Just in time for holiday planning and gift giving, come to the American Italian Cultural Center on Thursday, December 5th from 7pm to 9pm as Peter Patti, local wine specialist with Republic National Distributing Company, brings his 44 years of experience to lead a fun and informative session focusing on five Italian red wines. Appetizers and hors d'oeuvres provided. Tickets are $30 per person and $25 for AICC members. To attend, please call Pepper at 504-522-7294 or click here to download the flyer and email it to pepper@americanitalianculturalcenter.com .

Have you ever wanted to speak la lingua bella? Do you have some knowledge of Italian, but want to take your skills to the next level? Now is your chance! The American Italian Cultural Center is offering four separate courses beginning February 18th for learners of all ages and levels:

• Beginning Italian I (basic language skills and a general understanding of communicating in Italian)
• Beginning Italian II (build upon knowledge and skill of the language)
• Continuing Italian I (for students approaching a conversational level)
• Continuing Italian II (practice skills through conversation and review)

All classes are taught by native Italian speakers and features small class sizes and a convenient location downtown. Click here to download our flyer to register.

Please mark your calendars for the 29th Annual Louisiana American Italian Sports Hall of Fame Banquet on January 18th, 2014. Details will be coming very soon!

Every Wednesday night at 7pm at the Italian Bocce Club on 2340 Severn Road in Metairie, come enjoy $2 beer and $1 soft drinks while learning to play this wonderful game from our heritage. http://www.bocceclubneworleans.org