n\n\nNote: Due to processing time\, online ticket purchases will not be available after 5PM\, Saturday\, Sept 30. \n\nPurchase a reserved table with 9 tickets (until 5 PM Saturday\, Sept 30)\n \n\nThe total cost for a package containing a reserved table and nine tickets is $250\, inclusive of the credit card processing fee.\nThe count on the order is for the number of packages\, not the number of tickets.\nUpon completion of the payment\, you will be emailed a receipt indicating the purchase of a package (assuming you only ordered 1 package); the Dante Society will receive a copy of the receipt.\nSeveral days after placing the order you should receive an email copy of the 9 tickets.\nReserved table packages may be purchased on line by clicking this link:\n\nNote: There are a limited number of tables set aside for reservations. The number available may be impacted based on individual sales. \n\nPurchase Tickets in person at the Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce\n\n\nThe chamber is located at 1 Chamber Way\, Westerly RI (just off Route 1)\nTickets are $25 each\, cash or check (no credit cards)\nYou can check the hours the Chamber is open on their website: \n\n\n\n\nSpace for advertisements and/or personal messages are available in the event’s brochure. \nAmong other items the brochure will also contain the menu and recipes. \nCost for the space is: \n\n\n\n\n\nFull Page: $250\nHalf Page: $125\nQuarter Page: $50\nEighth Page $25\n\n\n\n\n\nFor additional information\, please contact the Dante Society of Westerly with this form: URL:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/event/2023-annual-anna-turrisi-cooking-demonstration/ LOCATION:Calabrese Club\, 28 Pleasant Street\, Westerly\, RI\, 02891\, United States CATEGORIES:Annual Event,Events,Public Event,Society Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230930T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230930T130000 DTSTAMP:20260406T114645 CREATED:20230615T013813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231021T142358Z UID:1521-1696078800-1696078800@dantesocietywesterly.org SUMMARY:Lecture Series: Rebel With a Cause DESCRIPTION:Prof. Hilary Emerson will present a lecture entitled “Rebel with a Cause: Lina Mangiacapre and her Neapolitan Feminist Films”.   The lecture will include a brief presentation followed by a screening of  “Lina Mangiacapre: Artista del femminismo” [Lina Mangiacapre: Artist of Feminism]\, a 40-minute docufilm by Nadia Pizzuti.  \n\nPizzuti provides an artistic glimpse into the art\, philosophy\, and lives of Lina Mangiacapre and her fellow avant-garde artists in Naples. The film folds together varied audiovisual material\, including: clips from Mangiacapre’s short and feature films\, manifestos\, interviews\, photography\, painting\, poetry\, and more. \nHilary Emerson is an Assistant Teaching Professor and Coordinator of Italian at the University of Rhode Island. Originally from Connecticut\, Hilary completed her B.A. at Wheaton College in Massachusetts and Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her teaching specializations include: Italian language and society\, modern and contemporary literature\, and gender and film studies. Her research interests include: Lina Mangiacapre and the Nemesiache\, Italian art film\, political film\, film theory\, and inclusive pedagogy. \nThis film is unrated and may include mature content. \n\nNote: All lectures in the lecture series hosted by the Dante Society of Westerly are live events only and are not recorded. They are neither streamed online nor available afterwards as recordings. URL:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/event/save-the-date-lecture-series/ LOCATION:Westerly Library Auditorium\, 44 Broad St\, Westerly\, 02891 CATEGORIES:Events,Lecture,Public Event,Society Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230918T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230918T160000 DTSTAMP:20260406T114645 CREATED:20230913T204455Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231021T142707Z UID:1789-1695052800-1695052800@dantesocietywesterly.org SUMMARY:Movie: "Life is Beautiful" DESCRIPTION:When an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust\, he uses a perfect mixture of will\, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.\n\nAwarded many top film honors including American Academy Award Oscar for best foreign film of the year.  It is rated PG-13\, and runs approximately 2 hrs.\n\n\n\n\n\nThis 1997 film is listed at #27 on the Internet Movie Database list of top 250 movies.  It won more than 70 awards\, including 3 Oscars.\nTrailers for the movie and additional details on the film can be found on the IMDB at https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118799/\n\n\nTickets can be purchased on line from the United Theatre: https://unitedtheatre.org/shows/life-is-beautiful/ URL:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/event/movie-life-is-beautiful/ LOCATION:The United Theater\, 5 Canal St.