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Thursday, December 5th, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM EST. A Virtual Program Led by Carla Gambescia. Register here. Registration fee: $10 Members | $20 Non Members. The Zoom link will be sent, upon registration, a few days prior to the event. All the proceeds will go to the NOIAW scholarship fund. Discover the unexpected and delightful stories behind some of o...

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Wednesday October 2 - 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM - Westchester Italian Cultural Center, 1 Generoso Pope Pl, Tuckahoe, NY. Join us for a fun evening of Italian “cultural trivia” with author and lecturer Carla Gambescia. Coffee and light refreshments will be served. Buy Tickets here. Has anyone demonstrated genius throughout history quite like the Italians? F...

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Make your bookings for Wednesday, November 2, for "Italy: The World's Superpower" with Carla Gambescia. All attendees will receive a copy of Carla's 2nd edition of her award-winning book, La Dolce Vita University: An Unconventional Guide to Italian Culture from A to Z. RSVP Here. Join us for this fascinating exploration of how Italy arose like a ph...

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What does it mean to live “La Dolce Vita?” This week’s guest is here to tell us how the answer to that question is just as varied as Italy herself! Carla Gambescia is a cultural “edu-tainer,” award-winning author, travel journalist, lecturer and avid photographer. The author of “La Dolce Vita University: An Unconventional Guide to Italian Culture f...

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Tuesday, March 22 at 7 pm. Visions of Dante. A virtual program led by Carla Gambescia. Register here: zoom link will be sent before the program. Organized by Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation. Dante Alighieri is perhaps the greatest poet to have ever lived, and his La Divina Commedia is universally considered one of the very finest wo...

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We begin the eleventh year of We the Italians interviews with a true excellence in the divulgation of Italian culture in the United States. Carla Gambescia's name is known to many Americans who have the good fortune to have Italian origins and others who do not, and it is synonymous with Dolce Vita: it is precisely to Dolce Vita that Carla turns wh...

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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 t...

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 | 6:00 P.M. ET - Registration fee: $25. Register Here. Italians have always been masters of reinvention. Join Carla Gambescia in her fascinating exploration of post-WWII Italy when the Bel Paese arose like a phoenix from the ashes and devastation, transforming itself from the face of Il Duce to the land of La Dolce Vita. You'l...

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23 | 6:00 P.M. EDT. Pride Passion and Pandemonium: Il Palio di Siena. Registration fee: $25. Register Here. Excited to get back to Italy? Us too! Join NIAF to experience the sights and sounds of Il Palio di Siena, a four-day cultural sporting extravaganza, culminates in the world's most thrilling horse race. Witness the crowds that...

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Thursday December 10. 4PM PST on IAMLA facebook page. RSVP Here. Have you ever wondered where your favorite holiday traditions came from? Join us on December 10th at 4 pm PST via Facebook Live when we take a look at the unexpected stories behind some of our most beloved holiday figures, imagery, and traditions. From Babbo Natale and the nativity, t...

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