{"id":4865,"date":"2026-02-25T05:56:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T05:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nbicf.org\/?p=4865"},"modified":"2026-02-25T06:02:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T06:02:35","slug":"march-april-2026-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nbicf.org\/march-april-2026-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"March-April 2026 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>The March-April 2026 Newsletter includes information about activities and events. <\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nbicf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MosaicoXLII2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to review the current newsletter.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 1rem;\"><b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The following is a list of updates and upcoming activities.<\/span><\/b><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- this code is commented out\n\n\n\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\" target=\"paypal\"><input name=\"cmd\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"_s-xclick\" \/>\n<input name=\"hosted_button_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"4L8N2GNP2YFVY\" \/>\n\n\n<table>\n\n\n<tbody>\n\n\n<tr>\n\n\n<td><strong><input name=\"on0\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"Number of Dinners\" \/>Number of Dinners<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n\n<tr>\n\n\n<td><select name=\"os0\"> \n<option value=\"One dinner\">One dinner $10.00 USD<\/option>\n<option value=\"Two dinners\">Two dinners $20.00 USD<\/option>\n<option value=\"Three dinners\">Three dinners $30.00 USD<\/option>\n<option value=\"Four dinners\">Four dinners $40.00 USD<\/option>\n <\/select><\/td>\n\n\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n\n<tr>\n\n\n<td><input name=\"on1\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"Name(s)\" \/><strong>Name(s)<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n\n<tr>\n\n\n<td><input maxlength=\"200\" name=\"os1\" type=\"text\" \/><\/td>\n\n\n<\/tr>\n\n\n<\/tbody>\n\n\n<\/table>\n\n\n<input name=\"currency_code\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"USD\" \/>\n<input alt=\"PayPal - 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If you paid by mail, call the office at 707-591-9696.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Monday, April 20 Winemaker Dinner - <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Ricky's Eastbound,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><strong>5755 Mountain Hawk, Santa Rosa, CA 95409 -\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Four courses with\u00a0<span style=\"color: #008000;\">Wine Pairings from Portalupi Winery<\/span> -\u00a0<span style=\"color: #008000;\">$85 per person<\/span>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\nMENU: <span style=\"color: #008000;\">Appetizers &amp; Prosecco Cocktail<\/span> <\/strong><\/span>\u2013 <strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Italian meatballs, Eggplant\u00a0 &amp; Tomato Bruschetta<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\nFirst Course <\/span>- <\/strong>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Assorted Pizza<\/span> \u2013<\/strong> <strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Sausage &amp; Fennel, Olives, Peppers &amp; Arugula<\/span><\/strong><em>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Served with 2019 Vermentino\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Mendocino County<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> or 2016 Barbera Amador County\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><em><strong>\n<\/strong><\/em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\nEntr\u00e9e<\/strong><\/span><strong>: <\/strong><strong>\u00a0Choice of\u00a0<\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Pork tenderloin stuffed with rosemary filling, parmesan mushroom risotto &amp; seasonal vegetables<\/span><i>\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"font-style: italic; color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 OR\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Pine nut crusted salmon with parmesan mushroom risotto, pesto cream sauce <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">&amp; seasonal vegetables.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><strong>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">Entr\u00e9e<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><em>s<\/em> served with 2019 Arneis Amador County or 2017 Zinfandel <\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Amador County<\/span><\/strong>\n\n<strong>Dessert - <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Fried ricotta ravioli with berry sauce<\/span>\u00a0<\/span> Served with 2014 Antone M. (Port)<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">This event has been postponed to a later date to be determined.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\n--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Welcome to the newly elected Board officers!<br \/>\nPresident &#8211; Susan Macaluso<br \/>\nVice-President &#8211; Ren\u00e9 Berardi<br \/>\nTreasurer &#8211; Diane Bourassa.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>We are continually working to keep members connected and informed and are thus very excited that we can now offer an online membership platform which will facilitate member communication, manage memberships, and create new membership drives. With getcommunal, members have their own profile and can renew membership, make reservations, pay for events, and explore volunteer opportunities. Notices via email (and hard copy to those without email) have gone out.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 1rem;\"><strong><b>NBICF Dinner \u2013 Thursday, March 26, 2026 at the Veterans Building Dining Room.<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/strong><\/strong><strong>The dinner catered by Cibo Rustico Pizzeria includes:<br \/>\nAntipasti \u2022 Penne Pasta, choice of pesto or marinara \u2022 Mamma Rosa\u2019s Meatballs \u2022 Classico Caesar Salad and breadsticks \u2022 Dessert, please bring your favorite cookies to share \u2022 Wine at the table.<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Reservations required by March 20th.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>To make a reservation and pay online, visit the Reservation page<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong>\u00a0OR, pay by mail <a href=\"http:\/\/nbicf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mar-20-26-Dinner.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/nbicf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CiboPizzaParty.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1769986732824000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Qgso3HGSlfpYEn8XrnpfP\">by clicking here for a mail-form<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Included in the Newsletter is a complete list of our<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> 2025 Business Members<\/span>. <a href=\"https:\/\/nbicf.org\/business-members\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">For contact information on the business members, click here. <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Sundays at the Center<\/span> w\/Diane McCurdy &#8211; Doors open 1:30pm, screening at 2:00pm.<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">March 29<\/span>\u00a0&#8211; <\/strong><strong>Roman Holiday (1953) 1h 58m Comedy\/Romance (G)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">April 26<\/span> &#8211; La mia casa \u00e8 piena di specchi (My House is Full of Mirrors), (2010) TV Movie<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 1rem;\"><strong><b>SAVE THE DATE! \u2013 Thursday, April 23, 2026.<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/strong><\/strong><strong>Appreciation Dinner to honor George Golfieri and to also recognize Don Raimondi, Les Villanyi, and Virginia Wilburn for their contributions.<br \/>\nMore information to follow on Communal, Facebook and the NBICF website.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The March-April 2026 Newsletter includes information about activities and events. Click here to review the current newsletter. The following is a list of updates and upcoming activities. Welcome to the newly elected Board officers! President &#8211; Susan Macaluso Vice-President &#8211; Ren\u00e9 Berardi Treasurer &#8211; Diane Bourassa. We are continually working to keep members connected and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,10,11,3,8,6,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","category-fund-raisers","category-informational-meetings","category-monthly-dinners","category-newsletters","category-sundays-at-the-center","category-uncategorized"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Dani Foster","author_link":"http:\/\/nbicf.org\/author\/nbicf_dani\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/nbicf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/nbicf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/nbicf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nbicf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nbicf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4865"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/nbicf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4865\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/nbicf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nbicf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nbicf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}