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Poche Parole January 2015 Vol Preserving and Promoting Italian Culture for All Angela (Pregano) Knight sang at Festa di Natale. Poche Parole January 2015 Vol. XXXII, No.5 ICS EVENTS Social meetings start at 3:00 p.m. on the third Sunday of the month, September through May, at the Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD (see map on back cover). Sunday, January 18: 1:00 p.m., Special Movie, (See p. 3). 3:00 p.m. Tony Zanelotti will speak on his experiences as a TV producer of reality shows such as “Americaʼs Most Wanted” (see picture at right). February 15: 3:00 p.m. CARNEVALE SAVE THE DATE and come to a murder-mystery enactment and delicious dinner with a Venetian twist. Watch for the RSVP and details on our website, email, and in the next Poche Parole. www.italianculturalsociety.org Professor De Luca on Greek & Latin: Silvia Avanzi holds Alicee Grada who The list of donated prizes raffled off Golden Tongues of the Mediterranean just saw Babbo Natale. at Festa di Natale. Basin. The President’s Message The Board of Directors What a fabulous Festa di Natale! Someone commented Arrigo Mongini, President that it was like a huge festival in a small Italian town. Ron Cappelletti, Vice President, Paolo Vidoli, Treasurer Over 300 people, including about 90 children, gathered Riccardo Cannavò,Secretary, Poche Parole Writer at the Friendship Heights Village Center to hear our Francesca Casazza, Director of the ILP favorite Soprano, Angela Knight, sing operatic arias Dennis A.Siracusa,Editor,Poche Parole; photographer and Christmas carols, to have their kids participate in Carlo Ellena, Webmaster children’s programs, to get children’s presents from Romeo Segnan, University and Museum Outreach Marie Frances, Fund raising producer Babbo Natale, to see Luigi De Luca’s presepio, and to Olga Mancuso, Historian and Event Organizer dine on delicious Italian “potluck” food and lasagna Allegra Tartaglia, Social Media and Marketing provided by our own chef and cooking teacher, Maura Poche Parole is published each month from Mafa. IT WAS A truly historic event thanks to Olga January through May and September through Mancuso, other ICS board members, friends, our December. The deadline for the submission of all articles and ads for the newsletter is the 22nd of the partners Le D.I.V.E. and MaPaCI, all those who brought month preceding publication of the issue. Please that delicious food and, of course, Babbo Natale, La send submissions on the internet to e-mail address: Befana, and the Elves. [email protected] or on a computer CD/ DVD to: Editor, Poche Parole, 4827 Rugby Avenue, Our party represents just one of many Italian events Suite 301, Bethesda, MD 20814 and organizations in our area that we are so fortunate Publication notice: The ICS Board reserves sole to enjoy. Just look at some of the links on our website discretion for accepting any material, including ads, that include Casa Italiana, Italians in DC, the Abruzzo for inclusion in Poche Parole, pursuant to its and Molise Heritage Society, the meet-up groups, and, established Publication Policy. A copy of this policy is available upon request by contacting the editor. of course, the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Advertisers appearing in Poche Parole have paid a Institute . fee or provided services in kind to ICS for publishing At the January 18 social Tony Zanelotti, a long time their respective ads. Publication of any producer of the TV show “America’s Most Wanted,” will advertisement in Poche Parole does not reflect ICS endorsement or guarantee of the advertisers’ tell us how the show was instrumental in bringing services, products or statements. Material contained major criminals to justice by getting ordinary citizens in articles published is the sole responsibility of the to identify them to the authorities. I am sure he has author and does not indicate ICS endorsement. many interesting anecdotes to share. (See p.3). Another feature of the January 18 social will be a Table of Contents special Movie of the Month. Unlike the commercial films we usually show, “Il Seme ed il Mare” was Movie of the Month: Il Seme ed Il Mare...3 produced, directed, and acted by the people of the little Tuscan town of Casole D’ Elsa. It is very funny. Come Januaryʼs speaker: Tony Zanelotti...........3 early at 1 00 PM and see the movie See p 3 ( : ) .