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Correction - Next Adult Forum May 22
Adult Forum May 22

Where & When
Date: Sunday, May 22
Time: 10:00 - 11:00 AM
Location: Meeting Room

Tuscan Troubadours: A "Renaissance" for Contemporary Tuscan Folk Music - Music and Otherness

 

Sunday, May 22, David Walthall will present the topic of  "Tuscan Troubadours: A Renaissance for Contemporary Tuscan Folk Music.

 

David Walthall is an American educator and scholar who has lived in Tuscany for the past 10 years, pursuing research in geography, music, and popular culture. He will reflect on contemporary folk music in Tuscany - its creators, consumers, and messages - as a "sounding board" for evolving notions of identity, heritage, and community. In preparation for his talk, David invites forum participants to enjoy this brief article contextualizing the topic:

 

http://www.turismo.intoscana.it/allthingstuscany/tuscanyarts/tuscan-folk-music/ 

 

Grab a cappuccino and join us in the meeting room.  

 

Pictured:  Italo Meschi, the Last Italian Troubadour.

Adult Forum May 29

Where & When
Date: Sunday, May 29
Time: 10:00 - 11:00 AM
Location: Meeting Room

The History of the Church Community of St. James in Florence  


Sunday, May 29, St. James' own resident historian, Horace Gibson will present "The History of the Church Community of St. James in Florence."  

 

Grab a cappuccino and join us in the meeting room. 

Hail Thee, festival day! Blest day that art hallowed forever, day where-on Christ arose, breaking the kingdom of death.   

                       Hymn 175, words by Venantius Honorius Fortunarus (540 ? - 600 ? CE)  

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