1. T he I talian R esource C enter For information E-mail: PescaC@ccsu.edu or Oconnellg@ccsu.edu For an appointment call: (860)832-2882/832-0103 Check out our website: http://www.ccsu.edu/italian Fall 2006 Hours Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3:30pm to 8:30pm. Call for an appointment (860) 832-0103 or (860) 8322882 e-mail (pescac@ccsu.edu) CCSU – Elihu Burritt Library Room 306 - Stanley St. New Britain, CT 06050 Http://www.ccsu.edu/italian

2. IRC Calendar 2006 January – gennaio January 20 -- ITALIAN CLASSES FOR CHILDREN resume at CCSU, Davidson Hall 202 from 4:15 to 5:15, in preparation of the language Rhyme Celebration, every Friday until March 10. Instructor: Gina Casano, CCSU student enrolled in the Italian certification program. Didactic materials from the Italian Resource Center. LAST DAY to sign up your children is January 20. If interested, call or email Carmela Pesca. January-April -- CONTEST "ITALY THROUGH MY EYES ", a creative writing/drawing contest open to all K-12 students of Italian. Email IACE at library@iacelanguage.org January 28 (snow date February 4) -- CT COLT TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE, East Haven High School. Registration at www.ctcolt.org

3. IRC Calendar 2006 February –febbraio February 12- “The Orphan Singer” – 6:30 pm book reading, 7:00 pm show at Manhattan Symphony Space. February 27 at 2:40 pm at the Italian Academy Teatro – Italian Academy Victoria de Grazie, Professor of History presents: “How the West was won for Mass Consumption: the Italian campaign: 1953 – 1973 ”

4. IRC Calendar 2006 March–marzo March 14 (snow date March 28) -- CT COLT RHYME CELEBRATION presenting preK-6 graders at Welte Auditorium, CCSU from 3:00 to 6:00 pm. Theme "When I grow up. Occupations and Professions". Children who are learning Italian rhymes at CCSU are going to represent the Italian Resource Center. March 30 and April 1 -- OPERA at the Bushnell Theatre, Hartford: CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA by Pietro Mascagni and GIANNI SCHICCHI by Giacomo Puccini. Discounted tickets through the "Tutti all'Opera!!" program: Front balcony seats for $12 each instead of $32. Call Aric Isaacs, CT Opera manager, and mention the IACE sponsored program. Teachers of Italian receive study guides to prepare students. See www.ctopera.org for performance information. March 30-April 2 -- North East Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Marriott Marquis, New York, NY. Program at http://www.dickinson.edu/nectfl March-May -- OPERA EXPRESS in-school educational programs " Pinocchio " and " Antipasto " with artists from CT Opera presenting Italian music and performing directly at your school. Some districts are already taking advantage of this IACE sponsored opportunity. Interested? call or e-mail Carmela Pesca to know if your school qualifies. See www.ctopera.org for information on educational programs.

5. IRC Calendar 2006 April- aprile April 1 -- OPERA at the Bushnell Theatre, Hartford: CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA by Pietro Mascagni and GIANNI SCHICCHI by Giacomo Puccini. Discounted tickets through the "Tutti all'Opera!!" program: Front balcony seats for $12 each instead of $32. Call Aric Isaacs, CT Opera manager, and mention the IACE sponsored program. Teachers of Italian receive study guides to prepare students. See www.ctopera.org for performance information. April 2 -- North East Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Marriott Marquis, New York, NY. Program at http://www.dickinson.edu/nectfl April 3 – at 5:30 pm at the Academy Teatro – 1161 Amsterdam Avenue – NY, NY 10027 – www.italianacademy.columbia.edu – Gayatri Spivak, Professor in the Humanities presents “Dante’s ‘De vulgari eloquentia’ as a word text.” April 8 (tentative date) -- Hartford Consortium ITALIAN CONFERENCE on "Teaching Italian Language, Literature, Cultural Studies and AP courses in Connecticut." Hartford University - from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Organized by Italian faculty of CCSU, Trinity College, UConn and University of Hartford. Everyone is invited. CEUs available to teachers of Italian. April 11 -- CT COLT Poetry Recitation Contest. 3:30-6:30 pm, New Britain High School. Regulation and registration at www.ctcolt.org April 29 – Hartford Consortium ITALIAN CONFERENCE on “Teaching Italian Language, Literature, Cultural Studies and AP courses in Connecticut” at the Harru Jack Gray Conference – Room C - University of Hartford.

