BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Italian Heritage Society of Indiana - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Italian Heritage Society of Indiana X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://italianheritage.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Italian Heritage Society of Indiana REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Indiana/Indianapolis BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20260520T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20260520T120000 DTSTAMP:20260512T142133 CREATED:20251013T010439Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T010649Z UID:22338-1779278400-1779278400@italianheritage.org SUMMARY:IHSI Book Club - May 2026 DESCRIPTION:IHSI Lecture Series – Maria Montessori: Life as an Italian Woman \n \n \n \n Please join us to celebrate Maria Montessori— the woman on the lire\, the doctor from Italy\, the world traveler\, the scientist\, the educator\, and the visionary who taught us that education can be an act of beauty\, peace\, and love. Maria Montessori: Life as an Italian WomanWith Association Montessori Internationale(AMI) instructor Suzette Vetrini August 30\, 2026; 2pmCarmel Clay Public Library425 E Main St.Carmel\, IN 46032 Maria Montessori was born in Chiaravalle\, Italy and became one of the first women physicians in Italy. She then went on to change the way the world sees children. Her work began in Rome\, but her vision traveled everywhere\, including Europe\, Asia\, the Americas\, Australia\, New Zealand\, and beyond. Montessori became one of Italy’s great gifts to the world. From Vetrini: “Montessori once wrote that “beauty in the school invites activity and work\,” and that sentence has always stayed with me. It feels so deeply Italian: beauty is not extra\, beauty is part of life. A table set with care\, a flower in a vase\, a child pouring water with concentration\, a room prepared with love — these are not small things. They are culture. They are dignified. They are Montessori.” During this presentation\, Vetrini will share Maria Montessori’s life\, her Italian roots\, her courage\, her scientific mind\, and the reason her method still feels so alive today. Discussion will include Montessori education not as a trend\, but as a universal way of understanding human potential — from children to adults\, from schools to families\, from leadership to community life. When practiced with depth and respect\, Montessori works because it honors something simple and powerful: every human being wants to grow. This presentation is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. \n \n \n \n \n \n August 30\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n2:00 pm\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Add to calendar \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Google Calendar\n\n \n iCalendar\n\n \n Outlook 365\n\n \n Outlook Live\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carmel Clay Public Library\n \n \n\n55 4th Avenue SE\n \n \n Carmel\,\n\n IN\n\n 46032\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n + Google Map \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n IHSI Book Club - August 2026 \n\n\n \n \n IHSI Book Club - September 2026 URL:https://italianheritage.org/event/ihsi-book-club-may-2026/ LOCATION:Meridian Hills Country Club\, 7099 Spring Mill Rd\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46260\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Club,Free Event ORGANIZER;CN="Marilyn Rowlett":MAILTO:rowlettmm@aol.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20260617T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20260617T120000 DTSTAMP:20260512T142133 CREATED:20251013T010841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T011127Z UID:22343-1781697600-1781697600@italianheritage.org SUMMARY:IHSI Book Club - June 2026 DESCRIPTION:IHSI Lecture Series – Maria Montessori: Life as an Italian Woman \n \n \n \n Please join us to celebrate Maria Montessori— the woman on the lire\, the doctor from Italy\, the world traveler\, the scientist\, the educator\, and the visionary who taught us that education can be an act of beauty\, peace\, and love. Maria Montessori: Life as an Italian WomanWith Association Montessori Internationale(AMI) instructor Suzette Vetrini August 30\, 2026; 2pmCarmel Clay Public Library425 E Main St.Carmel\, IN 46032 Maria Montessori was born in Chiaravalle\, Italy and became one of the first women physicians in Italy. She then went on to change the way the world sees children. Her work began in Rome\, but her vision traveled everywhere\, including Europe\, Asia\, the Americas\, Australia\, New Zealand\, and beyond. Montessori became one of Italy’s great gifts to the world. From Vetrini: “Montessori once wrote that “beauty in the school invites activity and work\,” and that sentence has always stayed with me. It feels so deeply Italian: beauty is not extra\, beauty is part of life. A table set with care\, a flower in a vase\, a child pouring water with concentration\, a room prepared with love — these are not small things. They are culture. They are dignified. They are Montessori.” During this presentation\, Vetrini will share Maria Montessori’s life\, her Italian roots\, her courage\, her scientific mind\, and