Upcoming Events
Upcoming Cultural Events
“Lady Constance and
Italo Calvino in Liguria”
– A bilingual event –
Friday, 9 June 2023
12.00 pm-1.00 pm (PDT)
In English – On Zoom
Free for Members & Students - $10 donation for Non-Members* Please RSVP & send your donation to receive the Zoom linkIf you are a Member, you will receive the link a day prior to the event!
* Please RSVP & send your donation at:
info@dantesocietybc.ca
About the Event: Discover the hidden beauty of the Italian Riviera by following the tracks of Oscar Wilde’s wife, Lady Constance Lloyd, and one of the most prominent
Italian writers of the 20th century, Italo Calvino.
Your guide in this literature-themed tour will be the Italian journalist and writer Laura Guglielmi, who authored the novel Lady Constance Lloyd. "L'importanza di chiamarsi Wilde" (Morellini) and the upcoming book "Italo Calvino a Sanremo,
alla ricerca di una città scomparsa" (Il canneto editore).
The event, organized in collaboration with the Dante Society of Ottawa, will be held in bilingual mode (English & Italian).
About the Speaker: Laura Guglielmi is a journalist, writer and tireless traveller. She was born
in Sanremo and, after living in Rome and London, now resides in Genoa.
As a scholar of Italo Calvino, she curated an exhibition on the writer, also shown at New York University in 1999. Over the years, she has taught web journalism at the University of Genoa and worked for the cultural pages of major newspapers and newsmagazines. Among her publications, "Le incredibili curiosità di Genova" (Newton Compton, 2019).
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"Venice & its secrets"
Date: TBA
12.00 pm-1.00 pm (PST)
In English – On Zoom
Free for Members & Students - $10 donation for Non-Members* Please RSVP & send your donation to receive the Zoom linkIf you are a Member, you will receive the link a day prior to the event!
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info@dantesocietybc.ca
About the Event: Join us for a historical tour of Venice and its hidden treasures with Dr. Luisa Canuto, teacher in the Italian Studies program at the University of British Columbia.
About the Speaker: Dr. Luisa Canuto is teaching full-time at the French, Hispanic and Italian Studies Department. She has acquired graduate degrees in disciplines ranging from History to publishing to second language acquisition and teaching. Each degree reflects her diverse passions and learning interests — Italian and Venetian Medieval and Renaissance history, journalism and teaching and learning theories and best practices.
*Please send your $10 donation via Interac email transfer at info@dantesocietybc.ca
Or Become a Member! The yearly membership costs $40 and offers free access to all our paying events &
a 5% discount on all the Italian language courses at our Dante Italian Language School in Vancouver
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Con stile.
Perché le donne vestono come i romani e gli uomini come i barbari
Date: TBA
12:00 pm-1:00 pm PDT/Vancouver Time
In italiano - via Zoom
Gratis per soci e studenti - donazione $10 per i non soci
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La Dante Alighieri Society of BC, in collaborazione con l' Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Toronto, invita alla conferenza
tenuta dalla storico Alessandro Marzo Magno
Event's details:
In questo incontro, Alessandro Marzo Magno racconterà l’influenza italiana sulla storia dell’abbigliamento.
About the presenter:Alessandro Marzo Magno, giornalista e veneziano itinerante ora di stanza a Milano, da tempo si dedica alla divulgazione storica. Ha scritto o curato diciassette libri, tra i quali L’invenzione dei soldi. Quando la finanza parlava italiano (Garzanti) e Con Stile. Come l'Italia ha vestito (e svestito) il mondo (Garzanti).
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