UPCOMING CULTURAL EVENTS at the italian center, carmichael

  EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO THE EVENTS AT THE ITALIAN CENTER!
  JOIN US FOR SOME ITALIAN HOSPITALITY!
  

At the Italian Cultural Society it is our mission to serve the cultural needs of our community by providing some of the best and most unique cultural and traditional events and activities in our region. Events which can not be found elsewhere, that enable us and our community to learn about Italian heritage and history while strengthening Italian unity and identity.  

Several events are offered throughout the year at the Italian Center; our community is invited to attend and enjoy some Italian hospitality!  

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The Italian Cultural Society Presents

ITALIAN AMERICAN HERITAGE AND COLUMBUS DAY CELEBRATION! 

JOIN US FOR THIS SPECIAL EVENT SHOWCASING OUR RICH HISTORY, CULTURE AND TRADITIONS!


 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2024
11am - 4pm
Admission $40
at the Italian Center, Carmichael

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In many Cities in California including Sacramento,  Columbus Day is also Italian American Heritage Day! This year they are both recognized on October 12, which is also the date Columbus discovered America.

Columbus Day is not only a national holiday but is a recognized holiday in many cities and states across the nation. When we celebrate Columbus Day we are celebrating the arrival of Western Civilization to the Western Hemisphere and our own arrival on these shores. The Columbus holiday has long been associated with Italian Americans as a symbol of their national pride and identity and their enormous contributions to America. The holiday is celebrated throughout Italian-America with parades and festivals. It is the one day of the year that Italian Americans across the nation celebrate their heritage together.

Event Features:

 AL FRESCO DINING 
FOOD BUFFET 
 LIVE BAND & MUSIC 
ITALIAN FOLK DANCERS
 FOOD DEMONSTRATIONS 
CLASSIC ITALIAN CARS
 PLAY BOCCE IN THE PARK 
WINE and OLIVE OIL TASTINGS
 RAFFLE PRIZES GALORE 
SOUVENIR VENDORS
 CHILDRENS CRAFTS 
HISTORICAL EXHIBITS
 FREE PARKING 


  RESERVATIONS ENCOURAGED. 

Pre-paid Reservations are held at the door.
Tickets may also be purchased at the door on day of event.

For information please call 916-482-5900 or email Italy1@surewest.net.

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The Italian Cultural Society Presents

FRIDAY NIGHT ITALIAN FILM SERIES
"Italian Cinema is as much a part of Italian culture as the food, music and people."


"Respiro"


Friday, September 20, 2024 
8:00 pm
Admission $10

At the Italian Center:
6821 Fair Oaks Blvd, Carmichael 95608

Winner of the Critics Week Grand Prize at the Cannes film festival.  

Welcome to Lampedusa, a Mediterranean island paradise as mysterious as it is beautiful, surrounded by crystal clear water where ocean waves pound deep caverns into the rocky seaside cliffs. Into this scenic location lives Grazia, a carefree mother of three who becomes the focus of her neighbor’s gossip.

While her fellow Lampedusians work and live hard, oblivious to their island paradise, Grazia blissfully embraces life’s treasures. Her wild and free-spirited behavior reflects the beauty of her seaside village. But will she drive her friends and neighbors crazy or draw them into her topsy-turvy world and win their hearts.   Stars Valeria Golino.

In Italian with English subtitles
Refreshments included
Doors open at 7:30pm


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FILM DOCUMENTARY


"City Of Baseball"


Sunday, September 29, 2024 
2:00 pm
Admission $10

At the Italian Center: 
6821 Fair Oaks Blvd, Carmichael 95608


City of baseball is a documentary that explores both the past and the present of the Italian Baseball league in the small town of Nettuno, south of Rome. Through League pioneers, current players, fans, and local historians, City of Baseball captures the story of how the 1944 allied invasion of Nettuno brought the American pastime to a town which embraced the sport with a passion that continues today.   Joe Di Maggio visited the town to honor its baseball tradition and was asked to hit balls for the players.  On the first pitch to Jolting Joe, he hit the ball into the Ocean.  

Refreshments included
Doors open at 1:30pm

CLICK TO READ 'HOW THE YANKEES BECAME ITALIAN"



The Italian Cultural Society Presents

FRIDAY NIGHT ITALIAN FILM SERIES
"Italian Cinema is as much a part of Italian culture as the food, music and people."


"Vendetta"


Friday, October 4, 2024 
8:00 pm
Admission $10

At the Italian Center
6821 Fair Oaks Blvd, Carmichael 95608


Based on a true story that led to the first National Columbus Day holiday in 1892. The setting is New Orleans in 1891. The scene of the largest mass lynching in American History.

Sicilian immigrant families entered the United States heavily through the Port of New Orleans after the US Civil War. With the end of slavery, a new source of cheap labor was imported from impoverished sections of Italy. Some of the immigrants in New Orleans were able to amass wealth and influence and begin to control the docks and the markets in the city.  This threat to elite local businessmen and politicians led to one of the largest mass executions of Italian immigrants. After being wrongfully accused of a crime, 19 Italians were rounded up including the leading Italian merchant, but all were acquitted in court. A prejudiced and angry mob of thousands, including the mayor storms the jail and executes 11 “Dagoes”.

The film stars Christopher Walken as a cotton dealer seeking to wrest control of the docks from the Italians and the ringleader of this painful episode in Italian American history.

The film is a full-length motion picture and not a documentary.  

Refreshments included
Doors open at 7:30pm


The events portrayed in the film changed the course of Italian American history. Italy broke off diplomatic relations with the US over the treatment of Italian immigrants. The use of the word “Mafia” first came into use as an excuse to lynch the Italians. From the 1890s to the 1920s some 50 Italians were lynched by mobs, the largest ethnic group to be lynched in America after Black Americans.

The significance of this event led the President of the United States at the time to declare a national Columbus Day holiday to heal the nation, a day which became the single most unifying symbol of Italian American pride and identity. 

CLICK TO READ 'New Orleans Apologizes For Lynching of Italian Americans'


FILM DOCUMENTARY

"Inside The Vatican"

Sunday, October 20, 2024
8:00pm
Admission $10 

At the Italian Center:
6821 Fair Oaks Blvd, Carmichael 95608


This documentary look at the Vatican was filmed by National Geographic, and with unprecedented access, provides a rare glimpse inside the secret archives and private chapels of the Vatican and privileged accounts from its officials.  It is an insightful story of the remarkable history of the holy city and the unique traditions that have survived for nearly 2000 years.  Vatican City is the smallest sovereign state in the world.  It has its own army, the Swiss Guard. Ask anyone who has stepped into St. Peters Basilica, the past glory and power of the Vatican is evident.  Its collections and galleries are one of the world’s treasures. 

The Vatican Jubilee, the Giubileo, also known as the Holy Year, is celebrated every 25 years. The 2025 Jubilee will be the first of the 21st century. Pope Francis has declared the theme to be “Pilgrims of Hope.” It is a tradition that dates back to 1300. The Jubilee year is set to begin on December 24, 2024 (Christmas Eve) and concludes on January 6, 2026 (the Epiphany).  Rome is preparing the city for the jubilee year activities. The Jubilee website is www.jubilaeum2025.va.


Refreshments included
Doors open at 1:30pm