Oakland A’s Italian Heritage Night – Friday, August 1, 2014

Join NBICF friends on our 4th annual trip to see the Oakland A’s play the Kansas City Royals in the Oakland Colosseum; as the A’s celebrate a wonderful & fun Italian Heritage Night. Jim Alfieri tosses first pitch: a bocce ball. Thanks to tour founder Jim Alfieri & escort Patti Adams, you get:

• 4pm charter bus roundtrip from Santa Rosa
• Refreshments, score pool & fun prize quiz enroute
• Reserved close-in Plaza Deck infield seats
• Clubhouse dinner, A’s souvenir & entertainment!

Group Rate: $60 NBICF member or child under 10. $65 NBICF guest.
Please postmark check to Andiamo by July 8 & mail to Andiamo, Box 406, Santa Rosa CA 95402.  After July 8, rate jumps to $70.

Winemaker Dinner at Rosso’s Rosticceria – Sunday, August 10, 5:00-8:00 PM

On August 10 at 5:00 pm, Rosso’s Proprietor & Executive Chef John Franchetti will prepare a special four-course dinner with wine pairings from Ramazzotti Winery at the new Rosso’s Rosticceria, 1229 Dutton Avenue, Santa Rosa. Click here for menu, wine pairings, and reservation form.

$65 per person or $500 for a Table of 8 ($20 savings)
Seating is limited; reservations must be made by August 1

Reservations may be made by mail or credit card.  For mail orders, send check to NBICF, 64 Brookwood Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 with reservation form (print using File/Print or Ctrl-P from your browser). The reservation form will also be in the July Mosaico Newsletter.  For credit card orders go to www.BrownPaperTickets.com/event/685404. 

This event provides funds to support NBICF Cultural Programs, Building Improvements and Scholarships for Santa Rosa Junior College Students Studying Italian Language 

PIZZA e BIRRA NIGHT Fundraiser – July 16 – 6:00-9:00 PM 
North Bay Italian Cultural Foundation Center

Great food and fun, it’s time for our second annual Pizza e Birra Fundraiser on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 starting at 6 PM. Rosso’s has graciously agreed to donate all the food once again for this event. The wood-fired pizza oven will roll into our parking lot and we’ll be dining al fresco on all-you-can-eat pizza, salads and dessert plus Moretti beer donated to us by Total Beverage Solutions.

We’ll also feature a movie for those wishing to dine inside, this year it will be Beyond the Sea the story of Bobby Darin whose real name was Walden Robert Cassotto. You must reserve early for this fundraiser as we only have 50 tickets available. 

Tickets are $25 for members and $27 for non-members. Make your checks payable to NBICF and note July 16th dinner. Mail to 64 Brookwood Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95404-4326. For more information call the Center at 591-9696. Fundraiser proceeds support out scholarship program at SRJC and our cultural events.

PITTURA ITALIA – Painting Italy Fundraiser July 12, 2014 1-4 PM

Support the North Bay Italian Cultural Foundation in a fun and creative way. Our new fundraiser is ‘Pittura Italia, Painting Italy’ on Saturday July 12, 1-4 PM at the Center. This three-hour workshop is for any level of art ability! Participants will spend an afternoon creating an original painting of an iconic scene in Italy guided by professional artists. All participants will receive a canvas board, paints and brushes to use, beverage and snack for $35. Just bring an apron and your creativity and go home with a painting! Because this is a sip and sketch event (we are serving wine), it is for adults only. To register, send your check with Name & Phone Number to NBICF 64 Brookwood Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95404. Registration must be received by July 9, 2014. Space is limited. Reserve early. Questions: Call NBICF at 707-591-9696 or use Contact link. Fundraiser proceeds support our scholarship program at SRJC and our cultural events.

Finding the Mother Lode: Italian Immigrants in California

On April 6 and 7, the North Bay Italian Cultural Foundation (NBICF), the Santa Rosa Junior College Department of Modern & Classical Languages & American Sign Language and the Wine Library Associates of Sonoma County will host filmmakers Gianfranco Norelli and Suma Kurien for the screening of their film, “Finding the Mother Lode: Italian Immigrants in California”.

Finding the Motherlode documents the experience of Italian immigrants in California. Through stories set in seven Italian communities throughout California, including Sonoma County, this film examines how economic and social mobility became possible for many Italians in the Golden State. It is also a look at how immigrant identity is maintained and transformed as immigrants become assimilated into mainstream America. To learn more about the film & the film makers, visit the official film site by clicking here.

• Sunday, April 6, 4:30-7:00 pm – Finding the Motherlode: Italian Immigrants in California – Special Film Documentary on the Italian Immigration to California at Carole Ellis Auditorium on the Santa Rosa JC Petaluma Campus, 680 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy. Prior to the filming there will be a reception with light refreshments and following the film there will be a post screening discussion with the filmmakers.
  Tickets $10/ SRJC Parking $4. Tickets may be purchased at Brown Paper Tickets – click here to order.
  
  Tickets will also be available for purchase at the NBICF March 16 Dinner at the Veterans Hall, 5:00 PM. Tickets for “will call” at the theater may be ordered by mail until April 3 by sending check for $10 per ticket to NBICF at 64 Brookwood Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95404 – Call 707-591-9696 for more information.
• Monday, April 7, 5:00-7:00 PM – NBICF and the Wine Library Associates of Sonoma County host Gianfranco Norelli and Suma Kurien, directors and producers of Finding the Mother Lode, for a fireside chat and wine reception at the Sonoma County Wine Library, 139 Piper Street, Healdsburg. The reception highlights a few of the winery principals interviewed in the film including Cellar #8 at Asti Winery, Pedroncelli and Seghesio. Artisan cheese and local bread will accompany the wine tasting. The directors will speak briefly about their project and also will have the DVD for sale at the event.Tickets: $25 to the general public, $20 for NBICF members Wine Library Associates. To purchase tickets see Fireside Chat with Gianfranco Norelli and Suma Kurine at www.eventbrite.com by clicking here.