Join us for a night of festivities with ballroom dance to music by the popular Paul Errico Band. There will be a food buffet for holiday feast and an open wine bar and Czech beer to help keep our guests merry and dancing. A spectacular Christmas show will be presented by professional dancers Stephen & Alexandra Hughes. Space is limited;…
Scandinavia House presents a festive concert featuring Scandinavian and American holiday favorites as well as a traditional Saint Lucia procession, replete with traditional gowns and glowing candles. Learn about the history of Lucia, one of the most popular holidays in Sweden, while enjoying the music! The singers are all members of the Swedish Church Choir in New York. From Scandinavia…
Author Maria Loh in conversation with Ara H. Merjian and Jane Tylus Titian's Touch Art, Magic and Philosophy (2019, Reaktion Books) by Maria H. Loh (CUNY) The author in conversation with Ara H. Merjian (NYU) and Jane Tylus (Yale) At the end of his long, prolific life, Titian was rumored to paint directly on the canvas with his bare hands. He would slide his fingers…
Ever a joyous experience, with music, song plus a special story for the holiday. Join us for a fun-filled afternoon that will thrill and delight. Ticket Info: $18 general; $12 AJHS/ASJM/CJH members; $9 seniors, students at bpt.me/3671934 or 800-838-3006
A Conversation with Roberto Alagna The fourth Adventure in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin of this season features the beloved French tenor of Sicilian origin Roberto Alagna, who has been one of opera’s biggest stars for decades. He is renowned for his passionate singing, incisive acting and excellent diction as well as his charisma on the opera stage. In January 2020,…
Gianrico Carofiglio Casa Italiana hosts this book club that meets once a month to discuss contemporary Italian books in Italian. The Club is open to anyone and its purpose is to offer the possibility to practice the Italian language. Everybody is encouraged to speak. The group suggests the books, usually by contemporary Italian authors, that reflect the changes that have…
Twenty Years of Kairos Italy Theater Join the KIT staff and their friends in celebrating 20 years of theater in NY (and beyond)! January 28, 2000: KIT incorporates becoming officially the main Italian theater company in New York. Twenty years later, it brings back, for one night only, the first sketches presented at the Miranda Theater and then at Casa…
Read and discuss Nordic literature in translation as part of our Nordic Book Club. Each month we select a novel from some of the best Nordic literary voices. Discussions typically take place the last Tuesday of the month in the Halldór Laxness Library at Scandinavia House and online in our Goodreads group during the last week of the month.This week…
Join for a lecture with: Giulio Napolitano, Professor, Roma Tre University Moderated by: Karl P. Sauvant Columbia University Law School The 20th century ended with a proliferation of global and regional free trade and investment agreements aimed at breaking down obstacles and barriers to the movement of goods and capital. Since the beginning of the 21st century and even more after the…
An Artist's Paper Life Leo Yeni An Artist's Paper Life Curated by Cynthia Madansky In collaboration with Centro Primo Levi On view through February 26 Mon-Fri 10-6 An exhibition of drawings from the internment camp, sketchbooks with notations on architecture, art history and decorative arts, sketches, paintings, family photographs and official papers. * * * * * * * * * …