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Luca
Tuesday, August 1 at 8 pm 

FAMILY NIGHT – bring the children! Luca by Enrico Casarosa.

Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, Disney and Pixar’s original feature film “Luca” is a coming-of-age story about one young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. Luca (voice of Jacob Tremblay) shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, Alberto (voice of Jack Dylan Grazer), but all the fun is threatened by a deeply held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface.

Adult cooking classes are held on Mondays and select Tuesdays.
Adult classes meet from 7 to 9 pm. 
All cooking classes are held in Cucina Colavita, a custom teaching kitchen.

Classes are led by Kim Leo, chef and owner of Kim’s Kitchen & Catering by Kim Cooks, and a licensed food handler.
Each person participates in hands-on cooking! Everyone will taste the recipe created by Chef Kim.
Then, after cooking your own dish, you take it home with you!

Class sizes are limited. If your desired class is sold out, add your name to the wait list as more classes may become available.
Call the Foundation office at 718-273-7660.

Our Return to Italy
Tuesday, August 8 at 8 pm 

Wondering about moving to Italy? Or learning about winemaking? Join us for OUR RETURN TO ITALY (2023, 25 minutes), a film screening and discussion with filmmakers Marylou and Jerome Bongiorno.

Our Return to Italy is a short fictional film about an Italian American patriarch who wants to uproot his multigenerational family winemaking business to Italy but hides the truth about his motives.

Before the screening, Robert Rispoli from Vino Divino winery in Staten Island will introduce you to the winemaking world. Wine will be sold at this Cinema event to benefit the Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere, graciously donated by Vino Divino. Founded in 2003. Vino Divino is the first school of wine to open in Richmond County.

Movie synopsis: Francesco Santangelo’s family is rooted in his New Jersey winery, but he’s decided to uproot the entire family and move operations to where he was born in Lombardy, Italy. His granddaughter Emma knows nothing about the move, although she’ll be thrilled because she’s a budding documentary filmmaker whose life is steeped in famous Italian films.

Link to trailer: http://www.casaitaliananyu.org/events/our-return-italy

Musica Sotto le Stelle
Vanessa Racci – The Jazzy Italian
Tuesday, August 15 • 6:30 to 9:30 pm; doors open at 6 pm
$125 members, $135 non-members.
Four-course dinner includes wine and soft drinks.

Celebrate Ferragosto with Vanessa Racci! In honor of the Italian holiday, Vanessa will perform a mixture of Italian classics reinvented from her two albums: Italiana Fresca and Jazzy Italian, and songs made famous by Italian Americans that have become staples of the great Italian American songbook.

Join us for a great night of music and dining! Added bonus: mesmerizing views of New York City’s Harbor and the Verrazzano Bridge as a backdrop. Reserve now because this event will sell out quickly! If it rains, the dinner and show will be presented indoors.