Cari Amici, Dear Friends, The Italian Cultural Heritage Foundation of Santa Barbara is delighted to offer this interesting presentation on the Florentine Women of the Renaissance. It will be a second presentation about Italian Women in past centuries.  In this  presentation, I will  analyze the role of women in Florentine society and the importance of their fashion in socially advancing the status of their families within their society.  To this end, a number of lovely images Read more [...]

  Ciao, Amici – Are you ready for Ferragosto? It will be a FABULOUS,  FESTA DI FERRAGOSTO!  And, better still, it will benefit our local students by helping us raise money for our Scholarship Fund. We will be offering a delicious 3-course catered all-Italian meal that includes soft drinks, water and coffee.  Wine will be available with a small donation of $5.00 per glass to benefit our Scholarship Program. We are also planning for bocce games while live music will sound in the air. We Read more [...]

Cari Amici - Dear Friends, I hope your July 4th was a relaxing and fun vacation away from work and home chores.  We. at ICHF, were busy putting together  the events for the second half of this year.  And, let me tell you, what an exiting 6 months it will be!      To our traditional line-up of events, this year we have added a new event that we are sure will delight the ladies in our group while the gentlemen will find it quite interesting as textiles and men fashion will also be included. So, Read more [...]

Cari Amici - Dear Friends, it will be an exciting  first half OF 2024 for us at ICHF as  this year we have added three new and interesting events to our traditional line up.  We are sure you will find  them interesting and stimulating. IL PRANZO DI CARNEVALE  -  February 10, 2024,  La Cumbre CC CANCELLED  CINEMA ITALIANO CLASSICO. (March 23-30 and April 6, 2024).  Still FREE! Save the dates! Last but not the least: LORENZO  DE' MEDICI, a.k.a. IL MAGNIFICO, Read more [...]