Save the date
Join us for our annual Amici Dinner in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Portland-Bologna Sister City Association on June, 7th 2024!
Stayed tuned for more details, it is going to be an event you do not want to miss! Great food, amazing people and even delegates visiting from Bologna, Italy!
Get ready to roll up your sleeves and experience a truly hands-on virtual cooking class with our beloved partner, Cucina Amole. Join us on March 9th from 5 pm for an unforgettable experience as we guide you through the creation of delectable pasta and a mouthwatering dessert—all from the comfort of your own kitchen!
Save the date for our annual Sagra! It is a festive celebration with live music, lasagna dinner and a silent auction filled with enticing Italian goodies. It is also the primary fundraiser for the PBSCA’s Youth Exchange and our other programs. Please join us at St. Phillip Neri to get together around the table and toast the return of our cultural exchange between Portland and Bologna. Secure your spot by September 30th and enjoy our exclusive early bird price! Get your ticket here: https://go.rallyup.com/pbsca-sagra-2023
Our September meeting will be HYBRID (in-person in SE Portland, over Zoom if accessing remotely. We have had an exciting year and are looking ahead to our 20th anniversary celebrations for next year! All Friends of PBSCA are welcome to attend and get involved. Please email portland.bologna@gmail.com for details.
Our August meeting will be HYBRID (in-person in SE Portland, over Zoom if accessing remotely. We have had an exciting year and are looking ahead to our 20th anniversary celebrations for next year! All Friends of PBSCA are welcome to attend and get involved. Please email portland.bologna@gmail.com for details.
Save the date for Ferragosto, a gathering in the park! Sellwood Park, Picnic Spot G. Suggested donation for spritz and gelato, all are welcome!
Tickets on sale now for this special showcase, featuring cars from Ron Tonkin Gran Turismo and the Ferrari Club of America, NW Region! Proceeds benefit Bologna and surrounding regions recently affected by 100-year floods. Venue is the Oregon Wine Reserve, Lake Oswego. Indoor/Outdoor, includes light refreshments and wine tasting, with additional wines available for purchase.
Our July meeting will be held in-person in the Pearl neighborhood, Portland. We have an exciting year planned, and all Friends of PBSCA are welcome to attend and get involved. Please email portland.bologna@gmail.com for more details.
Our June meeting will be held virtually over Zoom. We have an exciting year planned, and all Friends of PBSCA are welcome to attend and get involved. Please email portland.bologna@gmail.com for more details.
Enjoy a beautiful 4-course meal especially prepared for us by our friends at a Cena Ristorante!
Tickets are $85 and include:
4-course chef-prepared meal including starter, pasta, main (each matched with wine) and finished with dessert and coffee
Gratuity
$10 donation to the Maria Rosa Martelli Brekke Cibo e Amici fund, which will be used to expand our appreciation of Italy’s food culture.
Click here for tickets - space is limited, so don’t wait!
All are welcome to join us at a special reception highlighting all 9 of Portland’s Sister City relationships. Portland City Mayor Ted Wheeler will officiate, and refreshments are provided. Free.
RSVP to portland.bologna@gmail.com including names of all guests.
Our May meeting will be held in-person in downtown Portland. We have an exciting year planned, and all Friends of PBSCA are welcome to attend and get involved. Please email portland.bologna@gmail.com for more details.
Join our next event and be ready to sip and share a bottle of wine!
Our April meeting will be held virtually over Zoom. We have an exciting year planned, and all Friends of PBSCA are welcome to attend and get involved. Please email portland.bologna@gmail.com for more details.
A special online cooking class! Tickets are just $25, get yours here. We are thrilled to reconnect with Chef Giorgia Lambertini, of Bologna’s Trattoria Lambertini. Chef Lambertini has been a part of the PBSCA family for years, and came to Portland pre-pandemic to share her talent with our community. We hope you will join us on April 2nd for a special session where she will teach us how to make two regional dishes (a pasta and a dolce). Shopping list and recipes included!
