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EU13 Make and Take --- Tortelloni! (25 May 2013)

Sat, 25 May 2013 18:15:00 GMT

Would you like to learn to make traditional Italian tortelloni?? Now is your opportunity to join native Italian, Romina Montanari, for a hands-on pasta-making session!

We will meet in suite 502, of the Hennepin Center for the Arts building, from 2:15 until 4:15 pm, on Saturday, May 25th. Romina will demonstrate the process, and then it will be your turn to create some tortelloni of your own! Each participant will bring home a 2 person serving.

Cost for the event will be $20 for members, and $30 for non-members. Ingredients will be included, but please bring a wax- lined, covered, flat pan and a ravioli or pizza cutter. You may register here, via the Paypal link, and please hurry. Space will be limited!

Contact Peggy, at info@theitalianculturalcenter.org, with your questions. As always, all events must be cancelled at least 72 hours in advance to receive a refund, less administrative costs.

CineForum May: Zabriskie Point (31 May 2013)

Fri, 31 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

Zabriskie Point, 1970, Michelangelo Antonioni

Zabriskie Point, director Michelangelo Antonioni's only American film, is an unusual, visually stunning examination of youthful rebellion against the Establishment. The film, initially presented in quasi-documentary style, presents a group of college activists discussing key issues of their political agenda. Mark (Mark Frechette) steals an airplane and flies over a desert where he meets Daria (Daria Halprin). She is the pot-smoking secretary to businessman Lee Allen (Rod Taylor), while he is a rebel searching for a worthy cause. In the midst of the arid surroundings, Mark and Daria fall in love. Antonioni's nonrealistic approach to American counterculture myths, his loose and sluggish narrative, and the dialogue (credited to Fred Gardner, Sam Shepard, Tonino Guerra, Clare Peploe, and Antonioni) caused Zabriskie Point to be poorly received when it was first released. The score features songs from Pink Floyd, The Grateful Dead, Kaleidoscope, The Rolling Stones, John Fahey, The Youngbloods and Patti Page.

The monthly CineForum runs annually from January through May and is organized by the Italian Cultural Center in conjunction with the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Movies start at 7:00pm. Doors open at 6:30 PM.

Cost: Free and open to the public; your donation at the door enables the ICC to organize quality programming such as the free monthly CineForum.

ES13SRC Summer Reading and Conversation (09 Jul 2013)

Tue, 09 Jul 2013 21:30:00 GMT

Are you interested in improving your reading, pronunciation, and listening skills in Italian? The Italian Cultural Center of Minneapolis/St. Paul would like to encourage you to become part of our Summer Reading and Conversation group.

This class will welcome ICC members and non-members who are advanced intermediate or advanced speakers of Italian. Participants must have completed an Intermediate 3 or Advanced level class. Our first meeting will take place on Tuesday, July 9, from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. Summer Reading and Conversation will meet for 6 weeks in Suite 502 of the Hennepin Center for the Arts building, and it will be facilitated by native Italian, Massimo Bonavita. We will read and discuss Italian literature in a relaxed atmosphere. Tuition will be $145 for non-members, and ICC members will receive a 5% discount.

We will begin reading selections from "Nuove Avventure Con Montalbano". We will take turns reading aloud, and will make certain everyone has a grasp of the meaning. Our discussion will be in Italian as much as possible. The book can be purchased through Amazon. Please order your copy. Here is the link in Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3125658705/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller=

Please contact Peggy at info@theitalianculturalcenter.org with questions.

Please note: All events/classes must be cancelled 72 hours in advance of the start date to receive a refund, less an administrative fee.