of BC and the Consulate General of Italy in Vancouver present: ​A CONCERT FOR PIANO AND VIOLIN with Maestros David Gillham (violin) and Chihar Iinuma (piano)

The program includes pieces by the most notable Italian composers, including Antonio Vivaldi, Niccolò Paganini, Ottorino Respighi and Tommaso Vitali.

Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at 6:30 pm Koerner Hall, Vancouver Academy of Music

1270 Chestnut Street, Vancouver

"From Doom to Bloom: Dante's Teachings for (our) troubled times"

Professor Daniela Boccassini from the University of British Columbia, in conversation with one of our directors (Dr. Arianna Dagnino), will explain why the wordsof a late medieval Italian poet matter more than ever in today’s world.

Answering five basic questions (or more, depending on yourwillingness to ask), Daniela Boccassini will highlight for usDante Alighieri's extraordinary poetic and existentialachievements. His world-famous Commedia,composed sevenhundred years ago in Italy during times of hardship, resonatesmore than ever today with the ring of truth.

First AGM and Roundtable.The Society’s first Annual General Meeting was held on Tuesday, 29 November 201, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM, at the Roundhouse Community Centre in Vancouver. After the formal AGM, we had some guest speakers. We called this part of the evening “Coffee, Moms and a Touch of Italy”. Brian Turko of Milano Coffee, winner of ten International Coffee Tasting Awards (the coffee competition from the International Institute of Coffee Tasters), gave a talk on the history of espresso coffee and the role of coffee culture across the world. Brian’s talk was followed by a roundtable on coffee shops, culture, & nurturing with a group of Italian