Previous talks
Below is a list of previous talks which took place at the Circle. You can see the full posts by clicking on any title.
UNA SERATA DI DIVERTIMENTI con Annamaria e Gabriella (in italiano)
We enjoyed a great start to the new year as Annamaria Baker & Gabriella McGhee presented a fun evening of ‘divertimenti’, putting members’ knowledge of […]
SERATA A TEMA LIBERO – Pietro Urso (in italiano)
Italian Circle members were delighted to welcome popular local teacher, Pietro Urso, who hosted an evening of questions and discussion on various aspects of life […]
ITALIANS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM – Giovanni Gravina (in italiano)
Giovanni spoke in Italian about the journey made by Italian émigrés to the UK early in the 20thCentury and their initial shock at the grey […]
GROUP DISCUSSION led by Tina Geraldi and Pietro Urso (in italiano)
Sadly for the large audience, the proposed presentation on the Villas and Gardens of Umbria had to be postponed due to last minute technical difficulties. However […]
AN EVENING OF MUSIC WITH ELIZABETH UPSHER
Members were treated to a delightful summer’s ‘Evening of Music’. Well known local soprano, Elizabeth Upsher, played and sang a variety […]
THE ESTORICK COLLECTION OF MODERN ITALIAN ART IN LONDON – Claudia Daniotti (in italiano)
Claudia Daniotti, Education Assistant at the Estorick Gallery in London, spoke in Italian about the founding of the Gallery by Erick […]
MY LANDLADY AND HOW TRIESTE BECAME PART OF UNIFIED ITALY – Trevor Joscelyne (in italiano)
Trevor Joscelyne talked in Italian about his days as a young man working for the British Council in Milan in 1971/72, […]
GROUP DISCUSSION led by Pietro Urso (in italiano)
Unfortunately Tina Geraldi was unwell and unable to give her talk on the villas and gardens of Umbria. Pietro Urso stepped […]
GRANDFATHER’S MEMORIES AS A POLICEMAN IN SICILY IN THE SEVENTIES – Josie Nicastro (in italiano)
Members were enthralled with tales in Italian of law student Josie’s Nonno (Grandfather) who spent fifty years with the Carabinieri working […]
THE NEW FIAT CINQUECENTO – Jason Saunders (in English)
The newly designed, ground-breaking Fiat Cinquecento was the subject of a most interesting and informative presentation in English given by Jason […]