Italian Art and Culture Speaker Series in San Francisco

Speaker 9/16/21
“I Tre Amici”
First Ever Il Cenacolo Live/Zoom Simulcast

For our “Welcome Back to the New World” session this Fall, Il Cenacolo will host its first ever Live/Zoom simulcast meeting. Luncheon will be held again at the SFIAC, with

Speaker 9/23/21
“New Technology in Marine Vessels”
Charlie Walther
(ZOOM ONLY)

Advances in marine vessel technology from the perspective of a 50-year veteran in the field.

Speaker 9/30/21
“The Great Italophile”
Maurizio Gigola
(LUNCH/ZOOM)

Maurizio Gigola, cross-media storyteller, will discuss the fascinating history of the development of the Italian cuisine, and how it informed the world.

Speaker 10/7/21
“The Black Plague, The Birth of The Renaissance, and Us”
Ron Weissman
(ZOOM only)

Lessons from the Black Plague in 1348, which triggered a reordering of European society.

Speaker 10/14/21
“Becoming Sicilian: Finding Roots in the Cloud “
Lisa Sciandra
(LUNCH/ZOOM)

What started as a short essay about her family’s history turned into a life-changing journey of self-discovery for this third-generation Sicilian American. Along the way, Lisa uncovered family secrets, learned

Speaker 10/21/21
“My Mother: A Woman of the 20th Century”
Alex Kugushev
(LUNCH/ZOOM)

Her life was a portrait of an age and spanned the 20th century with its dramas and tragedies. Born in 1900 and died in 1989, she experienced revolutions, world wars, exile, and flights.

Speaker 10/28/21
“Italian Futurism: An Artistic and Social Movement of the Early 20th Century”
Susanna Lombardi
(ZOOM)

“The Futurist Manifesto,” written in 1909 by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, outlined the tenets of the Italian Futurist Movement. Artistically it grew out of the Cubist Movement that was created by