Fall 2006 Hours
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays
from 3:30pm to 8:30pm.
Call for an appointment (860) 832-0103 or (860) 8322882
e-mail (pescac@ccsu.edu)
CCSU – Elihu Burritt Library
Room 306 - Stanley St.
New Britain, CT 06050
Http://www.ccsu.edu/italian
For an appointment call: (860)832-2882/832-0103
Check out our website: http://www.ccsu.edu/italian
For information E-mail: PescaC@ccsu.edu or Oconnellg@ccsu.edu
The Italian Resource Center
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•January 20 -- ITALIAN CLASSES FOR CHILDREN resume at CCSU, Davidson Hall 202 from
4:15 to 5:15, in preparation of the language Rhyme Celebration, every Friday until March
10. Instructor: Gina Casano, CCSU student enrolled in the Italian certification program.
Didactic materials from the Italian Resource Center.
LAST DAY to sign up your children is January 20.
If interested, call or email Carmela Pesca.
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•January-April -- CONTEST "ITALY THROUGH MY EYES", a creative writing/drawing contest
open to all K-12 students of Italian. Email IACE at library@iacelanguage.org
•January 28 (snow date February 4) -- CT COLT TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE, East Haven
High School. Registration at www.ctcolt.org
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•February 12- “The Orphan Singer” – 6:30 pm book reading, 7:00 pm show
at Manhattan Symphony Space.
•February 27 at 2:40 pm at the Italian Academy Teatro – Italian Academy
Victoria de Grazie, Professor of History presents: “How the West was won for Mass
Consumption: the Italian campaign: 1953 – 1973”
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•March 14 (snow date March 28) -- CT COLT RHYME CELEBRATION presenting preK-6
graders at Welte Auditorium, CCSU from 3:00 to 6:00 pm. Theme "When I grow up.
Occupations and Professions". Children who are learning Italian rhymes at CCSU are
going to represent the Italian Resource Center.
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•March 30 and April 1 -- OPERA at the Bushnell Theatre, Hartford: CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA
by Pietro Mascagni and GIANNI SCHICCHI by Giacomo Puccini. Discounted tickets
through the "Tutti all'Opera!!" program: Front balcony seats for $12 each instead of $32.
Call Aric Isaacs, CT Opera manager, and mention the IACE sponsored program.
Teachers of Italian receive study guides to prepare students. See www.ctopera.org for
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•March 30-April 2 -- North East Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages,
Marriott Marquis, New York, NY. Program at http://www.dickinson.edu/nectfl
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•March-May -- OPERA EXPRESS in-school educational programs "Pinocchio" and
"Antipasto" with artists from CT Opera presenting Italian music and performing directly at
your school. Some districts are already taking advantage of this IACE sponsored
opportunity. Interested? call or e-mail Carmela Pesca to know if your school qualifies.
See www.ctopera.org for information on educational programs.
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•April 1 -- OPERA at the Bushnell Theatre, Hartford: CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA by Pietro
Mascagni and GIANNI SCHICCHI by Giacomo Puccini. Discounted tickets through the "Tutti
all'Opera!!" program: Front balcony seats for $12 each instead of $32. Call Aric Isaacs, CT
Opera manager, and mention the IACE sponsored program. Teachers of Italian receive
study guides to prepare students. See www.ctopera.org for performance information.
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www.italianacademy.columbia.edu – Gayatri Spivak, Professor in the Humanities presents
“Dante’s ‘De vulgari eloquentia’ as a word text.”
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•April 8 (tentative date) -- Hartford Consortium ITALIAN CONFERENCE on "Teaching Italian
Language, Literature, Cultural Studies and AP courses in Connecticut." Hartford University from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Organized by Italian faculty of CCSU, Trinity College, UConn and
University of Hartford. Everyone is invited. CEUs available to teachers of Italian .
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•April 11 -- CT COLT Poetry Recitation Contest. 3:30-6:30 pm, New Britain High School.
Regulation and registration at www.ctcolt.org
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Literature, Cultural Studies and AP courses in Connecticut” at the Harru Jack Gray
Conference – Room C - University of Hartford.
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July 3 – 20 – CCSU Summer Institute in Italian for current and prospective teachers of
Italian. Intensive Studies in Language, Culture and technology; Professional
Development; 3 graduate credits; CEU option possible.
Contact Profs. Gustavo Mejia (Mejiaag@ccsu.edu) or Carmela Pesca
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•September 28 at 4:30 pm – at Yale University – The Annual Dante lecture
by Richard Lansing from Brandeis University – “Figures in the Carpet: Sing
and Metaphor in Dante’s Commedia.” http://www.yale.edu/italian
•September 30, 2006 to October 1, 2006 – at UCONN – The third annual
Robert Dombroski Italian Conference – “The Mediterranean and Beyond.”