\, Westerly\, RI\, 02891\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Movie Series,Public Event,Society Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230914T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230914T200000 DTSTAMP:20260406T114645 CREATED:20230807T175411Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231021T145000Z UID:1658-1694714400-1694721600@dantesocietywesterly.org SUMMARY:General Membership Meeting September 2023 DESCRIPTION:This is the 4th (and last) members’ business meeting for 2023.  \nAgenda will be sent to members shortly before the meeting. \n\nMembers are reminded that the bylaws require attendance at a minimum of 50% of membership meetings as well as participation and support in society activities.  \n\n  \nWhen available\, the Agenda and/or Minutes of the meeting may be found using this link: Index of Agendas & Minutes \n  \n\nThe society is seeking the following: \n\nDante member(s) familiar with Microsoft Publisher.  Looking for volunteers who can assist in generating society brochures and posters and/or mentor others in the process.  If you wish to volunteer\, please use the new contact form and select “Other” for the Category.\nSuggestions for the speakers for the Dante lecture series.  If you have any suggestion\, please use the new contact form and select “Question\, Comment or Suggestion for the Lecture Series” for the Category.\nAuction items for the Cooking Demo in October\, 2023.   If you have an item\, please use the new contact form and select “Question\, Comment or Suggestion for the Cooking Demo” for the Category. URL:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/event/general-membership-meeting/ LOCATION:Westerly Senior Center\, 39 State St.\, Westerly\, RI\, 02891\, United States CATEGORIES:Meetings,Members Only END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230628T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230628T180000 DTSTAMP:20260406T114645 CREATED:20230614T220844Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231021T142945Z UID:1517-1687975200-1687975200@dantesocietywesterly.org SUMMARY:Annual Spring Gathering DESCRIPTION:This is the annual membership gathering for the end of the 2022/2023 season.  For details please see the flyer Cathy sent to members on May 17. URL:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/event/annual-spring-gathering/ LOCATION:RI CATEGORIES:Annual Event,Events,Members Only,Society Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230615T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230615T180000 DTSTAMP:20260406T114645 CREATED:20230118T170141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231021T144743Z UID:1395-1686852000-1686852000@dantesocietywesterly.org SUMMARY:General Membership Meeting June 2023 DESCRIPTION:This is the 2nd members’ business meeting for 2023.  \nAgenda will be sent to members shortly before the meeting. \n\nMembers are reminded that the bylaws require attendance at a minimum of 50% of membership meetings as well as participation and support in society activities.  \n\n  \nWhen available\, the Agenda and/or Minutes of the meeting may be found using this link: Index of Agendas & Minutes \n  URL:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/event/membership-meeting-4/ LOCATION:Westerly Senior Center\, 39 State St.\, Westerly\, RI\, 02891\, United States CATEGORIES:Meetings,Members Only END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230506T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230506T130000 DTSTAMP:20260406T114645 CREATED:20230118T165508Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231021T143433Z UID:1393-1683378000-1683378000@dantesocietywesterly.org SUMMARY:Cappizzano Oil & Vinegar: "The Unforgettable Plate" DESCRIPTION:Lecture and book signing. \nThis is a save the date announcement.  Details forthcoming. \nOPEN TO THE PUBLIC. URL:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/event/cappizzano-oil-vinegar-the-unforgettable-plate/ LOCATION:Westerly Library Auditorium\, 44 Broad St\, Westerly\, 02891 CATEGORIES:Events,Lecture,Public Event,Society Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230429T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230429T130000 DTSTAMP:20260406T114645 CREATED:20230117T212412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231021T143515Z UID:1381-1682773200-1682773200@dantesocietywesterly.org SUMMARY:Prof. Peter Nightingale: The Life and Times of Galileo DESCRIPTION:Peter Nightingale\, Ph.D\, theoretical physicist\, the University of Rhode Island.