# Raising Bilingual Bambini: The Art of Immersing our Family in La Dolce Vita

Raising Bilingual Bambini: The Art of Immersing our Family in La Dolce Vita at Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation, Monday 16 November 2026, 18:30.

- Venue: Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation, 79 Howard Avenue, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
- With: Eric Dregni
- Go to page: https://casa-belvedere.org/event/raising-bilingual-bambini-the-art-of-immersing-our-family-in-la-dolce-vita/

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.

## Dates

- Monday 16 November 18:30 — Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation

Written by a model, sources: [casa-belvedere.org](https://casa-belvedere.org/event/raising-bilingual-bambini-the-art-of-immersing-our-family-in-la-dolce-vita/)

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