The Italian Cultural Society - Sacramento Italian Cultural Society

The Italian Cultural Society
Presents
An Italian Christmas Celebration
Sunday, December 11, 2011
1:30 – no host cocktails
2:30 – entertainment
3:00 – dinner & raffle
Il Fornaio Ristorante
400 Capitol Mall (free parking in garage)
$55 per person
$25 (children under 12)
Join us for this Gala Christmas Dinner featuring your favorite
Italian Christmas music and songs with Mike Trucco on the
accordion and our Italian singers. Door prizes galore.
Dinner includes antipasti, insalate del Fornaio, penne all’arrabiata,
pollo Toscano & salsiccia, tiramisù originale and coffee
Reservations can be made by sending in the attached form
Tickets will be held at the Door
Call 916-399-9592 or 916-482-5900 for information or call in reservations
SEE NEXT PAGE FOR “WIN A TRIP TO ITALY” RAFFLE TICKETS
SEND IN YOUR RESERVATION TODAY
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For reservations or raffle tickets make Checks payable to: Italian Cultural Society
Mail To: PO Box 189427, Sacramento, CA 95818
Festa di Natale - A Christmas Tradition
We invite all our readers and the public to attend
Festa Di Natale is the annual Christmas dinner party - Italian Style - of the Italian Cultural Society. It is a
festive afternoon of Italian Food, Music and Holiday Joy all held in the elegant setting of Il Fornaio Restaurant
in downtown Sacramento. This years 5-course feast includes Tuscan Chicken seasoned with rosemary herbs
and garlic, grilled Italian Sausage, seasonal vegetables and potatoes, mixed green salad, penne pasta with arrabiata sauce, Tiramisu dessert, and Italian appetizers and coffee.
This years entertainment features Mike Trucco on the accordion performing your favorite Italian songs and
holiday music as well as singers performing popular Italian opera arias. There will be lots of door prizes for
those who attend including Italian gift baskets, wine and olive oil sets, Italian ceramics and many other gifts.
And don’t forget you can buy additional tickets at the dinner to our “Win A Trip To Italy Raffle.” PERSONS
WISHING TO DONATE A DOOR PRIZE SHOULD CONTACT PATTY PETER AT (916) 399-9592.
The dinner is open to the public as well as members and everyone is invited to attend. We always take over
the entire restaurant and keep the price affordable for such a gala event. Please make your reservations early.
We will be selling tickets at the door but encourage you to make a reservation in advance by mail or by telephone at (916) 482-5900. BUON NATALE!
“WIN A TRIP TO ITALY RAFFLE”
Here’s your chance to win a valuable plane ticket to Italy for your dream vacation in our “Win A Trip To Italy
Raffle.” It’s easy to participate in our Christmas Raffle. Just send in the enclosed Raffle Tickets with your check
payable to the “Italian Cultural Society.” Ticket donation is $10 each or 3 tickets for $25. The winner will be
announced at Festa di Natale on Sunday, December 11, 2011. You do not need to be present to win the Grand
Prize Round Trip Ticket To Italy. Additional raffle tickets will be available for purchase at the our Festa di Natale Christmas Dinner or by calling us at (916) 482-5900 to order more. BUON VIAGGIO!
PONTE ITALIAN CLASSES
Our three week “Ponte” classes are a perfect “bridge” from one level to the next, and offer continuing students
and students who already know some Italian, the perfect opportunity to review and practice. The classes meet
once a week for a two hour session at either our Sacramento or Carmichael locations and cost $65. Register
at www.italiancenter.net or call 916 482-5900.
Beginning Review and
Conversation
30 November to 14 December
Wednesdays, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
-at Carmichael Center with Lucia
1 December to 15 December
Thursdays, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
-at Carmichael Center with Orietta
Advanced Review and Conversation
29 November to 13 December
Tuesdays, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
-at Carmichael Center with Lucia
30 November to 14 December
Wednesdays, 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
-at Sacramento Center with Nancy
Intermediate Review and
Conversation
30 November to 14 December
Wednesdays, 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
-at Carmichael Center with Orietta
30 November to 14 December
Wednesdays, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
-at Carmichael Center with Orietta
29 November to 13 December
Tuesdays, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
-at Sacramento Center with Nancy
The Winter Classes Start the
week of 9 January, 2012.
Day and Evening classes
will be offered at both our
Sacramento and Carmichael
Campus. Details are at www.
italiancenter.net --Learn
Italian. Live the Passion!
Buone Feste a tutti!
See Italy with Those Who Know it Best
The Italian Cultural Society offers travelers unique, specially designed insider’s tours to Italy’s
most famous cities and charming villages with a variety of itineraries and destinations. Unlike other tour packages, we only do Italy- so we can offer travelers the opportunity to discover
Italy in the company of a native Italian and enjoy many things tourists seldom get the chance
to experience. Enjoy lunch on a magnificent hillside olive oil estate, walk or bike on the walls
of Lucca and enjoy a Puccini concert in the town where the composer was born. Our tours will
allow you to experience a carefully selected blend of incredible natural beauty, history, art, culture, architecture, wines, olive oil, foods and the people of Italy. These tours also provide the best
possible experience at the best value. You will experience a way of life that inspires travelers
long after they return home. Here is what people who travel with us say about the experience.
“I want you to know that I had a wonderful time in Italy. The hotel, the food, our group of travelers, the touring arrangements, the tour guides ... everything was fantastic.” ... “I have traveled a lot and your tour was by far the best
travel experience I ever had.” ... “Your tour exceeded even my loftiest expectations...thank you for the trip of a lifetime.”