the reason her method still feels so alive today. Discussion will include Montessori education not as a trend\, but as a universal way of understanding human potential — from children to adults\, from schools to families\, from leadership to community life. When practiced with depth and respect\, Montessori works because it honors something simple and powerful: every human being wants to grow. This presentation is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. \n \n \n \n \n \n August 30\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n2:00 pm\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Add to calendar \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Google Calendar\n\n \n iCalendar\n\n \n Outlook 365\n\n \n Outlook Live\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carmel Clay Public Library\n \n \n\n55 4th Avenue SE\n \n \n Carmel\,\n\n IN\n\n 46032\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n + Google Map \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n IHSI Book Club - August 2026 \n\n\n \n \n IHSI Book Club - September 2026 URL:https://italianheritage.org/event/ihsi-book-club-june-2026/ LOCATION:Meridian Hills Country Club\, 7099 Spring Mill Rd\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46260\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Club,Free Event ORGANIZER;CN="Marilyn Rowlett":MAILTO:rowlettmm@aol.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20260715T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20260715T120000 DTSTAMP:20260512T142133 CREATED:20251013T011256Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T015431Z UID:22348-1784116800-1784116800@italianheritage.org SUMMARY:IHSI Book Club - July 2026 DESCRIPTION:IHSI Lecture Series – Maria Montessori: Life as an Italian Woman \n \n \n \n Please join us to celebrate Maria Montessori— the woman on the lire\, the doctor from Italy\, the world traveler\, the scientist\, the educator\, and the visionary who taught us that education can be an act of beauty\, peace\, and love. Maria Montessori: Life as an Italian WomanWith Association Montessori Internationale(AMI) instructor Suzette Vetrini August 30\, 2026; 2pmCarmel Clay Public Library425 E Main St.Carmel\, IN 46032 Maria Montessori was born in Chiaravalle\, Italy and became one of the first women physicians in Italy. She then went on to change the way the world sees children. Her work began in Rome\, but her vision traveled everywhere\, including Europe\, Asia\, the Americas\, Australia\, New Zealand\, and beyond. Montessori became one of Italy’s great gifts to the world. From Vetrini: “Montessori once wrote that “beauty in the school invites activity and work\,” and that sentence has always stayed with me. It feels so deeply Italian: beauty is not extra\, beauty is part of life. A table set with care\, a flower in a vase\, a child pouring water with concentration\, a room prepared with love — these are not small things. They are culture. They are dignified. They are Montessori.” During this presentation\, Vetrini will share Maria Montessori’s life\, her Italian roots\, her courage\, her scientific mind\, and the reason her method still feels so alive today. Discussion will include Montessori education not as a trend\, but as a universal way of understanding human potential — from children to adults\, from schools to families\, from leadership to community life. When practiced with depth and respect\, Montessori works because it honors something simple and powerful: every human being wants to grow. This presentation is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. \n \n \n \n \n \n August 30\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n2:00 pm\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Add to calendar \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Google Calendar\n\n \n iCalendar\n\n \n Outlook 365\n\n \n Outlook Live\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carmel Clay Public Library\n \n \n\n55 4th Avenue SE\n \n \n Carmel\,\n\n IN\n\n 46032\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n + Google Map \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n IHSI Book Club - August 2026 \n\n\n \n \n IHSI Book Club - September 2026 URL:https://italianheritage.org/event/ihsi-book-club-july-2026/ LOCATION:Meridian Hills Country Club\, 7099 Spring Mill Rd\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46260\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Club,Free Event ORGANIZER;CN="Marilyn Rowlett":MAILTO:rowlettmm@aol.