Benvenuto, Welcome Next Meeting Tuesday 1st October 2019 7.30 pm

Meetings are to be held at Henleaze Library, Northumbria Drive, Westbury Park, BS9 4HP. The first will be on Tuesday 1st October then from Tuesday 12th November every month on the second Tuesday evening  October-May. 

Tuesday 1st October Rebecca Chellapah - internationally performing Mezzo-Soprano on Italian Operatic roles 

Tuesday 12th November Richard Henderson , historian and organiser of Italian tours

Tuesday 10th December Sylvia Dodds  on the Bristish Embassy International School at the time the the Getty was was 'abducted'

 Full Programme and details will be published and publicised in early September.

Remember there are many opportunities to experience la dolce vita right here in Bristol, and we have created this website so that you can see the Italian activities going on. We also want to let you know about our own fantastic monthly of celebrated national speakers from October to May. Incidentally if you live near Cheltenham they also have a programme - see Links Page . Bristol University Italian (LINK)Department has an open postgraduate seminar series

Sei appena arrivato a Bristol o stai per trasferirti nella nostra citta'? Dacci un colpo di telefono +44-7870-185116 o scrivici a bristolaic@gmail.com e cosi' potremo farti conoscere delle altre persone che sono inammorate della vita e della cultura italiana!

Benvenuto and Final Published Programme 2018-19

Benvenuto Welcome! There are many opportunities to experience la dolce vita right here in Bristol, and we have created this website so that you can see the Italian activities going on. We also want to let you know about our own fantastic monthly  Final Published Programme 2018-19 of celebrated national speakers from October to May. Incidentally if you live near Cheltenham they also have a programme - see Links Page . Bristol University Italian (LINK)Department has an open postgraduate seminar series

Sei appena arrivato a Bristol o stai per trasferirti nella nostra citta'? Dacci un colpo di telefono +44-7870-185116 o scrivici a bristolaic@gmail.com e cosi' potremo farti conoscere delle altre persone che sono inammorate della vita e della cultura italiana!

Meetings are held at Westbury Fields Retirement Village, every second Tuesday evening in the month 

Thursday 12th July 2018 'Don Giovanni' on Millennium Square bigscreen

Benvenuti a Tutti
Some of us will be there from about 6pm. Opera starts at 7 direct from ROH.https://www.roh.org.uk/productions/don-giovanni-by-kasper-holten for a preview

Enjoying it last year!

deckchairs and tables may be available. Bring your picnic and JOIN DAVID and DIANA

Benvenuto a AGM Saturday 2nd June and Wilton day

Benvenuto -Welcome to all members at the BA-IC AGM. Michael is kindly hosting us at his home today.

The visit to Wilton Italianate Chapel and the historic Wilton  House in May was blessed with lovely almost Italian weather. even the trains ran on time.

  

The interior of the church, commissioned by aa Russian Countess of Pembroke in love with Italy  blew our minds and completed the years's programme of events and talks

April 10th at Westbury Fields also NEWS of DAY OUT

BENVENUTO ******STOP PRESS***** 

Tim Davidson's Musical Presentation 'Italian music and opera: the British connection' at Westbury Fields - see revised 'how to find us' note.

NEWS of DAY OUT to Wilton House and Italianate Parish Church - change of date - now to be on Monday 14th MAY. We shall meet at Bristol Temple Meads station at 10.am.  Details by email and more here .

David Grech's 'Italy without a Camera' was much enjoyed in March, especially his report of how he went about his water-coloured sketches -

Tuesday March 13th Westbury Fields

BENVENUTO ******STOP PRESS***** David Grech's talk 'Italy without a Camera' Tuesday March 13th meeting at Westbury Fields

 

February's meeting with Gordon Young at Clifton, thanks to C.H.I.S was most enjoyable. We are thinking of asking Gordon possibly to give us all filmshow next year

January's on Murder, Mussolini and Memory with Amy King was a thought provoking insight in darker aspects of Italian 20th Century history much appreciated for members.

Sei appena arrivato a Bristol o stai per trasferirti nella nostra citta'? Dacci un colpo di telefono +44-7870-185116 o scrivici a dnembruce@btinternet.com e cosi' potremo farti conoscere delle altre persone che sono inammorate della vita e della cultura italiana!

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @brisitalians .

Meetings are at WESTBURY FIELDS RETIREMENT VILLAGE, Cricket Lane Entrance each 2nd Tuesday of the months October to May, at 7pm for conversation and a drink followed by the speaker at 7.30 p.m. Guest fee £5.00

Film Night Tuesday 12th Dec - Cinema Paradiso

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Change of Film Cinema Paradiso is new selection after viewing and reviewing 'August Lunch' and finding it too unseasobale for words!  
Trailor for 'Cinema Paridiso is linked here
Sei appena arrivato a Bristol o stai per trasferirti nella nostra citta'? Dacci un colpo di telefono +44-7870-185116 o scrivici a dnembruce@btinternet.com e cosi' potremo farti conoscere delle altre persone che sono inammorate della vita e della cultura italiana!

Thinking of learning more Italian? Domenico Sciarrone is starting new courses in September in North View, Westbury park
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @brisitalians .

Meetings are at WESTBURY FIELDS RETIREMENT VILLAGE, Cricket Lane Entrance each 2nd Tuesday of the months October to May, at 7pm for conversation and a drink followed by the speaker at 7.30 p.m. Guest fee £5.00