Upcoming DaVinci Lode Events at A Glance and Around Town

  • Sat. & Sun. March 14th—15th, 2020 -  7th Annual Italian Festival is in Downtown Phoenix this year.   
  • Ladies Luncheon:  Tuesday, March 24  Home of Roliena Boyda  4005 E. Hamblin Drive,  Phoenix, AZ  85050  11 AM 
  • Casino Trip:  Tuesday, March 31  Wild Horse Pass Casino, Chandler, AZ.   Cost free to ride on the bus.  Upon arrival casino will give each   passenger a $10 coupon (with a ”personal ID”)  Bus pick-up:  9th St. & Bell Rd.  8:45 AM;  32nd St. & Bell Rd.  9:15  AM.  Must reserve a seat on the bus two days in advance.  If interested, contact Cathy Quagliata at 602-923-7515 or  by email at    cquagliata@cox.net 
  • April 2020 Council Meeting:  Date To Be Determined 
  • April 19 General Meeting:  1:00 PM, Deer Valley Airport Restaurant.
  • Yearly Italian Films USA 2020 — Films, Date and Location. If you are interested, we can get a group together and view one of these films.  

  1. UN ALTRO GIORNO Friday, April 17 • 7:00 p.m. • ASU, Design North Building, Room 60 (Director, Simone Spada, Drama/Comedy, 2019, 100 min.) Giuliano and Tommaso have been friends for more than thirty years, but the next four days will be the hardest they’ve ever known. 
  2. SHORT FILM PROGRAM • PROGRAMMA DI CORTOMETRAGGI Saturday, April 18 • 10:30 a.m. • Scottsdale Civic Center Library Auditorium (Comedy, Drama, 2019, 96 min.) Seven recent films—The Nutcatcher, Matilde’s First Day, Superheroes Without Superpowers, The School Trip, Sarino, Butterflies and Something Personal—are in competition for your vote for best short film. 
  3. THE CHAMPION • IL CAMPIONE Saturday, April 18 • 1:30 p.m. • Scottsdale Civic Center Library Auditorium (Director, Leonardo D'Agostini, Comedy/Drama, 2019, 105 min.) Christian is a star soccer player. Valerio, lonely and shy, is the professor who is assigned to help Christian pass his high school equivalency exam. 
  4. ASPROMONTE, LAND OF THE FORGOTTEN • ASPROMONTE, LA TERRA DEGLI ULTIMI Saturday, April 18 • 3:30 p.m. • Scottsdale Civic Center Library Auditorium (Director, Mimmo Calopresti, Drama, 2019, 97 min.) In 1951, no road connects a small village in the southern valley of Aspromonte with other towns. In the wake a tragedy, the inhabitants put aside their work and unite to build a road.
  5. THE INVISIBLE WITNESS • IL TESTIMONE INVISIBILE Sunday, April 19 • 1:30 p.m. • Scottsdale Civic Center Library Auditorium (Director, Stefano Mordini, Drama, 2018, 102 min.) Adriano, a rich industrialist, is charged with murder at an Alpine ski resort. He chooses Virginia Ferrara, a veteran attorney who has never lost a case, to decide the defense strategy. With no alternative, he is forced to tell the full truth to the lawyer. Will he be freed? 
  6. THE PASSION OF ANNA MAGNANI • LA PASSIONE DI ANNA MAGNANI Sunday, April 19 • 3.30 p.m. • Scottsdale Civic Center Library Auditorium (Director, Enrico Cerasuolo, Documentary, 2019, 60 min.) An intimate portrait of the great Italian actress Anna Magnani, a symbol of neorealism and an icon of the world’s film industry. 

  •  Enjoy the local premieres of five recent Italian films and a program of short films at the 2020 Italian Film Festival USA of Phoenix. All films shown on the campus of Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe and the Scottsdale Civic Center Library. 
  •  Desert Botanical Garden Italian Art Installation (art from Milan), Oct 12, 2019 - May 10, 2020.    If you are interested, we can get a group together and go see it. 

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 La Befana, January 6 

 Carnevale  

 St. Joseph’s Table  

 Pasquetta  

 Picnic Lodge 

 Anniversary Celebration 

 Italian Republic Day (June2) 

 Members Appreciation celebration 

 Fourth of July 

 Ferragosto, August 15 

 Columbus/Italian Heritage Month (October)

 Thanksgiving 

 Family Christmas Party   

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Alzheimer’s Association 

Arizona Veterans  

St. Vincent DePaul 

Italian Festival (participate)

Musical Instrument Museum (participate) 

Sister Cities Catania  (participate) 

Christmas Angels 

Toys-for-Tots /HeartfortheCity

St. Mary’s Food Bank  

Backpack Program

Bocce Tournament

Fun Trips/Casino Trips

Casino Night Italian Card Games – Briscola, Scopa, Tombola (Italian Bingo)

Italian Conversation Lessons

Cooking Demonstrations

Kids Activities (pizza making)

Olive Picking/Curing

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Several DaVinci members participated at the Hearn Academy annual cultural event. Our display table contained a map of Italy, the Italian flag, pottery pieces, books, apron and kitchen towels unique to Sicily, a tri-fold poster board filled with postcards highlighting various Italian cities, pictures of typical foods, and included on the board were every day phrases. The children enjoyed the diversion of the day and the teachers were very welcoming and accommodating. It was great opportunity to share our love of Italy with the children.

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