Update on Italian Embassy’s Strategic Plan to Promote the Italian Language
On February 19th, the Italian Embassy hosted a meeting of the Greater Washington, D.C. Observatory of the Italian Language. The purpose of this meeting was to provide updates about the steps taken to promote the Italian language in the D.C.
March Program
Our second program of the year on March 24, 2019, celebrated the St. Joseph’s Table tradition and featured the film made by AMHS member Kirsten Keppel
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
With the return of baseball, the completion of March Madness, and the full blooming of the Cherry Blossoms, we can be sure that we have crossed the threshold of spring.
AMHS PRESIDENT EMERITUS D’ANDREA AWARDED Order of The Star of Italy
On Monday, February 25, AMHS President Emeritus Lucio D’Andrea was awarded the Ordine della Stella D’Italia (the Order of the Star of Italy) at a ceremony held at the Embassy of Italy in Washington, D.C.
Venue for March Meeting
AMHS President As most of our members know, the Society is not able to use Casa Italiana for all of our bimonthly general meetings.
AMHS Joins CISC Founders, To Sponsor Vespa Rally
AMHS President The Abruzzo and Molise Heritage Society (AMHS) has become a member of the Casa Italiana Sociocultural Center (CISC) Capital Founders Fund.
MONTENERODOMO
One of Abruzzo’s beautiful small towns, Montenerodomo, is located 62 kilometers from Chieti.
March Meeting Celebrates St. Joseph’s Table Tradition
Our second program of the year on March 24, 2019, will celebrate the St. Joseph’s Table tradition and feature the film made by AMHS member Kirsten Keppel.
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
We began 2019 in very good fashion. Our general meeting, held on January 27, drew approximately 100 members and guests — clearly one of our more popular events.
A Publication of the Abruzzo and Molise Heritage Society of the Washington DC Area
Georgetown University Music Professor Anna Harwell Celenza took her audience of about 100 people on a musical voyage across the Atlantic and back as she told us about her book
CAPRACOTTA
The picturesque, oddly named small town of Capracotta is located about 45 kilometers northwest of Campobasso and about 25 kilometers north of Isernia.
FARA SAN MARTINO
One of Abruzzo’s beautiful small towns, Fara San Martino, is located 46 kilometers from Chieti. The town has approximately 1,623 inhabitants, known as Faresi.