Casa Italiana
Weekly Newsletter
Membership at Casa Italiana
Our annual membership dues are important to sustain our programming and activities and keep the Casa Italiana community strong. To all of our supporting members: grazie mille! We greatly appreciate your participation. If you are not sure whether your dues are current (or know that they are not!), please contact Casa Italiana at (585) 389-2468 or casa@naz.edu.
If you have not become a member of Casa Italiana, please consider doing so -- we offer many benefits based on the level of commitment, including discounts on classes, free tickets to cooking classes and catered events, and more. You can find more information on the homepage of our website, including our membership form.
Tuesday, February 4th, 6:00 PM
Incredibly Italian! Cooking Class with Bob Calcagno and Susan VanBuskirk
Registration is still open for the next of our ever-popular Italian cooking classes! This week's menu' features:
- Crostini con cipolle dolci (crostini with sweet onions)
- Stracciatella (Italian egg-drop soup)
- Parmigiana di melanzane con ziti (eggplant parmesan with ziti pasta)
- Insalata di rucola con gorgonzola e pera (arugula salad with gorgonzola cheese and pear)
- Budino di riso (rice pudding)The cost for the class is $38 for members, $43 for non-members. Feel free to bring a bottle of wine to share and definitely don't forget your appetite!
Wednesday, February 5th, 6:00 PM
Cinema Vitti
Antonioni, Il deserto rosso (Red Desert) 1964
After a car accident left her physically unhurt but emotionally distraught, Giuliana struggles to find meaningful human connections, even among her own family. Il deserto rosso explores the modern industrial world, touching on themes of loneliness, alienation, and isolation, while looking to "translate the poetry of the world, in which even factories can be beautiful."
Friday, February 14th, 6:00 PM
La Festa di San Valentino (Valentine's Day)
Please join us at Casa Italiana for a dinner to celebrate la Festa di San Valentino -- Valentine's Day! Our chef for the evening Bob Calcagno will prepare a special multi-course Italian meal for this special day, featuring:
-Antipasto di fagioli, sedano e olive (bean, celery, and olive appetizer)
-Capellini capricciosi (capellini pasta in a spicy pepper sauce)
-Maiale alla marsala (pork marsala)
-Rapini all’aglio e peperoncino (broccoli rabe with garlic and hot pepper)
-Insalata verde (Caesar Salad)
-Rum baba' alla crema (rum pastry with cream filling)
$50 per person, $90 per couple, please call the Casa at 585-389-2468 to reserve your place!
Contact us!
Email: casa@naz.edu
Website: naz.edu/casa-italiana
Location: 4245 East Avenue, Rochester, NY, USA
Phone: (585) 389-2468