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20260819T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20260819T120000 DTSTAMP:20260512T142133 CREATED:20251013T013118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T013300Z UID:22353-1787140800-1787140800@italianheritage.org SUMMARY:IHSI Book Club - August 2026 DESCRIPTION:IHSI Lecture Series – Maria Montessori: Life as an Italian Woman \n \n \n \n Please join us to celebrate Maria Montessori— the woman on the lire\, the doctor from Italy\, the world traveler\, the scientist\, the educator\, and the visionary who taught us that education can be an act of beauty\, peace\, and love. Maria Montessori: Life as an Italian WomanWith Association Montessori Internationale(AMI) instructor Suzette Vetrini August 30\, 2026; 2pmCarmel Clay Public Library425 E Main St.Carmel\, IN 46032 Maria Montessori was born in Chiaravalle\, Italy and became one of the first women physicians in Italy. She then went on to change the way the world sees children. Her work began in Rome\, but her vision traveled everywhere\, including Europe\, Asia\, the Americas\, Australia\, New Zealand\, and beyond. Montessori became one of Italy’s great gifts to the world. From Vetrini: “Montessori once wrote that “beauty in the school invites activity and work\,” and that sentence has always stayed with me. It feels so deeply Italian: beauty is not extra\, beauty is part of life. A table set with care\, a flower in a vase\, a child pouring water with concentration\, a room prepared with love — these are not small things. They are culture. They are dignified. They are Montessori.” During this presentation\, Vetrini will share Maria Montessori’s life\, her Italian roots\, her courage\, her scientific mind\, and the reason her method still feels so alive today. Discussion will include Montessori education not as a trend\, but as a universal way of understanding human potential — from children to adults\, from schools to families\, from leadership to community life. When practiced with depth and respect\, Montessori works because it honors something simple and powerful: every human being wants to grow. This presentation is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. \n \n \n \n \n \n August 30\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n2:00 pm\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Add to calendar \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Google Calendar\n\n \n iCalendar\n\n \n Outlook 365\n\n \n Outlook Live\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carmel Clay Public Library\n \n \n\n55 4th Avenue SE\n \n \n Carmel\,\n\n IN\n\n 46032\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n + Google Map \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n IHSI Book Club - August 2026 \n\n\n \n \n IHSI Book Club - September 2026 URL:https://italianheritage.org/event/ihsi-book-club-august-2026/ LOCATION:Meridian Hills Country Club\, 7099 Spring Mill Rd\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46260\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Club,Free Event ORGANIZER;CN="Marilyn Rowlett":MAILTO:rowlettmm@aol.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20260830T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20260830T140000 DTSTAMP:20260512T142133 CREATED:20260511T204710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T205438Z UID:22981-1788098400-1788098400@italianheritage.org SUMMARY:IHSI Lecture Series - Maria Montessori: Life as an Italian Woman DESCRIPTION:IHSI Lecture Series – Maria Montessori: Life as an Italian Woman \n \n \n \n Please join us to celebrate Maria Montessori— the woman on the lire\, the doctor from Italy\, the world traveler\, the scientist\, the educator\, and the visionary who taught us that education can be an act of beauty\, peace\, and love. Maria Montessori: Life as an Italian WomanWith Association Montessori Internationale(AMI) instructor Suzette Vetrini August 30\, 2026; 2pmCarmel Clay Public Library425 E Main St.Carmel\, IN 46032 Maria Montessori was born in Chiaravalle\, Italy and became one of the first women physicians in Italy. She then went on to change the way the world sees children. Her work began in Rome\, but her vision traveled everywhere\, including Europe\, Asia\, the Americas\, Australia\, New Zealand\, and beyond. Montessori became one of Italy’s great gifts to the world. From Vetrini: “Montessori once wrote that “beauty in the school invites activity and work\,” and that sentence has always stayed with me. It feels so deeply Italian: beauty is not extra\, beauty is part of life. A table set with care\, a flower in a vase\, a child pouring water with concentration\, a room prepared with love — these are not small things. They are culture. They are dignified. They are Montessori.” During this presentation\, Vetrini will share Maria Montessori’s life\, her Italian roots\, her courage\, her scientific mind\, and the reason her method still feels so alive today. Discussion will include Montessori education not as a trend\, but as a universal way of understanding human potential — from children to adults\, from schools to families\, from leadership to community life. When practiced with depth and respect\, Montessori works because it honors something simple and powerful: every human being wants to grow. This presentation is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. \n \n \n \n \n \n August 30\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n2:00 pm\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Add to calendar \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Google Calendar\n\n \n iCalendar\n\n \n Outlook 365\n\n \n Outlook Live\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carmel Clay Public Library\n \n \n\n55 4th Avenue SE\n \n \n Carmel\,\n\n IN\n\n 46032\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n + Google Map \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n IHSI Book Club - August 2026 \n\n\n \n \n IHSI Book Club - September 2026 URL:https://italianheritage.org/event/ihsi-lecture-series-maria-montessori-life-as-an-italian-woman/ LOCATION:Carmel Clay Public Library\, 55 4th Avenue SE\, Carmel\, IN\, 46032\, United States CATEGORIES:Cultural Event,Free Event,Lecture Series ORGANIZER;CN="Susan Santore Lew":MAILTO:susan.lew27@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20260916T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20260916T120000 DTSTAMP:20260512T142133 CREATED:20251013T013405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T013539Z UID:22358-1789560000-1789560000@italianheritage.org SUMMARY:IHSI Book Club - September 2026 DESCRIPTION:IHSI Lecture Series – Maria Montessori: Life as an Italian Woman \n \n \n \n Please join us to celebrate Maria Montessori— the woman on the lire\, the doctor from Italy\, the world traveler\, the scientist\, the educator\, and the visionary who taught us that education can be an act of beauty\, peace\, and love. Maria Montessori: Life as an Italian WomanWith Association Montessori Internationale(AMI) instructor Suzette Vetrini August 30\, 2026; 2pmCarmel Clay Public Library425 E Main St.Carmel\, IN 46032 Maria Montessori was born in Chiaravalle\, Italy and became one of the first women physicians in Italy. She then went on to change the way the world sees children. Her work began in Rome\, but her vision traveled everywhere\, including Europe\, Asia\, the Americas\, Australia\, New Zealand\, and beyond. Montessori became one of Italy’s great gifts to the world. From Vetrini: “Montessori once wrote that “beauty in the school invites activity and work\,” and that sentence has always stayed with me. It feels so deeply Italian: beauty is not extra\, beauty is part of life. A table set with care\, a flower in a vase\, a child pouring water with concentration\, a room prepared with love — these are not small things. They are culture. They are dignified. They are Montessori.” During this presentation\, Vetrini will share Maria Montessori’s life\, her Italian roots\, her courage\, her scientific mind\, and the reason her method still feels so alive today. Discussion will include Montessori education not as a trend\, but as a universal way of understanding human potential — from children to adults\, from schools to families\, from leadership to community life. When practiced with depth and respect\, Montessori works because it honors something simple and powerful: every human being wants to grow. This presentation is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. \n \n \n \n \n \n August 30\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n2:00 pm\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Add to calendar \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Google Calendar\n\n \n iCalendar\n\n \n Outlook 365\n\n \n Outlook Live\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carmel Clay Public Library\n \n \n\n55 4th Avenue SE\n \n \n Carmel\,\n\n IN\n\n 46032\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n + Google Map \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n IHSI Book Club - August 2026 \n\n\n \n \n IHSI Book Club - September 2026 URL:https://italianheritage.org/event/ihsi-book-club-september-2026/ LOCATION:Meridian Hills Country Club\, 7099 Spring Mill Rd\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46260\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Club,Free Event ORGANIZER;CN="Marilyn Rowlett":MAILTO:rowlettmm@aol.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20261021T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20261021T120000 DTSTAMP:20260512T142133 CREATED:20251013T013658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T013857Z UID:22363-1792584000-1792584000@italianheritage.org SUMMARY:IHSI Book Club - October 2026 DESCRIPTION:IHSI Lecture Series – Maria Montessori: Life as an Italian Woman \n \n \n \n Please join us to celebrate Maria Montessori— the woman on the lire\, the doctor from Italy\, the world traveler\, the scientist\, the educator\, and the visionary who taught us that education can be an act of beauty\, peace\, and love. Maria Montessori: Life as an Italian WomanWith Association Montessori Internationale(AMI) instructor Suzette Vetrini August 30\, 2026; 2pmCarmel Clay Public Library425 E Main St.Carmel\, IN 46032 Maria Montessori was born in Chiaravalle\, Italy and became one of the first women physicians in Italy. She then went on to change the way the world sees children. Her work began in Rome\, but her vision traveled everywhere\, including Europe\, Asia\, the Americas\, Australia\, New Zealand\, and beyond. Montessori became one of Italy’s great gifts to the world. From Vetrini: “Montessori once wrote that “beauty in the school invites activity and work\,” and that sentence has always stayed with me. It feels so deeply Italian: beauty is not extra\, beauty is part of life. A table set with care\, a flower in a vase\, a child pouring water with concentration\, a room prepared with love — these are not small things. They are culture. They are dignified. They are Montessori.” During this presentation\, Vetrini will share Maria Montessori’s life\, her Italian roots\, her courage\, her scientific mind\, and the reason her method still feels so alive today. Discussion will include Montessori education not as a trend\, but as a universal way of understanding human