PUGLIA’S PIZZICA is coming to town!! On October 1st @ Museum of Arts
KHAOSSIA: TRADITIONAL MUSIC FROM PUGLIA. October 1st @ Museum of Arts in Philadelphia. Be a sponsor: help us to bring more musicians from Italy and receive a free ticket for the concert ($ 30 minimum donation). Please call 215 735 3250.
(in collaboration with the Italian Consulate and the AIS). Khaossia’s music.
SALENTO’S PIZZICA IS the sort of music you can feel in the very dirt of the place.
Like the blues of the Mississippi delta, the musical form — baked under the cruel sun of this extreme southeastern limb of Italy — took root in the fields. It was a tautly-wound, fiercely upbeat musical release valve from the inescapable pressures of a life of hard work, under a rigid social system. From The Wall Street Journal
Summer Term 2010
Vivaldi - Le quattro stagioni - L’estate
July 19 – September 24, 2010 
The Summer Term is here and we are excited to begin our new programs. Make us a part of your plans and meet our new teachers, native professionals with experience in both the Italian and American systems. Recent additions to our syllabus include a course in Business Italian and preparation for our Tuscan trip to SIENA in the Spring 2011. We also are pleased to announce that, thanks to the strength of the American dollar, we were able to lower the price of textbooks (which we only buy in Italy). As a result, we adopted a new book for the 101 Beginners, to make your first Italian language experience a breeze. Visit our school here.
10 weeks, 15 Hours, $ 290
DISCOUNTS: Members: 5% OFF
Members enrolled in the previous period: 10% OFF
NEW CLASSES ARE LISTED BELOW. Please click on the following link for a full schedule and registration-form-summer-2010.
DAILY ITALIAN INTENSIVE CLASSES/ Una settimana italiana
Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., coffee & cookies at 10:30 a.m., 15 hrs in total.
Beginner 13-17 Sept – Intermediate 20-24 Sept, 2010. ALSO ON REQUEST. $ 250 each with 4 or more students.
Experienced and patient native instructors with relevant academic and cultural training establish a relaxed yet rigorous learning environment suited to the needs of the adult learner. Beginner class will involve learning Italian grammar and vocabulary, speaking and listening as much as possible, as well as some reading and writing. Our aim is to develop your ability to understand and communicate in Italian, not just to teach you grammar. In Italian with English explanations. In the Intermediate class, through drills, games, songs, written and oral exercises, and role-playing, instructors guide students through the grammar and syntax and help them on their way towards linguistic proficiency. From the first day of instruction, students are immersed in the sounds and structures of the language. Literature, Arts, Culinary History, Music, (and some grammar) will take you to Italy every morning. Only in Italian.
GRAMMAR WORKSHOP / Grammatica Intensiva (In Italian) 
On selected Mondays, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. $ 50 per session
Grammar workshops are taught in Italian and offer two hours of intense grammar study on different subjects. See below for upcoming workshops.
- August 9: Periodo Ipotetico part 1
- September 13: Periodo Ipotetico part 2
- October 18: Avverbi
- November 15: Posizione degli aggettivi
- December 13: Preposizioni
DISCOUNTS: Members: 5% OFF
Members enrolled in the previous period: 10% OFF
To register please use the following form: registration-form-summer-2010
Fall Term 2010
Vivaldi – Le quattro stagioni – L’autunno
October 11 – December 17, 2010
10 weeks, 15 Hours, $ 290
13 different levels + Conversation classes
NEW conversation class for Beginner (104) on Monday at 5:50
Please click on the following link for a full schedule and Registration Form Fall 2010 – Copy
ITALIAN FOR BUSINESS / L’italiano per gli affari (In Italian at the Intermediate level) 
1st Semester: Wednesday, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. from Oct 13 – Dec. 15, 2010
10 weeks, 20 Hours, $ 290
This course will teach you what you need to know about business in Italy by using authentic business situations and genuine problems encountered in Italian companies. Cultural differences: How to offer a job. How to look for a job. CV. References. Interviews.
For more detailed information please click here: Syllabus
To register please use the following form: Registration Form Fall 2010
Series 2010-2011 – Sixth Edition by Robert Cargni, Program Curator
Cinema all’italiana
Mamma Mia, che ironia! La Commedia all’Italiana
On selected Thursday @the AIS office. All films have English subtitles. Schedule
“Italian comedy is a labyrinth in which it is easy to get lost, a kind of flea market that sells everything… So we have to single out various species inside this form. For example, the Italian comedy that came right after neorealism, light neorealism that wanted to counterbalance neorealism…. Then there was the class of comic films in which Toto’ played a very special part, since he did not fit into the deceptive portrait of Italy ; just the opposite, given the fact there are more violations of that portrait in his films than in Italian comedy. There was also a slightly more mature kind of Italian comedy, of which I think Il Sorpasso was one, its aim being not only to pacify and please the audience but also to present themes slightly more aggressive than the public of those days was used to. Italian comedy has slowly died over the years for various reasons. For example, the ever more difficult definition of “the enemy”, who’s face, got increasingly hard to put into focus, more evasive…. Some Italian film writers tried to get away from comedy to avoid this invasion… So they tried to copy other types, or resemble foreigners, or become more provincial, finally ending up in realms not ours, such as symbolism, expressionism, and catastrophe.” Ettore Scola
We were presented with quite a challenge when thinking about this series. We knew that such an expansive topic might be difficult to sum up in only nine films. Then we remembered the above quote by Ettore Scola. The eminent Italian comedy writer and director had such great truth, concision and pith in what he said it was clear that we should follow the trajectory of his thinking. We subsequently attempted to connect each film selected to one of the passages in his quote. What follows is a short history of Italian comedy by many of Italy’s finest comedic writers/directors. The after film discussions will begin with a discussion of what Scola proposed and move onwards from there.
New season introduced by Leonard Guercio, Temple University
CHILDREN CLASS
Have your child learn Italian and celebrate Italian culture.
Every Wednesday from September 15 – November 24; from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
$ 200 per child ($ 100 deposit + $100 by the first lesson) 10% OFF 2nd child.
This class is for English speaking children who are 4-6 years old.
To register please use this form: registration-form-summer-2010
For Italian children, please write to Centro Culturale Italiano Scuola Marco Polo scuola.mpolo@yahoo.com
Bring your children: this is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy top quality classical music for free!
Amerita Chamber Players Concert
Beth Zion Temple, 18th & Spruce Street, Philadelphia
Next concert: December 15, 2010
05 Vivaldi-G minor with 2 celli_l Al-1 by the Amerita Chamber Players
Southern Tuscany Grape Harvest & Rome Tour
September 25 to October 2, 2010
The America-Italy Society is a proud sponsor and supporter of Giovanna Chiti’s work. In the past, Giovanna has organized several of our trips with thorough professionalism, integrity, and passion. Her attention to details, quality of work, and 25 years of industry experience make her the ideal (and the only person we trust) to plan tours, vacations and get-aways. Experience. Personal Connections. Insight.
For more information, services and rates, please visit www.discovermyitaly.com/. You can also call 215-586-3476 or email info@discovermyitaly.com.
