Since 1998, I have been presenting lectures
in the U.S. and since 1999, my lecture tours have also incorporated cooking lessons
in private homes.
Lectures and cooking lessons can take place anywhere
in the U.S. and Canada. This year my annual
tour will take place from February - March 2008.
Accepting bookings now!
Requests are accepted on a first-come,
first-served basis. I accept requests for lectures or cooking
lessons in areas where I have at least 4 requests for events, ie,
other lecture requests or cooking lessons. Lectures
My
lectures cover a variety of subjects:
"Implications of Being Italian. Gestures"
"Memoirs of Rural Life in Umbria"
"Assisi: Before and After the Earthquake"
"Rural Life and Architecture in Umbria"
"Umbria: Inside Out"
"Folklore and Festivals in Umbria"
"Italians: Unveiling the Mysteries" (a series of 5 lectures but can be presented individually)
"The Italian Woman: From the Etruscans to the Present"
"Qualità della Vita"
For information on those lectures (and critiques), please go to
Lecture page.
Possible lecture venues:
* universities, museums, bookstores,
* Italian cultural organizations, arts' associations, women's organizations,
* Rotaries, cultural/educational organizations, book clubs, corporations.
Lectures may also be presented in private homes. Such events may
be used as fund-raisers, if desired.
Cooking
classes of Umbrian rural cuisine
Classes are hands-on and are generally held in private homes, although
they could also be presented in cooking schools.
Minimum number (other than hosts): 12
Maximum (including hosts): 16
Umbrian dinners in private homes New!
For those who wish to enjoy the "feast" without the cooking lesson... I will do all the cooking!
Minimum number (other than hosts): 12
Maximum number (including hosts): 16
Entertainment prior to cooking lessons or Umbrian dinners New!
Enjoy a glass of wine and my talk on "Italian Gestures" prior to cooking lessons and dinners. Guaranteed to start off the evening with gusto! (Optional addition to the evening - at no charge.)
For information on cooking events (and comments), please go to Cooking
page.
My
lectures cover a variety of subjects: