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Events - Spring 2013

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ARCHIVE OF PAST EVENTS ON CAMPUS

still from film Si puo fareFilm: Si può fare

april 13 | la paloma theatre (encinitas)

 

Time: 7-9:30 p.m.
Cost: $8 (with student ID); $10 general (cash only)
Contact: 760 436 7469 | www.lapalomatheatre.com/

This hilarious film is based on a true story. Because of his reputation as a troublemaker, Nello is dismissed and is sent to run a cooperative of over-medicated but potentially creative mentally ill patients released after the closure of psychiatric hospitals. Against all odds, the stubborn and passionate Nello manages to bring out the best in his new employees and to restore their dignity as they become specialists in “mosaic parquet”, an innovative and profitable business that helps them reintegrate into society. A soulful, funny and moving modern fairy tale.

still from Matrimonio ed altri disastriFilm: Matrimonio ed altri disastri

april 18 | balboa park, museum of photographic arts

 

Time: 7-9:30 p.m.
Cost: $5 (with student ID); $10 general (cash only)
Contact: 619 237 0601 | info@icc-sd.org

SDIFF presents a romantic comedy, Matrimonio ed altri disastri, starring that perennial favorite, Margherita Buy, playing the role of the unmarried older sister who is tricked into producing her younger sister’s wedding, and in the process learns to live and love as her own person.The acting and the locations are as satisfying as a great Italian meal, all in Tuscany, in lush vineyards and fascinating Firenze.While all the supporting actors are excellent, Buy holds together the whole firmament of stars and makes a gorgeous constellation out of all their ensemble work.Light, airy, humorous and finally uplifting, this film will have you longing for Italy even more than you do now, and hoping to meet Buy.

still from film Benvenuti al sudFilm: Benvenuti al sud

april 18 | la paloma theatre (encinitas)

 

Time: 7-9:30 p.m.
Cost: $8 (with student ID); $10 general (cash only)
Contact: 760 436 7469 | www.lapalomatheatre.com/

Alberto is the manager of a Post Office in a small town in the northwest of Italy. Under pressure from his wife Silvia, he will do anything to get a transfer to Milan. His stunts  backfire and as a punishment he is transferred to a small town near Naples, which, for a person from the north, is a real nightmare. Alberto's story gives us laughs as he becomes part of the life of the south, even assisting in making love matches.

still from Turturro film PassioneFilm: Passione

april 25 | la paloma theatre (encinitas)

 

Time: 7-9:30 p.m.
Cost: $8 (with student ID); $10 general (cash only)
Contact: 760 436 7469 | www.lapalomatheatre.com/

John Turturro directs a spectacular and beautiful love poem to the city of Naples—a city of music, of culture and most of all, its extraordinary people.

The stunning and evocative music of Naples takes center stage in John Turturro’s fourth directorial outing with magnificent results. Turturro immerses us in the rich culture that lies within the complex city, exploring the dynamic music which continues to define its traditions. Richly textured and layered, Passione vibrantly combines archival footage with astonishing musical numbers on the streets, inside the sites and within the hearts of its people.

Turturro’s love of Italy adds weight and poignancy to his portrayal of the robust and diverse sounds created by past and current artists—who obviously understand and share the energy which encompasses their world. Highlighted sounds from such masters as Sergio Bruni, Massimo Ranieri and Renato Carosone and contemporary artists like the M’Barka Ben Taleb and James Senese are seamlessly blended together for a captivating journey through music that explores ideas of love, loss, sex, birth and death.

food with a smile at the House of Italy's 2012 Lawn ProgramHouse of Italy Lawn Program

april 28 | balboa park: international cottages (Map)

 

Time: 2-3 p.m.
Cost: Free (food/beverages at a nominal cost)
Contact: houseofitalysandiego@gmail.com

Come to the House of Italy lawn program and enjoy a Sunday afternoon on an Italian piazza.  This year  the program features a musical show of popular Italian and Neapolitan songs, presented by James Bianchi and his band, accompanied by the popular, local tenor Rosario Monetti.   Italian food favorites are available.  

PERMANENT

 

Exhibit: Italian ArtPortrait of a Lady in a Green Dress - 1530 - Bartolomeo Veneto

Balboa Park: Timken Museum of Art

Directions

Time: Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Sun., 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Contact: 619 239 5548 | info@timkenmuseum.org

The world-class Putnam Foundation Collection is on permanent display in the Timken Museum of Art. European old master paintings, Russian icons and American art constitute the primary focus of the collection.

The Putnam Collection's European paintings span nearly 600 years of Western art from early Italian altarpieces to mid-nineteenth century French landscape painting. The collection includes fine examples of French, Dutch, Flemish, and Italian painting. A featured highlight is San Diego's only painting by the great Dutch artist Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn.

The American collection is noted for its choice selection of paintings. Among its celebrated masterworks are paintings by John Singleton Copley and Eastman Johnson.

Russian icons from the Moscow and Novgorad schools, the oldest dating to the fifteenth century, are on view in a special gallery. A late bronze sculpture of Mercury by the famed sculptor Giambologna graces the center of the rotunda, which is adorned with French seventeenth century tapestries from the Stories of Queen Artemisia series.

Logo House of Italy Balboa ParkOpen House

balboa park: international cottages (Map)

 

Time: Sun., 12-4 p.m.
Cost: Free
Contact: houseofitalysandiego@gmail.com

The House of Italy has the warmth of an Italian salon and is decorated with a ceiling mural, and photographs of Italian scenes. Visitors are greeted with a warm Italian welcome and treated to biscotti and gelato, Italian cookies and ice cream. Please visit and learn about Italy!

 

ARCHIVE OF PAST EVENTS ON CAMPUS

Giacomo RodinaLecture by Prof. Giacomo Rodina: "Goodbye Dolce Vita.
How Italy's Economic Miracle Has Turned Into a Quarter-century-long Economic Decline"

march 6 | warren auditorium (mother rosalie hill hall)

 

Time: 7 p.m.
Cost: Free.
Contact: (619) 260-2746 | ldm@sandiego.edu

About the speaker:
A native of Urbino, Italy, Prof. Rondina joined the Department of Economics of the University of California at San Diego in 2007, after obtaining his Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. His research is in the field of Macroeconomics and his interests include the studying of the determinants of business cycles in industrialized economies and the analysis of global financial imbalances and their implications for recurrent financial crises. His work has been published in several journals including the American Economic Review and the Journal of Monetary Economics. He is the recipient of several grants and scholarships including funding from the National Science Foundation.

Sponsored by the ESFI Fund.