We are excited to announce that we are hosting the first Miss Italia Washington State for Miss Italia Nel Mondo.

Salvatore Lembo with Pizzeria Guido and Firenze are officially the organizers for Washington State.

The deadline is March 25th, 2010.

The final event will take place on March 28, 2010, at 5:00 pm at the Embassy Suites in Bellevue, Washington.

To qualify for Miss Italia Washington, a woman must be between the ages of 17 and 26 and have one Italian parent or grandparent.

Contact Regina Cole at 425-454-7266.

Italian Story Times
Event Type: Children's Story Times
Date: Sunday, March 14, 2010
Start Time: 1:30 PM
Library: Mercer Island Library

Description:

Ages 15 months to 5.
Join Tina for stories, songs and activities all in Italian language.

Age(s): Children & Families

L'Universita' di Pisa offre corsi di lingua e cultura italiana ai figli e discendenti di italiani all'estero. Ecco quanto e' stato pubblicato recentemente:

Il dipartimento di Linguistica dell'Universita' di Pisa ha pubblicato sul proprio sito internet l'offerta dei corsi estivi di lingua e cultura italiana per i figli e discendenti di italiani all'estero. Tutte le informazioni sul bando e sulla presentazione della domanda sono disponibili all'indirizzo: http://www.humnet.unipi.it/linguistica/corsi/ .

I corsi, che prevedono due gruppi in luglio e in agosto, sono articolati in vari livelli e si compongono di 60 ore di lezioni e 10 ore di cultura, oltre a 4 gite in giro per l'Italia.

UPDATE: the broken link has now been fixed. The staff apologizes for the mistake

My name is Jessica and I work with On the Boards, a Seattle theater that presents theater, music and dance.

This Saturday we will present the local ensemble Seattle Chamber Players as they perform new and innovative music from Italy, featuring the special Italian guest ensemble, Xenia. We’d like to invite members of the ItaliaSeattle community to attend the concert. There are 25 tickets available on a first come, first serve basis. See instructions below on how to receive the tickets.

We hope that some of the Italia Seattle community will be able to join us!

Very best-

Jessica

INSTRUCTIONS:

Contact Jessica Massart (jessica@ontheboards.org) by Saturday, February 27, at 2pm to take advantage of this offer. When you email please include “Italia Seattle” in the subject line and specify the number of tickets you will need in the body of the message

THE LONG WAY HOME: AN AMERICAN JOURNEY FROM ELLIS ISLAND TO THE GREAT WAR by Seattle author David Laskin, due out on March 16 from Harper, tells the true story of twelve immigrants who fought with U.S. forces in the Great War. Included here is the story of Italian-American hero Michael Valente, the only Italian-American to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in the war. Born in the village of Sant’Apollinare near Monte Casino, Valente emigrated to the U.S. in

1914 and signed on with the New York National Guard two years later.

He shipped out to France in the spring of 1918 with the 107th infantry, and won the Medal of Honor for extraordinary bravery during the epic battle to break the Hindenburg Line on September 29, 1918.

Praised as “a compelling and well-written account of 12 men who became American the hard way,” The Long Way Home is a story of service and sacrifice on the part of hard-working immigrants. Some of them, like Mike Valente, became heroes – but of them all were transformed by going to war for their adopted country. The book goes on sale on March 16. For more information, click on www.thelongwayhomebook.com

This three-hour seminar will present some unknown aspects of the Italian culture to the traveler who wishes to interact and learn more about the culture and people of Italy. Through interactive exercises, analysis, and discussions of real-life events, the instructor will focus on cross-cultural differences between the US and the Italian culture, and will address cultural stereotypes and body language. Participants are encouraged to share questions and experiences.

Cultural Strategies for the Tourist in Italy
Item: W9259     Ronald Foglietti
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM     North Campus   Room: W272
Sessions: 1 Sa     Address: 10700 Northup Way Bellevue, WA 98004
2/20/2010 - 2/20/2010     Fee: $29.00

The Seattle Art Museum will be running a series of Fellini films that you might find interesting:
Jan 8 "La Strada"
Jan 22 "Nights of Cabiria"
Mar 5 "Juliet of the Spirit"
Mar 19 "Ginger and Fred"

The tickets are $7.00 per show but if you want to get all 4 the price is reduced to $25.00 if you are a member it is $22.00 They will take cash/check only. Visit: http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/calendar/calendar.asp