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magical name evoke wine?

SALE IS HERE - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Art and museums?Plan to clear out the clutter and do some SpringMagnificent landscapes?cleaning ~ the ICD will be accepting donations of Classical literature?gently used merchandise (anything except clothing –Romantic medieval hilltopaccessories are okay) for our third Sidewalk Sale,towns? Or maybe all of the above…scheduled for Sat. May 7. Revenue will benefit the While nothing can compare to an evening spent inClub's General Account and I Colori Italiani dance Toscana, on May 13 you'll find the next-best thing atgroup. All donations will be tax deductible if you bringthe Italian Club as we explore the birthplace of thean itemized list of items donated. Please contact CarrieItalian Renaissance and home of such notables asHarris at or 214-886-6498 orPetrarch, Dante, Botticelli, Michelangelo, LeonardoBarbie Gumin at withda Vinci, Galileo, Amerigo Vespucci, and Puccini.any questions or to volunteer to help with the event. And did you know that Toscana is also the We made a good profit from the both sales we have“birthplace” of today's “standard” Italian language?had. With everyone's help we will make this third With the literary masterpieces of Dante, Petrarca,Sidewalk Sale an even more profitable event. We haveBoccaccio, Machiavelli, and Guicciardini all written ina POD onsite to store donations until the event. Wethe Tuscan dialect, it only made sense for this versionneed volunteers for working the day of the sale andof Italian to be the one adopted for use throughout the volunteers to price items beforehand. We will be doingKingdom of Italy.this Friday night before the event.Donation Drop-Off Dates: Now

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Thanks again for your help. Carriemarcar32@verizon.netIcd.barbie.gumin@gmail.com

Spring clean your home,garage, & attic for theICD sidewalk sale!

Join us in Mayas we journey toBella Toscanafor our Cena Regionale

Join us at the Italian Club of followed by an elegant sit-down dinner and live musicalDallas to celebrate a very special entertainment. The Consul General will also give a brief anniversary ~ the 150th presentation about the history and significance of Italiananniversary of Italian unification! unification, and an informational film on the subject, Although Italy has a history that stretches throughout the provided courtesy of Com.It.Es., will play in the bar area.millennia, it was only in 1861 that the independent What better venue to meet the new Consul General andregions united under King Vittorio Emmanuele. The tell him about all our great programming than at aICD will recognize this important event as well as the celebration in our beautiful Clubhouse?Italian national holiday the “Festa della Repubblica”Italians ~ and those who are “Italian at heart” ~ love any during the first weekend in June. June 3rd's Cena willreason to enjoy a great party, and it's even better when thestart with some dances from the various regions of Italy reason is something as important as Italian Unification.performed by the “I Colori Italiani” dance group. Chef If you have any questions, please contact Maria Santarelli Tommaso will highlight foods from throughout theat 972/931-9167 or Mary Ann Webster atpeninsula, and historical information about the Unification. The cost for the June 4 dinner is will be provided. It will be a great Italian birthday party!$50/person. RSVP at the Clubhouse or online at We will welcome the new Consul General, Fabrizio Nava, . Theat a reservations-required dinner the evening of Saturday, “centocinquanta” is an important Italian event ~ plan to do June 4th. We'll start off the evening with a cocktail hour it up right at the ICD during the first weekend in June!featuring special antipasti and complimentary prosecco,culture@itcd.orghttp://icdcentocinquanta.eventbrite.com

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* While we experienced our first loss for 2011 in March, we still continue to improve

to address our future growth through our community outreach.

over 2010. At the end of the first quarter of 2011, we have improved our Net Income by $31,218.81 vs. the similar period in 2010.

The month of May will be an important time for us to reach out topotential new Members of the Club.On May 20-22 the ICD will have a large presence at Taste Addison, a

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Metroplex event that brings nearly 100,000 visitors to Addison over a3-day period. We will again have a booth, this year with a prominentlocation, introducing the attendees to our Club. We have been working for a few months on what our booth will look like, on whatfoods we will serve and on what information we will distribute. As aresult, we have created some new and exciting offerings.First, Chef Tomasso has been perfecting a recipe for Spiedies, a variation of Italian Spiedinis in a fashion native to my home region of Abruzzo. We have been publicized on the City of Addison's websitefor introducing the attendees to a new food of Italian roots, so we'vealready generated some “buzz”! In addition, Chef Tomasso will be oneof a select group of 12 Chefs featured in the Taste Showcase. In it, he will present a 45-minute cooking lesson (making a Seafood Risotto)that will be promoted on local television stations. When visitors come to our booth, we will give them a new informational brochure we've created for the Club. When I looked atthe last one we produced, it was from our old location and was donelong before we decided to relocate. Our newly-designed brochure willeasily give anyone who receives it just about everything they'll want toknow about the ICD and our many offerings.

