Join us on Sunday, December 19 at 4PM and discover the surprising stories behind our most cherished traditions from Saint Nicholas and the Nativity to candy canes and Christmas stockings. Award-winning author, lecturer and photographer, Carla Gambescia will guide us through the stories behind our holiday festivities! RSVP Here. This event is FREE to Columbus Citizens Foundation Members. A Zoom link will be shared in advance of this special presentation.

Carla Gambescia's book, La Dolce Vita University: An Unconventional Guide to Italian Culture from A to Z, is a highly informative and joyous celebration of Italy’s capacious culture; the new and greatly expanded 2nd edition (with over 100 pages of new content) is now available at local bookstores and on Amazon. Today Carla lectures on myriad topics of Italian cultural interest though continuing education programs, universities, museums and private clubs and curates the photoblog Postcards from the Boot.