Noël Celebration - December 1, 2025

We're returning to our favourite Sardinian seafood restaurant for a festive feast to welcome the holiday season! Just take a look at the menu below and make your booking with family and friends. 

As always, seasonal attire is very welcome. We will have a carol singalong and a holiday quiz!

Appetizers

Oysters, scampi and shrimp 

Truffle-scented salmon

Salmon marinated in orange

Seared tuna with balsamic vinegar and soya sauce

Sea bream (spigola) carpaccio

Mussels sautéed with tomatoes

Fried baby octopus

Gateau of Sardinian crisp bread (Pane Carasau), pecorino (sheep) cheese and swordfish

Pasta dishes

Paccheri tube pasta with kingfish (ricciola) and Pachino cherry tomatoes

Creamy risotto with zucchini flowers and shrimp

Mains

Baked sea bass (branzino) with potatoes en croûte

Grilled scampi and prawns

Raw vegetables with Italian oil dip (Pinzimonio)

Sweets

Sorbet

Tiramisù 

Traditional Italian Sweet Loaf (Panettone) and bubbly

White wine: Sardinian Vermentino

Water, coffee, digestives

A special menu may be prepared for people who cannot eat fish or seafood, but this and any other dietary restrictions must be communicated in advance to the CCR.

When: Monday, Dec. 1, 2025

Where: Ristorante Eleonora D’Arborea, Corso Trieste 23

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Cost: CCR members €45; non-members €60.

RSVP: canadarome@gmail.com with the names of members of your party by email and proof of payment. Deadline 12 noon, Fri. Nov. 28, 2025. Please note that those arriving without reservations and payment will not be accommodated.

NB: Payment must be made in advance and will not be refunded for no-shows or late cancellations. Please inform us of any dietary requirements upon reservation and no later than Nov. 28th.

CCR Book Club & Author Chat - November 16, 2025

CCR members and friends already know that a special exhibition of Italian and Canadian artist Sveva Caetani's work is currently underway at Rome's MAXXI museum, and for the November book pick the CCR Book Club has chosen "Little Fortress," written by Laisha Rosnau, who is an award-winning Canadian poet and the executive director of the Caetani Centre in Vernon, British Columbia. The novel tells the story of the family's life when leaving their noble origins in Italy, during the years of isolation in their Vernon home after the death of Sveva's father, and Sveva's artistic rebirth later in life.

This month the meeting format will be an afternoon tea/early aperitivo in order to accommodate a videocall with Laisha, who will be in Vancouver, joining the meeting remotely at 4 p.m.

When: Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025

Time: meeting at 3:30 p.m., starting videocall with the author at 4 p.m.

Where: Private residence of CCR member (Monteverde Vecchio). Exact address sent to confirmed participants by email. Open only to current members of the CCR. 

Potluck: Please let Lucy know what food you'll be bringing.

Further info & RSVP: canadarome@gmail.com ATTN Lucy. As space is limited, reservation is compulsory.

Historical Aperitivo: The Fall of Rome - November 12, 2025

NB Full/waiting list started.

The Roman Empire was not built in a day, but it was built to last. Over the course of its final centuries, the vast empire slowly and dramatically fell to its knees. What caused Rome’s demise? Was it inflation, invasion, corruption, Christianity or maybe even lead poisoning? There is no one simple or obvious answer. Bring your curiosity and an open mind to unravel the neat and tidy story you probably learned in school.  Get ready to get to the bottom of this complex and shadowy transformation into the Middle Ages.

Light refreshments will follow the lecture and discussion with historian Christine Contrada.

When: Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025

Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Where: Private residence (near Corso Trieste); exact address sent to confirmed participants.

Cost: €10 members; €20 non-members (who must, however, be guests of a current member)

RSVP: canadarome@gmail.com ATTN Marina.

NB: Book early, as space is limited. 

Book Launch: Ron Burnett - November 1, 2025

Canadian author Ron Burnett will be launching his new book edition at a reception here in Rome. He will speak to us (in English) about "Heinz Inlander, Il Pittore Perduto: Un memoriale immaginario" (Davide Ghaleb Editore, 2025), an imaginative retelling of the story of Heinz/Henry Inlander.

Ron Burnett is President Emeritus of Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver. Among other awards, he holds the Order of France/Chevalier de l’ordre des arts et des lettres. He is the author of over 150 essays and articles in books and journals  around the world. He was the editor-in-chief and founder of Ciné-Tracts Magazine, a film and cultural studies journal that was founded in 1976 and produced seventeen issues. Burnett is also a photographer, videomaker and  filmmaker.

When: Sat., Nov. 1, 2025

Time: 5-7 p.m.

Where: CCR member's private residence, Quartiere Trieste area; exact address sent to confirmed participants by email. (Parking available nearby at Via Adige 46)

RSVP required by Oct. 30th at canadarome@gmail.com ATTN Linda.

NB: Book early, as space is limited. CCR members only.

CCR Book Club - October 26, 2025

The October book pick is "Creation Lake" by Rachel Kushner.

When: Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025

Time: 1 p.m.

Where: Private residence of CCR member -- Colli della Serpentara area; exact address sent to confirmed participants by email. Open only to current members of the CCR. 

Potluck: Please let Lucy know what food you'll be bringing.

Further info & RSVP: canadarome@gmail.com ATTN Lucy. As space is limited, reservation is compulsory.

Opera House Tour & Ballet Rehearsal - October 19, 2025

We’re returning to Rome's Teatro dell’Opera. This journey will take us once again to the most beautiful rooms, including the entrance foyer, stalls, the royal box, the gallery and the museum room. Our wonderful English-speaking guide, Chiara, will illustrate the historical and architectural changes since 1880 and narrate curious anecdotes about the leading figures and artists who have graced the stage of the opera house.

After the visit we'll have the exclusive pleasure of watching a 30 minute rehearsal of the ballet Marco Spada. First revived by Rudolf Nureyev in 1981 for the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma and re-created by Pierre Lacotte, with music by Daniel Auber, Marco Spada is a faithful reconstruction of the spectacular historical production, involving the Teatro’s Corps de Ballet, its orchestra and guests Igor Cvirko and Jana Salenko.

When: Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025
Time: Guided tour starts at 5:30 pm followed by the rehearsal at 7 pm.
Where: Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Piazza Beniamino Gigli 
Cost: €25 for members for the guided tour and rehearsal, €35 for non-members.
NB: Priority will be given to CCR Members. 
RSVP: canadarome@gmail.com ATTN Marina by Oct. 10th, with PoP.
NB: Space is limited, so book and pay soon!