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• 02.10.26 IALOC Monthly Meeting w/Guest Speaker Vicky Carabini

  • When
    02/10/2026
  •  
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Antonello Ristorante - 3800 South Plaza Drive Santa Ana, CA 92704
  • Registered
    21 registrants

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  Our IALOC Members

  If we say “meeting,” you hear “food.”
  If we say “Antonello’s,” you say “I’m in.”

  IALOC February Monthly Meeting

  Tuesday, February 10th at 6:00 PM
  Antonello Ristorante
  3800 S Plaza Dr, Santa Ana, CA 92704

  We’re thrilled to welcome our guest speaker, Vicky Carabini, who will be talking about a very special event in the Italian cultural calendar: “Language and Culture: An Italian Perspective” on Saturday, February 21, 2026 at Chapman University’s Musco Center for the Arts. This free-admission installment of the Italian Perspective series explores how the Italian language and culture shape and reflect centuries of art, politics, and daily life — complete with live poetry and music that bring the language to life. Tickets and More Info Click Here

  Whether you’re drawn by your heritage or curious about how Italy’s linguistic traditions inform everything from law to la cucina, Vicky will give us the inside scoop on what to expect and why this event is a can’t-miss for Italian Americans in Orange County.

  But wait — there’s more (because this is an Italian event and we don’t do things halfway):

  Vicky will also be doing a drawing for:

  • Tickets to The Italian Perspective

  • A bottle of her olive oil (which may be worth more than the tickets)

  And because we love to blend education with experience, we will also be gauging interest in NIABA’s 7th Biannual Italy CLE in Palermo, Sicily September 21–24, 2026, where attendees can earn 9 CLE credits while enjoying the beauty and brilliance of Sicily.

  "Sai perché gli avvocati italiani amano le riunioni? Perché finiscono sempre a tavola."
  (Do you know why Italian lawyers love meetings? Because they always end at the table.)

  Come for the pasta.
  Stay for the conversation.
  Hope you win the olive oil.

  Con affetto,
  IALOC

  
  

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• Language and Culture: An Italian Perspective

  • When
    02/21/2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Musco Center for the Arts, One University Dr, Orange, CA 92866

  

  The Ferrucci Institute for Italian Experience and Research is pleased to announce the tenth edition of the Italian Perspective Series, focusing on the intersection of Language and Culture. The event will take place in the magnificent yet intimate venue of the Musco Center for the Arts, our dynamic focal point for campus life and the broader community. The series operates under the auspices of the Consulate General of Italy and the Institute for Italian Culture in Los Angeles.
  
  This public event is an interdisciplinary exploration of Italian language, identity, and linguistic belonging. The program will feature keynote talks and live performances of poetry and songs. Designed to reflect Italy’s enduring humanistic legacy and linguistic diversity, this multifaceted gathering embodies the Institute’s mission to celebrate Italy as both a geographic place and a global idea. Aimed at a general audience and seeking to stimulate both mind and heart, the program will reveal the interlaced development of language, history, and culture and celebrate the beauty and complexity of Italian.
  
  Previous editions of the Italian Perspective Series include Business and Culture (2016), Music and Culture (2017), Cinema and Culture (2018), Science and Culture (2019), Food and Culture (2021), and Design and Culture (2022), Theater and Culture (2023), Song and Culture (2024), and Space and Culture (2025).
  
  A portion of the ticket sales will support the Italian Studies program.
  
  10:00 – 10:10 a.m.
  Opening Remarks
  Federico Pacchioni, Director of the Ferrucci Institute for Italian Experience and Research
  Raffaella Valentini, Consul General of Italy in Los Angeles
  
  10:10 – 10:30 a.m.
  “Where Words Become Music: Italian Dialects in Song”
  A performance by Michela Musolino
  
  10:30 – 11:00 a.m.
  “The Voices of a Nation: The Dialects of Italy and the Wonders of Linguistic Diversity”
  A talk by Dr. Adam Ledgeway
  
  11:00 – 11:10 a.m.
  Intermission
  
  11:10 – 11:40 a.m.
  “Dante and Francis, Holy Jesters”
  A performance by Matthias Martelli
  
  11:40 – 11:50pm.
  Closing Remarks
  Federico Pacchioni
  
  11:50 – 12:00 p.m.
  Musical closure by Michela Musolino
  
  12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
  Reception with Light Refreshments
  Mezzanine Level
  

  
  

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