Sabato Culturale
at Casa Italia means exciting cultural events!
EVERY SATURDAY MORNING——10 am Continental Breakfast. 10:30 am Start
Please register to help us plan for refreshments. Freewill ($5+ suggested) donations accepted and encouraged. To RSVP casalibrary@gmail.com or 847-951-9109.
Your Italian American identity is hard work. Learning the language, mastering the history of Italy AND of Italians in America isn’t easy.
We at the Italian Cultural Center, Casa Italia, have everything you need to recapture your Italianità. Be there or miss out on exciting opportunities to enhance your Italian American Identity. Join us for Sabato Culturale!
2025
| Sept. 13. From the Video Vault… Renowned Professor Richard Juliani, “Philadelphia Italians” in memory of Prof. Richard Juliani. |
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Sept. 20. Metropolitan Opera Video—Title TBA- We’ll view the Opera then ask a panel of opera buffs to comment on the personal significance of the music to them. |
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Sept. 27. Film: “Golden Door,” Sicilian Immigrants in the early 1900s in the most powerful film depiction of the Ellis Island experience. |
| Oct. 4. Professor Paolo Cherchi, UC, “Sixty Years of Scholarship/Teaching at UC.” Chicago’s most-accomplished Italian scholar shares reflections on his stellar career. |
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Oct. 11. Dr. Enrico Benedetti, “Reflections of a Medical Immigrant to Chicago.” Among the top medical authorities in Chicago and a pioneer in robotic surgery, UIC-Med’s Benedetti relates his remarkable “immigrant tale.” |
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Oct. 18. Olivia Greco-“Saving Our Stories–DIGITALLY”-WORKSHOP/Panel discussion and unveiling of new Casa Italia-based website to collect and disseminate the history and folklore of Italians in Chicago. |
Nov. 1. Architect Joseph Ladda, presents a multi-media show, “Alfonso Iannelli: Chicago Italian Artist, Designer, Inventor.” Celebrated Park Ridge artist, Iannelli might be the most important Chicago Italian artist ever. Come in to see and hear all about it! Nov. 8. No Sabato Culturale. Casa Italia Fund Raising Gala takes place that evening- call 708-345-5933 for tickets.
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| * Schedule subject to change |