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Benvenuti, Italian Language Lovers!!!!
Want to speak the Italian Language with other Italians and "appassionati" della Bella Lingua, make new friends and network with native and non-native Italian speakers?
You've come to the right Meetup. The San Francisco Italian Language Meetup group offers you that opportunity. We schedule a variety of events that provide our "soci" with the opportunity to speak Italian at an intermediate or higher level, meet other Italians and Italian culture lovers and participate in Italian cultural, recreational and language events throughout San Francisco and the Bay Area. *This is not a Beginner's Italian speaking group, as the idea is to speak only in Italian. If you do not yet speak Italian, we encourage you to maybe attend the film events, etc. and there are many other Meetups in SF for Beginner's. Of course, nobody is turned away, but we ask that you speak 'solo in italiano' at our events as that is the focus of the Meetup group, grazie!
We have multiple fixed, monthly meetups for caffe' e aperitivi...and also cene, film screenings, cultural events, and more. And if you have an idea for a venue/event/activity, please feel free to message the Organizer (Kelly) - events don't need to be Italy-related, we just speak in italiano. 
Here's a selection of events offered (events all take place in italiano):

  • "Porta Da Mangiare e Bere" feste (pot-luck buffets)
    "Pizze Fatte Da Noi" feste (homemade pizza)
    "Cena e Cinema" (dinner & a movie)
    Ora Felice dopo Lavoro (Happy Hour after work)
    Grigliate (BBQs)
    "Mangiamo Insieme" (fixed price Italian restaurant dining)

    Italian Film Festivals
    Italian Lectures Series

    Italian Exhibitions
    Italian Concerts
    Wine Tastings/Vineyard Visits
    Hiking/Nature Walks
    Picnics
    Business Networking Events

We also post activities that other San Francisco Bay Area Italian groups and Meetups are organizing and keep an eye out for Italian cultural events that would enable conversation in Italian.
I invite you to join the San Francisco Italian Language Meetup and look forward to meeting you at one of our events. Please feel free to send suggestions and ideas for events, venues and Italian opportunities around the Bay Area.
*Please note that in order to maintain some kind of reliability with the group, members with 3 "no shows" to events will automatically be removed form the group out of respect for the organizers and other members.