( . ). Festa di Natale......................................4-5 From the ICS board and myself, auguri di un felice anno nuovo. Also, WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS: Childrenʼs activities..............................6 Adriana Hopper Francisco and Lucy Fonseca ILP Directorʼs message...............................7 Massimo Quartararo Beatrice Cenci..........................................8 Eyal Uzana Arrigo Mongini Il cemento romano...............................9 Events of Local Interest Golden Languages of the Mediterranean February 1-May 3, 2015-Piero di Cosimo; National Basin: lecture by Professor De Luca...........10 Gallery Our Advertisers.......................................11 March 1-August 2, 2015-From the Library: Florentine Publishing in the Renaissance; National Gallery, West Wing May 3-July 26, 2015-Drawing in Silver and Gold: Leonardo to Jasper Johns; National Gallery, West Wing 2 Tony Zanelotti: Featured Speaker at January Social Tony Zanelotti is one of the original founders of Tony Zanelotti has worked with five US Presidents, Reality Television. A five-time Emmy Award US Justice Department, US Marshals, Interpol, FBI, ATF, Secret Service, Homeland Security, Coast winning producer and director, Zanelotti was Guard, ICE, Texas Rangers, Border Patrol and instrumental in the launch of Reality TV’s first numerous other federal and local law enforcement crimes series, “America’s Most Wanted’ on the agencies around the U.S. and internationally. In the 1990s, he was senior producer for the FOX network. Helping to create the look, feel and launch of Fox’s F/X cable network in New York impact of one of television’s longest running City, in charge of planning primetime/daytime series. Tony Zanelotti has made significant programming. Recently Zanelotti, executive produced the changes to television production and to the many Movie “Truth About Kerry” a murder thriller people that were affected by crime. He has based in a small town in Ireland. directly assisted in the apprehension of over 1200 Currently, Tony is a creative producer at Viva Creative Agency in Rockville, Maryland. He is also a violent fugitives worldwide. “You Can Run, But development specialist creating new reality series for You Can’t Hide!” network and cable outlets. Zanelotti field-directed the dramatic reenactments that became the show’s signature Some of the programs that Tony Zanelotti has worked on are: Americaʼs Most Wanted: storytelling feature. America Fights Back (TV series), Go Tigers, I He later became host John Walsh’s top producer, Dare You! The Ultimate Challenge (TV series) traveling with Walsh and directing his appearances and Americaʼs Most Wanted (TV series). in the field and on locations around the world. SPECIAL MOVIE OF THE MONTH A series of mishaps ensues, with the cops in pursuit, in their attempt to reach Africa, at first unsuccessfully by by Arrigo Mongini air, and then by a circuitous water route with the help of a punk hippie who is into fantasy internet games. “Il Seme ed il Mare” is the January Movie of the Month, a production of the citizens of the little town of The movie came to our attention through a student of Casole d’ Elsa (population 3000), located in Tuscany, Camilla Presti Russell, one of the teachers of our Italian about halfway between Siena and Volterra. The film was Language Program and the University of Maryland. The made entirely with volunteer labor— student, Stuart Plattner, helped to write the English producer, director, writer, editor, subtitles in collaboration with the camera man, sound technician, director, Riccardo Casamonti, who is musicians, and actors. Even the also a local farmer whom Stuart Carabinieri and the Polizia, as well as befriended during his vacation trips to the mayor participated. It tells the the area. The movie is funny and story of a retired professor, a despite its “no budget” nature seems bachelor, who one day receives a almost professionally done. It is a full letter from a woman that he had length feature of one hour and ten known 60 years ago when both of minutes. Stuart Plattner will make them were students. He had not seen her since that introductory comments. You can watch the Italian trailer time, but in the letter she invites him to visit her in by going to: http://ilsemeedilmare.wordpress.com. Morocco, where she had moved. He decides to go, and When the web page comes up click on “video” and you enlists the help of an itinerant vendor, an illegal will get the trailer and a “backstage” clip about the immigrant, and the local bartender, who also wants to making of the movie. The film will run one hour and get away on an adventure. fifty minutes. 3 Festa di Natale Celebriamo insieme la magia del Natale Ron Cappelletti and Nick Monaco are about to hang the colors. Luigi De Luca supervises Nicole and Isabel in the erection of the presepe. (Below, right) A happy child receives his gift from Babbo Natale as I Folletti and La Befana (Below)The children sang “Tu scendi dalle stelle” and “Bianco Natale.” The festa part of Festa di Natale. Manning the ILP table, Joseph Lee, Tamara DʼAddieco and Savka Klein. The children are painting glass balls under the supervision of Le D.I.V.E. 4 The Raffle Winners Francesca Casazza Diana Domingues wins a Louise (Rossi Cappelletti) Sonia Balboni takes home a course at the ILP valued Ingala wins a certificate to I presents Carla Kleim a visit bottle of white wine.
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