“Located in the heart of the historic ‘Ducktown’ neighborhood of Atlantic City, Dante Hall was originally built in 1926 by St. Michael’s Catholic Church. Dante Hall served the predominantly Italian-American community of the neighborhood as a church hall, school gymnasium, and community theater where both school plays and the St. Michael’s Opera Company staged performances. When St. Michael’s closed its parish school in the late 1980s, Dante Hall remained dormant until an eighteen-month, $3.5 million renovation, funded solely by the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, was completed in October of 2003. Renamed ‘Dante Hall Theater of the Arts,’ this beautifully restored and intimate performance space reopened with the promise of renewing the tradition of serving the Atlantic City and surrounding communities as a home for the performing arts. In 2011, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey took control of the theater. By providing quality programming and performances to local communities, Stockton College and Dante Hall Theater aim to strengthen New Jersey’s efforts of restoring Atlantic City to a cultural and family destination.” —Dante Hall Theater
Purgatory Pizza, Chicago, IL
“A LITTLE SLICE OF HEAVEN Is there pizza in the afterlife? Chris Peckat doesn’t pretend to know. But he does have a pretty strong hunch there’s pizza in purgatory–two types, actually. At Purgatory Pizza, he’ll be serving both a thin cracker-crust (made with Pabst Blue Ribbon) and a thicker pan crust (which he won’t deem deep dish), both of which will be topped with a blend of six cheeses. Situated next to Peckat’s barbecue-and-pinup-girls joint, Risque, Purgatory has been decked out with references to Dante’s Divine Comedy; Peckat has painted the floor of the place to look like hell and the ceiling to look like heaven. ‘I thought it was a fun theme to go with,’ he says. We’re not sure what’s so fun about death and hell, but as long as there’s pizza involved, we won’t complain.” –David Tamarkin, Time Out Chicago, April 1, 2008
Contributed by Charlie Russell-Schlesinger (Bowdoin, ’08)
Dante Drives a Honda Civic
Cambridge, MA with CT plates
(Photo by Dien Ho, 2008)
Jozef Szajna, “Dante” (1974)
“Among his other plays are “Rejoinder,” “Reminiscence” and “Dante,” the latter based on the journey through the realms of the dead in the 14th-century Divine Comedy but laced with Mr. Szajna’s depictions of 20th-century hellishness.” –Dennis Hevesi, The New York Times, June 30, 2008
Caffe Dante, 79-81 Macdougal Street, NY, NY
“Treat yourself to a taste of Italy in the heart of Greenwich Village at Caffe Dante in New York, New York. Since 1915 our cafe has been a place for people from all over to relax and enjoy freshly brewed espresso and cappuccino, which we import directly from Naples. All of our desserts including the pastry and gelato and made right on the premises to ensure freshness. On nice days sit outside and soak up the sun while you enjoy one of our many sandwiches, salads, or cold platter appetizers from our menu, along with a drink from our full-service bar.” —Caffe Dante
Contributed by Guy Raffa
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