Monday, May 14th - Cumberland. The Cumberland Museum and Archives presents “The Band and the Bocce Green--Italians in Union Camp” at The Wandering Moose Cafe, 2739 Dunsmuir Avenue.

 

Tuesday, May 22nd - Vancouver. The Vancouver Public Library presents a reading in the Level 3 Meeting Room, 350 West Georgia Street at 7:00 p.m.

 

Tuesday, June 5th - Trail. The Colombo Lodge presents “In the Shadow of the Smelter” at 584 Rossland Avenue at 7:00 p.m. Cafe Books will sell books at the lodge and at their bookstore, 2063 Washington Street, Rossland.

 

Thursday, June 7th - Fernie. The Fernie Heritage Library presents “Coal Creek, the Coke Ovens and The Curse” at 492 Third Avenue at 7:00 p.m. Polar Peek Books will sell books at the library and at their bookstore, 592 Second Avenue, Fernie.

 

The Association of Italian Canadian Writers remembers the Internment of Italian Canadians during World War Two. Lynne will read from her book Whoever Gives Us Bread. Italian Canadian writers Anna Foschi Ciampoloni, Robert Pepper-Smith and Osvaldo Zappa will also read. Come to the Burnaby Public Library at 4595 Albert Street, Burnaby, at 7:00 p.m. on June 20th.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whoever Gives Us Bread,
The Story of Italians in British Columbia


           

Whoever Gives Us Bread is finished and available in book stores. Some of the organizations that helped Lynne during the eleven years she has worked on the book will now be front and centre in launching the book to the public.


The Nanaimo Museum, always a source of encouragement, information and publicity, hosted the Nanaimo launch. The museum staff's enthusiasm was kindled when they hosted "Fortunata Nanaimo" several years ago which celebrated Nanaimo's Italian commuity. At that time they were aided by the Felice Cavallotti Lodge in a partnership so successful that the lodge was a partner in the launch of the book on August 28th.


Eleven years ago, when Lynne started her Italian project, she was very pleased to be able to join the Felice Cavallotti Lodge as a social member. Since then she has attended banquets, Sunday night dinners, picnics, bocci tournaments, dances and crostolli- and sausage-making sessions. The friendliness and helpfulness of lodge members has gone a long way to making Lynne forget that she doesn't have a drop of Italian blood in her veins.


The Vancouver launch took place on September 7th at the beautiful Italian Cultural Centre whose museum and archival staff had introduced Lynne to key members of the Vancouver Italian community and unearthed some valuable and rare photographs for the book. Lynne signed books after the reading and saw many friends and colleagues

 

Coming "home" to our apartment in
Penne, Abruzzo.

Lynne contemplating the ruins of a castle amid an olive grove near
Spoleto in Umbria.

Italians are very frugal. They even recycle rocks from old buildings when they're building
a new one.
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