Tina Grasso will be hosting burraco on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of every month at 11 am. It's a potluck lunch, so bring a favorite dish!
Where: Via Salaria 237B
Please RSVP to Tina by the prior Monday at agatha.roccetti@tiscal.it or 3665406027.
We're in search of the best carbonara in Rome, and if we have to eat 100 plates of pasta to find the one, well, we're willing to make that sacrifice. Join us for dinner each month at a different restaurant, and we'll get to the bottom of it together.
Let's continue our journey this month at the classic Hostaria del Roody in Trastevere.
RSVP online, but we'll pay individually at the restaurant. If you have questions, contact Jennie Hauschild at president@awar.org.
We have the opportunity to have an American-educated dog trainer that can speak on dog behavior issues and solutions, mainly prevention, correction, and positive reinforcement. She is knowledgeable on dog and human behaviors that directly impact a family’s quality of life with their pet.
We'll meet in Villa Borghese, where the Viale del Giardino Zoologico meets the Largo Pablo Picasso.
Please RSVP to Caryn Hofberg at activities@awar.org!
Join us for an exclusive conversation with author Maria Teresa Cometto, whose most recent book is Emma and the Angel of Central Park, published in both Italian and English. Maria is in Rome for only a few days and will meet with us in the Monti home of AWAR member Thelma Gambino.
Register by Thursday, October 24! Maximum 18 people.
We have a new schedule for our Scrabble games! Tina Grasso has graciously offered her home on a regular basis. We will be playing the 1st and 3rd Fridays of every month at 11 am. This is also a potluck luncheon, so bring your favorite foods.
Please RSVP to Tina by the prior Wednesday at agatha.roccetti@tiscal.it or 3665406027.
Jewelry Designer Angela Caputi of Giuggiù
Join us to view the work of Florence jewelry designer Angela Caputi, whose unique creations draw inspiration from American movies of the 1940s and have been featured in many films themselves. Her worldwide recognition has increased thanks to her unique and inimitable forms, catching the attention of both haute couture stylists and museums. Her work has been displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York, Museo degli Argenti, and Galleria del Costume in Florence.
When: Wednesday, November 6, 11:00 am
Where: Via delle Carrozze, 67 (off Piazza di Spagna)
RSVP to Barbara Gurawska at barbara.gurawska@gmail.com. Maximum 20 attendees.
Join AWAR member Julia Griner and Ars Italica’s John Giovannini for a walk and talk in Rome’s ghetto neighbourhood touring the Portico d’Ottavia and its fish market history. John will outline the significance of the area as well as give us details that pertain to caviar’s history in Italy.
Northern Italy is now the foremost supplier of high-end caviar in the world, so why not taste some of the best of this luxury product from one of Italy’s most dedicated producers? The Giovannini and Mandelli families aim to produce a caviar of exceptional quality by controlling their entire supply chain, which has allowed them to rise to the top of their field. Their dedication, together with their colleagues, led to the birth of an all-Italian hub of world-wide importance for the production of sturgeon and caviar, profiled in a splendid documentary by ARTE TV.
After the walking tour, we will taste (and learn to appreciate the subtleties of) three kinds of caviar, on its own and on homemade blinis with sour cream. The tasting is accompanied by a glass or two of prosecco.
Cost: 50€ per person
Minimum 10 people, maximum 20. Register online by October 25! After that date, the registration fee is unfortunately NONREFUNDABLE.
For questions about this event, please contact Julia at juliagriner@gmail.com.
AWAR is pleased to bring you a private guided tour of the MAXXI Museum, Rome's national museum of contemporary art and architecture. The tour is dedicated to the architecture of the museum and to the exhibitions in progress. Located in the Flaminio neighborhood of Rome, this building was designed by famous architect Zaha Hadid, who was voted by Forbes magazine in 2008 as one of the 100 most powerful women in the world. In 2010, the same year that the MAXXI was opened, she won the prestigious Sterling Prize for Architecture from the Royal Institute of British Architects.
The tour starts at 2:00 pm and ends at 3:30 pm.
For those interested, we'll have lunch beforehand at at 12:00 pm at a neighboring restaurant within walking distance of the museum (cost not included in the price of the tour). Details to follow.
Cost: 25 euros per person
Please register and pay online by October 30! Email Caryn Hofberg at activities@awar.org with any questions.
We are ready to roll with a great season of upcoming monthly wine tastings, featuring all kinds of spectacular Italian wines including unique, indigenous varietals.
Wine-tasting events will be held at member homes, allowing for a more intimate wine tasting experience. All the tastings will be held in the center of Rome, except for the very first late afternoon wine-tasting event which will take place on the Via Flaminia just beyond the GRA.
We are honored to have renowned sommelier Cynthia Chaplin join us from Verona, just for this tasting event.
This wine-tasting will focus on the white wine Ansonica grape, an indigenous island-grown grape prevalent in Sicily and two other islands in the Tuscan Archipelago, Giglio and Elba. You may be unfamiliar with this grape, but it's the grape used to make Marsala wine used in many recipes, like veal marsala and tiramisù.
Carpooling will be available for those who don't wish to drive or take public transportation, although it's easy enough to get here taking the North Rome train from Piazzale Flamino.
Jump onto the WhatsApp group created especially for this event to check out the ride sharing and carpooling arrangements.
Space is limited so reserve soon for this special event. Spouses and significant others welcome! Please bring an appetizer for four.
Cost: €35 per person
Details will be announced shortly for our Thanksgiving event, but for now, save the date!
"The Fraud" by Zadie Smith
The book club will call in to discuss the first historical novel from Zadie Smith, darling author of the early aughts. The story explores themes of truth and class by following an infamous trial in Victorian England through the imagined lens of real-life London characters.
Pat Fogarty, EXL Coordinator
patriciaefogarty9@gmail.com
Zoom link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/93720141520
This month's event will be an aperitivo on the rooftop of the Hotel Barberini. Details and registration coming soon, but save the date!
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