potential — from children to adults\, from schools to families\, from leadership to community life. When practiced with depth and respect\, Montessori works because it honors something simple and powerful: every human being wants to grow. This presentation is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. \n \n \n \n \n \n August 30\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n2:00 pm\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Add to calendar \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Google Calendar\n\n \n iCalendar\n\n \n Outlook 365\n\n \n Outlook Live\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carmel Clay Public Library\n \n \n\n55 4th Avenue SE\n \n \n Carmel\,\n\n IN\n\n 46032\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n + Google Map \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n IHSI Book Club - August 2026 \n\n\n \n \n IHSI Book Club - September 2026 URL:https://italianheritage.org/event/ihsi-book-club-october-2026/ LOCATION:Meridian Hills Country Club\, 7099 Spring Mill Rd\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46260\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Club,Free Event ORGANIZER;CN="Marilyn Rowlett":MAILTO:rowlettmm@aol.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20261108T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20261108T140000 DTSTAMP:20260512T142133 CREATED:20260303T023903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T024213Z UID:22886-1794146400-1794146400@italianheritage.org SUMMARY:An Eye for Italy: Itineraries\, Photographs\, Memories DESCRIPTION:IHSI Lecture Series – Maria Montessori: Life as an Italian Woman \n \n \n \n Please join us to celebrate Maria Montessori— the woman on the lire\, the doctor from Italy\, the world traveler\, the scientist\, the educator\, and the visionary who taught us that education can be an act of beauty\, peace\, and love. Maria Montessori: Life as an Italian WomanWith Association Montessori Internationale(AMI) instructor Suzette Vetrini August 30\, 2026; 2pmCarmel Clay Public Library425 E Main St.Carmel\, IN 46032 Maria Montessori was born in Chiaravalle\, Italy and became one of the first women physicians in Italy. She then went on to change the way the world sees children. Her work began in Rome\, but her vision traveled everywhere\, including Europe\, Asia\, the Americas\, Australia\, New Zealand\, and beyond. Montessori became one of Italy’s great gifts to the world. From Vetrini: “Montessori once wrote that “beauty in the school invites activity and work\,” and that sentence has always stayed with me. It feels so deeply Italian: beauty is not extra\, beauty is part of life. A table set with care\, a flower in a vase\, a child pouring water with concentration\, a room prepared with love — these are not small things. They are culture. They are dignified. They are Montessori.” During this presentation\, Vetrini will share Maria Montessori’s life\, her Italian roots\, her courage\, her scientific mind\, and the reason her method still feels so alive today. Discussion will include Montessori education not as a trend\, but as a universal way of understanding human potential — from children to adults\, from schools to families\, from leadership to community life. When practiced with depth and respect\, Montessori works because it honors something simple and powerful: every human being wants to grow. This presentation is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. \n \n \n \n \n \n August 30\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n2:00 pm\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Add to calendar \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Google Calendar\n\n \n iCalendar\n\n \n Outlook 365\n\n \n Outlook Live\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carmel Clay Public Library\n \n \n\n55 4th Avenue SE\n \n \n Carmel\,\n\n IN\n\n 46032\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n + Google Map \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n IHSI Book Club - August 2026 \n\n\n \n \n IHSI Book Club - September 2026 URL:https://italianheritage.org/event/an-eye-for-italy-itineraries-photographs-memories/ LOCATION:IN CATEGORIES:Cultural Event,Free Event,Lecture Series END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20261118T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20261118T120000 DTSTAMP:20260512T142133 CREATED:20251013T014006Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T015151Z UID:22368-1795003200-1795003200@italianheritage.org SUMMARY:IHSI Book Club - November 2026 DESCRIPTION:IHSI Lecture Series – Maria Montessori: Life as an Italian Woman \n \n \n \n Please join us to celebrate Maria Montessori— the woman on the lire\, the doctor from Italy\, the world traveler\, the scientist\, the educator\, and the visionary who taught us that education can be an act of beauty\, peace\, and love. Maria Montessori: Life as an Italian WomanWith Association Montessori Internationale(AMI) instructor Suzette Vetrini August 30\, 2026; 2pmCarmel Clay Public Library425 E Main St.Carmel\, IN 46032 Maria Montessori was born in Chiaravalle\, Italy and became one of the first women physicians in Italy. She then went on to change the way the world sees children. Her work began in Rome\, but her