Programme 2007-2008
January 10"La Vita e' Bella" Italian film with English subtitles
February 14Annual General Meeting plus members' contributions

March 14Puglia revisited Hazel Dinelli
April 11 Worth a Detour - Pistioa and Orta - Molly West
May 9 San Giuliano del Sanio ~ A Molise Village - Giovanni Pietrangelo_
June 13 Tutto e' Cominciato con il Risorgmento - Laura Camba-Robinson (in Italian)

Sept 12 Rossini's "La Cenerentola" - David Brown (former Professor of Musicology, Southampton Univ) *
Oct 10 Protecting Florence and Venice from further flooding - Mrs Jan Lloyd (geographer)
Nov 14 Making Stringed Instruments and a Living in Italy
                 (with sample instruments) - Donald Palmer (postponed from March)
Dec 12 Prodotti locali Toscani Renzo Dinelli (in Italian)

Jan 9 (2008) An Italian Connection - An illustrated talk by Marilyn Ramsden about her Italian ancestry.
Feb 13 Annual General Meeting followed by contributions from members

[NB most talks are appropriately illustrated]
....plus social events which will be advertised later._
* This Rossini opera will be performed by Welsh National Opera at the Mayflower in the autumn.