Cari Amici - Dear Friends, it will be an exciting second half of 2023 for us at ICHF!  To our traditional line-up of events, this year we have added a new and exciting event that we are sure you will find interesting.  Here they are: FERRAGOSTO. As in the past few years, we will celebrate the summer with an ancient holiday, Ferragosto (which the Romans called  Feriae Augusti to honor their Emperor) with our traditional summer picnic in the beautiful Lower Manning Park in Montecito. Details Read more [...]

Ciao, Amici! Italians are crazy about Ferragosto! They brave bumper to bumper traffic to go the the beach on vacation where they are supposed to enjoy nature and time away from ‘crowded’ cities while resting and relaxing…. While this is an excellent idea, reality often turns out to be quite different! Read more [...]

Ciao, Amici - In order to facilitate the access to consular services by Italian citizens and Italian-American citizens living in areas far away from Los Angeles, the Consulate General of Italy is organizing a meeting .... Read more [...]