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of the Italian Meeting presented by Marcella Nardi
English
Program , Wed, Oct 14th
Seattle
native Lisa Dorsey will present “The Divine Journey of Dante‘s
Inferno.”
During
her college years at Catholic University of America, Lisa
studied Italian literature and developed an enduring interest
in the life and works of Dante Alighieri. She obtained a law
degree at Georgetown University and returned home to Seattle
where she is a partner at Dorsey & Whitney.
Italian
Program , Wed, Oct 28th
Marcella
Nardi will introduce us to the fascinating and beautiful art
of building miniature medieval castles. She will explain how
defensive structures changed as a consequence of weapons improvement.
Concentrating on examples from her home country of Italy,
Marcella will show us a sample of her work; all built to scale,
and discuss the architectural elements that characterize buildings
and villages. She will show us a model of Soncino Castle,
which is near Milan. It is one of the most beautiful castles
in Northern Italy.
Marcella
teaches her art in a Seattle middle school, and this fall
is teaching a 5-week session called “The Secrets of Miniature
World: Build a Small Medieval Guard Tower” at the UW Experimental
College. She will also start a new class in the same middle
school, building an entire British medieval village.
Marcella
can be contacted at: dem.nn@verizon.net
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