\nOPEN TO THE PUBLIC. URL:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/event/prof-peter-nightengale-the-life-and-times-of-galileo/ LOCATION:Westerly Library Auditorium\, 44 Broad St\, Westerly\, 02891 CATEGORIES:Events,Lecture,Public Event,Society Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230316T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230316T180000 DTSTAMP:20260406T114645 CREATED:20230117T210908Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231021T144516Z UID:1377-1678989600-1678989600@dantesocietywesterly.org SUMMARY:General Membership Meeting March 2023 DESCRIPTION:Agenda will be sent to members shortly before the meeting. \n\nMembers are reminded that the bylaws require attendance at a minimum of 50% of membership meetings as well as participation and support in society activities.  \n\n  \nWhen available\, the Agenda and/or Minutes of the meeting may be found using this link: Index of Agendas & Minutes \n  URL:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/event/membership-meeting-3/ LOCATION:Westerly Senior Center\, 39 State St.\, Westerly\, RI\, 02891\, United States CATEGORIES:Meetings,Members Only END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230227T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230227T180000 DTSTAMP:20260406T114645 CREATED:20231021T145225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231021T145251Z UID:1504-1677513600-1677520800@dantesocietywesterly.org SUMMARY:Movie: "Paradiso" DESCRIPTION:The first movie for the Westerly Dante Society 2023 file series is “Paradiso”.  This movie received the 1990 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. \nCost is $6 per person at The United Theater’s box office. URL:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/event/film-series-paradiso/ LOCATION:The United Theater\, 5 Canal St.\, Westerly\, RI\, 02891\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Movie Series,Public Event,Society Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230211T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230211T130000 DTSTAMP:20260406T114645 CREATED:20230117T171733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231021T145547Z UID:1372-1676120400-1676120400@dantesocietywesterly.org SUMMARY:Prof. Alfred Crudale: The Voices of Italy: Italian Language Newspapers and Radio Programs in Rhode Island DESCRIPTION:Alfred R. Crudale\, Ph.D.\,is a professor of Italian at the University of RI.\nOPEN TO THE PUBLIC. URL:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/event/prof-alfred-crudale-italian-language-radio-newspapers-in-ri/ LOCATION:Westerly Library Auditorium\, 44 Broad St\, Westerly\, 02891 CATEGORIES:Events,Lecture,Public Event,Society Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230205T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230205T160000 DTSTAMP:20260406T114645 CREATED:20230121T200947Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231021T145609Z UID:1405-1675605600-1675612800@dantesocietywesterly.org SUMMARY:2023 Winter Gathering DESCRIPTION:This is the annual winter gathering\, open to members and their spouses. \nCost is $15/per person. \nFor details\, please see either the Flyer or the Newsletter sent out by Cathy. URL:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/event/2023-winter-gathering/ LOCATION:RI CATEGORIES:Annual Event,Events,Members Only END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221207T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221207T193000 DTSTAMP:20260406T114645 CREATED:20221114T150758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231021T145630Z UID:1319-1670436000-1670441400@dantesocietywesterly.org SUMMARY:Ashley Turney: "Rome" DESCRIPTION:While it is virtually impossible to cover more than 2000 years of history in a single evening\, even a small taste of the magnificence of Rome is better than nothing. Relying on her 25 years of experience living\, working and studying in Italy\, Ashley introduces guests to the beauty of the Italian lifestyle through art\, history\, food and wine. Her passion is planning trips to Italy with her guests in mind. She arranges experiences of a lifetime – hot air balloon rides over Tuscany\, private shopping tours of Florence\, celebratory dinners in a medieval monastery\, horseback riding\, after hours visits of Saint Mark’s Basilica or the Sistine Chapel. For those who cannot make it to Italy\, Ashley loves nothing more than bringing la dolce vita to them here in the States. \nAshley publishes a blog twice a week\, inviting her readers to be inspired and dream about that trip that they will take someday. \nA copy of the flyer for this presentation can be downloaded by clicking here: \nDec.2022 Ashley Turney.  \n  \nThis is the fourth presentation by Ashley.  \nEarlier this year Ashley gave a talk on Sicily; the calendar entry for that can be seen by clicking here: March.2022 Ashley Turney.