our Next Event!
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 18:30pm
andrea ponsi - author of
florence: map of perceptions
slide show & lecture: 'visual versus narrative'
.........Ponsi's tour of the city is one of continually shifting light and perspective, of stunning symmetry and an even more compelling asymmetry, of sudden transitions from bustling streets to the most perfect silence.
andrea ponsi is an architect, designer, and educator currently living and working in Florence. He is author of Thinking Lines, The Copper House and Florence: Changing Viewpoints, among other books, and his work has been the subject of exhibitions in Europe, South America and the United States.
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- PAST EVENTS -
June 2010
CORPOREA
The Body in Contemporary Women's Poetry in English
December 2008
WOOD HEAD
An unusual, subtle and non-verbal puppet show...
November 2008
To Florence con Amore
by Jane Fortune
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AARON CRAIG
In
SIMPLY SHAKESPEARE: HIS VILLAINS
October 2008
AARON CRAIG
In
SIMPLY SHAKESPEARE: SONNETS
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ITALIANISSIMO…
Observations & Illuminations of a Beloved Country
Presented by co-author Lise Apatoff
September 2008
The Paperback Exchange presented Silvia Malaguzzi, who will spoke on Food and Feasting in Art.
June 2008
Florence International Theatre Company presented:
Summer Story Hour
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
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If They Are Roses
The italian way with words
by Linda Falcone, illustrations by Leonardo Cardini
Book Reading. Download PDF.
April 2008
Aaron Craig in
Living Shakespeare
The Alchemy of Grief
Poetry Face-to-Face / English-Italian
A reading by American poetess Emily Ferrara
Download PDF for more information.
Fall 2007
Fall Story Hour
presented by
Florence International Theatre Company
June 2007
The Food Lovers Guide to Florence
by Emily Wise Miller
March-April 2007
Saturday Story Hour .
Every month, in collaboration with Florence Intl Theatre Co. Creative Campus, study abroad students read books to children with the focus of vocabulary building and comprehension...and fun!
December 2006
English Language Children's Theatre
presented by the The Florence Intl Theatre Co.
"Merry Christmas Strega Nona".
September 2006
U.S. CITIZENS
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REQUEST YOUR BALLOT NOW !
Non-partisan Voter Registration assistance
May 2006
ITALIANS DANCE AND I'M A WALLFLOWER: Adventures in Italian Expression, by Linda Falcone, The Florentine Press
Book Signing
April 2006
QUEER COWBOYS
by Chris Packard
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We are open to new ideas for future cultural events. Your suggestions are welcome!