We would like to introduce some upcoming Italian things to do. What better occasion to learn some ancient words and to discuss their evolution in modern Italian in class?

WHEN: 07/29/2012

WHERE: http://www.nps.gov/long/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?eventID=389205-232573

Location: Longfellow House – Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site Time: 4:00 PM Fee Information: Free and open to the public. Contact Name: Longfellow House – Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site Contact Phone Number:(617) 876-4491

As a tribute to Dante Alighieri, Newpoli performs music from Italy.  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow greatly admired the poetry of Dante and translated Dante’s masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, published in 1867.  Newpoli is a group of musicians specializing in southern Italian folk music from the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century