\n \nPreviously Umbria was discussed; the calendar entry for that can be seen by clicking here: 2021 Ashley Turney. URL:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/event/ashley-turney-rome/ LOCATION:Westerly Library Auditorium\, 44 Broad St\, Westerly\, 02891 CATEGORIES:Events,Lecture,Public Event,Society Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221112T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221112T150000 DTSTAMP:20260406T114645 CREATED:20221025T173839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231021T145527Z UID:1314-1668258000-1668265200@dantesocietywesterly.org SUMMARY:Prof. Joseph Luzzi: "Botticelli's Secret: The Lost Drawings and the Rediscovery of the Renaissance" DESCRIPTION:Some five hundred years ago\, Sandro Botticelli\, a painter of humble origin\, created works of unearthly beauty. A star of Florence’s art world\, he was commissioned by a member of the city’s powerful Medici family to execute a near-impossible project: to illustrate all one hundred cantos of The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri\, the ultimate visual homage to that “divine” poet.   \nA Westerly native\, Joseph Luzzi (PhD Yale) is Professor of Comparative Literature and Faculty Member in Italian Studies at Bard College.  He was recently a Wallace Fellow at Harvard’s Villa I Tatti\, where he was writing a cultural history of Dante’s Divine Comedy that will appear with Princeton University Press. \nProfessor Luzzi is the author of Romantic Europe and the Ghost of Italy (Yale University Press\, 2008)\, which received the MLA’s Scaglione Prize for Italian Studies; A Cinema of Poetry: Aesthetics of the Italian Art Film (Johns Hop-kins University Press\, 2014)\, a finalist for the international prize “The Bridge Book” Award; My Two Italies (Farrar\, Straus and Giroux\, 2014)\, a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice; and In a Dark Wood: What Dante Taught Me About Grief\, Healing\, and the Mysteries of Love (HarperCollins\, 2015).   His essays and reviews have appeared in the New York Times\, Los Angeles Times\, Chronicle of Higher Education\, TLS\, Bookforum\, and American Scholar\, among others\, and his scholarly writing has appeared in PMLA\, Modern Language Notes\, Modern Language Quarterly\, Raritan\, Italica\, and Studies on Voltaire and the Eighteenth Century. \nThe first American-born child in his Italian immigrant family\, Professor Luzzi was named Cittadino Onorario (Honorary Citizen) of Acri\, Calabria\, in 2017.  Among his other honors are a Dante Society of America essay prize\, Yale College teaching prize\, and fellowships from the National Humanities Center and Yale’s Whitney Humanities Center. URL:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/event/prof-joseph-luzzi-botticellis-secret-the-lost-drawings-and-the-discovery-of-the-renaissance/ LOCATION:Westerly Library Auditorium\, 44 Broad St\, Westerly\, 02891 CATEGORIES:Events,Lecture,Public Event,Society Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221103T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221103T200000 DTSTAMP:20260406T114645 CREATED:20220901T160132Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T003332Z UID:1294-1667498400-1667505600@dantesocietywesterly.org SUMMARY:Membership Meeting DESCRIPTION:Dante Society of Westerly:  Membership Meeting \n  URL:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/event/1294/ LOCATION:Westerly Senior Center\, 39 State St.\, Westerly\, RI\, 02891\, United States CATEGORIES:Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221020T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221020T193000 DTSTAMP:20260406T114645 CREATED:20221017T205237Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231021T141436Z UID:1311-1666288800-1666294200@dantesocietywesterly.org SUMMARY:Professor Michael Siefert: Lecture on Enrico Fermi\, Physicist DESCRIPTION:Enrico Fermi was one of the most influential physicists of the 20th century. His contributions to the field of physics helped shape much of modern physics as it exists today; his work was instrumental in the development of statistical physics\, quantum mechanics\, nuclear physics\, and particle physics. Almost uniquely among his colleagues\, he was adept both in constructing models to understand the Universe and in conducting experiments to confirm or refute these models. One of his biographers called him “the last man who knew everything.” \nIn this talk\, Prof. Seifert will trace Fermi’s life from his youth as a mathematical prodigy in Rome\, through his influential research and receipt of the Nobel Prize in Physics\, to his emigration to the United States and his pivotal work on the Manhattan Project. He will also discuss some of deep and fascinating ideas that Fermi discovered. \nMichael Seifert was born in Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada. He developed a love of deep physics in high school\, going on to earn a bachelor’s degree in physics from Swarthmore College and a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago. He subsequently worked at Indiana University\, Eckerd College\, and Williams College before joining Connecticut College in 2014. His research involves gravitational physics and particle physics\, particularly as to how the properties of space and time influence physical phenomena via the socalled “Lorentz symmetry”. He lives in Quaker