His Majesty Black Truffle

January 22, 2024 - A very special event dedicated to Italian cuisine. A guest chef from Umbria, Junio Valerio Gallina (foto on the right) – trained at the 3 Michelin Star restaurant Niko Romito - taught us how to make the perfect risotto with…

Understanding Piero della Francesca

November 27, 2023 - Lecture dedicated to Piero della Francesca by Dana Prescott, BA, MA, writer, painter, and educator, who has lived and worked in Italy for most of the past 30 years, will offer a rare insight on the genius of the Early Renaissance…

Musica Italiana night

August 22, 2023 - Delightful concert by Maestro Yuriy Bekker for Dante Alighieri Society. We were so lucky to listen at a string quartet formed especially for us to play Italian music from Corelli to Vivaldi, from Puccini to Morricone. Maestro…

Seven centuries of Divine Comedy

June 30th - Exclusive event for the DAS of Charleston in Foligno, the Italian city where, on April 11th 1472 was born the first ever printed edition of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. The printing was carried out by the master printer Johann…
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Montefeltro vs Medici: Magnificent Monsters

June 22, 2023 - An event that represents the 2023 DAS highlight. Our guest coming from Italy is Professor Marcello Simonetta, an extraordinary expert on Renaissance history2023 DAS highlight. The lecture is co-hosted with the prestigious Charleston…

The relationship between the US and Italian fashion

May 18, 2023 - We are excited to present The May event dedicated to Italian fashion. Guest speaker Marcella Martin, coming expressly to Charleston for our event. Ever since the famed Sala Bianca fashion shows in 1952, Italian fashion has captured…

The history of an old enemy

April 19, 2023 - After events about Music, Literature, Cinema, Art, Language, it's time to talk about Scienc with a very special lecture by Saverio Gentile. Professor Gentile, born in Capua, is an amazing communicator and he managed to gather…

Tips and advice to speak Italian

March 27, 2023 - A whole event dedicate to Italian language. It will be a very special lesson by professor Marinella Marino Griffith (College of Charleston) to become a better Italian speaker on your next trip to Italy! Monday, March 27 from…

Celebrating the Florentine master

February 22, 2023 - An evening dedicated to Franco Zeffirelli in the 100th anniversary of his birth with the screening of Rebel Conformist by movie director Anselma dell'Olio. He died at the age of 96 in 2019 and he was one of the greatest…