Our March meeting will be held in-person in downtown Portland. We have an exciting year planned, and all Friends of PBSCA are welcome to attend and get involved. Please email portland.bologna@gmail.com for more details.
Monthly Board Meeting for the Board Members, all welcome. Please contact us if you are interested in joining.
Our annual Sagra is back! And in person! It is a festive celebration with live music, lasagna dinner and a silent auction filled with enticing Italian goodies. It is also the primary fundraiser for the PBSCA’s Youth Exchange and our other programs. Please join us at St. Phillip Neri to get together around the table and toast the return of our cultural exchange between Portland and Bologna. Get your tickets now! Silent auction bidding is now live and open through 7pm on event night. All bidding is online so everyone can participate!
Monthly Board Meeting for the Board Members and open to the public.
Monthly Board Meeting for the Board Members and open to the public.
Come share a gelato, affogato or spritz to toast summer and get back into the swing of Youth Exchange! We are recruiting high school freshman and sophomores to participate in our 2-year cultural exchange, hosting summer 2023 for two weeks in Portland and traveling summer 2024 for two weeks to Bologna. Learn more, and stay tuned to RSVP here for the summer social in lovely Sellwood Park!
Domande/Questions: please email us at portland.bologna@gmail.com
Each year Portland Bologna holds a dinner party to celebrate our supporters, showcase our upcoming plans, and highlight a local Italian businesses.
Wave to us while enjoying the Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade!
Join our Italian friends at Club Paesano for their annual Polenta dinner at Cedarville.
Spring is on the way, and if you’re anything like us, you’ve recently dusted off your patio furniture and polished up those wine glasses in anticipation of aperitivo al fresco. In honor of the season, we’ve partnered with Division Wines in Southeast Portland to highlight the delicious wines made in Emilia-Romagna, the Italian region that’s home to Bologna. For $78 dollars you get 3 wines (red, white, sparkling), a guided virtual tasting, a PBSCA tote bag, and an opportunity to support our BIPOC scholarship fund for our youth exchange program. Click here to learn more.
Join us February 26th (5:30 PT) at the Club Paesano Carnevale dinner & dance, featuring live music from @bigbadbeat. You’ll get to eat, drink, and be merry while supporting us as the fundraising recipient. You can also win some of our awesome Italian-themed gifts! We’ll be auctioning and raffling off everything from salami to home-made nocino (walnut liqueur) and vintage Italian porcelain.
Elisabeth Jones & PBSCA present Cultures Collide. This is an art gathering showcasing our own Youth Exchange past and present participants’ work, as well as our spotlight artist from Bologna, and of Chinese heritage - Zheng. Please join us to celebrate art and cross cultural inspirations from both Portland and Bologna.
Join us for Sagra — the traditional harvest celebration and Portland Bologna Sister City Association's principal fundraising event for its Youth Exchange Program and BIPOC Youth Scholarship.
Connect with us virtually as we celebrate youth connections between our two great cities over live music, a delicious lasagna dinner from Cooperativa, and a natural Lambrusco wine from Italian Estate Podere Il Saliceto. You'll also have the chance to win some incredible gifts through our silent auction and raffle, which will be available October 1st.
This Event is hosted at the Fields Ballroom in the Mark Building of the Portland Art Museum.
The Portland Art Museum and the Northwest Film Center will be the exclusive U.S. host for “Venice VR Expanded,” the VR arm of the famed arts festival, the Venice Biennale.' Follow the link for more information: Venice VR Expanded 2021
Come join the festivities at Cedarville Park in Gresham, OR. Live music, food and friends!
Follow the link for further information: Festa Italiana
bologna@pdx.edu
Portland Bologna Sister City Association / Portland State University / PO Box 751—OIRP / Portland, OR 97207
Cover photo by Flickr user André Gustavo. Squarespace customization by BolognaCo.