6. IRC Calendar 2006 May–maggio

7. IRC Calendar 2006 June–giugno

8. IRC Calendar 2006 July – luglio July 3 – 20 – CCSU Summer Institute in Italian for current and prospective teachers of Italian. Intensive Studies in Language, Culture and technology; Professional Development ; 3 graduate credits; CEU option possible. Contact Profs. Gustavo Mejia (Mejiaag@ccsu.edu) or Carmela Pesca (PescaC@ccsu.edu).

9. IRC Calendar 2006 August – agosto

10. IRC Calendar 2006 September –settembre September 28 at 4:30 pm – at Yale University – The Annual Dante lecture by Richard Lansing from Brandeis University – “Figures in the Carpet: Sing and Metaphor in Dante’s Commedia.” http://www.yale.edu/italian September 30, 2006 to October 1, 2006 – at UCONN – The third annual Robert Dombroski Italian Conference – “The Mediterranean and Beyond.”

11. IRC Calendar 2006 October – ottobre October 11 – the Italian Resource Center at 5:30pm will present the movie “MY VOYAGE TO ITALY” of Martin Scorzese. October 12 at 4:30 pm – at Yale University – “Renzo, The Failed Revolutionary, in Alessandro Manzoni’s, I Promessi Sposi “ a lecture by Cecilia Miller, Wesleyan University.http://www.yale.edu/italian From October 19 to December 31, 2006 – On view at Yale Center for British Art – “Canaletto in England: A Venetian Artist Abroad 1746 – 1755. For more information http://www.yale.edu/ycba October 20, 21 – at the UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD SYMPOSIUM “THE TRANSLATOR AS MEDIATOR OF CULTURES” Friday afternoon, October 20 in Dana Hall (Mali 1 Auditorium), while a series of panels and papers will follow on Saturday morning and afternoon, October 21, in Harry Jack Gray Center (Wilde Auditorium). For parking, please use Parking Lot K. e-mail Eileen Johnson eijohnson@hartford.edu to register. Registration is free.UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD October 23, 2:30 to 4:00 pm - at the Istituto di Cultura Italiano “Una Giornata con Gigi Padovani.e tanta Nutella” for more information http://www.globnet.it/collezionismo/libronutella.htm and http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/2082801. October 28 - “Tutti all’opera” at the New York City Opera, in NY, NY, “ L’Elisir d’Amore” by Gaetano Donizetti -- a IACE sponsored Upcoming Opera Performances. For more information http://194.183.16.26/iace_db/iace/news_folder/nyuupcomingopera October 30 – CT COLT Fall 2006 Conference – “DISCOVER LANGUAGES…DISCOVER THE WORLD!” – at the Crowne Plaza, Cromwell, CT - http://www.ctcolt.org/

12. IRC Calendar 2006 November – novembre November 2, 3 and 4 – In New York - The Italian Institute of Culture and the Consulate General of Italy will present a series of workshops for teachers of Italian Language – “The Narration: from the Textbook to Theatrical Production” – for more information http://www.ccsu.edu/italian/November%20workshop%20in%20NY06.htm http://www.ccsu.edu/italian/November%20workshop%20in%20NY06.htm November 15 - the Italian Resource Center at 5:30 pm will present the movie “L’ULTIMO BACIO” di Gabriele Muccino. November 16 – 19 – ACTFL Conference in Nashville, TN, at the Renaissance Hotel and Nashville Convention Center. For more information http://www.actfl.org/files/public/WebSchedule.pdf http://www.actfl.org/files/public/WebSchedule.pdf

