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Transcipt 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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