Category Archives: Santa Barbara

Ferragosto…in Italy and Santa Barbara

Posted on July 31, 2014 by babbityjean

On Sunday, August 17, three Italian-American organizations in Santa Barbara—the Italian American Boot Club Santa Barbara, the Italian Cultural Heritage Foundation/Santa Barbara, and Unico Santa Barbara– will host the 2014 Ferragosto celebration.  This is both an ancient and Christian holiday … Continue reading →

Posted in Differenze culturali, Foto, Italia, Italiano, Santa Barbara, Storia | 3 Comments

Meet Jacopo

Posted on July 24, 2014 by babbityjean

In the summer of 2013, Bill and I had the honor of being “compeers” to an Italian pianist studying at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara.  The students at the Academy are called Fellows, and a compeer … Continue reading →

Posted in Arte, Foto, Italia, Italiano, Musica, Santa Barbara, Verona | 6 Comments

Meet Gabriella

Posted on June 19, 2014 by babbityjean

From time to time, I will introduce friends who are Italian or Italian-American.  This post presents my friend and Italian teacher, Gabriella Geri-Schooley.  She is also the President of the Italian Cultural Heritage Foundation of Santa Barbara (www.italianheritagesb.org), which raises … Continue reading →

Posted in Italiano, Italoamericani, La Gente, Santa Barbara | 5 Comments