Dorothea’s House
Events at this venue
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Celebrate Italian Style!
Dorothea's House 120 John Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesCome to Dorothea's House, Princeton's Italian American cultural center, to celebrate the end of our 2025-26 program season with a lively performance by D'Italia. The singing and dancing ensemble will delight you with Italian song favorites from Puccini to Sinatra, with plenty of folk songs, traditional dances, and surprises in between. Participants are encouraged to...
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Italians Helped Shape the Nation
Dorothea's House 120 John Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesDuring the late 1800s and early 1900s, many Italians came to the United States, but they were not the first Italian immigrants to America. Historian Tom Frascella will speak about the earliest Italian cohorts who came to the U.S., highlighting those who helped establish the early success of the Jamestown colony in the 1600s and...
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Talk Discusses Basketball Legend with Italian Roots
Dorothea's House 120 John Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesAuthor Mike DeLucia will talk about Hank Luisetti, the son of Italian immigrants who transformed basketball into the game we know today and laid the foundation for March Madness and the NBA. DeLucia will also discuss his historical fiction novel based on Luisetti’s life, “Madness, The Man Who Changed Basketball.” Participants are encouraged to bring...