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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    CURRENT EVENTS AT THE ITALIAN CENTER    

All events and films are presented at the Italian Center,
6821 Fair Oaks Blvd., Carmichael 95608 

Admission is $10 unless otherwise noted

Doors open 30 minutes early!
Refreshments Included

TUTTI A TAVOLA COOKING CLASS:

HOMEMADE FETTUCINI ALFREDO
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7th
1:00 - 3:00pm

TRAVEL ITALY:

IN SEARCH OF TUSCANY 
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15th
2:00pm

ITALIAN MOVIE NIGHT:

FOR ROSANNA 
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20th 
7:30pm

ITALIAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE:

ARRANGIARSI -
PIZZA AND THE ART OF LIVING 
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd 
1:30pm

TUTTI A TAVOLA COOKING CLASS

MAKE HOMEMADE "FETTUCINE ALFREDO"
with Instructor Diana Quilici

Saturday, February 7, 2026
1:00 - 3:00 PM

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED! SPACE IS LIMITED:

RESERVATION $40 PER PERSON
ADDITIONAL $5 INGREDIENT FEE FOR NON MEMBERS

This dish has origins back to 1907 when Alfredo Di Lelio, worried about his wife after the birth of their son, created a dish so delicious with hopes of encouraging her to eat. This dish included Parmigiano, fettuccine, and butter but used water from the pasta to thicken.  This dish was so good that in 1914 Alfredo opened his own restaurant which was very popular even serving politicians and famous actors. Over time the recipe changed and different thickeners were used (besides pasta water) and it is now expected in America to have cream in this decadent sauce. 

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED!
SPACE IS LIMITED

RESERVATION $40 PER PERSON
ADDITIONAL $5 INGREDIENT FEE FOR NON MEMBERS

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Please join us for a class to learn how to make homemade fettuccine with an Alfredo sauce.  Reservation is $40 with a $5 ingredient fee for non-members payable at the door. This ingredient fee is waved for all ICS members; you can also become a member at the door to waive the fee. (Yes, we are always encouraging new members to join!). A Glass of wine with your meal is included.

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TRAVEL ITALY

"IN SEARCH OF TUSCANY"

Sunday, February 15, 2026
2:00 PM

ADMISSION $10
REFRESHMENTS INCLUDED
DOORS OPEN AT 1:30 pm

This romantic comedy stars the ever-popular Booke Shields as Charlene, the American wife of a struggling Italian artist in New York’s cutting-edge art scene. Just one problem, he’s already married.

When Maria (Maria Grazia Cucinotto - Il Postino), Vincenzo’s Italian wife crosses the Atlantic with her two kids, she s less than thrilled to find her husband living with the very pregnant Charlene, whose fury can match anything Maria can dish out. The personal and cultural clashes between Vincenzo’s two families make for a tense environment but soon find themselves united against a businessman (Chevy Chase) who tries to exploit both Maria and Charlene. Love takes a beating and comes back fighting in this unconventional comedy about and unconventional family.

Enjoy an excursion to fabled Tuscany, exploring the cuisine, wine, art treasures, and culture of one of Italy’s most beautiful regions. Our virtual visit takes us to the Renaissance cities of Florence and Siena and charming small towns in between. More than a popular tourist destination, Tuscany is the Cradle of the Renaissance which gave us the genius of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.
 
We drive through the Chianti region and its beautiful countryside while sampling Chianti wines and delicious local foods – including wild boar.  Along the way we visit with a mural painter in Radda and a stop in Arezzo to view Piero della Francesca’s largest and most famous fresco, “The legend of the True cross.”  We move into southern Tuscany marked by the rolling hills, lush landscape, and vineyards of Montepulciano and Montalcino. In Siena we visit the Piazza del Campo where the world-famous bareback horse race, called “il Palio” takes place.  Tuscany’s countryside features picturesque villas and rustic farmhouses among endless vineyards and olive groves. The region is also home to many United Nations world heritage sites which pop up along the way.  Buon Viaggio!!

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One can experience all of this and much more in person on the Italian Cultural Society tour of the “Treasures of Tuscany” which not only include the historic sights but also the local Tuscan wines and foods of the cities we visit. In San Gimignano, our lunch features wild boar pasta.  We lunch on the Boardwalk in the oceanside city of Viareggio on the Tuscan Riviera with its miles of beaches covered by umbrellas. Our tour of Tuscany includes many United Nations World Heritage sites, including lunch in the Marble mountains of Carrara, in Pisa across from the Leaning Tower and in Lucca at the oldest continuous restaurant in Europe featuring the specialties of the Lucchesi people.  Our Tour includes the seaside villages of the Cinque Terre in the region of Liguria and lunch at one of its colorful villages hugging the mountainside over the sea. Evening dinners are often al fresco and feature the regional foods of Tuscany.
 
If you are inspired to visit the real Tuscany, you are invited to join us and experience all this and much more on the Italian Cultural Society’s Tuscan Treasures and Le Cinque Terre Tour. Please see tour details by visiting our website at: italiancenter.net/travel. Or contact the Society’s Travel Director, Patrizia, at italy@italiancenter.net or 916-482-5900

 ITALIAN MOVIE NIGHT

"FOR ROSANNA"

Friday, February 20
at 7:30 pm

ADMISSION $10
DOORS OPEN AT 7:00 PM
REFRESHMENTS INCLUDED

The Italian Movie Night, like all the Society cultural programs at the Italian Center, is open to the public and is a great gathering place for those who want to celebrate their culture with like-minded people.
 
Marcello owns a restaurant in a small Italian village where he lives with his dying wife, Rosanna. Her final wish is to be buried in one of the three remaining plots in the local churchyard and Marcello is desperate to see her request fulfilled. Unfortunately, no plots can be reserved. It’s a case of first come first served.
 
So Marcello set out to do the only thing possible: keep those in the village who are dying safely alive and protect all the living at the same time. With Marcello spending his days visiting the sick, donating blood and directing traffic all in the name of survival, he better hope he doesn’t put himself in an early grave or at least his wife’s one.  Stars popular actor Jean Reno and Academy award winner Mercedes Ruehl. A wonderful and witty comedy.  

In Italian with English Subtitles
 
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Italian Cinema is as much a part of Italian culture as the food, music, art, design, architecture and people. The land of La Dolce vita has fashioned more best foreign film winners at the Academy Awards than any other nation with 11. Italian Actress Sophia Loren won an academy award for best Actress in her role in Two Women in 1960, the first time an acting Oscar was awarded for a non-English performance   

ITALIAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

"ARRANGIARSI -
PIZZA...AND THE ART OF LIVING"

Sunday, February 22
at 2:00 pm

ADMISSION $10
DOORS OPEN AT 1:30 PM
REFRESHMENTS INCLUDED

This fascinating tale by Matteo Troncone, an Italian American who traces his roots back to Naples, is the story of one man's journey to find himself…and the greatest pizza on earth
 
Writer, director, editor, and cinematographer Matteo Troncone begins his philosophical first-person travelogue with no job, no relationship, and no home.  While living in his VW van on the streets of San Francisco, he decides the is only one thing for him to do – trace his roots Back to Naples and learn the secret of Neapolitan pizza.

Once there, he discovers the art of arrangiarsi, the process of arranging yourself to make something from nothing. We meet a colorful crew of characters, from street artists to pizza makers, who find a path to live and love in the most joyful ways, regardless of circumstance.

This inspiring film combines a smattering of foodie passion. Little known Italian history, and quirky Neapolitans to tell the tale of one man’s journey of finding a way.

In English

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