Join us for an authentic Italian apericena at Vicini Pastaria in Lafayette Square on Wednesday, 29 April at 6pm.

$42/person (+ tax & gratuity)

Includes: 2-hour antipasti buffet (includes a bountiful spread of assorted local and imported Italian cured meats and cheeses, antipasti, insalate, pasta, and "fantasia della chef" - small bites from the chef's imagination). Sparkling and still water will be provided/included. Additional alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase during the event.

Guests will enjoy a 10% discount off purchases made the night of the event, excluding beverages consumed on-site. Discount will apply to retail bottles of wine to take home and all purchases from the pastaria, Italian/local specialty food market, and home decor shop.

There is a 20-person maximum for this event. Advance tickets are required. We cannot accept walk-ins.

Purchase your ticket by clicking HERE

Thanks to Chef Dawn Wilson for making this possible!

Address: Vicini Pastaria
1916 Park Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63104

NAPOLI NEW YORK
03 aprile 2026 alle ore 19,00
Washington University in St Louis, Wrighton Hall 300

PER TE
04 aprile 2026 alle ore 17,00
Washington University in St Louis, Wrighton Hall 300

GIOIA MIA
04 aprile 2026 alle ore 19,30
Washington University in St Louis, Wrighton Hall 300

LA VITA VA COSI'
​​10 aprile 2026 alle ore 19,00
Washington University in St Louis, Brown Hall 100

COME FRATELLI
​​11 aprile 2026 alle ore 17,30
Washington University in St Louis, Brown Hall 100

LA SALITA
11 aprile 2026 alle ore 19,30
Washington University in St Louis, Brown Hall 100

PROGRAMMA DI CORTOMETRAGGI 
​12 aprile 2026 alle ore 15,00
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Science East Building, Chemistry Lecture Hall, 1136

ZVANI'
​​17 aprile 2026 alle ore 19,00
Washington University in St Louis, Brown Hall 100

ELVIRA NOTARI. OLTRE IL SILENZIO
​18 aprile 2026 alle ore 17,00
Washington University in St Louis, Brown Hall 100

LE ASSAGIATRICI
18 aprile 2026, alle ore 19,30
Washington University in St Louis, Brown Hall 100

The St Louis - Bologna Sister Cities proudly invites you to its 7th Annual Italian Christmas Concert "Benedetta Orsi & Friends"

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Old Cathedral - Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France
209 Walnut Street, St. Louis, MO 63102
(Free and secured parking available on site)

featuring

BENEDETTA ORSI, mezzo-soprano

ALLA VOSKOBOYNIKOVA, piano
CLARION BRASS ENSEMBLE
CRESCENDO YOUTH CHOIRS

Listen to the magnificent repertoire of Christmas and Holiday classics with internationally renowned mezzo-soprano and Bologna native Benedetta Orsi!

20% of proceeds from concert ticket sales goes towards supporting the mission of the St Louis - Bologna Sister Cities

Last year our concert was SOLD OUT so get your tickets quickly this year!

TICKETS
Adult Tickets: $35
Seniors and Student Tickets: $25
Children 12 and younger: FREE

Get 20% off of all tickets if you are a member of the following organizations:

St Louis - Bologna Sister Cities 
Italian Community of St Louis
 St Louis Italian Language Program
 Club Italiano Per Piacere
Young Italian Professionals in St Louis
 Italia-America Bocce Club
Italian Business Association of St Louis.

The code to receive the 20% discount is ITALIANS

The Italian Community of St Louis invites you to our annual Friendsgiving, a traditional Thanksgiving celebration with an Italian twist, on Saturday, November 22, 5pm - 10pm.

LOCATION
The Grand Hall in Downtown St Louis (right next to the City Museum)
Address: 1511 Washington Avenue, St Louis, Mo. 63103

TICKETS
Adults: $18 per person 
Children under 12 are FREE

The purchase of a ticket includes main course, sides, and desserts made by Chef Alessandro Valentino and members of the Italian Community.

OPEN BAR
We have a huge bar with professional bar tenders serving us the entire evening. Get unlimited drinks while supply lasts! 

RSVP REQUIRED
To RSVP, please send an email to Giovanna Leopardi: [email protected]

HOW TO PURCHASE YOUR TICKET
To purchase your ticket, please VENMO Giovanna Leopardi: @Giovanna-Leopardi or contact her: 314-566-3873. You can also purchase your ticket at the entrance. 

