Alfresco Luncheon 2019

On the 70^th Anniversary of its foundation, The Leonardo da Vinci Society San Francisco and The Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco are proud to announce
a series of events planned and launched under the auspices
of the Consulate General of Italy, in collaboration with Humanities West, ISSNAF,
the Museo Italo Americano, the Commonwealth Club
and Stanford University celebrating the Leonardo 500 Anniversary.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11^th at 6:00pm

Leonardo’s Knots
By author Caroline Cocciardi
Publisher: Mona Lisa Knot (2019)

The Commonwealth Club
110 The Embarcadero
Reservations: www.commonwealthclub.org/

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15^th at 6:30pm

Becoming Leonardo: An exploded view
on the life of Leonardo (Melville House)
By author Mike Lankford
Organized by The Leonardo da Vinci Society in collaboration with Museo Italo Americano

Museo Italo Americano, Fort Mason, Building C
Reservations: Becoming Leonardo

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19^th at 6:00pm

Salvator Mundi
A lecture by Prof. Martin Kemp
Organized by Commonwealth Club

The Commonwealth Club
110 The Embarcadero
Reservation: www.commonwealthclub.org/

FRIDAY/SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22^nd and 23^rd

Salvator Mundi
Creating Leonardo: Commemorating
500 Years of Leonardo’s Legacy

A 2 days program organized by
Humanities West

Marines’ Memorial Theatre
609 Sutter St.
Reservation: http://humanitieswest.net/
Discount Tickets for LDV members code: DaVinciSociety

THURSDAY, MARCH 14^that 6:00pm

Mona Lisa Smile:
The question of Leonardo’s Women,
from Vasari to Freud and the Digital Age
by Prof. Henrike Lange, UC Berkeley

Organized by The Leonardo da Vinci Society
in collaboration with The Italian Cultural Institute
Reservation: www.iicsanfrancisco.esteri.it

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20^that 6:30pm

Lynn Harris on Isaacson Book
Leonardo
Organized by Humanities West

The Commonwealth Club
110 The Embarcadero
Reservation: www.commonwealthclub.org/

SATURDAY, MARCH 23^rd(4pm to 10pm)

Celebrate the Legacy of Leonardo thru Food
Presented by Prof. Ken Albala
Organized by Humanities West
At the Civic Kitchen

Reservation: http://humanitieswest.net/

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27^that 6:30pm

Leonardo’s Books. New Light on
Leonardo’s Intellectual World
Conference of Prof. Carlo Vecce
(University of Naples “L’Orientale”)

Organized by The Italian Cultural Institute
Reservation: www.iicsanfrancisco.esteri.it

FRIDAY, APRIL 5^that 6pm

Leonardo da Vinci Society 500 Gala Dinner
Award to 3 young scientists by LdVS & ISSNAF

Renaissance music trio by Roy Whelden
Dinner and DJ

Reservation: www.davincisanfrancisco.com

THURSDAY, MAY 2^nd(10am to 5pm)

Opening of the Exhibition
Leonardo’s Lost Library:
A Renaissance reader and his books.

Organized by Stanford University
Info: https://arts.stanford.edu/event/

MONDAY, MAY 6^that 6:30pm

Leonardo and Music
Lecture by Prof. Kate von Orden
(Harvard University)
Organized by The Leonardo da Vinci Society
in collaboration with The
Italian Cultural Institute

Italian Cultural Institute San Francisco
Reservation: www.iicsanfrancisco.esteri.it

TUESDAY, MAY 14^that 7pm

Museo Galileo, Florence, Kratter
Visiting Professor, will present to wrap up
our celebration of 500 years of Leonardo

The Signs of Time: Leonardo da
Vinci’s History of the Earth and the Fate of Man.

Organized by Stanford University
Cemex Auditorium, Stanford University
Info: http://web.stanford.edu/dept/HPSTcolloquia.html

Author: Wilson