We just had our first event of the 2023 year and it was a blockbuster by all accounts! If you missed our "Sinatra Night" January 21st, you missed a very fun evening. In addition to an evening highlighting Frank Sinatra, we honored the passing of a giant in our Italian family - Chuck Sirianni. We presented plaques to Chuck's four daughters that had a beautiful photo of Chuck with his daughters. 

We then sat down to enjoy pizza as Joel Spiegel entertained us by crooning some great Frank and Dino songs. To see how much everyone knew about "Ol' Blue Eyes" we then had a 15-question trivia contest. The winner was Marietta Spada, who answered 10 of 15 questions correctly, and she was presented a $50 gift certificate to Nicoletta's Ristorante. 

And then the stage was set for an incredibly well done rendition of "These Boots Are Made for Walking" by the IBC Dancers, featuring Maureen Bonfiglio, Kelly Giampa, and Candace Desai. Joel Migliaccio and Cassie lovingly sung "Something Stupid",  As if that wasn't enough, as the man said, "the best is yet to come," as we opened the mic for karaoke featuring our members belting out some of Frank and Dino's best and most memorable tunes until our voices gave out! 

We had so much fun, that we are already hard at work with an absolutely meravigliosa idea for another similar fun evening that you won't want to miss. Look for details this Fall! 

March is "Primavera Dinner" time. We celebrate the bounty of "Spring" at a festive dinner and gather to enjoy the fellowship of our members. This year we are hoping to add a little something different. We will hold our March Board meeting at this dinner and give everyone a view into what we do and discuss at our Board meetings. We will welcome comments and questions by our IBC members.

In April our club will be participating in the Italian Film Festival which will show ten (10) films over two weekends - April 14-16, and April 21-23. Location is the PSU 5th Avenue Cinema. We will be sponsoring and showcasing one film in particular. The films cover the gamut of comedies, documentaries, dramas, shorts, and children's movies.

Information for both of these two events will be posted at our website: ibcpdx.org and we will also be emailing more information in the near future.

We have some additional events planned for the summer and throughout the year, like: our Annual "Bocce & Picnic" event, a "Golf & Potluck" event, "La Vendemmia" grape harvest event, "Notte Della Famiglia" event, and our annual "Italian Christmas Dinner". If you are interested in being a part of the planning committees or just want to help out the day of the event, please let me know ibcpdx@yahoo.com