​La comunità italiana di St Louis vi invita a partecipare alla festa di Thanksgiving! Sabato, il 22 novembre dalle ore 17,00 alle 22,00 siete tutti cordialmente invitati alla nostra cena di "Friendsgiving", un pasto speciale a tema Ringraziamento, dove potrete incontrare molti connazionali italiani e tanti amici amanti della cultura italiana.
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Il versamento potrà essere fatto al seguente conto Venmo: @Giovanna-Leopardi Per coloro che non avessero Venmo, potete contattare Giovanna al seguente numero per il pagamento: 314-566-3873

Scalero Legacy Festival Concert
Friday, November 14, 2025 @ 7:30 p.m.
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Touhill Performing Arts Center
1 Touhill Circle, St. Louis, MO 63121 ​

The Scalero Legacy Festival Concert will spotlight rarely heard works by Italian composer Rosario Scalero (1870–1954) and two of his distinguished students, Gian Carlo Menotti and Luigi Zaninelli. Featuring previously unpublished compositions by both Scalero and Zaninelli, the program celebrates a rich lineage of compositional study and influence.

An all-star roster of performers—including sopranos Christine Brewer and Bethany Worrell, pianist Alla Voskoboynikova, the Arianna String Quartet, and cellist Elisabeth Logan—will present music for soprano and piano, soprano and string quintet, violin and piano, and solo violin and viola. This concert forms the centerpiece of the three-day Scalero Legacy Festival, which also offers lectures, interviews, and a public masterclass—all other events free and open to the public.

Special thanks goes to Dr. Bethany Worrell, Director of Vocal Studies at the Department of Music of the University of Missouri - St Louis, for offering the Italian Community of St Louis and member organizations 50% OFF TICKETS for the Scalero Legacy Festival Concert on Friday, Nov. 14 at 7:30pm. The concert will take place at the Touhill Performing Arts Center at 1 Touhill Circle, St. Louis, MO 63121. Please contact us via email to receive the code for 50% off your ticket: [email protected]

Members of the following organizations and clubs as well as students of the Italian language are eligible to receive 50% off tickets for this performance. Please contact us via email for the code. 

​CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS

The Chamber Music Society of St Louis and the St Louis - Bologna Sister Cities invite you to Tapas Musicali, a Taste of Italy’s Musical Flavors, a classical music concert featuring mezzosoprano, Benedetta Orsi, and musicians of the internationally acclaimed Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. The concert includes pieces by Italian composers Torelli, Donizetti, Einaudi, Respighi, and many more. Italian themed beverages and light snacks will be available for purchase. 

A few fun facts: The month of October is Italian Heritage Month in the United States which is why the Chamber Music Society of St Louis decided to partner with the St Louis-Bologna Sister Cities on this yearly tradition of a concert presenting Italy's vast musical heritage. Also, Benedetta Orsi, a native of St Louis' sister city Bologna, will be performing Sei arie per canto e orchestra d’archi by Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. We hope you are able to join us for this wonderful concert. 

DATE & TIME
Monday - Oct 27, 2025 - 7:30pm

VENUE
The 560 Music Center 
560 Trinity Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63130

PROGRAM
Torelli - Sonata for Trumpet in D major – Trumpet - Steven Franklin
Donizetti - Sei arie per canto e orchestra d’archi – Mezzosoprano, Benedetta Orsi
Vitali - Chaconne In G Minor - Violin – Xiaoxiao Qiang
Ludivico Einaudi - Passaggio
Liszt - Les jeux d’eau a la Villa d’Este (The Fountains of the Villa d’Este) – Piano - Alla Voskoboynikova
Respighi - Piano Quintet in F minor

GET 50% OFF TICKETS
Members of the Italian Community of St Louis, St Louis - Bologna Sister Cities, Club Italiano Per Piacere, and students of the St Louis Italian Language Program can obtain 50% off single tickets. Please contact the St Louis-Bologna Sister Cities to receive the code: [email protected]

PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS
Please click on the link below to purchase your tickets. 
https://chambermusicsocietyofstlouis.thundertix.com/events/249216

​Il nostro caro amico e viaggiatore del mondo, Carlo Pietro Sanfilippo, autore americano, presenta: "Passo dopo passo, il mio viaggio italiano" Questo evento avrà luogo al World Trade Center - Saint Louis a Clayton. Stavolta non ci sarà una cena prima della presentazione ma tutti sono calorosamente incoraggiati a uscire in zona insieme dopo per una cena o aperitivo.

