Ciancia

An Italian cultural and conversation club. Best point of convergence of Italians, Americans and Europeans

Fondata nel 1992, ed oggi con 1500 iscritti, e' una organizzazione culturale che promuove l'uso della lingua Italiana e delle sue tradizioni. Il gruppo si incontra mensilmente, e serve come punto di riferimento ad Atlanta a filo-Italiani e non.

05/01/2026

OUR MAY CLUB MEETING!
Our May Club meeting is taking place at the house of our dear member Carla Rizzati. Great hostess, fabulous setting, a house by a lake shore. As for our most recent meetings this is a pot-luck gathering. Feel free to bring a dish ready to consume, and/or a bottle of wine or Prosecco. If you bring both you get in free. Otherwise you pay a $10.00 fee. Empty handed? No problem, a $20.00 fee per person will get you in – cash or Zelle, please. All funds collected at the door go to support our monthly expenses and the rest to the Italian Film Festival.

Date: Sunday, May 17, 2026
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Hostess: Carla Rizzati
Location: 5627 Glenrich Drive
Dunwoody, GA 30338
770-330-1354

06/27/2025

AN AMAZING MUSICAL EVENT!
n 2024, Maestro Michael Palmer, the retired artistic director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, started a chamber music group that meets at smaller venues for high-quality musical programs, reviving music that is not commonly played around, but that for centuries represented the vast majority of all music played. This time the program is with a full orchestra featuring works by Mozart, Dvorak and Haydn. Assistant conductor Logan Souther joins three other young conductors for an interesting competition. Tickets (originally $50) have been made available to Ciancia members with a 50% discount. To purchase tickets, GO TO: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/mainstage-orchestra-performance-and-emerging-maestros-conducting-competition

Date and Time:
Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 7:30 pm

Location:
Saint Mark United Metodist Church
781 Peachtree St. NE
Atlanta, GA 30308

Please arrive on time!

06/02/2025

A MUSICAL EVENING OF ITALIAN OPERA!

In 2024, Maestro Michael Palmer, the retired artistic director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, started a chamber music group that meets at smaller venues for high-quality musical programs, reviving music that is not commonly played around, but that for centuries represented the vast majority of all music played. This time the program includes arias from Puccini and Bellini. You will meet Maestro Palmer in person, together with various music lovers and supporters of this group. This is the second benefit event of 2025, in support of this initiative - at the home of our director. Metropolitan Opera Award-winning soprano Greer Lyle sings Les Nuits d'été by Berlioz along side Italian opera arias by Bellini and Puccini, and associate conductor and pianist Logan Souther join together to present an intimate performance of works by for voice and piano. Wine, beverages and hors d’oeuvre will be served at this intimate house concert in Ansley Park. General admission to this event is $35 a person. Ciancia members pay a discounted ticket of $25.00 a person - available at the door: please, cash only! For non members, to purchase general admission tickets, please go to this site!

Date and Time:
Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 7 pm
Please arrive on time!

Location:
280 Beverly Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30309

04/23/2025

SMALL (FREE) ITALIAN CONVERSATION GROUPS Folks, these are free opportunities to practice your language: an informal gathering where a smaller group can get together on an ongoing basis for actual conversation in Italian. NO DOOR CHARGE!

Sunday, May 4, 2025
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location:
at the house of Penelope Smith
611 Norfleet Road NW,
Atlanta, GA 30305

Sunday, May 10, 2025 and
Sunday, May 17, 2025
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location:
Three Peaches Gelato Coffee
985 B Monroe Drive NE
Atlanta, GA 30308

03/28/2025

OUR APRIL MEETING

Our Spring April meeting takes place in a magic garden. A visual artist working in various mediums, an avid gardener and a cook, our hostess is an English woman who has been in Atlanta for 37 years.

Hostess: Penelope Smith
Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location:
611 Norfleet Road NW,
Atlanta, GA 30305

12/16/2024

Folks, this is a free opportunity to practice your language: an informal gathering where a smaller group can get together on an ongoing basis for actual conversation in Italian. This event is free!

Sunday, December 29, 2024

Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: Three Peaches Gelato Coffee
985 B Monroe Drive NE
Atlanta, GA 30308

Parking Warning: Parking on the front lot is limited and security is tightly monitored by cameras. If you park and leave the complex, or go somewhere else, including the Beltline after the meeting, your car will likely be booted.

10/10/2024

OUR HALLOWEEN OCTOBER MEETING

Our Halloween-themed October meeting takes place on the Beltline at Three Peaches Cafe'-Gelato. Our hostess, Kendra Bauser, was trained in Italy by gelato grand master Peppe Cuti. She imports a variety of coffee directly from Central America and makes a killer cappuccino! She will provide samples of various coffees, gelato, and smoothies. Given the proximity of Halloween, we hope you seize the moment to come in a costume or a mask.

We will set up with tables and seating on the Beltline (the back-side of the cafe'), and will move indoor in the case of rain. As usual, this is a pot-luck event where you can bring food and drinks. We will provide tables, ice, water, plates, glasses, forks and napkins (and a bottle opener!). You may want to wear grass-friendly outdoor walking shoes. Don’t forget your mosquito repellent. Of course, we always accept donations for our Film Festival, especially from those who come empty-handed.

PLEASE, ATTENTION MEMBERS: Parking is a critical issue, as you cannot park in the front parking lot facing the entrance of the cafe. The company that manages the parking lot will boot the car of any customer who parks and walks to the Beltline or nearby park - and we have no control over this. Please, park your car on the residential streets of Virginia Avenue or on the adjacent Kanuga Street.