Tuesday through Friday 11 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

fixed menu isavailable including a soup, salad, entrée and pasta for only $14 (beveragesOur booth will have an updated look as well, with new bannersand gratuity not included). If you are looking for something very displaying our new “look and feel” as well as providing relevantparticular Chef Tommaso is always ready to make sure your palate isinformation such as our website and address. Overall, we'll be makingsatisfied. Bring your friends and business associates for a deliciousa big splash at Taste Addison and introducing many new people tomeal…AND support your Club! Call for reservationsour Club and the many things we offer.and ask for Vito Another area where we're reaching out to the community is throughMay 4, 11, 18 & 25. Join us Wednesdays for Pasta Nightthe efforts of Mary Ann Webster and our Cultural Committee. In where you can enjoy the antipasti bar and then select from several pastasrecent months you have no doubt noticed an increase in the numberor pizza. Add extras as the mood suits you –meats, sea food andof presentations and tours we have been offering. We've found that vegetables. Prices: Antipasti $7 (members) and $9 (non-members); Pastathrough our association with various Dallas and Fort Worth culturalor Pizza $7 (members) and $9 (non-members); Combined Antipasti/Pastaorganizations, we are attracting new visitors to the Club for theor Pizza $13 (members) and $16 (non-members). Wine, beer and softlectures, and in each case they have turned into repeat visits and new drinks sold separately. Look for the Wednesday night occasional winememberships. This is, of course, in addition to the even wider rangetasting. Date and price information will be sent through ClubMail.of quality informational and educational offerings we're providing for you, our Members. In the coming months we'll be adding moreCome, visit and enjoy the company of friends with a glass of cooking classes, more wine tastings and a continued effort on wine while waiting for the delicious meal Chef Tommaso haspresentations and tours that promote our Italian culture to the Dallasprepared for our enjoyment, usually served around 7 p.m.community.Reservations are appreciated by calling (972) 931-9167 or through theEventbrite link: . This will make it We're also continuing to explore new areas to reach out to theeasier for our management to plan and will assure your place forcommunity and one idea we're exploring is hosting a monthly lecturedinner. Check the weekly ClubMail for the menu. Look for theduring our Pasta Night, helping to educate people planning to visit weekly wine specials.Italy who want to learn more before their trips. We get a highnumber of e-mail requests on this subject, and I'm working with twoICD Members who run travel businesses to help develop thisprogram.

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As a Board, we never stop thinking about ways to improve our ClubDue to an unforeseen conflict in Clubhouse scheduling the Richlandand to offer more to the ICD community. If you have any ideas youCollege Emeritus Program cooking lesson scheduled for Monday, would like to add, I again encourage your thoughts and your feedback. April 11 was postponed until Monday, April 18. The newsletterdeadline being the 15th of the month we will have to wait until JuneMichael Trovallito find out what extraordinary feat of culinary legerdemain chef President Tommaso employed in cooking “dinner for four in thirty minutes.”Stay tuned.http://cena-ehome.eventbrite.comICD.Mike.Trovalli@gmail.com

** We depend on our members to bring small items to be used for the raffle. Re- gifting is acceptable. The point is to have lots of fun. Raffle tickets are sold at the table at a price of $1 each and get one free when you buy 6 for $5.

Lunches:Pasta Night:Cena:(972) 931-9167

second Sunday of every May. Generally, it is a private family

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celebration. Dad and the kids are expected to pamper Mamma, so that As we approach Memorial Day, we honor anshe does no work that day. Children write poems for their mothers,Italian-American hero of World War II. Lauraand give gifts with “Buona Festa Della Mamma” cards. Usually,Hillenbrand (author of the award-winningMamma receives a bouquet of flowers, traditionally made up of Seabiscuit – later made into a movie) turns hercarnations and roses. Mothers Day is Italy's peak sales day for theliterary talent to the moving biography of Louisflorists of Italy. As with any Italian celebration, a huge multi-courseZamperini, son of Italian immigrants and formerfamily dinner is a main part of the event. Whatever may have beenOlympic track star, who finds himself interned in aserved for the pasta dish or main course, no Festa Della Mamma Japanese POW camp after his plane crashed in thedinner would be complete without the traditional Mothers Day dolcePacific. In Unbroken: A World War II Story of of a red-colored heart-shaped cake. Bakeries throughout Italy will startSurvival, Resiliance and Redemption, Hillenbranddisplaying this popular treat in store windows shortly before the Festa,crafts an unsparing account of the horrific conditions in the Japaneseand newspapers will offer competing “best recipe” advice to Dad andcamps, and the unrelenting, senseless cruelty of Japanese officers andthe kids so that they can impress Mamma with their culinary skills.soldiers. Against the darkness of life in the prison camp, Zamperinishines as a spirit who will not be broken, and who will lift up hisfellow prisoners in their battle against despair. The Book Club will

