by Josephine Maietta
Dear Friends,
You are cordially invited to attend the Association of Italian American Educators' Uniting Our Community Breakfast on Sunday, September 20, 2015 from 8:00am to 10:30am, in the Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, Room 246 at Hofstra University, Uniondale, New York.
This year, the Breakfast is sponsored in collaboration with:
The Columbia Police Association of Nassau County, Frank Ruvolo, President;
the Commission for Social Justice, (Order Sons of Italy in America) Louis Gallo, Chairman;
the Italian American Studies Association-Long Island, Professor Anne Romano, President;
and The Josephine Foundation, Andrew J. Koslosky, Chairman.
Author Jack Bilello, will be the keynote speaker: "Italian Americans in War and Peace".
Author Bilello was raised and educated in East New York, Brooklyn. He is a former Fulbright Scholar and Chairperson of History of the Lindenhurst New York Public School system. He is currently a field supervisor at Dowling College in Oakdale, Long Island. He has gained acclaim as a lecturer and guest speaker, and is recognized as an authority on World War II.
Maria Regina De Dominicis, an Italian author, is coming from the city of Pescara, Italy, to introduce her new children's book: Picci Cricetto di Casa.
Professor Ileana Baiamonte, from the Istituto Linguistico Mediterraneo, Scuola d'italiano a Pisa, has decided to come to New York and join us for the Breakfast Meeting.
Jacqueline Rito, Italian teacher at Bethpage High School and adjunct professor of Italian at SUNY - Old Westbury shares insight about an educational film in Italian, Il Sole Dentro, being shown for the first time in the United States, at the Cinema ARTS in Huntington for Film Arts in Education Program.
Prof. Louis Gesualdi will announce the formation of a new Italian American scholarly organization entitled the American Italian Socio-historical Association (AISA). The American Italian Socio-historical Association plans to set up a call for papers and to have its first conference this year on October 21st from 8:30am to 7:00pm at the D'AngeloCenter 4th floor ballroom at St. John's University.
AIAE's Programma Ponte has made it possible for over 200 college students from various locations in the United States to study in Rome during the month of July and receive six college credits. Judith Greco, winner of the Programma Ponte Scholarship 2015, will share her experiences of the past summer in Rome, Italy.
Please feel free to share this invitation with other educators and supporters of our language and culture, who might wish to attend. Your student teachers and your students are welcome to join us. Please e-mail your reservation to AIAE or to one of the organizations listed above.
For questions and to confirm your reservation, please contact Professor Lea Brunetti at [email protected]. We look forward to seeing you on September 20th when members of four successful and powerful organizations come together to celebrate the Italian heritage and culture.
Confidently yours,
Cav. Josephine A. Maietta,
President
AIAE 3rd Welcoming Breakfast
September 20, 2015
8:00 am – 10:30 am Breakfast, Speakers & Presentations in Axinn Library – South Campus Room 246
A $3 coupon will be given to each participant towards the $6 admission to the Festival.
10:30am- 11:00 am We move to the main stage
11:00 am – 5:00 pm Hofstra's "Italian Experience Outdoor Festival" on the University grounds South Campus
Opening Ceremony
11:15 am – 11:45am AIAE Italian Poets & Writers Piazza
AIAE's Poets' & Writers' Piazza, Carolyn De Simone, Chair, has, for 13 years, presented outstanding, award winning poets, writers and playwrights during Hofstra's Italian Experience Festival. This program has given listeners an opportunity to explore the Italian American literary community, to eavesdrop on voices honed by their diverse yet particular experience; voices celebrating "ordinary magic." Join us by the main stage beginning at 11:15 a.m.for these three poets: Robert Savino, Matt Pasca and Steven Licardi.
12:00am – 1:00am Singers: Antonio Guarna and Francesca Cavaliere
1:00 pm Major attraction: Singer, Bobby Valli
(Performs the hit songs of Jersey legends Frank Sinatra, the Young Rascals, and The Duprees.)
Tear off and bring to the breakfast, if you do not have a business card (Please Print)
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Your name__________________________________ Phone #___________________e-mail_______________
Your address _____________________________________________________________________________
School and District _____________________or Organization/ Business_______________________________
Bring your business card and drop it in the Door Prize Champagne Glass.
DIRECTIONS:
From Meadowbrook Parkway, exit at M4. From Exit M4 of the Meadowbrook Parkway you will be on Route 24 West (Hempstead Turnpike) ... Stay on 24W for about one mile ... Pass Nassau Coliseum ... Hofstra University is on both sides of Hempstead Turnpike
Follow Festival signs as it takes place on the South Campus.
Become a Member on Sunday, September 20, 2015! www.aiae.net