Hostess: Kendra Bauser
Date: Sunday, October 27, 2024
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Location:
THREE PEACHES GELATO
985B Monroe Drive NE
Atlanta, GA 30308
404-956-4649

Food and Attendance Policy: please, remember that this is a potluck gathering and that you should bring something ready to eat. Those who bring food or wine pay $10 at the welcome table, per person – please, cash only! Empty-handed ones pay $20. Please, don’t forget to bring a mosquito repellent – you will need it!

Parking: Please avoid booting by parking your car on Virginia Avenue or on the adjacent Kanuga Street

06/05/2024

OUR SPORTIVE JUNE MEETING!

Ciancia invites you to a thrilling watch party for the game: Italy vs. Albania.
Event Organizers: Enrico Cimador & Giancarlo Pirrone
Match: Italy vs. Albania
Date: June 15, 2024
Location: Varuni-Napoli, 1540 Monroe Drive, NE Atlanta, GA, 30324
Time: game starts at 3:00 PM EST. (please, arrive at 2:30 p.m.)
Free Parking: ample parking, behind the restaurant!

Policy: there will be no door charge at this event, but we accept donations for our Film festival (honor system in our box). The restaurant and its bar are open, and you may order any food or wine you wish. Being a public venue, you are not allowed to bring food or wine tto this event. However, you may bring chips, cookies, candies or chocolates to share with others. Calling all soccer and Azzurri fans!

03/22/2024

Our March Club Gathering

Our event is ttaking place at the home of Selena Chen. A marketing and customer experience strategist, Selena works independently as a consultant and has worked for Coca-Cola, Delta Air Lines, Kimberly-Clark and AT&T. A mother of two recent college grads, she is readying for an empty nest with excitement and a bit of angst.

DATE: Saturday, March 23, 2024
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
HOSTESS: Selena Chen

3360 East Wood Valley Rd NW
Atlanta, GA 30327
404-909-2421

01/19/2024

OUR NEXT MEETING, ALL ABOUT SLOW FOOD!

Our next meeting takes place at the house of our long-time supporter Donata DeFilippi, a lifetime representative and advocate of the Slow Food Movement. Donata’s parents were both born near Torino in the Piedmont region of Italy. She has carried on the culture of food through her participation in the Slow Food movement, originated by Carlo Petrini, in the late 1980s as a reaction to the outrageous attempt of McDonald’s to open an outlet in Roma, spreading thereafter around the globe in opposition to highly-processed, preservative-rich and adulterated grub. No Italian would consider getting near that toxic stuff. With the awareness of what damage that type of massive production costs to our economy, our health and our environment, Donata supports the local sustainable farming movement by buying, cooking, canning, and eating-- and producing videos to urge others to adopt sustainable food practices Her expertise on food practices goes from food production and waste, to sustainability and healthy living. Donata is also a communications trainer primarily servicing federal agencies. There will be a power point presentation prior to dining.

Our Hostess: Donata De Filippi
Date: Sunday, January 21, 2024
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: 1731 Regency Park Walk - Atlanta, GA 30341
678-357-6513
General location: 1/4 mile inside 285, off of Chamblee-Dunwoody
Google Maps: Regency Park Walk

Door and food policy: as for our most recent meetings, this is a pot-luck event! Please, try to prepare a dish in style with the theme of this gathering, ready to be consumed. Those who bring wine or food, pay $10.00 at the door, per person. Empty handed? Don’t worry, we will gladly take your $20.00 door fee contribution per individual. Please, cash only!

12/05/2023

OUR FAMOUS FESTA DI NATALE!

Our host, Giancarlo Pirrone, is one of the original founders of our Club. He is our director and a steady contributor to this bulletin. His career spans from broadcasting and audio-technology, to teaching architecture, and from residential construction and renovations to investments and restaurants. His work can be viewed at this website. His passions lay in the visual arts and music. Considered by many as the peak of our club's spirit, this party is a collective effort, and we look forward to your participation.

A FUND RAISER: Given that this is our largest annual fundraiser, the door fee is $20.00 a person, that is if you bring food and/or a bottle of wine. It includes one raffle ticket per individual. Please, cash only! Those who come empty handed pay a $30 fee per person, which still includes one raffle ticket. You can increase your odds by purchasing more than one ticket. However, for fairness to all, just one prize per person will be awarded. Raffle tickets are $5.00 each. Of course, we accept additional donations, no matter how small. Please, cash only!

FOOD & WINE: this is still a pot-luck party. This time you may prepare a dish - ready to be consumed - or buy some Christmas sweets. Due to the nature of the house and its art collection, wine or Prosecco are strictly white! Italian Panettone, any time! No time to shop? Don't worry, bring us your cash contribution. All funds collected go to support our annual Italian Movie Festival.

DIRECTIONS: We are located in the heart of Ansley Park, in the modern white house at the corner of Beverly Road and Montgomery Ferry Road. Look for the large Italian flag by a red flashing traffic light. Rely on Waze, rather than Google Maps, which gives a faulty destination point. Even with a good GPS, you may get lost in Ansley Park, and you can always call us. Please, park downstream on Montgomery Ferry in such a manner as NOT TO BLOCK neighboring driveways. Ansley Park residents have no patience with such violations. Please, drink responsibly!

SUNDAY, December 10, 2023 Time: 6:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.
280 Beverly Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
404-873-8333

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Atlanta, GA

Opening Hours

7:30pm - 10:30pm

Telephone

+14048738333

Website

http://www.ciancia.org/

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