The Cal-Zone™ is a comprehensive source for Italian related events in our area. Looking for a family outing? Why not take a drive to one of the many interesting and fun Italian events around Northern California. From Italian Festivals to Spaghetti Feeds, we want to list them all in The Cal-Zone™. Submit yours today! All events and dates are subject to change, please contact the event beforehand.

 

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East Bay


Dinner Honoring Oakland City Attorney

John Russo

Special Tribute to John G. Roveda

Thursday August 21, 2008

5:30 PM Cocktails   7:00 PM Dinner

Bucci’s Restaurant

6121 Hollis Street

Emeryville, CA   94111

(510) 547-4725


$60 per person includes salad, anti-pasti, entrée (chicken, fish or vegetarian pasta), coffee, biscotti and a glass of wine or two. Please send reservation form, menu selection & checks to: Tom Tagliarini, Esq., 1999 Harrison St., Suite 1650, Oakland, CA 94612  (510) 444-0692.


Gilroy


Gilroy Garlic Festival

Friday, Saturday & Sunday

July 25th, 26th & 27th


The Gilroy Garlic Festival is set to mark 30 years of great food and great fun! Whether you are a first-time visitor or a “seasoned” veteran, the Gilroy Garlic Festival is always a fun and fragrant experience. Over 3 million honored guests have made the pilgrimage. Please join us in celebrating this palate-pleasing herb at the 30th annual Gilroy Garlic Festival,
July 25-27. Always the last full weekend in July! Laura McIntosh the Executive Producer and Host of TV’s Bringing It Home with Laura McIntosh will serve as emcee of the July 26 Great Garlic Cook-Off. The world-famous Gourmet Alley is set to “flame-up” for the 30th anniversary of this world- famous demonstration. 

Monterey


Santa Rosalia Festival

September 6th & 7th

Custom House Plaza

www.festaitaliamonterey.com


Concorso Italiano

SEE OUR AD ON THE INSIDE FRONT COVER

Thursday and Friday, August 14 and 15

Bayonet Black Horse Golf Course

Monterey Bay, Seaside


A fun and festive event featuring exotic automobiles, fashion, Italian Cuisine, music, commentary with automotive celebrities, and, for the first time ever, beautiful vintage aircraft. Come and immerse yourself in a “Celebration of Italian Style”. For information, see our ad on the inside front cover of this issue.


Napa


Chris Botti at the Lincoln Theater

Monday, July 21 - See display ad on page 28.


Trumpeter Chris Botti like you have never heard him before! A gifted instrumentalist, a talented composer, and a charismatic performer. His music has made him a virtual genre-of-one in the realm of contemporary jazz while at the same time capturing the attention of the pop music world. 100 California Drive, Yountville, Fee: $50 - $75
Time: 8 p.m. Phone Number: (707) 944.1300


Robert Mondavi Summer Music Festival

Saturday, August 2, 2008  


Robert Mondavi Winery is planning an exciting line up for our 2008 concert season. UB40. Call for information and tickets. Time: Gates open 5 p.m., Concert begins 7 p.m. Phone Number:
(888) 769.5299 7801 St. Helena Highway, Oakville

Pasta Appetizers with Wine

Wineries of Napa Valley

Saturday, July 19


Join us at Wineries of Napa Valley for pasta
appetizers paired with our Napa Valley wines. M-m-m-m can you smell the parmesan cheese? Choose from an impressive list of boutique Napa family wineries. No reservations required.
Comfortable outdoor patio, indoor lounge, wine tasting, Wi-Fi access, wine bar. 1285 Napa Town Center, Napa  Fee: $10 Time: 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Phone Number: (707) 253.9450

11th Annual Opera on the Lawn at Meadowood

Tuesday, July 22, 2008


Performing Arts, Dining: Il Trovatore by
Giuseppe Verde, performed by Festival
Opera Association. Whether you prefer to dine al fresco on the lawns or relax in one of our splendid dining rooms, all guests will be invited to enjoy dessert and sparkling wine during
intermission as the performers prepare for the second act. Call for reservations. 900 Meadowood Lane, St. Helena. Fee: Varies Time: 7 p.m. performance Phone Number: (707) 967.1286


A Village Feast, Napa Style at Copia

Sunday, July 27, 2008


Celebration, Live Music: In the sun-drenched villages of Provence, summer brings the Grand Aioli - a feast of garden-fresh vegetables, grilled meats and fish, all served with thick,
garlicky aioli, crusty artisan breads and summer wines. Join us in COPIA’s shady Olive Grove, for a Napa-style Grand Aioli, accompanied by live music. 500 First St., Napa. Fee: $65 General/$55 MemberTime: 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Phone Number: (888) 51.COPIA


California Wine: The Science of an Art

Ongoing Year-Round


California Wine Exhibit at the Napa Valley
Museum, a million dollar, state-of-the-art interactive exhibit takes you through a year in the wine making process. Napa Valley Museum,
55 Presidents Cir., on the grounds of the
Veterans Home of California, Yountville. Fee: Adults $4.50, Students and Senior $3.50, Youth ages 7 to 17 $2.50, Children under age 7 free. Free Admission every Monday.Time: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Wednesday-Monday Phone Number: (707) 944.0500


Robert Mondavi, Harvest Tour & Tasting

July 1 - October 31


Designed for visitors looking for a more in-depth experience, our Harvest Tour offers a behind-the-scenes look at all aspects of winegrowing during the harvest season. Includes a sit-down wine and cheese tasting. Knowledge of wine recommended. Reservations are limited to
10 persons. Hwy 29Fee: $35 per personTime: 10 a.m. Phone Number: (888) 766.6328.

Sacramento


Gioventú Happy Hour

Friday, September 19th, 6PM

Formaggio Taverna and Patio

11211 Point East Drive (off Sunrise & HWY 50

Rancho Cordova Marriott Hotel

Join Gioventú for regional wines and delicious Italian appetizers.


23rd Annual Festa Italiana

August 2nd & 3rd 

See Our Ad on page 21


Our Festa Committee is busy organizing the two day festival. We are bringing back the Salami Toss and have added the Gaylords to our entertainment lineup. Singer Moreno Fruzzetti and the Italica and Don Garibaldi bands will be returning to Festa Italiana. Every year, Northern California’s Italian community gathers together for two days of Italian style food, music, dancing, fun, and friendship at festa. This year’s festa will again be held at the Croatian Center on Auburn Boulevard. Festa Scholarship Pageant – applications are now being accepted for young ladies (ages 16 to 22) of Italian descent interested in competing in the Festa Scholarship Pageant. A $1,000 scholarship is awarded. Contestants should contact Jennifer Caruso at 916/690-5634. Vendors & Volunteers – Vendors who wish to market their products or services in the Festa Marketplace should contact Carol at 916/722-6476. Restaurants interested in selling food should contact Dominick at 916/919-2229.


     We need volunteers to work in the Beverage, Raffle, and Society booths. Call Patty at 916/399-9592 to sign up. Sponsors – Businesses, families, or individuals are invited to support Festa Italiana with sponsorship advertisements in the Souvenir Festival Program. Call Bill Cerruti at 916/482-5900 to place an ad. Car Show – Want to show off your Italian car or motorcycle at Festa? Call Jeff Budelli at 916/276-7479


Fun Under the Italian Sun!

Sacramento Italian Cultural Society

2 locations for Italian Summer Camp:

Camp dates for both Ciao Piccoli (ages 2-5) and Ciao Italia (ages 6-8 & 9-13):


Carmichael Campus

6821 Fair Oaks Blvd.

July 21-25:  Color My World

(L’arte e Gli Artisti)

August 11-15:  Passport to Italy

(Passaporto per l’Italia)

Sacramento Campus

2791 24th Street

July 14-18:  Sports and Games

(Lo Sport ed I Giochi)

August 4-8:  Ho Fame! (I’m hungry!)


Please register on line at italiancenter.net

For more info: italy@winfirst.com

916-482-5900


Piacere! New Member Welcome Potluck

Sacramento Italian Cultural Society

6821 Fair Oaks Blvd. in Carmichael

August 30th, 6PM-9PM


This event will be for ALL Gioventú members and their families. Come for an exciting evening of getting to know one another.  Please RSVP Julie Radke at 916-601-6051 or  gioventusacramento@yahoo.com with the dish you would like to share.  This can be anything from a favorite family recipe to your latest and greatest culinary creation.  There will be a small children’s activity table available to keep the little ones entertained. 


San Francisco


Italian Night at AT&T Park

Wednesday, August 20th 

7:15PM Game time

SEE AD ON BACK COVER


Italian Night is back and better than ever.  Please join the SF Giants and In Buona Salute Magazine™ as we celebrate the Italian community. Bring your whole family to the game and enjoy a special home-plate ceremony while sitting in the Italian Heritage Section.  Pre-game entertainment will include sing-alongs with Italian Opera singers. Included in this $20.00 package is a limited edition SF Giants/Italian beanie.


Celebrate A Special Italian Festa

Saturday, August 16, 2008

SFIAC in North Beach


The Northern California Italian-American community is poised to celebrate Festa Coloniale Italiana, August 16, on San Francisco’s Washington Square. The all-day festival, which highlights the San Francisco Italian Athletic Club’s 90th Anniversary and founding of the North Beach Italian historical district, is free and open to the public. The event will include Italian music and entertainment, historic notes by Mayor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Joe Rosiniello, former Supervisor Angela Alioto and Supervisor Erin Peskin along with local historians.

San Francisco, continued


Traditional Italian food and drink as well as thematic arts and crafts will be available beginning at 9 AM, along with free tours of the impressive SFIAC building-longtime site of many weddings and other memorable events. A modestly priced traditional Italian dinner will be offered in the SFIAC ballroom at the conclusion of the day’s events, around 5 PM. Featured among favorite North Beach musicians and entertainers for the festival are: Aurora Mandolin Orchestra, Trio Amore, Bella Ciao, Steve Albini Quartet, and The Ricco Dancers.


For more information, visit www.SFIAC.org.


Bocce Theme Picnic

Open to All on August 3


Like Bocce? Or maybe want to learn how to play? Either way, schedule Sunday, August 3, as your day in the sun. the San Francisco Italian Athletic Club is hosting a Bocce Picnic and informal Tournament for members, family, friends and the general public. (No, you don’t have to be an expert or even good at it.) Bocce play will be followed by a fabulous outdoor feast. We will field 16 teams with a minimum of four people per team. Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams. The event will be held at Marin Bocce Federation, Albert Park, 550 B Street, San Rafael, 9 AM to 5 PM. Food catered by SFIAC- Italian barbecue with the trimmings. For a signup sheet or more information, e-mail Joe Scafidi at jscafidimv@aol.com.


Italian Golf Tournament

September 15


SFIAC’s Annual Golf Tournament, open to the general public, will be held at the Crystal Springs Golf Course, 6650 Golf Course Drive, Burlingame, on Monday, September 15, 2008. Registration is at 11; Noon Start, Scramble Format. Cost is $150 for members and guests and includes a Greens Fees, Golf Cart, Tee Prizes, Raffle, Box Lunch, No-Host Bar and a Prime Rib Dinner. Get a foursome or play solo. Male and female players
welcome. Not a golfer? You can still attend the Dinner and Awards Ceremony for $45
after the Tournament. Raffle benefits our Club Children’s Christmas Party. All entries must be received by September 4. For an entry form or more information, contact Joe Marotto at 415-927-4845 or e-mail
joemarotto@comcast.net.

Mexico Cruise

Open to All November 10-20


The San Francisco Italian Athletic Club is sponsoring a Mexican Riviera Cruise
November 10-20 with Princess Cruises aboard the Star Princess leaving directly from San Francisco Bay without having to fly anywhere. A special cruise rate applies to members, family, friends and any In Buona Salute Magazine readers who sign up for the cruise through SFIAC. Special SFIAC price of $1650 per person includes an ocean view balcony stateroom all accommodations and all on board meals and entertainment (less expensive cabins are also available). The ship visits:
Acapulco, Ixtapa, Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas. Contact Liliana DeMello at 415 786-8696 or liliana@cardoza.com. Be sure to mention SFIAC to get your discounted cabin rate and $50 per person onboard ship credit. Space is limited. Book early. Si parla Italiano!


Enjoy Italian Lunches in North Beach

The San Francisco Italian Athletic Club offers great lunches to members and the general public for only $20 on the third Friday of each month.
All tickets for the Friday Luncheon must be paid for by 5 PM on the Wednesday before. Pay with cash, check or credit card through the Club at 415-781-0165 ex. 1. The Club is located at 1630 Stockton Street on Washington Square.


July Luncheon

Cocktails ~ 11 AM / Lunch ~ Noon

Friday, July 18. Menu: salad, antipasto, tortellini, chicken with chunky lemon sauce, almond cake. Wine and coffee. Tickets on sale July 1.


August Luncheon

Cocktails ~ 11 AM / Lunch ~ Noon

Friday, August 15. Menu: salad, antipasto, Grilled tuna with basil oil. Chef’s surprise for dessert. Wine and coffee. Tickets on sale August 1!


September Luncheon

Cocktails ~ 11 AM / Lunch ~ Noon

Friday, September 19. Menu: salad, antipasto, Italian sausages and peppers, with polenta. Chef’s surprise for dessert. Wine and coffee. Tickets on sale September 1!


Italian Cultural Institute

Istituto Italiano di Cultura

425 Washington Street

415-788-7142

istituto@sfiic.org

www.sfiic.org


A Comparison of Landscapes:

Photographs By Franco Fontana

July 24th - September 26th

On View Monday to Friday from 9:am to 5pm

Free Admission


The Istituto copresents with Nile Tuzun Gallery an exhibition of landscape photographs by Franco Fontana. Public museums and private galleries throughout the world have hosted exhibitions of his work, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris,
and the Metropolitan Museum in Tokyo. He has
received prestigious awards in Italy and abroad.


The Hour of the Lizard (L’ora della lucertola)

Tuesday, July 22, 2008


This documentary is a confession by the Italian artist Mimmo Rotella about his life, with an emphasis on the ironic and existential.


Italian Films at the San Francisco Jewish
Film Festival


I Only Wanted To Live (Volevo Solo Vivere)

July 27th and August 3rd, 4th and 10th

Castro Theatre, San Francisco


The Institute copresents with the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival Mimmo Calopresti’s documentary I only Wanted to Live.  This outstanding documentary follows nine Italian citizens who endured the Italian racial laws and survived deportation and internment at Auschwitz.  Masterfully directed by Calopresti and executive produced by Steven Spielberg, it features searing testimonies; most compelling is the story of Lilian Segre of Milan whose dignity and articulation of her experience are quite remarkable. The screening on Volevo Solo Vivere at the Castro Theatre on July 27th will be followed by an onstage interview with Liliana Segre and director Mimmo Calopresti.


Tulip Time

Tuesday, July 29

Castro Theatre, San Francisco


Directed by Toni Boniotti and Marco De Stefanis.The Dutch sisters Sandra, Giuditta and Caterinetta Lescano known as Trio Lescano were the Italian equivalent of the Andrews
Sisters.  They were immensely popular in the late 30s and early 40s.  In Italian and Dutch with English and Dutch subtitles.


Facing Windows (La Finestra di Fronte)

July 30th, 6:30 PM

Castro Theatre, San Francisco


By Ferzan Ozpetek, with Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Raul Bova and Massimo Girotti.  When Giovanna, played by Giovanna Mezzogiorno, investigates the identity and past of a mysterious man, she ends up learning more about herself and her own emotions. In Italian with English subtitles.


(Also Showing in Berkeley)


I Only Wanted to Live

August 4th, 4:30 PM

Roda Theatre

2025 Addison Street


Facing Windows (La Finestra di Fronte)

August 4th 7PM

Roda Theatre

2025 Addison Street

Slow Food Nation ‘08

August 29 - September 1

Fort Mason Center and Civic Center

San Francisco


Offering food, music, talks, forums, workshops, films and exhibits, all highlighting an agricultural system that is good, clean and fair. Special presentation by Slow food Founder Carlo Petrini. www.slowfoodnation.org


San Jose


San Jose Giants Italian Night

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Presented by the Sons of Sicily


Consider attending our inaugural event with the San Jose Giants, it is shaping up to be an excellent evening of fun and baseball. Ticket cost is $5.00 each which includes game general admission, give-away to the first 1500 fans, exclusive raffle for event ticket holders, and Italian festivities throughout the game. Purchasing tickets from club members will help our event immensely, please visit our website for a ticket

order form.  In addition, the San Jose
Giants players will be wearing, “one of a kind,”
custom Italian jerseys, which we will auction during the game. 


4th Annual Sicilian Golf Festival 

Monday, August 11, 2008  

The Villages Golf & Country Club


Registration for the Golf Festival has already started.  If you are a past participant, you will soon receive important registration information in the mail, or you can get all the information from our club web site and golf tournament web site www.sonsofsicily.golfreg.com. 


IAHF 2008 Achievement Awards Dinner

See page 60 for more information

Friday, August 22

St. Claire Hotel


This year’s IAHF Achievement Awards Dinner will be honoring the following Italian Americans in their respective categories:

Business & Professional:  Chiaramonte Family

The Arts: Dr. Mario Fusco/IEI

Sports:  Jay Palma

IAHF Organization:  Delia Schizzano

Humaitarian:  Bud LoMonaco

Education:  Nancy Lavorato

Public Service:  Pete McHugh

Special Recognition:  Rob DeFeo

IAHF Members and Friends Luncheon Series

Italian American Heritage Foundation

425 N. 4th St, San Jose

408-293-7122

Members: $10.00  Non-members: $12.00

Schedule is 11:30-12:15 Social

Lunch to 1:30

Followed by a discussion on the region and its cuisine.  Each of the luncheons will be supported by Norma’s Kitchen Team.  The regional dishes will be reflective of he unique flavors and specialties of the area followed by a discussion of its culinary traditions. Likewise, if you and some friend would like to highlight a particular region by cooking a lunch, contact Ken Borelli or Norma Mestise at the IAHF and we can plan additional regional samplers together. 


Thursday, July 17th

LIGURIA with Nancy DeVincenzi Melander. 

Special dessert prepared by her summer school students.  Pasta con pesto, Chicken Genovese, Green Salad and dessert. 


Thursday, August 7th,

SICILIA with Dino Pecorero and friends. 

Menu to be announced.


San Mateo


Festa Italiana di San Mateo

See our ad on page 39

Sunday, July 20th

B Street, Downtown San Mateo

10AM – 5PM


You are cordially invited to join us in celebrating one of he most exciting series of summer events on the Peninsula. www.festafoundation.org

Music & Performing Artists

Bocce Ball Tournament

Classic Car Show

Parade at 10AM

200+ Arts * Crafts Booths

Food and Beverage Vendors and Exhibits


Sutter Creek


La Notte Canta

Aug. 2

  

PASQUALE and his talented band shall perform in a Summer Concert at The Park at Hanford Courte on August 2, 2008. Tickets are LIMITED to this incredible evening of fine Italian food and music in the Gold Country. For more information, please call 209-267-1750 or visit www.hanfordcourte.com

St. Helena


Festa Italiana XIV

(A Mid-Summer

Italian Festival)

Saturday, July 26th

6:30-9:30

Oak grove at

V. Sattui Winery

Members $65.00

per person

Non-members & guests $75.00

Dress:  Casual Italian

Contact Jennifer at info@vsattui.com or

707-963-7774.  Space is limited


This year we will host our 14th annual Festa Italiana under the oaks here at V. Sattui Winery.  We will be celebrating V. Sattui’s Italian heritage with an outdoor feast straight from the villages of Toscana and Lombardia.  Our chefs will fill bowls and platters with delicious pastas and garden-fresh salads, then slice and dish up roasted wild boar, grilled tri-tip and fresh salmon.  The picnic grove will be transformed into a traditional Italian summer festival with live Italian music, dancing and, of course, your favorite V. Sattui wines.  We will also feature my precious Monastero di Coriano Felicitá and Marius, grown and produced in the Chianti and Umbrian hills.  Italica, a talented group of Bay Area Italian musicians who are well-known for their unique and lively style of modern-day Italian music…come prepared to shimmy because the dance floor will be filled all night!


Stockton


Pranzo in Campagna

Feast in the Country

July 26th, 6PM

August 23rd, 6PM

Lucchetti Family Farm Orchard

The Fruit Bowl

8767 E. Waterloo Road

$150.00 due in advance to secure seating


Because of the popularity of this unique event, we are offering a second Pranzo.  We are privileged to again share with you the culinary expertise and artistry of Chef John Britto.  Creating this year’s Pranzi along with Chef Britto will be Chefs Gordon and Erin Smith. For more information, please call (209) 931-1196 or log on to our new website www.thefruitbowl.com.



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