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• 10/8/26 (Thursday): Cultural Event: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Tour: 1:30-3:00 pm; $15 (cash only); members given priority; guests waitlisted: 30 spaces max; announced 8/21/26; POC: Julie Bondarenko. 
   

• 10/24/26 (Saturday): Italian Cultural Heritage Month Welcome Back Luncheon: Stoneybrook Golf & CC; 11:30-2:30 pm; $37; Program: Honoring GCICS 2026 Italian American of the Year: Rick Piccolo, retired President & CEO, SRQ; members & guests welcome; announced 8/27/26; POC: Ellen Roderick.  
   

• 11/4/26 (Wednesday): Dinner Honoring Maestro Victor DeRenzi: Café Epicure; 6:00-830 pm; $54; members & guests welcome; Program: Honoring Maestro Victor DeRenzi, retired Artistic Director & Principal Conductor, Sarasota Opera; TBA.  
   

• 11/14/26 (Saturday): Welcome Back Wine Tasting & Meatball Showcase: Hammock Preserve, 5:00-8:00 pm; $12; members & guests welcome; TBA.  
   

• 12/13/26 (Sunday): Holiday/Christmas Party/Scholarship Fundraiser: Patty & Mike DiMicele’s home, Misty Creek, Sarasota, 5:00-8:30 pm; appetizers & desserts; BYOB; $40 scholarship donation; TBA. 
   

• 1/9/27 (Saturday): Annual Meeting/Luncheon/Town Hall/Program: Peridia Golf & CC, Bradenton; N/C; members only; 11:30-2:30 pm; Speaker: Angel Colonneso, GCICS Member & Clerk of the Court & Comptroller, Manatee County; TBA. 
   

• 1/23/27 (Saturday): Picnic & Bocce Invitational XI: Hammock Preserve; 12:30 practice; 1:00-5:00 pm picnic; members & guests bring an entrée, appetizer, salad, or dessert to share; N/C; TBA.  
   

• 2/4/27 (Thursday): Cultural Lecture: Italian American Women and Their Impact on Immigration: Cindy Salomone, retired New York City educator; location: Selby Library Auditorium, Sarasota, 2:00-3:30 pm; N/C; members & guests welcome; TBA.  
   

• 2/9/27 (Tuesday): Carnevale & Fundraiser: Carolann Garafola’s home, Sarasota, 5:30-9:00 pm; appetizers & desserts; BYOB; $40 scholarship donation; TBA.  
   

• 3/8/27 (Monday): Cultural Lecture: The Holocaust and Italian Jews: Rabbi Barbara Aiello (zoomed from Calabria, Italy); location: Jacaranda Library, Venice; 2:00 pm (approx. 90 min); N/C; members & guests welcome; TBA.
   

• 3/14/27 (Sunday): St. Joseph’s Celebration Luncheon: Michael’s on East Wine Cellar, 12 noon-3:00 pm; $61.50 all inclusive; TBA. 
   

• 4/17/27 (Saturday): Scholarship Festa: Stoneybrook Golf & CC; 11:30-2:30 pm; cost to be determined; TBA. 
  
  ONGOING: 
  **Bocce: most Sundays, 2-4; Tom Hurban, POC. 
  **La Cena’s: monthly or thereabouts; Phil Miner, POC. 
  **HHs: Mondays, excluding Federal Holidays & La Cena weeks; Phil Miner, POC. 
  **Italian-Themed Book Club: 3rd Thursday, 1-2 pm; Mary Rinaldi, POC. 
  **Ladies Coffee Klatch: 4th Wednesday, 11:30 am; Laura Heald, POC.