13. IRC Calendar 2006 December – dicembre From October 19 to December 31, 2006 – On view at Yale Center for British Art – “Canaletto in England: A Venetian Artist Abroad 1746 – 1755. For more information http://www.yale.edu/ycba

14. BuoneFesteBuoneFeste Buon anno nuovo! 2006 - 2007

15. T he I talian R esource C enter For information E-mail: PescaC@ccsu.edu or Oconnellg@ccsu.edu For an appointment call: (860)832-2882/832-0103 Check out our website: http://www.ccsu.edu/italian Spring 2007 Hours Coming soon Call for an appointment (860) 832-0103 or (860) 8322882 e-mail (pescac@ccsu.edu) CCSU – Elihu Burritt Library Room 306 - Stanley St. New Britain, CT 06050 Http://www.ccsu.edu/italian

16. IRC Calendar 2007 January – gennaio

17. IRC Calendar 2007 February – febbraio February 3, 2007 - NNELL Regional Professional Development at the West Woods Upper Elementary School -50 Judson Lane, Farmington, CT 06032 The topics are: Assessment in Elementary World Languages: Rita Oleksak, President of ACTFL and World Languages Leader in Glastonbury Public Schools, CT and Reading for Elementary World Languages: Teresa Caccavale, President of NNELL and World Languages Leader in Holliston, MA For more information e- mail CT Representative to NNELL Christi Moraga at trigal@comcast.nettrigal@comcast.net

18. IRC Calendar 2007 March - Marzo March 2 – 10 – “Tutti all’opera” Bushnell Theatre in Hartford, “ Cosi Fan Tutte” by Mozart -- a IACE sponsored CT Upcoming Opera Performances. For more information call Aric Isaacs at 860- 527-0713, ext. 300. Visit http://www.ctopera.org or http://194.183.16.26/iace_db/iace/news_folder/Connecticut_opera_2007 March 2, 2007 – Scholarship Application Deadline for the Italian Language and Culture: Focus on Central Italy - Course Abroad Program to Perugia on July 1 to July 21, 2007- For more information check the Center for International Education’s site: http://www.ccsu.edu/cie March 26, 2007 – Program Registration Deadline for the Italian Language and Culture: Focus on Central Italy - Course Abroad Program to Perugia on July 1 to July 21, 2007- For more information check the Center for International Education’s site: http://www.ccsu.edu/cie

19. IRC Calendar 2007 April – Aprile April 12 to 14 -- North East Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Marriott Marquis, New York, NY. Program at http://www.dickinson.edu/nectfl April 20 to 28 – “Tutti all’opera” Bushnell Theatre in Hartford, “ Don Pasquale” by Donizetti -- a IACE sponsored CT Upcoming Opera Performances. For more information call Aric Isaacs at 860- 527-0713, ext. 300. http://www.ctopera.org or http://194.183.16.26/iace_db/iace/news_folder/Connecticut_opera_2007

20. IRC Calendar 2007 MAY – MAGGIO

21. IRC Calendar 2007 JUNE – GIUGNO

22. IRC Calendar 2007 JULY – LUGLIO July 1 - 21 – Course Abroad Program in Perugia, Italy. Italian Language and Culture: Focus on Central Italy. For more information http://www.ccsu.edu/italian/Corso%20estivo2007.ht m http://www.ccsu.edu/italian/Corso%20estivo2007.ht m

23. IRC Calendar 2007 AUGUST – AGOSTO

24. IRC Calendar 2007 SEPTEMBER – SETTEMBRE

25. IRC Calendar 2007 OCTOBER – OTTOBRE

26. IRC Calendar 2007 NOVEMBER – NOVEMBRE Nov. 16-18, 2007 - ACTFL conference in San Antonio, TX at the Marriott Rivercenter and Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center

27. IRC Calendar 2007 DECEMBER – DICEMBRE