Dear IWF Member
Good Morning!
I don’t know about you but I was ever so glad to see rain. It afforded me the scarce pleasure of a few divinely restful hours of shameless solitude indoors with a book this past weekend. I do love a good rainstorm. Even better if there’s thunder and lightning. April is of course the month with the most precipitation, a cyclical atmospheric period that has been pondered by poets, songwriters, and farmers alike. In 1557, a gentleman by the name of Thomas Tusser compiled a collection of writings he called A Hundred Good Points of Husbandry (sorry 16th century ladies, this manual is not the companion piece to How to be a Good Wife). In April’s Husbandry section Tusser wrote:
Sweet April showers
Do spring May flowers
Which seems to be from where the English language phrase originates. There is deeper meaning behind the words, as well. “April showers bring May flowers” is a reminder that even dour periods, in this case the steady grey rains of April, can bring about very enjoyable things indeed – an abundance of flowers and green foliage in May. “April showers bring May flowers” is a ponderance in patience and perseverance, and one that seems quite fitting for this year.
And with that, we wish you a very nice week and look forward to welcoming you to all of very enjoyable things planned for this month!
Culture Club
NEW DATE 9 April the Culture Club will visit the laboratorio of puppeteer, Riccardo Pazzaglia, the last pupil of the late Demetrio “Nino” Presini, the “mastro burattinaio” or puppet master of Bologna, a city widely recognised as a reference point for this kind of theatre. Please find all the details here on the event post.
Monthly Meeting
on Monday 11 April members will be voting on the adoption of a new Statute of the Association to adapt to the new Italian regulations and allow registration in the Registro Unico del Terzo Settore (R.U.N.T.S.). After which, our event speaker will be Isella Marzocchi, founder of Progetto Caffeina. Following our meeting we’ve arranged a no-host apericena. Ticket required for both the Monthly Meeting and the apericena.
Diners Club
on 14 April at 8.00pm. Save the date and reserve your space.
Kocktailklatsch
Join us for cocktails on 22 April at the beautiful Velluto Botanique Eclectique. Space is limited to 10 RSVP + greenpass required.
Book Club
will be meeting on 27 April discussing Jeanine Cummins’ American Dirt. Sign up on the event page!
