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• About Piemontesi Nel Mondo of Northern California
• Membership Application
• Executive Commitee
• Contact Us

About Piemontesi Nel Mondo of Northern California

The Northern California Chapter was founded in 1983. The goals of our Northern California Chapter are met through the following activities and resources.

Each year we organize a film and lecture series with a Piemontese theme or connection. These frequently take place at the Museo ItaloAmericano at Fort Mason in San Francisco and are open to members and to the public at large. Generally each film is introduced with a commentary, and lectures include an accompanying slide presentation. We have shown the following films to date: The Shroud of Turin (a documentary), Riso Amaro ("Bitter Rice"), and I Compagni ("The Organizer"). Our lectures have included the following topics: "La Gastronomia Piemontese," "Gli Scienziati Piemontesi" (Piemontese Men of Science), "I Francobolli Italiani" (The Postage Stamps of Italy),"Dolci e Delizie Subalpine" (Confectioneries and Pastries of Torino and Piemonte), and "A Brief History of the Alpini Italian Troops." An upcoming film will document the life of Don Bosco, a major Piemontese spiritual figure, and future lectures will include such topics as history, art, music, gastronomy, language, etc.

We publish a quarterly Boletin in English with sections in Piemontese and Italian. Our Boletin is edited by Andrew M. Canepa and contains sections on history, reminiscences, poetry, culture, gastronomy, web sites, genealogical research, etc.

Our regional language expert, Kevin McCabe, moderates our "Piemontese Study Group" at Casa Fugazi in San Francisco every other week during the spring, fall, and winter.

A lending library of educational books in Piemontese and about Piemonte is also available to members.

We organized a educational tours of Piemonte and Liguria in 2004 and of Argentina in 2006 for our members. Additionally, some of our members attended a Piemontesi nel Mondo international conference in 2007.

Our organization recreates the historical festivals of Il Carnevale d'Ivrea and Il Palio d'Asti, which date back to the Medieval era. These historical celebrations include the following elements: lectures, visual depictions, recitation of poetry in Piemontese, singing of traditional Piemontese and Italian folk songs, partaking of traditional food, recreation of costumes originally worn to these festivals, as well as a presentation of the cultural and historical significance of these events.

Torino Slideshow

Below is a slideshow of beautiful Torino. To advance to the next slide, click on the picture. Click here to enlarge this slideshow.

Membership Application

At this time, our membership application is only available as a print & mail-in form. Please click here to view it.

Executive Committee

Contact

The address for the Northern California Chapter is:

Associazione Piemontesi nel Mondo of Northern California
Kathleen Maggiora Rogers, President
640 Sacramento Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
Send e-mail to: bogianeninnoca@yahoo.com