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Let the Italian Cultural Society
take you home to Italy!
Our
tours highlight Italy's spectacular natural beauty, its
rich patrimony of art, history, music, culture and the
delicious local foods and wines. We take care of all the
details, from choosing the most beautiful cities, the
best local guides and escorts and the most charming hotels
to ensure travelers enjoy the trip of a lifetime. Even
the most experienced travelers, rate the Italian Cultural
Society tours as the best trips they've ever taken. Don't
miss this opportunity to see Italy with those who truly
know it best. See for yourself. Request a complete brochure
and view all our current tours
At
the Italian Center, Carmichael
3rd
Annual Food and Wine Festival
Sunday, May 18, 2008 2:00 - 6:00 PM
Taste over 20 imported Italian regional wines from: Tuscany,
Sicily, Veneto, Piemonte, Umbria, Puglia, le Marche as
well as local Italian wines. Sample Italian specialty
dishes, cheeses and desserts from this areas finest restaurants
like Il Fornaio, La Fornaretta Sicilian Restaurant, La
Buca di Beppo, Tony's Italian Foods and Dianda's Italian
Bakery. Entertainment by famed Singer-Guitarist Peppino
D'Agostino. You do not want to miss great Italian food
and wine festival. Tickets are $35 per person and can
be reserved in advance or purchased at the door on the
day of the event. Call Pietra Biundo Peters for reservations:
916 399-9592
ItaliaFilms
Coming to the Italian Center in Carmichael
OPEN
DOOR
Friday, May 23 at 8:00 PM
This new award winning film beautifully tells the story
of and Italian peasant family crossing the Atlantic at
the turn of the 20th century. The film lets us see what
the voyage was like and affords us a glimpse into the
hopes and dreams of these people who were so utterly unprepared
for the realities which awaited them both at Ellis Island
and in America. (2007 - in Italian with English subtitles)
admission is $10 at the door.
SUMMERTIME
Friday, May 23 at 8:00
PM
This 1995 film is set in Venice and stars the incomparable
Katherine Hepburn and Rossano Brazzi (maybe the most beautiful
man ever!!). The film was nominated for an Oscar and tells
a sweet romantic tale of finding love in one of the world's
most romantic cities. (1955-in English) admission is
$10 at the door.
A
Dream Realized: Un Sogno Realizzato
    
Northern California's Italian Cultural
Center
The new Center is located at 6821 Fair Oaks Blvd., (enter
6829) and its completion represents the hopes, dreams
and aspirations of the Italian community of Northern California.
Finally, we have a home of our own where we can celebrate
our cultural heritage and build our community. We owe
our thanks to the many people who donated their hard-earned
money to be part of the dream. We thank all the many people
who made a difference and cared enough to contribute to
this dream and make it a reality. We have taken out a
loan to finish the interior construction of the new Italian
Center so our fundraising must continue until we pay it
off. We are all anticipating the new center being open
to the public for September 2007 classes.
We encourage everyone to give generously to the Italian
Building Fund. We still have a lot of hard work ahead
of us to raise the money to pay off the project. We
need your support now! We
hope to have the Center fully operational by September.
The new center will serve as the second campus of
the Italian Language School. You can still contribute
and become an important part of establishing a proud home
for the Italian community by
making a donation to the Building Fund today. Every
donation will be listed in our "Legacy Book." Donations
may be tax deductible and can be accumulated to make you
eligible for a "Brick" or "Brass Plate" on our "Italian
American Wall of Honor". Celebrate your heritage, build
your community…it's your future! For information about
the project, call the Society at 916-482-5900 or e-mail
us at italy1@surewest.net
Why
Learn Italian? Spring Classes Start March 31!
Summer
Classes: July 07 to August 5
Learn Italian Live the the Passion! The
Italian Cultural Society has been teaching Italian in
a dynamic and friendly atmosphere for over 27 years. Our
classes are taught by professional, experienced teachers
and native speakers following a proven curriculum. Our
popular Italian classes will be offered at both the Carmichael
and the Sierra 2 campus of the Italian Cultural Society.
Our program offers every level of Italian, from Italian
for Travelers and Italian for beginners to the advanced
grammar and conversation classes. Several conversation
classes are offered for continuing students who want to
practice speaking Italian in a relaxed teacher led atmosphere.
You can learn Italian and have fun at the same time! Every
Italian Cultural Society class stresses the pleasure of
the Italian language and culture and find that the most
effective learning happens The Italian Language School
We offer classes year round.
"UN uomo che parla due lingue ne vale due".
A man who speaks two languages is worth two men.
Classes start soon check schedule and Register
now!
 Ciao
Piccoli and Ciao Italia!
The Italian Language School
has developed very special Language and Heritage programs
for bambini. Our Italian Language Programs brings Italian
language to the many children who do not have Italian offered
in their school. The Italian Cultural Society offers year
round language programs with small teacher to student ratio.
Our fun-filled programs are designed to let children explore
Italy, its rich culture, food, art and language in a fun
setting. The Italian Cultural Society encourages all children
to participate. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn
one of the world's most beautiful languages. l'Italiano!
Please pre-register on line or
call (916) 482-5900.
Ciao Italia and Ciao Piccoli Children's
classes continue year round.
Bambini
Dancers Kick up their Heels!
Our Children's Folkdance
group allows kids to learn Italian culture through dance.
Children receive lessons and attend practices and perform
throughout the year. This is a fun way to introduce your
child to Italian culture and dance. All Children are invited
to join the BAMBINI DANCERS!! For information contact: Stacie
Jensen at (916) 524-4937 or candlegirlca@aol.com
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Altre
Voci
"Other Voices", The ICS Newsletter
Read or print out the issues of the
ICS NEWSLETTERS, on line. Currently January-February
2005, March-April 2005,
May-June 2005 , March-April
2006, September - October 2005,
May-
June 2006 , July-August
2006, September - October
2006 , December 2006,
January - February 2007,
March-April 2007, May-June
2007 ,September - October
2007, November-December 2007 ,
January-February
2008 , March-April
2008, May-June
2008 are available. You may also request copies of Altre
Voci be mailed to you by providing your postal mailing address
to us at italy@winfirst.com
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The Sacramento Italian Cultural Society offers
language classes at every level, special classes for travelers,
heritage programs for children, food and music festivals, trips
to Italy, the region's largest Italian lending library, cultural
and art exhibits, free film and lecture series, and much more.
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