Hill\, CT with his wife. URL:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/event/professor-michael-siefert-lecture-on-enrico-fermi-physicist/ LOCATION:Westerly Library Auditorium\, 44 Broad St\, Westerly\, 02891 CATEGORIES:Events,Lecture,Society Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221006T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221006T180000 DTSTAMP:20260406T114645 CREATED:20220722T142306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221005T233109Z UID:1256-1665079200-1665079200@dantesocietywesterly.org SUMMARY:2022 Annual Anna Turrisi Cooking Demonstration DESCRIPTION:After a two-year pandemic interruption\, The Dante Society of Westerly\, RI will resume our tradition of hosting the annual Anna Turrisi Food Demonstration. The event will feature the culinary students from the Westerly High School demonstrating their cooking and serving skills. With her family in attendance to represent her\, this year’s event will be to honor our past Food Demonstration Chair\, Mrs. Angie Smith\, who recently passed away. \nThe focus of this event is to raise initial scholarship funds for the Angie Smith Culinary Scholarship to benefit the students at the Westerly High School. \n\nTickets are required for attendance.  There is a 200 seat limit.\n \nThe base price of each ticket is $20\, with a credit card processing charge of $1/ticket if purchased online.  There are two methods available for ticket purchases: \n  \n\nPurchase tickets online using a credit card (until 5 PM of Wednesday\, Oct 5)\n\n\nThe cost per ticket is $21 each\, inclusive of the credit card processing fee. \nYou will be emailed a receipt indicating the number of tickets purchased; the Dante Society will receive a copy of the receipt.  Several days after placing the order you should receive an email copy of your tickets.\n \n\n>> UPDATE: Tickets are still available.   Online ticket purchasing is no longer available. <<\n \n\nTickets may be purchased on line by clicking this link: \nNote: Due to processing time\, online ticket purchases will not be available after 5PM\, October 5. \n  \n2. Purchase Tickets in person at the Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce\n \nThe chamber is located at 1 Chamber Way\, Westerly RI (just off Route 1) \nThe price per ticket is $20 each. \n  \n\nYou can make a separate/additional contribution to the Angie Smith Culinary Scholarship by clicking this link: \n\nPreparations are underway to prepare a program for the evening. Personal and Business ads are still available for inclusion in the program. \nTo purchase an advertisement in the demonstration’s program\, please request information using the contact form accessed via the “Contact” button at the top of this page. URL:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/event/annual-anna-turrisi-cooking-demonstration/ LOCATION:Calabrese Club\, 28 Pleasant Street\, Westerly\, RI\, 02891\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Society Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-updated-Cooking-Demo-Banner-w-Date.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220929T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220929T200000 DTSTAMP:20260406T114645 CREATED:20220901T154753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T005237Z UID:1291-1664474400-1664481600@dantesocietywesterly.org SUMMARY:Membership Meeting DESCRIPTION:Dante Society of Westerly:  Membership Meeting \nWesterly Senior Center \n39 State Street\, Westerly \n  \n  \nAgenda URL:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/event/membership-meeting-2/ LOCATION:Westerly Senior Center\, 39 State St.\, Westerly\, RI\, 02891\, United States CATEGORIES:Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220826 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220827 DTSTAMP:20260406T114645 CREATED:20220308T190054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220901T155436Z UID:1167-1661472000-1661558399@dantesocietywesterly.org SUMMARY:Dante Bus Day Trip To Boston's North End - CANCELLED DESCRIPTION:THIS TRIP HAS BEEN CANCELLED \n\n\nBus Departs 9:00 am from the Westerly Senior Center\, State Street\nDeparts Boston 7:00 pm for return to Westerly \n  \n\nCall or email Kay Daniele to reserve a space:   kddaniele@sbcglobal.net. Phone: (860) 535-1223.