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Italy label and the transformation of the Italian way of dressing from the sixties to the present. Racconti e Canzoni This class is designed for advanced level students who already have a good grasp of the language, and would like to review some grammar elements while analyzing Italian songs and short tales. Italian Culture and Conversation This 10 weeks conversation class is designed to promote UPCOMING EVENTS cultural competency about several aspects of Italian life. Buon Appetito! December 8: Christmas in Italian Language students will strengthen their language skills Italy Concert and broaden their vocabulary through a very pleasant December 17: Festa di Natale excursion involving the attractive culture and culinary traditions of Italy. January 4: Adults & Kids Classes Begin Grammar Pills This tailor made class is intended for students who already have a good comprehension of the Italian language and want to improve their knowledge. Storia d’Italia For more details on any One of the most interesting classes at the ICC is back! This of these classes, see page 9 8 week course explores rich Italian history starting from War World I up to our recent days. 1 CARI SOCI, CHE MESI MERAVIGLIOSI! TROPPO SUCCESSO! Settembre, ottobre e novembre sono stati per me i mesi più eccitanti e passionali dell’anno! L’ICC ha celebrato insieme alle organizzazioni Italiane il Columbus Day nel centro di Little Italy, e in centinaia hanno visitato il nostro padiglione. Grazie alla fattiva pubblicità delle nostre insegnanti e della nostra infaticabile bergamasca Rita Ceribelli anche le iscrizioni al Centro hanno avuto un indubbio incre- mento. Profumo di cibi italiani, sorrisi italiani e cultura italiana si sono diffusi in una splendida giornata di sole del Sud della california. E poi la preparazione e realizzazione della Quinta edizione del San Diego ICC President Roberto Ruocco, left, & ICC Treasurer Don Stadelli Italian Film Festival al quale l’ICC ha contribuito in maniera decisiva. Voglio solo ricordare che senza il lavoro indefesso del Prof. Victor Laruccia, Capt. Don Santamaria, Prof. Verdicchio (anche se solo in versione eterea Skype dall’Italia), e i nostri Board Members, questo miracolo italiano non si sarebbe potuto avverare. L’ICC è molto orgogliosa di aver sponsorizzato dei film meravigliosi che han- no incantato spettatori di ogni età e di essere stata protagonista della serata di Gala. Il catering di Villa Capri è stato superlativo, il Brunello La Velona di Montalcino eccellente e la compania dei partecipanti sincera e amichevole. ICC Newsletter Gia’ entrando, si notava che si era in un clima famigliare, una piazza di un Published quarterly paese italiano elegante e raffinata, tuttavia sobria e frizzante ( ma non di vino). L’atmosfera era calda al lume delle candele e delicata come il profumo dei Editors Barbara Carra fiori, scelti, come tutto il resto dell’organizzazione, da Janice Laruccia. Victor Laruccia Sono di parte, essendo il Presidente dell’ICC e del SDIFF, ma sono stato Graphic Design veramente felice di vedere il nome dell’ICC in cima agli sponsor dell’Evento, Tiziana d’Agostino riconosciuto bellissimo soprattutto dai dignitari del Consolato Generale venuti ICC OFFICERS da Los Angeles nel 150 anniversario dell’Unita d’Italia. President Rai International ha accolto il mio invito di filmare l’evento che verrà trasmes- Roberto Ruocco so nel prossimo “Italia Chiama Italia” di Dicembre. Siate pronti a vedervi in Vice-President Operation Televisione quindi. Graziella Spinelli Ma non ci fermiamo qui….l’ICC ha sponsorizzato il Concerto di Cristina Treasurer Donald Stadelli Fontanelli che avrà luogo l’8 dicembre alle 7:30pm al Neurosciences Institute, dove la famosa cantante cantera’ accompagnata dall’ICC Children Choir. Secretary Roberto Ruocco Non mancate! Active Board Members E come sempre Dulcis in Fundo: la nostra Festa di Natale al Centro il 17 James Bianchi, dicembre con un’ interessante lotteria, cibi succulenti (pot luck) portati da Barbara Carra, ogni partecipante e vini offerti dall’ICC. Victor Laruccia, Ilaria Tabusso Marcyan, In buona sostanza tanta, tanta, tanta Italia: restate fedeli al vostro Italian Silvia Metzger, Donald Santamaria, Cultural