CALENDAR OF EVENTS AT THE MUSEO

Saturday, April 18th at 1:00 p.m. -- Come meet the Artist ~ Peter Albert Scaturro
Sunday, April 19th at 2:00 p.m. -- Discover Italy Sundays, Lecce
Sunday, April 26th at 2:00 p.m. -- Discover Italy Sundays, Lecce
Sunday, May 3, 2009 -- Exhibit Closing - ABSTRACT IN MOTION; SAN FRANCISCO DREAMS & VISIONS
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 -- Exhibit Opens - THE ART OF FRANCES M. GALLI
Friday, May 29, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.-- The Poetry and Music of Salvatore Marchese
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. -- Venturing in Italy - Travels in Puglia, Land Between Two Seas

Auxiliary News

The members of the Auxiliary are planning an outing to visit the famous Castello di Amorosa in Calistoga on Thursday, April 30, 2009. The castello is the dream castle conceived and built by Daryl Sattui who owns Sattui Winery.

The price of the excursion is $ 55 which includes bus trans-portation, wine tasting, a tour of the castle and lunch. Although the outing is primarily for Auxiliary members, there are a few extra places and, if you are interested, call or email the Museo for more details.

Evviva!

Evviva is doing great under the leadership of its Board: Anna Pignataro, Christine Reynolds and Scott Brittain. They are now working on programs for April, May and June. So, young professionals, join this interesting group. For details, call or email the Museo.

Risotto 2009

Celebrating the MuseoÕs 30th anniversary, Risotto 2009 was a great success, socially and financially. Everybody had fun in the beautiful venue at the California Academy of Sciences, eating delicious Risotto prepared by the very elegant chefs, while gazing at the dinosaur and at the swimming multi-colored fish.

Our wonderful celebrity Chefs

Seth Materasso, Carmen Policy, Lois Lehrman, Tatiana Sorokko, Gail Policy, Max Boyer-Glynn and Fabrizio Marcelli

Grazie to our generous donors

A.G. Ferrari Foods
Bulgari
California Academy of Sciences
Roberto Crea
Maria Manetti Farrow
Vincent Fausone
Michael Feno
Ronald Fenolio
Tamara Fritz
Max Boyer Glynn
David Glynn
John Hanford
Italfoods
Stephan Jenkins
Loretta Keller & Moss Restaurant
Sue Fisher King
Seth Matarasso, MD
Bernard Osher
Perbacco Restaurant
Charles Phan
The Plumpjack Group
Corrado Sani
Votre Beaute'
Will Weinstein
Wells Fargo Foundation
Sheila Wishek


Special thanks to Lois Lehrman of the Nob Hill Gazette

AND MILLE GRAZIE TO DANIELA FAGGIOLI

C.I.A.O. - Children's Italian Art Outreach program

We have re-organized our C.I.A.O. art program and we are concentrating on grades 6, 7 and 8. Since the curriculum of these grades include the study of the Renaissance and the Roman Empire, we believe that our projects contribute to the art element in the study of those important historical times. Due to terrible budget restrictions, art instruction is missing from our schools and we are proud to do our part to correct the situation.

ARCHIVE PROJECT

GRAZIE ALESSANDRO BACCARI!

Thanks to Mr. Baccari, the Museo ItaloAmericanoÕs Archive Project has received the donation of two original beautiful glass and bronze doors, a window and a frieze which were all part of the Banca dÕItalia, founded by A.P. Giannini in 1904.

The Museo is planning a very special exhibit on Italian Immigrants and is looking for any photographs, documents, clothing or any other articles that your ancestors brought from Italy. You may either loan these items to the exhibit or donate them to the MuseoÕs permanent collection.

To find out how you can be a part of this exciting exhibit, please contact April Cuneo at the Museo.

After the extremely successful A Tour of Umbria and Toscana (2007) and The Treasures and Pleasures of Sicily (2008), the Museo is offering new tours in 2009, again in collaboration with the Montgomery Gardino agency. These are custom designed tours for small groups, led by the wonderful Alessandra Gardino.
If you love Italy and want to discover lesser known artistic and cultural treasures, these tours are for you!