\nWe are limited to 40 people. If we don’t have enough Dante Members by Monday\, May 2\, 2022 we will open the trip up to Senior Center Members. \nPlease make checks payable for full amount by Monday\, July 1\, 2022 to The Dante Society and mail to: \nKay Daniele\, 194 Montauk Avenue\, Stonington\, CT 06378 \n\nHistory\nThe tradition and customs of honoring Saint Anthony of Padua in the North End of Boston date back to early part of the twentieth century and the large numbers of southern Italian immigrants that reached the shores of America at that time. Hundreds of thousands of poor European immigrants flooded the urban centers of northeastern United States. In Boston these immigrants settled in the North End. These immigrants brought with them the customs and traditions that they celebrated in their homeland for centuries. A group of men from the small mountain town of Montefalcione\, Avellino\, just east of Naples in the Campagnia region of Italy founded what is known as today as the San Antonio Di Padova Da Montefalcione\, Inc. Since 1919\, as is done in Montefalcione on the weekend of the last Sunday of August the Saint Anthony and Saint Lucy societies and the people of the North End celebrate the Feasts of Saint Anthony and Saint Lucy. URL:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/event/dante-bus-day-trip-to-bostons-north-end/ LOCATION:Westerly Senior Center\, 39 State St.\, Westerly\, RI\, 02891\, United States CATEGORIES:Regional Event,Society Trip ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022.08.26-North-End-Day-Trip.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220629 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220630 DTSTAMP:20260406T114645 CREATED:20220331T032556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220331T141451Z UID:1205-1656460800-1656547199@dantesocietywesterly.org SUMMARY:Annual Grey Sail Gathering DESCRIPTION: URL:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/event/annual-grey-sail-gathering/ LOCATION:RI END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220506T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220506T180000 DTSTAMP:20260406T114645 CREATED:20220407T164026Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220407T164417Z UID:1215-1651860000-1651860000@dantesocietywesterly.org SUMMARY:2022 Annual Banquet & Person of the Year Award DESCRIPTION:Honoring\nSalvatore J. Augeri\, Sr.\n\n\nTickets are required\n\nTickets can be purchased at the Westerly Chamber of Commerce Office\, 1 Chamber Way\, Westerly\n\nHours: Monday – Thursday\, 9 to 5. Friday – 9 to 4. Ph: 401-596-7761\n$50.00 per ticket Cash or Check\, NO credit cards.\nThe Chamber cannot hold/reserve or mail tickets — pick up only.\n\n\nOr you can mail your check to The Dante Society\, PO Box 155\, Westerly\, RI. 02891\n\nState your name\, telephone number and number of tickets requested. URL:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/event/2022-annual-banquet-person-of-the-year-award/ LOCATION:The Haversham House\, 336 Post Rd.\, Westerly\, RI\, 02891 CATEGORIES:Society Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022.05.06-Banquet.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220407T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220407T180000 DTSTAMP:20260406T114645 CREATED:20220308T165542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220308T170043Z UID:1156-1649354400-1649354400@dantesocietywesterly.org SUMMARY:ACRI FAMILY TREES: Connecting your family roots DESCRIPTION:Bill Mitchell is an amateur family historian who has been researching his Scottish and English roots and his wife’s Italian roots since 1997. \nHe has been an editor of the “Acri Family Trees” project hosted by Ancestry.com since October of 2019. URL:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/event/acri-family-trees-connecting-your-family-roots/ LOCATION:Westerly Library Auditorium\, 44 Broad St\, Westerly\, 02891 CATEGORIES:Society Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Dante-Event-22.04.07.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220324T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220324T200000 DTSTAMP:20260406T114645 CREATED:20220303T064313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220303T070443Z UID:1143-1648144800-1648152000@dantesocietywesterly.org SUMMARY:Membership Meeting DESCRIPTION:Dante Society of Westerly:  Membership Meeting \nWesterly Senior Center \n39 State Street\, Westerly URL:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/event/membership-meeting/ LOCATION:Westerly Senior Center\, 39 State St.\, Westerly\, RI\, 02891\, United States CATEGORIES:Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220315T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220315T193000 DTSTAMP:20260406T114645 CREATED:20220228T225416Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220308T164705Z UID:1131-1647367200-1647372600@dantesocietywesterly.org SUMMARY:SICILY: A Mosaic of Cultures DESCRIPTION:Join Ashley Turney\, L’Esperta\, as she takes you on a virtual journey around Sicily to learn about its culture\, history and cuisine. \nThere is no more fascinating island – as the crossroads of the Mediterranean\, Sicily has a vibe that is completely unique to any other part of Italy. The Greek\, Spanish\, Moorish\, Roman\, and Arab influences are visible in the Greek temples of Segesta to the Baroque city of Noto\, from the Moorish architecture in Palermo to the seaside town of Cefalù.  