Center. Pasquale Verdicchio, Andrea Zarattini. Saluti, Roberto Ruocco – ICC President 2 UPCOMING EVENT Italian Cultural Christmas in Italy Concert Center Opera Nights! Don’t miss this incredible concert: “Christmas in Italy” with internationally- acclaimed Cristina Fontanelli. A vocal journey through Italy’s best-loved songs and arias by composers such as Donizetti, Tosti, and Puccini, plus favorites like “Torna A Surriento,” “Ave Maria,” and other Christmas classics. Now playing for eight Christmas seasons in New York, the magic of “Christmas in Italy” comes to the West Coast for the first time in 2011. Ms. Fontanelli will be accompanied by piano, mandolin, guitar and accordion in order to evoke the authentic Italian flavor of the music. The Italian Cultural Center of San Diego’s Children’s choir will join Cristina helping to accomplish her goal of preserving these musical gems for future generations. The San Diego program also features award-winning classical mandolin artist Chris Acquavella and guitarist Joe Amato. Thursday, December 8 We are thrilled to be able to of- 7.30 p.m. fer to our Members a wonderful Neurosciences Institute opportunity to experience great 10640 John Jay Hopkins Dr. live Italian opera right here in San San Diego 92121 Diego. San Diego Opera’s 2012 sea- Tickets link: son opens in January and includes www.brownpapertickets.com/event/203626 two Italian operas: Donizetti’s Don by calling 800-838-3006. Pasquale and The Barber of Seville NOTE: ICC members can use code “ICC” to get $5 off each ticket. by Gioachino Rossini. Check out the details by visiting the website: www.sdopera.com/promo/offer/icc The Artist ICC Members will enjoy these Called a “vocal genius” by the New York benefits: Opportunity to purchase Sun, Ms. Fontanelli’s show is a love let- tickets early. Single tickets sales ter to her Italian heritage. have only just gone on sale so pur- Born in Brooklyn, she is a graduate of chase yours soon! - Preferred pric- The American Academy of Dramatic ing on your tickets ( a discount of Arts, and attended The Juilliard School. up to $30 depending on where you choose to sit) - $7.50 handling fee She has performed in concert halls all waived - Private Backstage Tour of over the world including for the Clinton the Civic Theater before the show, White House, and among her many ap- a wonderful behind-the-scenes pearances on stage and television has adventure (details to be confirmed) performed with Tony Bennett, the Bos- ton Pops, and the Mantovani Orchestra. www.cristinafontanelli.com 3 UPCOMING EVENT It’s all about Italian Books Book Club Readings: 02/16 - I Promessi Sposi by Alessandro Manzoni. Considered one ICC is very happy to introduce the of the most important novels ever written in the Italian language, latest perk reserved for our members only: a quarterly Book Club meeting “I Promessi Sposi” (The Betrothed) is Alessandro Manzoni’s 1827 and a great opportunity to immerse historical novel, which details the terribly oppressive rule of the in Italian culture! Come and enjoy an Spanish over Italy in the early 1600s. At the center of the novel is evening of conversation with other the story of two young lovers, Renzo and Lucia, whose marriage is members and our teachers. Books will forbidden by the local baron. Set against all odds Renzo and Lucia’s be in Italian and/or English and are love must struggle against the ravages of war, famine, and the selected to ensure cultural enrichment. plague. Manzoni’s “I Promessi Sposi” is an epic, historical Italian This wonderful cultural activity is free masterpiece. of charge for ICC members. 05/17 - “Marcovaldo” by Italo Calvino (Easy Readers version). 2012 Book Club Dates: An unskilled worker in a drab northern Italian industrial city of the 1950s and 1960s, Marcovaldo has a practiced eye for spotting • Thursday, February 16 natural beauty and an unquenchable longing to come a little closer RSVP by February 14 to the unspoiled world of his imagining. Much to the puzzlement • Thursday, May 17 of his wife, his children, his boss, and his neighbors, he chases his RSVP by May 14 dreams, gives rein to his fantasies, tries-with more ingenuousness • Thursday, September 20 than skill-to lessen his burden and that of those around him.