Crazy masks – Maschere pazze!

A big GRAZIE to Georgia & Kyra for such a fun night!

We got to create our own masks while listening to Italian songs (and, well, ABBA… 😀 ) and we were all so proud of them!

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In couples, students, residents and CPCs took the “Quiz di Carnevale” and then we finally enjoyed the food 😉

Oh, and last but not least: Francisco, Gabbie, Maddie and Corrina all came up with new and exciting plans for our community at the Italian House – stay tuned for more information!

 

Pizza per tutti

Ragazzi, you deserved it! 

Delicious Neapolitan pizza for everybody to celebrate the impressive progress made in the past days – your Italian is constantly improving!

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Keep up the good work and don’t worry: by joining the Italian program you’ll never be short of pizza 😉

A presto!

 

A Carnevale ogni scherzo vale!

Join us for a wonderful Carnival-style party organized by our talented residents & artists Georgia & Kyra! 🙂

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Masks and music will contribute to the atmosphere and who knows, maybe we won’t be too sad not to be in Venice this time of the year 😉

Feel free to play with your outfit and be creative, because that’s what Carnevale is all about!

A mercoledi’!

Take good care of your Italian!

Ciao ragazzi!

New year’s resolution: dive into the Italian language and culture, giusto? 😉

Then make sure you sign up for adjunct this semester! Three levels available:

IT104 Review of Elementary Italian: Tuesday and Thursday 3:00-4:00 pm Armstrong Hall 353B

IT204 Review of Intermediate Italian: Tuesday and Thursday 4:00-5:00 pm Armstrong Hall 353B

IT302 Review of Italian with Emphasis on Italian civilization: Wednesday 3:00-5:00 pm Armstrong Hall 353B

Join the fun!

 

Flying On The Wings Of Music

Would you ever think of combining opera and pop music to come up with a new style?

These guys did, and the experiment worked perfectly well thanks to their talent.

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Il Volo

Il Volo (“The Flight”) is a music trio that came to life in 2010, after its members competed individually in the TV song contest  “Ti lascio una canzone”.

Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca were only teenagers when they performed as solo artists and impressed both the jury and the audience with their powerful voices. One of the creators of the show suggested to put them together and mentor them and that is how the trio’s career began, progressing with each song.

This year, they were awarded the first prize as best performers at the Sanremo Festival, which is a famous music festival broadcasted annually by RAI.

Their song “Grande Amore” was chosen to represent Italy at the Eurovision song contest, where it earned the 3rd position.

Want to know what the song is about? Watch the video and improve your Italian! 😉

Sara

 

Buongiorno Italian Film Festival!

Yesterday the Italian Film Festival of CC took place in Max Kade Theatre and many awards were given!

Following the award ceremony, the students were entertained with pizza and beverages. Can you imagine a better final class? 😉

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More positive facts:

  1. Students discovered that acting in Italian is fun!
  2. They found out that there are methods behind what they did in class: they are called process drama and glottodrama 
  3. Students are now ready for the next challenge: Intermediate Italian!

Well done/ ben fatto everyone and see you around the campus 🙂

Dario & Sara 

Coming soon… on campus!

Next semester, take Italian. You will fulfill more than your language requirement!

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Join us for cooking labs, cultural experiences and have fun speaking Italian 🙂

Delicious! Buonissimo!

Ben fatto, ragazzi! 

You were a great team, and the final result was delicious – everybody agreed on that when tasting our tiramisu’!

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This was the 4th cultural event for the Italian team this block – we enjoyed every single one and we hope you did too!

We’re looking forward to more events next semester, but for now… Buone vacanze! 🙂

 

Tiramisù o Tiramigiù?

Do you want to learn how to make the perfect Tiramisù?

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Come to the Italian House, this Wednesday  Dec. 9 at 7.00 pm!

I will share with you the secrets to make the perfect Italian dessert.

Don’t miss it!

Few spots still available. RSVP to sara.venturelli@Coloradocollege.edu or dario.sponchiado@Coloradocollege.edu

 

Christmas Brunch

Nothing better than a good Sunday brunch in our Italian House! 😉

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I am glad you appreciated all the yummy food on the table – ranging from eggs & bacon to our traditional Christmas cake, Panettone.

Grazie everyone for coming, eating and listening to Micheal Bublé’s Christmas songs with us 😀

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