"Itala Gente Dalle Molte Vite"
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Founded in
1928, IL CENACOLO is the preeminent Italian cultural club in San
Francisco. A private men's club with over two hundred lively and
diverse members, it carries on a tradition of camaraderie and service
to the arts begun over eight decades ago. The club supports the San
Francisco Opera Merola Program and Italian language instruction in
local schools. It annually awards two scholarships in support of Adler
Singers training at the San Francisco Opera, and annually awards a
scholarship stipend to an undergraduate Italian scholar from among the
local universities.
Meetings for members are held hebdomadally at the
Fior d'Italia, 2237 Mason Street in San Francisco. They run from noon
to one-thirty every Thursday and feature a wide variety of speakers on
topics of interest to Italians and Italophiles (ranging from opera to
Italian culture and history, Italian food, wine, architecture and art)
or of interest about Northern California and San Francisco (history of
the Bay Area, preservation, significant scientific developments at our
two great universities, Berkeley and Stanford), among others. The cost
is $35, inclusive of wine, tax and tip. No charge for the fun!
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