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September, 2010 Vol. XXVIII, No. 1 ppoocchhee ppaarroollee The Italian Cultural Society of Washington D.C. Preserving and Promoting Italian Culture for All www.italianculturalsociety.org ICS EVENTS Social meetings start at 3:00 PM on the third Sunday of the month, September thru May, at the Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Ave., Chevy Chase, MD (See map on back cover) Sunday, September 19: I BRONZI DI RIACE, Presentation and discussion by Prof. Roberto Severino and special guest with a personal story about the bronzes (see President’s message below) ITALIAN LESSONS on September 19 at 2:00 Movie of the Month: “Dov’ è la Libertà”(Roberto Rossellini) see pages 6 and 7 IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO SIGN UP FOR ICS TOUR OF PUGLIA, SEE PAGE 7 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE the presentation with a special guest having an interesting personal story to tell in connection with the We hope you have all had a chance to enjoy the bronzes. The September meeting will be a joint one in summer season since our last get-together in June for which we are happy to welcome members of the our annual Awards dinner/gala. This catered event Abruzzo Molise Heritage Society to enjoy the featured awards to remarkable young scholars of presentation and to socialize with us. As usual, before Italian, music, and science and of other persons the meeting there will be a showing of a Rossellini film accomplished in keeping alive Italian artistic and craft Dov’ È La Libertà, about which see pages 6 and 7. I traditions. Please read about them further on in this hope to see you there as we begin another exciting issue. Also in June, the ICS along with Fieri and Holy year. Rosary parish sponsored the annual Festa Italiana Ron Cappelletti, president which this year featured Italy’s newest region, Molise, and was highlighted by the appearance of a wonderfully In This Issue costumed and talented group of performers from Page Lanciano in Abruzzo, Mastrogiurato. This ensemble performed in pageantry with flags and drums to usher 2. ICS Scholarship Awards in a group of dignitaries wearing medieval costume who repeated in ritual Latin the investiture of Il Mastrogiurato 4. World War II: Saving Italy’s Artistic Treasures to oversee honest trade during the annual fair in this 6. Film of the Month important ancient trading town. It was a spectacular display, much enjoyed by our Washington Festa-goers 7. Cecilia Fiermonte Profile and also a day earlier by Silver Spring residents in a 7. Welcome to New Members sister event sponsored by SMATCH. 8. Pane e Biscotti This year we are in the planning stages of several 9. Chocolate Biscotti Recipe events for our social meetings. We begin on September 19 with a presentation on I bronzi di Riace, the beautiful 9. Pictures from the May 16 Meeting and Concert Greek warrior statues discovered beneath the sea near 10. Pictures from the Festa Italiana 2010 Reggio di Calabria in 1972. Professor emeritus Roberto Severino of Georgetown University has agreed to make 11. Patricia Segnan 11. Local Events of Interest ICS SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS The Italian Cultural Society sponsors an annual competition for awards made possible through donations and fund raising events. Prizes were awarded at the ICS Gala Dinner on June 12. The Candida Pitassi Di Croce Italian Language Award of $1000, to be given to a scholar who has excelled in learning the Italian Language and shows promise of continued commitment to excel in the language and culture of Italy. The 2010 awardee is Lily Jaffe-Shupe. Michela Mansuino receiving her half of the Vincenzo Palumbo Artisan Award from Ronald Cappelletti, ICS president. Michela is a practicing painter, sculptor, draftsperson, and designer. A collection of her work was distributing during the event. The Ruggiero Morigi Artist Awardof $1000, to be given to a scholar who has excelled in the Arts. This year the awardee is Miriam Costa-Jackson, a junior at Utah State University, for her operatic accomplishments. A recording of Ms. Costa-Jackson featuring a performance of "O mio babbino caro" from Lily Jaffe Shupe (above) addressed the Gala guests in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi was played excellent Italian. She is a recent graduate of the University of during the Gala. Ms. Jackson and her Delaware where, among other honors, she was selected sisters Ginger and Marina gave a outstanding student of Italian in 2010. memorable concert to the ICS in the fall The Vincenzo Palumbo Artisan Award of $1000, to be of 2009. given to an artisan who has excelled in working with stone, The Young Scientist Award of $1,000, to be given to a wood, natural and synthetic fibers and other relevant media. young person (not older than 25 years by May 22th, 2010), There age restriction does not apply to this award. This year who has excelled in the Sciences. The awardee this year is there are two co-recipients: Maestro Roberto Paolinelli and Lois Bangiolo, who recently finished her junior year at Smith artist Michela Mansuino College. Maestro Roberto Paolinelli poses with ICS VP Olga Mancuso in front of examples of his ceramics in the Castelli d'Abruzzi Lois Bangiolo waits patiently while her long list of style for which he is being recognized as one of the foremost accomplishments is read out to the audience. Ms. Bangiolo is exponents in the United States a straight-A student focussing on biology at Smith and plans to attend medical school. The Pietro Antonio Donna Italian Scholarship of $600 for a high school student who has excelled in the study of Italian. The awardee this year is Emma Ross, beginning senior at Washington International School. Ms. Emma Ross, a top-grade student at WIS, addressed the Gala attendees with remarkable aplomb, and in impeccable Italian, making it obvious why she was selected for the Donna Scholarship. ►►►►► 2 ICS Board of Directors and their Responsibilities ITALIAN LANGUAGE Ron Cappelletti, President & Webmaster Olga Mancuso, Vice President PROGRAM Cesarina Horing, Membership, Treasurer & 4827 Rugby Avenue, Suite 301 Italian Language Program Bethesda, MD 20814 Cecilia Fiermonte, Secretary Day, Evening and Weekend Classes Arrigo Mongini, Editor of Poche Parole for Adults and Children Joe Onofrietti, Film & Hospitality Serving Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC Nick Monaco, Outside Events FALL CLASSES START SEPTEMBER 13 Luigi De Luca, At large (Past President) website: www.italianculturalsociety.org Paolo Vidoli, At large Anthony Sinopoli, At Large phone: 301-215-7885 Romeo Segnan, At large, - Maria Wilmeth, Historian CONSULAR SECTION Elio Grandi, Emeritus Aldo Bove, Liaison in Italy ITALIAN EMBASSY 3000 Whitehaven Avenue, N.W. 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Feeling betrayed by the duplicity of the new Italian government and its abject surrender to its new masters, the Sentendosi traditi dalla duplicita’ del nuovo governo italiano e Allied armies, the Germans’ heavy hand slammed its fist la sua resa abbietta alle forze Alleate, i suoi nuovi padroni, la throughout the areas they controlled. The shock was felt not mano pesante dei tedeschi si abbatte’ con un pugno di ferro only in the destruction of public works and utilities, and in the su tutte le zone da loro controllate. La scossa fu sentita non dismantling of industrial machinery, but, despite the efforts of solo nella distruzione di opere pubbliche e delle infrastrutture a few Germans, just as importantly in the destruction of e nella devastazione di apparecchiature industriali ma works of art or cultural artifacts, or their outright theft, on the altrettanto importante, e malgrado tentativi contrari di alcuni patently false claim they were safeguarding the works of art tedeschi, nella distruzione di opere d’arte e oggetti culturali, o from the pillage of the uncouth, unappreciative Allied semplicemente nel loro furto dietro la ovvia falsa pretesa di “barbarians”.