Giovedì, 9 ottobre 2025 alle 17,00
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World Trade Center - St Louis
Main Conference Room
120 South Central Avenue, Suite 200
Saint Louis, Missouri 63105

Diamo quindi il nostro caloroso benvenuto a Carlo Pietro Sanfilippo e arrivederci a giovedì 9 ottobre per un incontro che combinerà l’amicizia. Prenotate al più presto rispondendo all’invito che riceverete via email da Evite, oppure chiamando Scott Hoff al 314-304-5972 o inviandogli una email a [email protected].
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A presto,
Scott Hoff
Presidente, Club Italiano per piacere

On Sunday, August 24, 2025, the Italian Community of St Louis is excited to host the 8th Annual Ferragosto, a traditional Italian summer party, from 5pm to 10PM. 

Our venue, the Enterprise Pavilion at Shaw Park is located at: 27 S Brentwood Blvd, Clayton, Missouri 63105. There is free parking on site. 

Besides music and entertainment, Italian wines and beer will be provided as well as traditional pasta dishes (with homemade pummarola and puttanesca sauces) made by Chef Alessandro Valentino. Savor authentic Italian gelato from Gelato di Riso on The Hill. This year we have five flavors of gelato: stracciatella, pistacchio, nocciola, fragola, and mint chocolate chip. Enjoy D.O.C. prosecco wines donated by La Marca Prosecco and Italian sparkling beverages donated by SanPellegrino. As always, we will have our traditional anguria, aka watermelon. Our DJ has a wonderful array of classical Italian and modern music.

What is included with the purchase of a ticket? One alcoholic beverage, two non-alcoholic beverages, Chef Alessandro's homemade dishes, anguria, and gelato. Additional alcoholic beverages can be purchased for $3. 

TICKETS 
$15 per adult
$7 per student (Must present student I.D.)
Children 12 and under are FREE

RSVP
You can pay in cash at the event or send payment via VENMO to Giovanna Leopardi, Treasurer of the Italian Community: @Giovanna-Leopardi or call: (314) 566-3873

​Ferragosto is an ancient tradition going back over 2,000 years. It is the largest Italian summer festival of the year. Today, we invite you to taste and experience contemporary Italian cuisine and culture.

Make sure to stay for Italian style karaoke later in the evening so prepare yourself with a few of your favorite songs. Sarebbe meglio se potete cantare in italiano!

Feel free to bring a dish and/or beverage of your choice to share. The nearby sand volleyball courts and playgrounds are available for our use. Siete tutti invitati a portare e condividere un piatto a vostra scelta o bevande alternative; portate quello che volete e quello che vi viene meglio.

Special thanks to our volunteers: 

Food: Alessandro Valentino, Scott Hoff, Paolo Gabriele, Debbie Leone, Rachel Radmanesh
Decor & Setup: Giovanna Leopardi, Tiziana Orsini, Vito Alu, Maria Clea Annecchiarico, Cettina Lo Iacono Gabriele, Carlo Sanfilippo
Marketing: Michael Cross

Special thanks to our major sponsors:

Nooter/Eriksen, a thermal engineering company and the world's leading specialist in Sustainable Energy Management with offices in Milan, Italy and headquartered in St Louis. The company’s CEO, Piero Scapini is a major donor of the Italian Community of St Louis for the past six years. 
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Arteco Global, provider of Video Management Software, headquartered in Faenza, Italy and with its North American headquarters in St Louis. Arteco’s CEO is Italian entrepreneur Giorgio Bucci, who lives in Town & Country with his family and has been a major donor of the Italian Community for the past eight years.

Italian Citizenship Assistance (ICA) is a law firm and consulting firm with offices in the U.S. and Italy, which assists individuals who are interested in obtaining Italian citizenship: people of Italian descent, people married to Italian citizens, or those who wish to pursue citizenship through residency. ICA is led by Italian Attorney, Marco Permunian. We thank Marco and ICA for their generous sponsorship and partnership with the Italian Community for the past seven years. 

Join the Italian Community of St Louis for a tour of the Pompeii Exhibit at the Saint Louis Science Center on Saturday, August 9th at 2pm. 

The Saint Louis Science Center has generously given us 50 free tickets. You are eligible for a free ticket if you are a member of the following groups:

Italian Community of St Louis
St Louis Italian Language Program
Italian Business Association of St Louis
St Louis-Bologna Sister Cities
Club Italiano Per Piacere
Italian Club of St Louis
Italia-America Bocce Club
Young Italian Professionals Association.

These free tickets are first come, first serve. We will hand out the tickets before the tour at the entrance to the Science Center.
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Please RSVP by emailing Giovanna Leopardi: [email protected]