Wagner College, the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum and the Wagner DaVinci Society invite the campus and the community to events throughout the month.
Date Event/ Location/ Time
Thursday, Sept.28 *DaVinci Society Leadership Dinner
Honoring Italian-American community leaders. Fund-raiser to support the work of the DaVinci Society throughout the year.
Staten Island Hilton 6:00-10:00 pm
Cost for Dinner $125
Contact Betty McComiskey (718) 420-4014
Sunday, Oct.1 "Open City" - A classic film by Roberto Rosselini.
Discussion to follow with Frank Polizzi.
Spiro 4 5:00 pm
Wed., Oct. 4 Leonardo DaVinci; The Man in Depth - Presentation
Dr. Laura Morowitz, Associate Professor, Wagner College.
Postponed: TBA
Thursday, Oct. 5 An Offer We Can't Refuse: The Mafia in the Mind of America
Discussion with author George DeStefano.
Library, Study Center 7:00 pm
Wed., Oct. 11 My Italian-American Coming of Age Narrative
Phyllis Capello, Poet.
Main Hall 23 A 4:30 pm
Thursday, Oct. 12 Italian Idol Singing Competition
Student singers perform the music of Italian composers & compete for prizes & inclusion in the Viva Italia! Finale Concert on Sunday, Oct. 29th.
Campus Hall Music Performance Center
2:40 pm
Tuesday, Oct.17 "The Banality of Good" - Rescuers in Italy at the time of persecution.
Panel at the Center for Jewish History, 15 W 16th St., NY
Reception 6:00 pm Lecture 7:00 pm.
RSVP required – contact Betty McComiskey (718) 420-4014
Wed., Oct. 18 La Citta e la Casa (The City and the House) by Natalia Ginzburg
Italian-American Book Club. Discussion by Dr. Colclough Sanders.
Union 201 5:00 pm
Monday, Oct.23 Italian Love Songs- by Antonio Guarna, Neapolitan Tenor.
Accompanied by Alba Mazza, Pianist.
Coffee House 7:30 pm.
*Tuesday, Oct. 24 Wine-Tasting and Dinner. Come join us for "6 wines & 6 courses". John Vesce will present and discuss wines from the Bedford International Portfolio of Italian Wines. Cost for event $ 75
Faculty Dining Room 6:30 pm
RSVP Betty McComiskey (718) 420-4014
Sunday, Oct. 29 Viva Italia! Finale Concert of Italian Music. Italian Idol Contest Winners, Faculty soloists & the College Choirs celebrate Italian Heritage Month under the direction of Roger Wesby, Music Dept.
Music Performance Center, Campus Hall
4:00 – 6:00 pm
Refreshments will be served.
* Every Thursday throughout the month of October, Chartwells Catering will be serving Italian food
* All events are free and open to the public except those starred.
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October 11th – November 4th, 2006 art gallery- UNION BUILDING
"Behind Barbed Wire: A Living Testament of the Human Spirit"
Exhibit by Angelo Spinelli –