Detailed brochures available on line at www.italiancenter.net
SPRINGTIME IN SICILY,
SORRENTO AND POMPEII
11 days – Sicily March 18–28, 2011 (*$2,999)
Our spectacular tour includes Sicily, Sorrento, the Amalfi Coast and Pompeii. Sicily
is unbelievably rich in beauty, history, arts, culture and cuisine. Unpack just once
in Sicily and experience it from our lovely home base in gorgeous Taormina. This
tour allows you to visit the greatest Greek ruins anywhere, to see incomparable Roman and Norman mosaics;
explore remote hilltop villages and spectacular landscapes. Visit the Sicilian cities of Siracusa, Agrigento, Taormina,
Mount Etna, Forza d’Agro, and Savoca. Then fly to Rome and transfer to the enchanting city of Sorrento. Enjoy a
tour of the “Amalfi Drive” with its stunning views. This is said to be the most spectacular road in Europe. You will
also visit the partially buried Roman city of Pompeii which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the most
popular tourist attractions in all of Italy. The tour price of $2,999 includes round trip airfare from San Francisco to
Italy, all accommodations at our 4 star hotels, daily buffet breakfasts and dinners, fully escorted sight seeing tours
and excursions, museum admissions and much more! Pre-departure presentation and orientation luncheon also
included. The tour is hosted by Sicilia native and Italian Cultural Society Vice President, Patty Peter and is fully
escorted by licensed local English speaking guides. Please visit www.italiancenter.net for a complete brochure and
details or call (916) 482-5900 or e-mail Italy@winfirst.com.
GRAND TOUR: Tuscany, Cinque Terre, Rome, Venice
12 days – June 12 to 23, 2012 (*$3,699)
This Italian Cultural Society’s exclusive Grand Tour takes you to the heart and soul of Italy. This fully
escorted tour highlights the best Italy has to offer. You will visit the romantic, legendary region of
Tuscany, Italy’s famous capital city of Rome, and an incredible journey by ferry boat for a full day
excursion to the magical Cinque Terre. An all day excursion to Venice will also be offered.
In Tuscany, travelers will enjoy making their home away from home at our lovely four star villa hotel
and take daily excursions to visit Lucca, Florence, Siena, the Chianti Wine Region, Pisa, Volterra,
San Gimignano and the Cinque Terre. We then transfer to Rome where we will enjoy fully guided
visits to Vatican City and St. Peter’s, the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel, the Spanish Steps,
the Pantheon, the Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain and many other piazzas and famous sights. An
optional full day excursion to Venice including San Marco Square, the Bridge of Sighs and the Dodges
Palace will also be available. The tour price of $3,699 per person includes round trip airfare from San
Francisco to Italy, all 4 star accommodations, all breakfasts and all dinners in Tuscany and full buffet breakfasts in Rome,
fully escorted sight seeing tours and excursions, museum admissions and much more! The tour is hosted by Tuscan native
and Italian Language School Director, Patrizia Cinquini Cerruti, and is fully escorted by licensed local English speaking
guides. Please visit www.italiancenter.net for a complete brochure or call (916) 482-5900 or e-mail Italy@winfirst.com.
CHRISTMAS IS A GOOD TIME
TO MAKE A GIFT TO THE ITALIAN CENTER
As the Italian Center enters its 5th year of operation we can be proud that
we have sustained it as a place where we celebrate our cultural heritage in
style and with pride. Despite the economic challenges we have faced in operating such a wonderful and active schedule of programs in our beautiful
building, we have to give thanks to the many people who have donated their
time and money to our cause. From all the volunteers and staff who run our
summer festival, who coordinate and perform in our dance troupes, who teach and tutor our language students, who help with
our films, lectures, exhibits, food demonstrations and other cultural programs, who keep the Center clean and well maintained,
who maintain our Library, who keep the center open during public hours, who do the weekly radio show, and who organize the
monthly Gioventu activities - to all those who support us as members, students, donors to our Building Fund and by attending
our programs - we thank you for making us a successful Center of Italian life. The support we receive from contributions to the
Building Fund is important to our continued success.
Donors who make a contribution of $200 or more will receive the “Italian American Baseball Heroes Boxed Set”
depicting 100 Italian American players in gold rimmed cards. It’s a nice Christmas gift. Please Make A Donation Today!
Making a Difference: We have a new Fountain at the Italian Center donated by member Phela Vesci. The Fountain is a wonderful addition to the
Italian Center and is an example of how a donation can make a difference.
Grazie! Phela for your generous gift. We would also like to thank David Lanni
Construction for donating and pouring the concrete pad for the fountain.
We invite everyone to come by and take a look at the Fountain. You can’t
miss it as it is located in the front of the Center. You can also make a difference by making a Christmas gift to the Italian Center fund.
Thank You For your Donations to The Building Fund
$5,000
Phela Vesci
Diana Quilici - in honor of
the Quilici family
$200
Frank & Jeanette LaPrezioso - in
honor of the LaPrezioso family
$50
Lauren Wheat - in memory of
Bob & Jan Azzaro
Jennifer (Caruso) & Matt Stone in memory of John Caruso
Lena Oneto - in memory of
Melvin Oneto
$100
Peter Tira - in memory of
Cathy DaValle
Bill & Norma Paterson
Pietra Peter
Bill & Mary Boruff
$25
Joan Tandi - in honor of the Tandi family
John Altieri
Patricia D’Alessandro - in memory of
Gian Battista D’Alessandro
Kathryn Vilhauer - in honor of
the Spera family
Yes, I Would Like To Make A Donation To The Italian Center Fund
Please accept my donation of:
$25
$50
$100
$200
$500
$1,000
Dedication
$2,500
$5,000
or more
Your Donation to the Italian Center Fund may be made in your name or in memory or in honor of your
family or a loved one. Please indicate how you wish your gift to be listed.
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Please make payable to: Italian Center Fund, Send to: P.O. Box 189427, Sacramento, CA 95818