- 1504/15/2021
Bye-Bye Winter … Hello Spring!
The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere79 Howard AvenueBye-Bye Winter … Hello Spring!
Learn the best gardening tips for getting your garden ready for the season!
In this short presentation, professional Landscape Designer and Garden Coach Carmen De Vito shares her best advice for preparing your garden for a successful growing season. Whether you have a small plot or an acre of space, you will learn gardening practices that will boost your confidence. You will be able to plan and plant a garden that brings you joy and is good for you and for the environment.
After the presentation, you will have an opportunity to ask specific questions about your garden or plants as time permits.
- 1904/19/2021
Adult Cooking Class - Chocolate Souffle
The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere79 Howard AvenueChocolate Souffle
Feed your sweet tooth by making a chocolate souffle.
- 2004/20/2021
Children's Cooking Class - Oreo Earthquake Cake
The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere79 Howard AvenueOreo Earthquake Cake
Kids with a sweet tooth will learn how to make an Oreo Earthquake Cake! - 2004/20/2021
Part 1 - Masters of Emotions – A special two-part virtual series
The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere79 Howard AvenueA special two-part virtual series on Thursdays, April 8 and 22
Presented by Carla GambesciaPart 1: Humanizing Art – Giotto di Bondone
Considered to be the “Father of the Renaissance,” Giotto di Bondone was one of the earliest artists to paint more realistic figures rather than the flat, stylized, decorative images of the medieval and Byzantine periods. Like his contemporaries Dante and Boccaccio, his art drew from life with its attention to natural representations of the human form and emotional realism and expression. Recognized in his own time as a revolutionary, Giotto’s work was transformative in opening the door to the Renaissance. According to Giorgio Vasari, it was Giotto who restored the link between art and nature. Join us for an in-depth exploration of Giotto’s fresco cycle of the Arena Chapel in Padua (an easy day trip from Venice), considered to be his greatest work
- 2204/22/2021
Part 2 - Masters of Emotions – A special two-part virtual series
The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere79 Howard AvenueA special two-part virtual series on Thursdays, April 8 and 22
Presented by Carla GambesciaPart 2: Art as Propaganda in Baroque Rome
Two of the 17th century’s most drama-loving artists, painter Caravaggio and sculptor Bernini, both pushed their respective mediums to new heights while working in Rome under a series of surprisingly artistically adventurous popes. Both are synonymous with the Baroque era. “Bad boy” Caravaggio had to flee Rome after he killed a man in a brawl, while Bernini died an old man, beloved in his adopted home. We will compare and contrast their art and legacies and explore the broader political and artistic milieu in which they were working. We will also learn the role their respective artistic genius played in furthering the Counter-Reformation, as well as art, photography and cinema today.