Melissa D’Onofrio On Dec. 2, 2022, 250 elegantly dressed members and guests celebrated the Italian American Club’s 20th annual Poinsettia Ball. Excitement filled the air as partiers welcomed the advent of the holiday season. Our sold-out signature holiday event began the moment attendees entered the clubhouse. We were greeted by a group of beautifully dressed,…
Melissa D’Onofrio Italian American Club members were very fortunate to experience two fascinating astronomy events in November, hosted by club member Gene Fioretti. Gene’s passion for amateur astronomy began with Carl Sagan’s 1980 Cosmos series, and he has been increasing his knowledge of the night sky ever since. Gene, a retired interventional cardiologist and a talented…
Melissa D’Onofrio At the PC Italian-American Club (PCIAC) Feb. 9 general membership meeting, members were fortunate to be entertained by one of our own PebbleCreek residents, mentalist extraordinaire Bruce Kundin. Bruce, who moved to PebbleCreek in July 2021, is a semi-professional magician who performs adult magic and mentalism. Most of us are familiar with the…
Marilu Trainor PebbleCreek’s Italian American Club (PCIAC) produced a patriotic tribute to 9/11 during its Sept. 8 meeting. More than 140 club members and invited guests commemorated the events of that tragic day. The tribute remembered those who perished 20 years ago during the terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington D.C., as well as those…
Marilu Trainor The PebbleCreek Italian American Club (PCIAC) will welcome back members to their meeting on Sept. 8. Meetings are held at the Eagle’s Nest Ballroom on the second Wednesday evening of each month at 7 p.m. A special tribute has been planned during the first meeting to honor first responders and those who were lost…
Suzanne Butler, Poinsettia Ball Co-Chair The spectacular Poinsettia Ball, sponsored by the Italian American Club, is back! This dinner and dance is THE kick-off event of the holiday season for PebbleCreek, so be sure to reserve the date for this year, which is Friday evening on Dec. 3. It is possible seating may be somewhat limited this year,…
The Italian American Club will be celebrating their 20th anniversary on April 25, 2020, in the Tuscany Fall Ballroom. The anniversary party will be celebrated by current membership and all previous club officers not currently members. There will be live entertainment featuring Gene Fioretti’s new group, Peter, Paul & Mary Remembered, as well as having…
Ken Minichiello The Italian American Club held its 20th annual Regional Potluck Dinner at Eagle’s Nest Ballroom. One hundred-twenty members and guests were served fantastic Italian entrées, soups, salads, and desserts homemade by attending members. This year’s event was particularly significant with the recognition of Buckeye Officer David Grossman, with his family, for his actions…
Ken Minichiello Guests hoped the staff at Our Creative Escape could help make them the next Leonardo DaVinci, Michelangelo, or perhaps Raphael. Members of the Italian American Club enjoyed demonstrating their skills in painting a challenging scene of a wine bottle and glass sitting on a window sill overlooking a typical Italian vineyard. Many of the…
Ken Minichiello Co-hosts Ron and Thelma Svoboda and Kent and Barb Brace planned and put on a wonderful end of season “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” theme party for the Italian American Club in April. The hosts were helped by Marilu Trainor, Keith Passafiume and Ken and Ann Laychak. The party was in place…