With salt mines\, vineyards\, volcanoes\, Roman villas and more\, the island sometimes seems to be lost in time. \nRelying on her 25 years of experience living\, working and studying in Italy\, Ashley introduces guests to the beauty of the Italian lifestyle through art\, history\, food and wine. Her passion is planning trips to Italy with her guests in mind. She arranges experiences of a lifetime – hot air balloon rides over Tuscany\, private shopping tours of Florence\, celebratory dinners in a medieval monastery\, horseback riding\, after hours visits of Saint Mark’s Basilica or the Sistine Chapel. For those who cannot make it to Italy\, Ashley loves nothing more than bringing la dolce vita to them here in the States. She publishes a blog twice a week\, inviting her readers to be inspired and dream about that trip that they will take someday. \nwww.lesperta.com URL:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/event/sicily-presentation/ LOCATION:Westerly Library Auditorium\, 44 Broad St\, Westerly\, 02891 CATEGORIES:Society Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Sicily-Event-22.03.15.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220313T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220313T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T114645 CREATED:20220228T230933Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220302T195715Z UID:1134-1647190800-1647190800@dantesocietywesterly.org SUMMARY:Momenti Musicali - a Concert of Music & Literature DESCRIPTION:RSVP is required prior to attendance.\nSee event website for additional information.\nPresented by: The Dante Alighieri Society of Massachusetts\nVenue Location: 41 Hampshire St\, Cambridge\, MA URL:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/event/momenti-musicali/ LOCATION:RI CATEGORIES:Regional Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Momenti-Musicali-21.03.13.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220116T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220116T110000 DTSTAMP:20260406T114645 CREATED:20211123T222928Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211123T222928Z UID:1091-1642323600-1642330800@dantesocietywesterly.org SUMMARY:Post Holiday Party DESCRIPTION:Post Holiday Party \nJanuary 16\, 2022 2PM – 4PM URL:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/event/post-holiday-party/ LOCATION:Calabrese Club\, 28 Pleasant Street\, Westerly\, RI\, 02891\, United States CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/party-balloons-2021-08-30-17-22-25-utc-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211116T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211116T150000 DTSTAMP:20260406T114645 CREATED:20211107T214103Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211114T184208Z UID:994-1637067600-1637074800@dantesocietywesterly.org SUMMARY:Dante Society of Westerly\, RI Membership Meeting DESCRIPTION:November 16\, 2021 6:00 pm \nWesterly Library Auditorium URL:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/event/dante-society-of-westerly-ri-membership-meeting/ LOCATION:Westerly Library Auditorium\, 44 Broad St\, Westerly\, 02891 CATEGORIES:Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/calendar-appointment-2021-08-26-22-29-57-utc-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211021T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211021T153000 DTSTAMP:20260406T114645 CREATED:20211107T202300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211107T202300Z UID:967-1634824800-1634830200@dantesocietywesterly.org SUMMARY:Italy: A Cultural Journey; UMBRIA: Slide Show\, Talk and Discussion DESCRIPTION:The Dante Society of Westerly Presents: \nItaly: A Cultural Journey \nUMBRIA: Italy’s Green Heart Slide Show\, Talk and Discussion by Ashley Turney\, L’Esperta \nThursday\, October 21\, 2021 6:00 to 7:30 pm Westerly Library Auditorium \nAshley Turney \nRelying on her 25 years of experience living\, working and studying in Italy\, Ashley intro- duces guests to the beauty of the Italian lifestyle through art\, history\, food and wine. Her passion is planning trips to Italy with her guests in mind. She arranges experiences of a lifetime – hot air balloon rides over Tuscany\, private shopping tours of Florence\, celebra- tory dinners in a medieval monastery\, horseback riding\, after hours visits of Saint Mark’s Basilica or the Sistine Chapel. For those who cannot make it to Italy\, Ashley loves noth- ing more than bringing la dolce vita to them here in the States. She publishes a blog twice a week\, inviting her readers to be inspired and dream about that trip that they will take someday. \nwww.lesperta.com \nDownload the .pdf flyer for this event by Clicking Here. URL:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/event/italy-a-cultural-journey-umbria-slide-show-talk-and-discussion/ LOCATION:Westerly Library\, 44 Broad St\, Westerly\, RI\, 02891\, United States CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://dantesocietywesterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-07-at-10.13.18-AM.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR