Marin Italians

Panettone is the traditional Italian Christmas cake. Originally from Milano, panettone is usually prepared and enjoyed for Christmas and New Year around Italy.
It is served in slices, vertically cut, accompanied with sweet hot beverages or a sweet wine, such as Moscato or Spumante. In some regions of Italy, it is served with Crema di Mascarpone, a cream made from mascarpone cheese, eggs and typically a sweet liqueur such as Amaretto; if mascarpone cheese is unavailable, zabaglione is sometimes used as a substitute to Crema di Mascarpone.

Here is a list of stores in Marin where you can find panettone:

Rulli - Larkspur: Panettone artigianale (milanese, genevose, noci e cioccolato)
Paradise Market - Corte Madera - Panettone Maina (tradizionale, cioccolato, tiramisu) Pandoro Maina, Pandoro Perugina
Costco – Novato - Gran Panettone Madi
Cost Plus World Market - Balocco Pandoro
Cafe' Oggi - Mill Valley - Fiasconaro
Trader Joe's - San Rafael, Santa Rosa - Trader Joe

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The fee is $ 20, and $10 for each additional Family member. The fee for Girotondo Students and "Cuccioli/Marin Italians Members" is $15 and $5 for each additional Family member

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We will meet at Ristorante Ideale - 1315 Grant Ave (at Vallejo St.) - San Francisco

Schedule:
6 pm - meet in bar area for drinks to mingle and get to know each other
7:30pm - (approx) we will move to the large dining room area for dinner.
For those who wish to stay for drinks only you are welcome to do so.

Please RSVP to attend this event.

Please note: Parleremo italiano all\'evento!
Grazie e ci vediamo presto!

Not many people know that at Borders in San Rafael you can find regularly Italian magazines! So if you miss reading some Italian gossip or want to keep up with Italian trends or just practice your Italian, at the store you can find a good selection of magazines from cooking to fashion to lifestyle.

Here is the list of magazines they carry:
Weekly: Gente, Oggi, Vanity Fair, L’espresso.
Monthly: Elle Italia, Vogue italia, MarieClaire, Elle Decor, Cucina Italiana, Glamour Italia, Max, Interni (Architecture Magazine).
4 times a year: Vogue Sposa, Vogue Bambino.

Borders:
588 Francisco Blvd, West San Rafael, CA 94901
- Monday to Saturday: 9:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Sunday: 9:00 am to 9:00 pm

This month at Parliamo Italiano! they will show a wonderful Italian animated feature (in Italian). La gabianella e il gatto is a whole Italian production kids' movie based on a great book "Storia della gabianella e il gatto che le insegno' a volare" by Chilean writer Luis Sepulveda. If you want to know more about the movie clik here.

After the movie an organic dinner will be served to the kids. Activities developmentally appropriate for your child age available for the rest of the night will include:board games, educational games, arts and crafts, puppets and story telling.

Parliamo Italiano
10 Bayview Drive - San Rafael, CA 94901
November 29th, 2008
5.00pm to 9.00pm
$30 per child. If you have two kids is $50
 
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La Befana vien di notte
con le scarpe tutte rotte
col vestito alla romana:
Viva viva la Befana!

Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 1:30 pm
La Befana
Museo ItaloAmericano
Fort Mason Center, Building C
San Francisco, CA 94123

The Legend of La Befana, written by Emelise Aleandri, is a delightful musical and dramatic recreation, for children and adults alike, of the story of the good Italian Christmas Witch who visits children on the eve of the Epiphany and leaves presents for good children but coal, stones and ashes for naughty ones. La Befana narrates as other colorful characters from the legend come to life. The company sings Christmas songs in both English and Italian, and leads the children in singing and some dancing but adults are equally entertained and informed by the show.

For more info about the show:
www.frizzilazzi.com
www.museoitaloamericano.org