LA FESTA DI NATALE

BUONE FESTE (Happy Holidays)! As the 2012 Holiday Season is fast approaching, Circolo Italiano is delighted to announce our 2012  Festa di Natale. This year the Festa will be much more exciting.  A delicious 4-course Italian dinner and  live music will make this event memorable.  For our enjoyment, the Montecito Jazz Project will provide traditional music perfect for the planned after-dinner dancing.  So,  put on your holiday best, your dancing shoes and join us for a fun and festive Read more [...]

ART FROM ITALY: RENATA VIRGINIA UBOLDI

   Wednesday, November 07, 2012 to Wednesday, November 21, 2012 You are invited to the Reception for the Artist on Saturday, November 10th from 5.00 pm to 7.00 pm CORRIDAN GALLERY 125 N. MILPAS STREET, SANTA BARBARA The Artist. Nature is her inspiration, more especially the flowers she grows in her own lake Como garden. Renata Virginia Uboldi is a talented artist whose career started after graduating in design from the National Silk Institute in her native Como. It happens that Read more [...]

MATINEE AT THE OPERA

Circolo Italiano presents: Ciao, Amici -  Once again, Circolo goes to the Opera! Please join us for our first Matinee all’Opera (Afternoon at the Opera) to see Madama Butterfly, a story of love, betrayal and sacrifice at the sound of Puccini’s unforgettable music and melodious arias. And it is offered to you as a package: first, a delicious champagne-buffet lunch at La Cumbre Country Club, then the opera at the Granada Theater. Here are the details: Date:       Sunday, November 4th, Read more [...]

2012 Cinema Italiano Contemporaneo – Movie Line-up

Welcome to the 2012 CINEMA ITALIANO CONTEMPORANEO! This year’s Cinema Italiano Contemporaneo will offer an opportunity to delve into some of the social issues which define contemporary Italian life. The films will be preceded by an educational presentation and may be followed by a Q&A session. As in years past, Dr. Anna Brusutti, Film & Media Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, will introduce each movie and will lead the Q&A session afterwards. Please join Read more [...]