Valerio Massimo Manfredi on tour!
Valerio Massimo Manfredi is the author of over a dozen historical novels, including the “Alexander” trilogy, translated into more than thirty languages, and The Last Legion, made into a film starring Colin Firth and Ben Kingsley. He will be on tour this March, stopping in Birmingham (MI), Chicago, New York, Washington DC, and Los Angeles, where he will be meeting his readers and discussing his new book, The Ides of March.
Birmingham (MI)
22 March
Dante Alighieri Society
630 N. Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 102
Tel 248-250-8928
6 pm reception; 7 pm event begins
Reading and Conversation
Followed by book signing
Open to the public.
$35 for non-members; $28 members; $10 students with ID
Chicago
23 March
Italian Cultural Institute
500 N. Michigan Avenue
Tel. 312-822-9545
6:00 pm
Reading and Conversation:
"Valerio Massimo Manfredi in Conversation with Theodore J, Cachey (Notre Dame University)"
Introduction by Tina Cervone
Followed by reception and book-signing.
Free and open to the public
New Jersey
24 March
Seton Hall University
151 S. Center Street
South Orange NJ
6:00 pm
Reading and Discussion:
"Valerio Massimo Manfredi in conversation with Professor Gabriella Romani (Seton Hall)"
Followed by book signing and reception
Free and open to the public.
New York
26 March
Italian Cultural Institute NY
686 Park Avenue
6:30 pm
Reading and Conversation:
“And Evening with Valerio Massimo Manfredi”
Followed by book signing and reception
Free and open to the public.
Washington DC
29 March
Italian Cultural Institute
Italian Embassy, Washington DC
3000 Whitehaven Street, N.W.
Tel. 202-370-1800
6:30 pm
Reading, Conversation, Discussion:
"Valerio Massimo Manfredi in Conversation with Anna de Fina (Georgetown University), Albert Gunn (Fairfax County Latin Teachers Association), and Josiah Osgood (Georgetown University)
Introduction by Rita Venturelli, Director IIC Washington
Followed by book signing and reception
Los Angeles
31 March
Italian Cultural Institute
1023 Hilgard Avenue
Tel. 310 443-3250
6:30 pm reception; 7:00 pm event begin
Reading and Conversation: “Valerio Massimo Manfredi in Conversation with Dino de Laurentiis: historical novels and the big screen”
Followed by book signing
Special thanks for their generous support to: the Italian Cultural Institutes of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington DC; the Dante Alighieri Society; Seton Hall University, and the Scuola d'Italia New York.
Birmingham (MI)
22 March
Dante Alighieri Society
630 N. Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 102
Tel 248-250-8928
6 pm reception; 7 pm event begins
Reading and Conversation
Followed by book signing
Open to the public.
$35 for non-members; $28 members; $10 students with ID
Chicago
23 March
Italian Cultural Institute
500 N. Michigan Avenue
Tel. 312-822-9545
6:00 pm
Reading and Conversation:
"Valerio Massimo Manfredi in Conversation with Theodore J, Cachey (Notre Dame University)"
Introduction by Tina Cervone
Followed by reception and book-signing.
Free and open to the public
New Jersey
24 March
Seton Hall University
151 S. Center Street
South Orange NJ
6:00 pm
Reading and Discussion:
"Valerio Massimo Manfredi in conversation with Professor Gabriella Romani (Seton Hall)"
Followed by book signing and reception
Free and open to the public.
New York
26 March
Italian Cultural Institute NY
686 Park Avenue
6:30 pm
Reading and Conversation:
“And Evening with Valerio Massimo Manfredi”
Followed by book signing and reception
Free and open to the public.
Washington DC
29 March
Italian Cultural Institute
Italian Embassy, Washington DC
3000 Whitehaven Street, N.W.
Tel. 202-370-1800
6:30 pm
Reading, Conversation, Discussion:
"Valerio Massimo Manfredi in Conversation with Anna de Fina (Georgetown University), Albert Gunn (Fairfax County Latin Teachers Association), and Josiah Osgood (Georgetown University)
Introduction by Rita Venturelli, Director IIC Washington
Followed by book signing and reception
Los Angeles
31 March
Italian Cultural Institute
1023 Hilgard Avenue
Tel. 310 443-3250
6:30 pm reception; 7:00 pm event begin
Reading and Conversation: “Valerio Massimo Manfredi in Conversation with Dino de Laurentiis: historical novels and the big screen”
Followed by book signing
Special thanks for their generous support to: the Italian Cultural Institutes of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington DC; the Dante Alighieri Society; Seton Hall University, and the Scuola d'Italia New York.