Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Vancouver
500 - 510 West Hastings Street
Vancouver BC V6B 1L8
Canada
Tel.: (++)1-604-688-0809
Fax: (++)1-604-688-2147
E-mail: iicvancouver@esteri.it
Web: www.iicvancouver.esteri.it
Opening hours:
Monday to Thursday: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm & 2:00 - 5:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm & 2:00 - 4:00 pm
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SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CANADIAN CITIZENS AND ITALIAN CITIZENS RESIDING IN CANADA (IRE)
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE 2010 - 2011 ACADEMIC YEAR: click here (E&OE)
DEADLINE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2010/11: March 31, 2010
CASA ITALIA LOTTERY: WE HAVE THE WINNERS!
We at the Istituto would like to thank the crowds who came to visit Casa Italia during the Games and particularly the over three thousand visitors who put their knowledge of Italy to the test and tried their luck with our lottery.
Here are the correct answers to our quiz:
Here are the prizes and the winners of our lottery:
The three last prizes, each consisting in a 10-book mini-library of contemporary Italian fiction, in their English translation, go to:
- Eleanor NAROD
- Matthew LAM
- Madeline LABERGE
The second prize, a fabulous basket of Italian specialty foods, goes to:
And the FIRST PRIZE, an 11-week course of Italian, goes to:
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS!
All winners will also be entitled to a 10% discount on the fee of any of our courses of Italian language and culture (usable only once before the end of February, 2011).
Please contact us by e-mail (events.iicvancouver@esteri.it) or by phone (604-688-0809 ext. 25) to arrange prize pick-up.
Courses of Italian language and culture
The eleven-week SPRING 2010 session commences on Monday, April 12th, to end on Monday, June 28, 2010. The relevant registration information and schedules are already available from the “Learn Italian" page. Do not miss this fabulous opportunity! Please, register by Thursday, April 8th.
Our March 2010 Newsletter is now available online (in pdf format).
Our February 2010 Newsletter is also available online (pdf format).
PRE-REGISTRATION: NEW PROCEDURES
In order to streamline the pre-registration procedure for our events, and to make it easier for us to reach all participants in case of cancellations, from January 1, 2010, registering for our events is only possible via e-mail. We will no longer accept telephone reservations.
Our apologies for the inconvenience.
Highlights
Cinema
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - Tuesday, June 08, 2010
Our Italian film club is back!
This is the theme of our new film club season. The appointment is for every other Tuesday at the Istituto at 6:15 pm. Introduction and discussion will be moderated by Silvia Giabardo. Please note: all activities of the film club are entirely in Italian.This >>>
Cinema
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - Tuesday, March 23, 2010
"Montalbano I am!"
Three acclaimed televised adaptations featuring Inspector Montalbano, Andrea Camilleri's brooding and sharp Sicilian Detective9th March: Excursion to Tindari16th March: The Sense of Touch23th March: Montalbano's Croquettes
Anthropology
Friday, March 26, 2010
Getting Love and Getting Even: Erotic Spells and Curses in the Greek and Roman World
Magic was omnipresent in the ancient world. Spells were used to keep bugs out of houses, lure women from their loved ones, curse opponents in court: for every conceivable occasion there was a spell which promised success in uncompromising terms. From >>>
Jazz, pop, folk music
Sunday, March 28, 2010
The Flute in the Movies
Accompanied by Vancouver-based pianist Eugene Skovorodnikov, flutist Massimo Mercelli will celebrate the richness of important film scores for flute and piano composed by musicians of the calibre of Nino Rota, Ennio Morricone, and John Williams.
Massimo >>>
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