{"title": "Raising Bilingual Bambini: The Art of Immersing our Family in La Dolce Vita", "start": "2026-11-16T18:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-16T20:00:00-05:00", "place": "Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation", "address": "79 Howard Avenue, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/memoir", "society/languages"], "description": "A cultural program inspired by Eric Dregni's memoir and travelogue \"Raising Bilingual Bambini.\" The author tells how, after three years in Modena, Italy, with his wife Katy, he returned to Minnesota and raised their three children bilingually by pretending he had forgotten how to speak English, later sending the children to Italian school in Florence. Blending humor, sincerity, and cultural discovery, it is a story about family, language, and finding a sense of home, including a later trip to Sicily.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/raising-bilingual-bambini-the-art-of-immersing-our-family-in-93551/", "official_url": "https://casa-belvedere.org/event/raising-bilingual-bambini-the-art-of-immersing-our-family-in-la-dolce-vita/", "image": "", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-16T18:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-16T20:00:00-05:00", "place": "Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation", "address": "79 Howard Avenue, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Children's Cooking Class", "start": "2026-11-09T16:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-09T17:30:00-05:00", "place": "Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation", "address": "79 Howard Avenue, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["food-drink/cooking"], "description": "Children's Cooking Class is a hands-on cooking class for children, meeting from 4 to 5 pm in Cucina Colavita, a custom teaching kitchen. It is led by Kim Leo, chef and owner of Kim's Kitchen & Catering by Kim Cooks and a licensed food handler. Each child participates in hands-on cooking, tastes the recipe created by Chef Kim, and takes the dish they cooked home with them. Class sizes are limited, and Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation, runs the classes.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/childrens-cooking-class-93542/", "official_url": "https://casa-belvedere.org/event/childrens-cooking-class-5/2026-11-02/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Opera Luncheon at Casa Belvedere", "start": "2026-11-12T12:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-12T15:00:00-05:00", "place": "Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation", "address": "79 Howard Avenue, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States", "price": "$70 for members of Casa Belvedere and Garibaldi Meucci Museum, $90 non-members; includes tax and gra", "price_from": "90.00", "price_to": "90.00", "category": "food-drink", "tags": ["stage/opera"], "description": "Opera Luncheon at Casa Belvedere: The Piano Goes to The Opera, an afternoon of Italian opera, fine dining, and culture. Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation, hosts a three-course sit-down lunch with wine, soft drinks and coffee, paired with a special opera program by Lou Barella. The presentation explores how composers have written piano pieces interpreting operatic music, with piano pieces coupled with arias sung by great singers. Humorous and surprise performances complete the experience.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/opera-luncheon-at-casa-belvedere-93550/", "official_url": "https://casa-belvedere.org/event/opera-luncheon-at-casa-belvedere/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Adult Cooking Class", "start": "2026-11-09T19:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-09T21:00:00-05:00", "place": "Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation", "address": "79 Howard Avenue, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["food-drink/cooking"], "description": "Adult Cooking Class is a hands-on evening cooking class for adults, held in Cucina Colavita, a custom teaching kitchen. It is led by Kim Leo, chef and owner of Kim's Kitchen & Catering by Kim Cooks and a licensed food handler, as part of the culinary programs of Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation. Every participant cooks hands-on, tastes the recipe created by Chef Kim, and takes the dish they have cooked home with them. Class sizes are limited.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/adult-cooking-class-93547/", "official_url": "https://casa-belvedere.org/event/adult-cooking-class-5/2026-11-09/", "image": ""}]}