Consulate General of Italy Hosts Family Christmas Party

The Italian Arts Council of the Bowers Museum consisting of Orange County Italian Cultural Association (OCICA) and Orange County American Italian Renaissance Foundation (OCAIRF) with its affiliated Italian organization and members, along with the Italian Institute of Culture and the Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles hosted and sponsored a family Christmas party.

While Babbo Natale, the Italian Santa Clause, greeted children and passed out candies from his red sac, 300 guests enjoyed a buffet of Italian Christmas desserts of Panettone, Spumoni, Sardinian cakes, cheeses and beverages. One could get some Christmas shopping done at the table of Sardinian handcrafts where dolls, jewelry, boxes, bowls and traditional music CD were available for purchase.

The main event of the evening was entertainment from “Su Masu”, a 23 member folkloric cultural group from Elmas, Sardinia, Italy. The men and women dressed in traditional costumes performed folkloric music, dances and songs. The co-ed dance troupe had been practicing three times a week back in their homeland for their performance in the Bowers Museum. Their one week stay in California was a welcoming Christmas gift to the audience.

Newport Beach Magazine