Events & Retreats in Italy
Some people come for a concert, party, or dinner, others come for a week or more; what they all have in common is that they're members of the association, and for all of them, this feels like a home away from home... and it is!
Upcoming and Current Events
Reading Retreat's 30th Anniversary Party
Celebrate 30 years of Reading Retreats in Rural Italy by the fireplace with Jakub Tchorzewski's piano recital of Johann Sebastian Bach's thirty Goldberg Variations.
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New Year's Eve 2027
Welcome the new year with our informal bring-your-own picnic, pearls, and the playful theme To Cast Pearls Before Swine.
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Saturday, October 31, 2026 Halloween Party 2026
Our biggest and most famous party of the year. You'll laugh and sometimes scream your way through our famous trail of terror and haunted house!
Saturday, July 25, 2026 – Sunday, July 26, 2026 July Summer Picnic & Yard Sale
Join us for our third 'Noon to Nine' summer picnic and house-wide yard sale at La Macchina Fissa!
Saturday, June 27, 2026 – Sunday, June 28, 2026 June Summer Picnic & Yard Sale
Join us for our second summer picnic and yard sale, featuring a book presentation of 'Anima animale' by naturalist Valentina Vitali!
Saturday, May 30, 2026 – Sunday, May 31, 2026 Irish Music Concert
Join us for a brilliant traditional Irish music concert featuring Éanna Drury and Aidan Connolly on Uilleann pipes and fiddle!
Saturday, May 23, 2026 – Sunday, May 24, 2026 May Summer Picnic & Yard Sale
Join us for our first 'Noon to Nine' summer picnic, yard sale, and an exclusive poetry reading by Mauro Furgeri!
Saturday, February 21, 2026 – Saturday, May 23, 2026 Bernardelli Exhibition
An exclusive exhibition featuring the works of Bernardelli.
Organize an Event
Members of the association can propose and organize cultural events, workshops, and writing or yoga retreats based in our home and garden in Italy. Whether you're planning a book presentation, a writing retreat, an art exhibition, a small concert, a goat rodeo, or a theatrical performance, we welcome your creative proposals.