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•October 11 – the Italian Resource Center at 5:30pm will present the movie
“MY VOYAGE TO ITALY” of Martin Scorzese.
•October 12 at 4:30 pm – at Yale University – “Renzo, The Failed Revolutionary, in Alessandro Manzoni’s, I
Promessi Sposi “ a lecture by Cecilia Miller, Wesleyan University.http://www.yale.edu/italian
•From October 19 to December 31, 2006 – On view at Yale Center for British Art – “Canaletto in England:
A Venetian Artist Abroad 1746 – 1755. For more information http://www.yale.edu/ycba
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•October 20, 21 – at the UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD SYMPOSIUM “THE TRANSLATOR AS MEDIATOR OF
CULTURES” Friday afternoon, October 20 in Dana Hall (Mali 1 Auditorium), while a series of panels and
papers will follow on Saturday morning and afternoon, October 21, in Harry Jack Gray Center (Wilde
Auditorium). For parking, please use Parking Lot K. e-mail Eileen Johnson eijohnson@hartford.edu to
register. Registration is free.
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•October 23, 2:30 to 4:00 pm - at the Istituto di Cultura Italiano “Una Giornata con Gigi Padovani.e tanta
Nutella” for more information http://www.globnet.it/collezionismo/libronutella.htm and
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/2082801.
•October 28 - “Tutti all’opera” at the New York City Opera, in NY, NY , “L’Elisir d’Amore” by Gaetano
Donizetti -- a IACE sponsored Upcoming Opera Performances. For more information
http://194.183.16.26/iace_db/iace/news_folder/nyuupcomingopera
•October 30 – CT COLT Fall 2006 Conference –
“DISCOVER LANGUAGES…DISCOVER THE WORLD!” – at the Crowne Plaza,
Cromwell, CT - http://www.ctcolt.org/
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November 2, 3 and 4 – In New York - The Italian Institute of Culture and the
Consulate General of Italy will present a series of workshops for teachers
of Italian Language – “The Narration: from the Textbook to Theatrical
Production” – for more information
http://www.ccsu.edu/italian/November%20workshop%20in%20NY06.htm
November 15 - the Italian Resource Center at 5:30 pm will present the
movie “L’ULTIMO BACIO” di Gabriele Muccino.
November 16 – 19 – ACTFL Conference in Nashville, TN, at the
Renaissance Hotel and Nashville Convention Center. For more
information http://www.actfl.org/files/public/WebSchedule.pdf
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From October 19 to December 31, 2006 – On view at Yale Center for
British Art – “Canaletto in England: A Venetian Artist Abroad 1746 –
1755. For more information http://www.yale.edu/ycba
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Spring 2007 Hours
Coming soon
Call for an appointment (860) 832-0103 or (860) 8322882
e-mail (pescac@ccsu.edu)
CCSU – Elihu Burritt Library
Room 306 - Stanley St.
New Britain, CT 06050
Http://www.ccsu.edu/italian
For an appointment call: (860)832-2882/832-0103
Check out our website: http://www.ccsu.edu/italian
For information E-mail: PescaC@ccsu.edu or Oconnellg@ccsu.edu
The Italian Resource Center
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February 3, 2007 - NNELL Regional Professional Development at the West Woods Upper
Elementary School -50 Judson Lane, Farmington, CT 06032 The topics are:
Assessment in Elementary World Languages: Rita Oleksak, President of ACTFL and World
Languages Leader in Glastonbury Public Schools, CT and Reading for Elementary World
Languages: Teresa Caccavale, President of NNELL and World Languages Leader in Holliston, MA
For more information e- mail CT Representative to NNELL Christi Moraga at trigal@comcast.net
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Mozart -- a IACE sponsored CT Upcoming Opera Performances. For more information
call Aric Isaacs at 860- 527-0713, ext. 300. Visit http://www.ctopera.org or
http://194.183.16.26/iace_db/iace/news_folder/Connecticut_opera_2007
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•March 2, 2007 – Scholarship Application Deadline for the Italian Language and
Culture: Focus on Central Italy - Course Abroad Program to Perugia on July 1 to July
21, 2007For more information check the Center for International Education’s site:
http://www.ccsu.edu/cie
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•March 26, 2007 – Program Registration Deadline for the Italian Language and Culture:
Focus on Central Italy - Course Abroad Program to Perugia on July 1 to July 21, 2007For more information check the Center for International Education’s site:
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•April 12 to 14 -- North East Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Marriott Marquis,
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IACE sponsored CT Upcoming Opera Performances. For more information call Aric Isaacs at 860527-0713, ext. 300. http://www.ctopera.org or
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July 1 - 21 – Course Abroad Program in Perugia, Italy.
Italian Language and Culture: Focus on Central Italy.
For more information
http://www.ccsu.edu/italian/Corso%20estivo2007.ht
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Nov. 16-18, 2007 - ACTFL conference in San Antonio, TX at the Marriott
Rivercenter and Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
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