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response to Libyan leader Col. Muammar Qaddafi's murderouscrackdown on protesting Libyan citizens, Italy has vacillated in

Save the Date Wednesday, May 18

responding to Qaddafi's onslaught against his people. Italy has refrained The next Children's Craniofacial Association's address labeling will befrom freezing the considerable Libyan assets in Italy, and was initially held on Wednesday, May 18. Come and enjoy the fun whileslow to condemn Qaddafi's brutal tactics in suppressing dissent withinperforming this worthwhile task assisting CCA in mailing theirthe oil-rich North African nation. It has said it would only considerfinancial appeal letter. Your participation this year has beenapproving a no-fly zone if approved by both NATO and the Unitedoutstanding. Come to CCA on May 18 to continue your good work Nations. Italy's reluctance to confront Qaddafi on his human rightsfor which Char, Annie, Jill and Jana at CCA have been ever soabuses stems from Italy's desire to protect lucrative Italian investments ingrateful. You, our volunteers and the ICD are family to CCA, aLibya amounting to several billions of dollars, and the many key Italiansentiment you'll come to experience and enjoy along with your fellow companies which rely upon Libyan investments, loans and contracts. volunteers.Italy's economic ties with Libya are more extensive and deeper thanCall (972) 699-0243 or e-mail me to letany other Western nation. Since Italy occupied and colonized Libyame know you'll be there. For first time volunteers it's a great way toin 1911, Italy has been heavily involved with Libya, and themeet and become acquainted with fellow Club members and foreconomies of the two nations have become intertwined over theeveryone it's a time to trade jokes, gossip, recipes…you name it.decades. Italy receives one-quarter of its crude oil, and ten percent of Starting time is anytime after 8:30a.m. usually lasting until noon orits natural gas from Libya. Italy's national oil company ENI providesshortly thereafter.critical technical and infrastructure support to, and capital investmentin, Libya's petroleum industry. ENI has been rewarded with billionsCCA is located at 13140 Coit Road (the East side of Coit just Northin lucrative oil contracts and concessions. Italy is the Europeanof LBJ,) Suite 517, Dallas 75240. Tel # (800) 535-3643. MorningUnion's top arms exporter to Libya, and a NATO-led arms embargocoffee, snacks and lunch are provided. would be a blow to Italian arms manufacturers. Italy is Libya's largestBen Parlapiano – Chair, Charitable Outreachtrading partner. Italian construction companies have been tapped tobuild a coastal highway for Libya, as well as many other nationalprojects. Italian companies are under contract to build a fiber opticscable system, and a railway system in Libya. In addition, the LibyanD

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?owning stakes in Italian aerospace and defense companies, banks, Fiat,Mothers Day was unknown in Italy until 1957. Impressed by theand Telecom Italia. American custom honoring mothers with an annual celebration, Father As the crisis in Libya escalates, and calls mount for firm WesternOtello Migliosi, a humble parish priest of the Tordibetto church nearaction to protect Libyan civilians from being slaughtered by forces Assisi decided to copy this American tradition. After educating hisloyal to Qaddafi, Italy struggles to protect its vital economic interestscongregation about this American practice, and preparing them for thisin the region while upholding NATO commitments. According toevent, on May 12, 1957, he celebrated Italy's first “Festa Dellathe New York Times, for NATO to enforce an effective no-fly zone,Mamma” with Mass, followed by a party in the town square withusing NATO air bases in Italy would be critical for NATO's success.much music, dancing and food, culminating with the distribution of Italy may be signaling a willingness to let military action against Libyabouquets of flowers for all the mothers of the town. Father Migliosi'sbe launched from Italian bases, for Rome recently announced theFesta Della Mamma celebration received national news, and sparkedsuspension of its 2008 “Friendship Treaty” with Libya in which,interest throughout Italy. The following year, on the second Sunday of among other things, Italy had pledged non-aggression against Libya,May, more towns and parishes joined Tordibetto in celebratingand had agreed not to allow its territory to be used for hostile actsMothers Day.against Libya. By suspending this treaty, Italy has opened the way for Today, Festa Della Mamma is celebrated throughout Italy on theItalian air bases to become a launch pad for action against Qaddafi.niacovo@tnsk.combenparlapiano@sbcglobal.net