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| Monday, 09 November 2026 |
| Quiz (in Italian...mostly) |
| Marisa and Gloria |
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Come and join us for our quiz which promises an evening of fun! In Italian (an English translation of questions can be provided) - a quiz to challenge our Italian language and understanding....and maybe throw in some fun facts and figures too. The quiz will start at 7pm but doors open at 6:30 to give you time to grab a drink and settle in. |
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| Monday, 14 December 2026 |
| Christmas social (Italian and English) |
| CIS |
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A more informal opportunity to get together, with Italian Christmas Fare and an understanding of how Italians celebrate their Christmas. |
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| Monday, 11 January 2027 |
| Davide Ventola of Caffè e Vino, in conversation with CIS Chair, Stuart Rostron |
| Stuart Rostron |
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Davide established Tewkesbury’s Caffè e Vino some six years ago with the goal of serving ‘great Italian food to happy customers’. Based on bookings, word-of-mouth and a Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence, he has achieved his goal – and will now share his story with us. Event largely in Italian. |
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| Monday, 08 February 2027 |
| ‘Presentation and Representation: New Approaches to Displaying Italian Old Master Paintings at the Barber Institute’ |
| Dr Robert Wenley |
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During his talk Dr Wenley will share the concepts and ideas underpinning the rehang of the Italian Collections at Birmingham University’s Barber Institute of Fine Arts, whose Grade 1 listed building is currently being redeveloped. Talk in English |
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| Monday, 08 March 2027 |
| Members’ Evening |
| CIS members |
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Details to be finalised but will include Members’ mini-talks based on interests expressed during recent consultation. Event in Italian/English |
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| Monday, 12 April 2027 |
| The Bookseller of Florence: Vespasiano da Bisticci and the Manuscripts that illuminated the Renaissance |
| Ross KIng |
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Ross King has written books on Italian, French and Canadian art and history including Brunelleschi’s Dome, Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling, Leonardo and The Last Supper and a biography of Machiavelli. He will talk about this ‘king of booksellers’ who sold illuminated books graced to popes, kings and princes – but lived to see the life-transforming invention of printing and to write wonderfully gossipy memoirs. Talk in English |
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| Monday, 10 May 2027 |
| Annual General Meeting with short talk |
| CIS |
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GM and short talk/entertainment (details tbc) |
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