Italy from Venice to the Amalfi Coast

THIS LECTURE HAS BEEN POSTPONED.

Patch will post the rescheduled event when it is scheduled. Sorry for the inconvenience!

The Burbeen Free Lecture opens a new season of lectures on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 with a film and lecture entitled “Italy: A Journey from Venice to Tuscany, Rome, Naples & the Amalfi Coast” presented by Marlin Darrah.

Italy is a country with a staggering wealth of history, culture and natural beauty.  The country is synonymous with romance and inspiration.  This filmmaker's journey showcases the eternal city of Rome, the incomparable gondola-laden waterways of Venice, the Renaissance treasure that is Florence, and finally the Amalfi coast, which is arguably the most beautiful in the world with its lustrous villages and lemon groves clinging to the side of mountains cascading down to the Mediterranean.

Marlin Darrah is one of the most experienced and widely-traveled filmmakers in America.   He is the award-winning executive director and cinematographer of the renowned Portland, Oregon-based production company, International Film & Video.  Darrah’s 34 years of production experience have taken him to more than 140 countries worldwide, yielding more than 70 documentary and travel-adventure programs to date. PBS, History Channel, Discovery Channel, CNN, FOX, CBS, ABC, TBN and MTV have aired Darrah’s international footage or programs.  Darrah’s productions have screened and won awards at more than 15 national and international film festivals.

The program will be held in the Joyce Middle School auditorium at 55 Locust Street in Woburn. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the program begins at 7:00 p.m. No tickets or reservations are required and admission is free. The Burbeen Free Lecture Series was established by Leonard Thompson in 1892 to present an annual course of lectures on interesting topics of the day for the benefit of the community.