Cultural Group Meeting -Third Monday of the Month – Vista Room

Monday, Jun. 16, 2025 - 1:00 PM

Walnut Creek,

The Cultural Group meets on the first Monday of the month in the Vista Room at 1 PM

On Monday, June 16 at 1 PM in the Vista room, Lucia Falcone, our dear member and the perennial Italian teacher at  Acalanes Adult Education, will discuss (in English) her novel “The Secret of Villa Rosa”.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VFSR_4dSRo_OibfPL6KLZArpoqydSG6X/view?usp=sharing

This is from the back cover:
Jason, an uptight, business-oriented American, accompanies his wife Luisa to her hometown, the island of Murano, in the Venetian lagoon. His day with Luisa’s light-hearted brother Giovanni, in search of the ‘red-door garage’, leads both men to find much more than a newly fixed car. While lost in the countryside, and with the help of a colorful cast of locals, Jason and Giovanni—two very different men with seemingly dissimilar experiences—find common ground. Laced with nostalgia and timeless humor, The Secret of Villa Rosa portrays the poignant and the farcical in people, as they struggle to understand the joys and the frailties of human experience, on either side of the ocean.
Autograph copies will be available for sale.

 

 

Since we do not charge, and the meetings are open to all we fall under:

Rossmoor News – 11/27/2024

Scenario: A Rossmoor club’s function allows members to bring their own alcohol to consume during the event and share with other attendees. There is no fee collected for the alcohol or for the event.

ABC: No, a license is not required.

The Italian Cultural Group is envisioned as a place where participants
can share their love of Italy and the Italian culture, Si parla
italiano, and English is spoken too!
This bilingual group encourages lively, informal conversations in
either language about anything Italian: food, music, travel, movies,
etc. Discussions will reflect the interests of attendees. Activities
could include games like Scrabble in Italian or Italian card games
like Scopa and Briscola.
Traditional Italian holidays will be celebrated. Bilingual newspapers
and magazines will be on hand to stimulate conversation. There could
even be a sing-along of favorite Italian songs. Since the Vista room
has a kitchen there is a possibility of a few cooking demonstrations.
This group is free and open to all residents and guests. It is not
necessary to be a member of the Italian American Club to participate
in the Italian Cultural Group. The only requirement is an interest in
all things Italian. For more information about this group and all the
events of the Italian American Club of Rossmoor, check out the website
www.ItalianAmericanClub.org or call Joe Casalaina at 1-925-482-0919.