IHSI Book Club – September 2026 September 16th – The Longest Echo by Eoin DempseySummaryAgainst the backdrop of WWII-ravaged Italy comes a powerful and emotional novel of love, survival, justice, and second chances.Club & Book Discussion Leader: Ray Brown (ray.e.brown@sbcglobal.net)Format: Lunch & Socialize @ 11:30am; book discussion follows.RSVP (rowlettmm@aol.com) appreciated, but not required.No cost to […]
Chapel in the Meadow Mass (Remembering past Italian POWs)Pitch-in lunch following.Information on the chapel:https://italianheritage.org/about/italian-p-o-w-chapel-lady-meadow/ Make a Contribution September 20 @ 9:30 am Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live Camp Atterbury 3008 Old Hospital Rd. Edinburgh, IN 46124 United States + Google Map Pasta Making Class IHSI Book Club - October 2026
IHSI Book Club – October 2026 October 21st – The Tartar Steppe by Dino BuzzetiSummaryAn allegorical novel which reflects on the nature of time and human existence. It follows the life of a newly-qualified army lieutenant, Giovanni Drogo, as he heads off to his first posting at a gloomy fortress on the edge of the […]
An Eye for Italy: Itineraries, Photographs, Memories Italian Heritage Society Lecture Series An Eye for Italy: Itineraries, Photographs, Memories Presenter: Jeffrey WaggonerNov 8, 2026; 2pmLocation: Fort Ben Library Beginning with a discussion of one effective strategy for adding historical depth to one’s travels in Italy, this lecture features images from five trips to Italy (in 2002/2003, 2004 […]
IHSI Book Club – December 2026 November 18th – I'll Steal You Away by Niccolo Ammaniti Summary Ischiano Scalo. A place where even the main road out to the nearest big town gives up after a couple of miles, where escape from a life of boredom and emptiness is almost impossible. Forced into crimes he […]
IHSI Book Club – December 2026 December 16th - CabriniMovie - No Reading This MonthSummaryCabrini is a powerful feature film that tells the inspiring true story of Frances Cabrini, one of the most remarkable missionaries in American history.Club & Movie Discussion Leader: Ray Brown (ray.e.brown@sbcglobal.net)Format: Lunch & Socialize @ 11:30am; movie discussion follows.RSVP (rowlettmm@aol.com) appreciated, […]
IHSI Book Club – January 2027 January 20th – The Gallery by John Horne BurnsSummarySet in occupied Naples in 1944, The Gallery takes its name from the Galleria Umberto, a bombed-out arcade where everybody in town comes together in pursuit of food, drink, sex, money, and oblivion. A daring and enduring novel—one of the first […]
