Magic of Carnevale and Venetian Masks
Buon giorno tutti, the Magic of Carnevale is upon us and we are in spirit here at Gioia Company!
We hope you are thrilled with your purchase of a Carla Almanza de Quant Venetian Mask (www.carlalamanza-dequant.com), have you see the other masks we have on our website from Carla? http://gioiacompany.com/webshop/category/venetian-masks-and-sculptures/2 ?
If you enjoy seeing these fine masks in person, consider attending Carnevale Gala for PAL Palo Alto on Feb 26th
http://updated.pacificartleague.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=460&Itemid=204
Or
COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA/PROVINCE OF FLORENCE, ITALY; SISTER COUNTY COMMISSION
“A RENAISSANCE EVENINGâ€
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Italian American Heritage Foundation Cultural Center
425 No. 4th Street, San Jose
Reservations and Information:
Florence Sister County Commission
c/o Office of Public Affairs
70 West Hedding Street, 11th Floor East Wing
San Jose, CA 95110
(408) 299-5115 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (408) 299-5115 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
St. Andrews Episcopal Church Saratoga 408.867.3493 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 408.867.3493 end_of_the_skype_highlighting Masquerade Ball
Or visit one of these fine Art Galleries or Wineries to see Gioia Company and Carla masks on display:
San Francisco, Arata Fine Art Gallery www.aratafineartgallery.com 450 Columbus Avenue, North Beach
Paso Robles, Sculpterra Winery, www.sculpterra.com , Linne Road, Paso Robles
Napa, Meritage Resort Spaterra and Trinitas Cellars, www.themeritageresort.com , Bordeaux Drive, Napa
Sacramento area, Italian Cultural Center (Feb, Mar Exhibit) www.italiancenter.net, Fair Oaks Blvd in Carmichael
Roseville, Le Petit Chateau, Fountains Shopping Center, Roseville Parkway
San Jose, Italian American Heritage Foundation Opera Night, Sunday workshop (March 4 - 6th weekend) Fourth Street San Jose
Have you considered making your own mask?
It can be an amazing experience! We have upcoming mask workshops that we would love for you to attend:
Feb 18th Mask Workshop at Gioia Los Gatos
Feb 27th Mask Workshop at Italian Cultural Center, Carmichael
March 6th Mask Workshop at Italian American Heritage Foundation, San Jose
March 13th Mask Workshop at Italian Cultural Center, Carmichael
For Those of you who have taken our workshop previously:
We hope you enjoyed your "true Italian" experience and we welcome you again and please pass this information on to a friend!
