Learn How to Make Fresh Pasta Through Our Pasta Making Series!
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Join Villa Charities and Chef Anthony Sestito from Pastaio, for a culinary journey to learn the Italian tradition of fresh pasta making. Participants will be taught how to make fresh egg dough including the process beginning from the “well” method, the importance of resting and choosing the right flours. Each class explores different pasta shapes ending with participants savouring the final pasta, paired with various sauces.
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Egg Dough, Shapes of Central/Northern Italy
Tuesday, October 4 • 6:30pm
Beginner class
A focus on handmade pasta shapes including fettuccine, pappardelle, farfalle, garganelli, soppressine.
Final dish: Tagliatelle ai funghi
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Eggless, Shapes of Southern Italy
Tuesday, November 1 • 6:30pm
Beginner/intermediate class
A focus on eggless handmade pasta shapes including cavatelli, orecchiette, fileja, lorighittas.
Final dish: Orecchiette with sausage & rapini
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Filled Pasta - Various Shapes
Tuesday, December 6 • 6:30pm
Intermediate class
A focus on simple, yet significant filled pasta shapes and styles as well as different types of fillings and their pairing with shapes and sizes: classic square ravioli, cappelletti & cappellacci, triangoli/fazzolletti, balanzoni, tortellini, agnolotti del plin. Fillings include spinach & ricotta, butternut squash & ricotta, traditional tortellini filling & a traditional Piedmontese meat filling.
Final dish: Cappellaci Di Zucca, with sage, pine nuts & pancetta
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The Shapes of Sardinia
Tuesday, January 24 • 6:30pm
Intermediate/advanced class
A class celebrating and learning about all the various shapes of pasta from the region of Sardinia, beginning with the simplest of shapes, to some of the most difficult. A focus on styles typical of the cuisine of Sardinia including malloreddus, spizzulus, lorighittas, culurgiones.
Final dish: Culurgiones with tomato & basil
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Lasagne alla Bolognese
Tuesday, February 28 • 6:30pm
Intermediate/advanced class
Learn about the iconic and very traditional way of making lasagne from Bologna. Guests will learn to prepare the sheets, the sauces, the importance of layering and they will assemble their own lasagne to take home.
Final dish: Lasagna that has been cooked from the main kitchen in the interest of time.
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Price: $50.00 per class
Location: Ristorante Boccaccio
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For more information email cultural@villacharities.com or call 416-789-7011. | | |
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Last Chance to Register
for the Italian Canadian Immigrant Tribute
Pre-Sale List
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Don’t miss your last chance to sign up for our pre-sale list for the Villa Charities Italian Canadian Immigrant Tribute! Registering for our pre-sale list ensures you’ll get priority access to be among the first to purchase your name plaque when they go on sale.
The tribute installation at the Columbus Centre will honour Italian Canadian immigrants by featuring individual plaques with the names of family members and the year they immigrated from Italy to Canada. As a donor you’ll also be able to submit your family photos and a brief history of your immigrant journey for our website.
Sign Up Now
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Explore “Italy Through the Camera Lens” with
Franco Gallippi
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On October 4, don’t miss the second lecture of our two-part Cultural Tuesdays series “Italy: Where Romance Meets Reality”. Through several important Italian films made over the last seven decades, from Neorealism (Rossellini, De Sica, Visconti) to Comedy Italian Style, and
from more recent internationally
recognized directors (Salvatores, Tornatore, Sorrentino), Dr. Franco Gallippi explores how Italy portrays itself, which stands both in contrast and in tune with the way the world views Italy.
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Just Announced! Mosaic Artwork in Toronto
and the GTA
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Olga Zorzi Pugliese, Professor Emerita of Italian & Renaissance Studies, University of Toronto, will discuss her ongoing research on mosaic murals, at our
‘Cultural Tuesdays’ event on Tuesday, October 11 at 7:00pm. She will focus on mosaic artwork that can be viewed in
many public places in Toronto and the GTA, with a spotlight on Italian artists and mosaicists, whose contribution has not always been recognized.
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Grab Your Dancing Shoes for Ballo Liscio Every Wednesday | |
Villa Charities, with funding by the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program, has just launched a new season of our popular Ballo Liscio social dancing nights. Join us each Wednesday through to December 14* at 6:30pm as we dance the night away. These weekly events are open to everyone and feature live musical performances.
*No Ballo Lisco on October 12.
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Lilian Broca’s “Mary Magdalene Resurrected” Exhibition Now Open | |
Experience this new monumental mosaic series at the Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery by master artist Lilian Broca. Made of 6-foot-high mosaics constructed from Venetian glass, this series of 7 monumental scale panels explores the figure of Mary Magdalene. In Broca’s rendering Mary Magdalene is not a woman in need of redemption and forgiveness but a spiritual companion to Jesus, someone who both supported his message but truly embodied it through her life and legacy. Broca’s work will leave viewers contemplating and reassessing this woman who has been greatly misunderstood for 2000 years. Exhibition continues to October 20.
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An Evening of Italian
Poetry Reading with Fabio Andina and Guido Catalano
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On the occasion of the 22nd Week of Italian Language in the World, the Consulate General of Italy in Toronto, the Consulate General of Switzerland in Montreal, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Toronto, and Villa Charities present an evening with Italian poet, Guido Catalano, and Swiss-Italian poet, Fabio Andina, who will be offering dramatic readings of their compositions. Join us on October 21 at 6:30pm at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura. Light Refreshments will follow.
This event will be in Italian.
Register Now
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“Club del Libro” Online Series with Violante Binazzi | |
Our online book club is an opportunity to explore and discuss contemporary Italian literature while learning Italian. Register now for our next workshop on Wednesday, October 26 at 7:00pm, when we will be discussing “La forma dell’acqua / The Shape of Water” by Andrea Camilleri.
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Develop Your Italian Skills with “Art & Aperitivo” | |
Our friendly and interactive “Art & Aperitivo” sessions are an opportunity to learn and practice Italian, in a relaxed and social environment. Enjoy a drink and snacks together with instructor Daniela Sanzone and fellow classmates as we discuss and explore Italian art, from frescos to magnificent fountains, paintings to monumental architecture and hidden treasures of Italy. Classes are every Monday, for both English and Italian speakers.
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Spend A Lively Musical Afternoon with Beatrice and Adolfo | |
On Sunday, October 16 at 3:00pm, Villa Charities presents “Beatrice & Adolfo: Doing What They Love”. This lively musical concert will feature the talented duo of Beatrice Carpino (singer) and Adolfo De Santis (pianist) as they present a selection of popular Italian and English songs, Neapolitan songs, and Broadway songs.
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Have You Downloaded Your Copy of our Fall & Winter 2022-2023 Program Guide Yet?
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Check out our new digital Program Guide and enjoy everything we have to offer at Villa Charities and the Columbus Centre beginning this fall. We have programs for all ages and interests including cultural events, art exhibitions, Italian language workshops, health and fitness, dance, visual arts, music, special culinary events and more. Download your copy from our website today!
View The Program Guide
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Book Your Virtual One-on-One Meeting for Friday Chats with Marco | |
Have a question about our programs and services? Take the opportunity to speak one-on-one with Marco DeVuono, President and CEO of Villa Charities Inc.!
Appointments are 20 minutes each and must be scheduled in advance. The next Friday Chats is scheduled for Friday, October 14. Contact us today to schedule your virtual meeting – call 416-789-7011 or email slarosa@villacharities.com.
Book Your Meeting
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New! Small Group Personal Training Now Available | |
Our new Small Group Personal Training program is a great opportunity for Columbus Centre Athletic Club Members to benefit from the energy and camaraderie of group fitness with the individualization and the attention of a personal trainer, at a fraction of the cost. Sessions are designed to provide motivation and accountability, ensuring consistency in reaching your fitness goals. Our trainers specialize in providing results for those who are looking to build muscle, gain strength, improve endurance, and boost fat loss.
For more information, visit the Membership Office or email fitness@villacharities.com.
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Register for our New ‘Launch & Learn’
Mini Pickleball Program
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Sign up today for our new lunchtime,
10-week program launching beginners
into the sport of pickleball. Our pickleball coach, Niki Aron, will introduce students to pickleball fundamentals including strokes, tactics, grips and scoring. Program runs on Thursdays from September 29 to December 1, at 12:00 – 1:20pm.
For registration or more information
email fitness@villacharities.com
or call 416-789-7011 ext. 229.
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Limited Spaces Still Available for DanzArts Toronto’s 2022/2023 Season | |
DanzArts Toronto at the Columbus Centre offers classes for students 2.5 to 18 years old, from Recreational to Full-Time Competitive. Limited spots are still available for our 2022/2023 dance season. Please click the link below to explore our classes and to secure your spot today.
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Fundamentals of Photography for Children Ages 10 – 14
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This new photography course runs
October 6 to November 24 and is suitable for children ages 10 to 14 of all levels and experience. Using any style of camera (SLR, phones or tablets), students will learn the fundamentals of photography, including camera basics, lighting, long exposure, still-life and basic compositions. Register today!
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New Art Programs at the Columbus Centre this Fall | |
There’s still time to register for our fall art classes including our Clay “Bas-Relief” Sculpture, Textile and Decoration Painting, and online Painting Masterclasses. On Thursday, October 6 at 6:30pm, join professional artist and multi-award recipient Sam Paonessa, as he guides you on creating your very own “Autumn Mantles” masterpiece, by developing your skills of specific painting techniques.
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Villa Colombo Toronto in collaboration with the Ministry of Health is bringing the GO-VAXX Bus back to the Villa Charities campus, on Saturday, October 15 from 10:00am to 6:00pm. The Bivalent Vaccine will be available at this clinic for anyone who qualifies. Appointments can be made online on the Ministry website four days before the clinic. Walk-ins will also be accepted.
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Our Mission:
Enriching lives through experiences and services that honour Italian culture and heritage.
Our Vision:
Inspiring people to explore the Italian in all of us.
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