New Series of Social Events!

On Friday August 15th, at the Parish Hall in Little Italy, behind the ICC, we celebrated the “Festa di Ferragosto” (Feast of Ferragosto).

This was the first appointment of a new series of social events (FREE of charge for ICC members) called “Aperitivo Culturale” that will be held once a quarter.

So, why the name? Aperitivo - from the latin aperire (to open) - used to be an alcoholic beverage consumed before dinner, with ancient medicinal origins as a concoction to cure inappetence.
These days in Italy, Aperitivo is used to define first and foremost a ritual, a social happening, a moment of relaxation where people exit the work mode, meet up with friends, chat while enjoying a drink (alcoholic or not) and some appetizers before dinner, which usually happens later on in the night.

How could we not introduce our friends to this wonderful Italian ritual? And what could we do to make it even better? We decided to add some culture to the happening, thus the Aperitivo Culturale was born.

The first Aperitivo Culturale turned out to be a very pleasant evening. Our special guest Massimo Seracini gave a dynamic lecture on the origins of the Ferragosto Feast,and with the famous Florentine style that characterizes his speeches, entarteined our guests before the wine was served.

A delicious and well organized catering was provided by Acqua Al 2 Restaurant, and it  was just the perfect match for this type of event.

Good Italian music as a background and a friendly staff led the evening to the peak of the party: the raffle of four tickets for the prestigious Gala Dinner at the San Diego Italian Film Festival where ICC is one of the major sponsors. The lucky winners of the pairs of tickets were Darlene Spratt and Angeles Zagami. Congratulations!!

We have crafted this event series with our members in mind, so that our guests can immerse themselves in contemporary Italian life-style and culture while still learning about roots and origins.

We want this to be only one of the many benefits that ICC wishes to offer to our generous members.

We hope you enjoyed it and please refer us to your friends if you did. Thank you  to all ICC supporters and to all that have worked to make this event possible. 

If you missed this one, we hope to see you at the next event. Stay tuned for date and time!