vision traveled everywhere\, including Europe\, Asia\, the Americas\, Australia\, New Zealand\, and beyond. Montessori became one of Italy’s great gifts to the world. From Vetrini: “Montessori once wrote that “beauty in the school invites activity and work\,” and that sentence has always stayed with me. It feels so deeply Italian: beauty is not extra\, beauty is part of life. A table set with care\, a flower in a vase\, a child pouring water with concentration\, a room prepared with love — these are not small things. They are culture. They are dignified. They are Montessori.” During this presentation\, Vetrini will share Maria Montessori’s life\, her Italian roots\, her courage\, her scientific mind\, and the reason her method still feels so alive today. Discussion will include Montessori education not as a trend\, but as a universal way of understanding human potential — from children to adults\, from schools to families\, from leadership to community life. When practiced with depth and respect\, Montessori works because it honors something simple and powerful: every human being wants to grow. This presentation is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. \n \n \n \n \n \n August 30\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n2:00 pm\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Add to calendar \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Google Calendar\n\n \n iCalendar\n\n \n Outlook 365\n\n \n Outlook Live\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carmel Clay Public Library\n \n \n\n55 4th Avenue SE\n \n \n Carmel\,\n\n IN\n\n 46032\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n + Google Map \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n IHSI Book Club - August 2026 \n\n\n \n \n IHSI Book Club - September 2026 URL:https://italianheritage.org/event/ihsi-book-club-november-2026/ LOCATION:Meridian Hills Country Club\, 7099 Spring Mill Rd\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46260\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Club,Free Event ORGANIZER;CN="Marilyn Rowlett":MAILTO:rowlettmm@aol.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20261216T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20261216T120000 DTSTAMP:20260512T142133 CREATED:20251013T014251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T014419Z UID:22373-1797422400-1797422400@italianheritage.org SUMMARY:IHSI Book Club - December 2026 DESCRIPTION:IHSI Lecture Series – Maria Montessori: Life as an Italian Woman \n \n \n \n Please join us to celebrate Maria Montessori— the woman on the lire\, the doctor from Italy\, the world traveler\, the scientist\, the educator\, and the visionary who taught us that education can be an act of beauty\, peace\, and love. Maria Montessori: Life as an Italian WomanWith Association Montessori Internationale(AMI) instructor Suzette Vetrini August 30\, 2026; 2pmCarmel Clay Public Library425 E Main St.Carmel\, IN 46032 Maria Montessori was born in Chiaravalle\, Italy and became one of the first women physicians in Italy. She then went on to change the way the world sees children. Her work began in Rome\, but her vision traveled everywhere\, including Europe\, Asia\, the Americas\, Australia\, New Zealand\, and beyond. Montessori became one of Italy’s great gifts to the world. From Vetrini: “Montessori once wrote that “beauty in the school invites activity and work\,” and that sentence has always stayed with me. It feels so deeply Italian: beauty is not extra\, beauty is part of life. A table set with care\, a flower in a vase\, a child pouring water with concentration\, a room prepared with love — these are not small things. They are culture. They are dignified. They are Montessori.” During this presentation\, Vetrini will share Maria Montessori’s life\, her Italian roots\, her courage\, her scientific mind\, and the reason her method still feels so alive today. Discussion will include Montessori education not as a trend\, but as a universal way of understanding human potential — from children to adults\, from schools to families\, from leadership to community life. When practiced with depth and respect\, Montessori works because it honors something simple and powerful: every human being wants to grow. This presentation is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. \n \n \n \n \n \n August 30\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n2:00 pm\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Add to calendar \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Google Calendar\n\n \n iCalendar\n\n \n Outlook 365\n\n \n Outlook Live\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carmel Clay Public Library\n \n \n\n55 4th Avenue SE\n \n \n Carmel\,\n\n IN\n\n 46032\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n + Google Map \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n IHSI Book Club - August 2026 \n\n\n \n \n IHSI Book Club - September 2026 URL:https://italianheritage.org/event/ihsi-book-club-december-2026/ LOCATION:Meridian Hills Country Club\, 7099 Spring Mill Rd\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46260\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Club,Free Event ORGANIZER;CN="Marilyn Rowlett":MAILTO:rowlettmm@aol.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR