IHSI Meet and Greet This event is open to everyone, new and old members alike, or folks just interested in learning more about The Italian Heritage Society. A pre-selected menu will be available for purchase, as well as beverages. Come join us!For details, please click here. June 17 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Add […]
2026 Pete Ferri & David Page Italian-American Golf Outing Please click this link to the event flyer for details: 2026 Italian-American Golf Outing June 28 @ 8:00 am Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live Sarah Shank Golf Course 2601 S. Keystone Avenue Indianapolis, United States+ Google Map Italian Summer Camp […]
IHSI Book Club – July 2026 July 15th – Century by Fred Mustard Stewart*** Continued from prior month; read pages 280 to 560 ***SummaryAn entire century is carved into a passionate epic novel that sweeps from Sicilian prison cells to Fifth Avenue mansions. From Brooklyn to Hollywood, this is the story of an indomitable Italian family […]
Lecture on St. Francis of Assisi – Author Jon M. Sweeney The Italian Heritage Society of Indiana, the Carmel Cortona Sister Cities Committee, and the Carmel Library Foundation are proud to co-host an afternoon author lecture featuring acclaimed writer Jon M. Sweeney on Sunday, July 19, from 2:00–4:00 p.m. at Carmel Clay Public Library on Main Street. […]
IHSI Book Club – August 2026 August 19th – Church of Spies by Mark RieblingSummaryThe heart-pounding history of how Pope Pius XII — often labeled "Hitler's Pope" — was in fact an anti-Nazi spymaster, plotting against the Third Reich during World War II.Club & Book Discussion Leader: Ray Brown ([email protected])Format: Lunch & Socialize @ 12pm; […]
IHSI Lecture Series – Maria Montessori: Life as an Italian Woman 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 […]
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 ([email protected])Format: Lunch & Socialize @ 12pm; book discussion follows.RSVP ([email protected]) appreciated, but not required.No cost to […]
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, MemoriesPresenter: Jeffrey WaggonerNov 8, 2026; 2pmLocation: Indianapolis Public Library, Branch to be announced at a later date Beginning with a discussion of one effective strategy for adding historical depth to one’stravels in Italy, this lecture features images from five trips […]
IHSI Book Club – November 2026 November 18th – 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 […]
