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Enjoy a special brand of Christmas cheer this season: the tastes, traditions, folklore, and magic of Italian holiday celebrations.
Join us for fascinating stories about regional foods and their traditions as told by the teachers of ItaLingua. They will stimulate your imagination with brief conversations about the legends and the magic behind Italy's holiday traditions such as Santa Lucia, Babbo Natale, Capodanno and la Befana.
We would love to hear your Christmas stories too...
This is also the time to celebrate our 20th anniversary and the close of the 2011 academic year.

Renting and Purchasing Real Estate in Italy: Opportunities and Pitfalls.
Do you love Italy and dream of buying or renting a villa there? Il Circolo offers a seminar/workshop about the real estate landscape in Italy. Federico Brocero, will explain to you how the market works, walk you through the process of buying a property and advise you on the best areas to buy and rent. The seminar will navigate you through the purchasing and renting process, tell you how to avoid the common mistakes as well as help you find the best deals. Italy is a beautiful place to buy or rent but it can also be tricky; thanks to Il Circolo, you will get lots of information and understand how to get to find your Italian paradise quickly and easily!

Please join Italingua for a conversation with Mary Trigiani, co-author of Cooking with My Sisters. Mary will share stories about the recipes her family used when they moved to a rural area of Virginia in the 1960s. She is the granddaughter of immigrants from Lombardia on her mother's side and the great-granddaughter of immigrants from Vittorio Veneto and Puglia on her father's side.

This lively session will sample favorite travel destinations for Italians, within Italy.  Of course, we will talk about Rome, Florence and Venice, but we?ll also explore more exotic destinations that Italians love but are often little known to non-Italians (which means you?ll need to polish up your Italian to visit them!). For mountain lovers we will talk about the Dolomites and their world-famous hiking trails. At the other end of Italy, in the midst of the Thyrrenean sea, lie the remote Aelian Islands, which got electricity just over 30 years ago! Come discover some of Italy's most beautiful and unknown destinations.

Fashion has always been an important part of the culture of Italy and its society. Italians are well known for their attention to dressing-up well. The so-called "la bella figura", or good impression, remains traditional in the Italian way of living. Attending Il Circolo events will give you a unique and invaluable insight into Italy and her folklore that not only complements learning the language, but will equip you with a full understanding of the Italian approach to life. The story of modern Italian fashion began on February 25th, 1951 in Florence, when Count Giorgini staged a fashion show for an international audience. From this event we will unravel the fascinating evolution of Italian fashion through the decades, designer, styles, fashion photographers and models, up to today. Although history and society are closely connected to fashion, territoriality is also an important factor, indeed the seminars will browse the main cities and centers where fashion takes place. With Milan and Tuscany as production centers and Venice, Rome, Sicily, and Florence as inspirational landmarks in the evolution of the Italian aesthetic, the growth and influence of Italian fashion is ever present. "Made in Italy" is today one of the most recognizable stamps of quality and innovation in contemporary fashion.

This is the first of the "Il Circolo" series of discussions. We will meander into the world of Italian politics. The discussion will provide a historical framework for Italy?s current political situation. There will be an explanation of how the Italian political system has come about and works. The presenters will also give you the opportunity to ask questions and interact. Attending this event is a must if you are planning to visit Italy soon and talking to Italians once you arrive there.