La Dolce Vita in SLO: An Italian Community Potluck & Gathering

There are moments when a community pauses—not to stop—but to gather around the hearth, share a meal, and remember what we’re creating together.
Join SLO County Friends of Italy for a relaxed Sunday Italian potluck — a warm, welcoming afternoon of food, conversation, laughter, and connection. This gathering marks our first big community moment of 2026, and it’s designed to feel exactly like la dolce vita here in SLO.

We’ll share good food, reconnect with familiar faces, welcome new ones, and take a little time to reflect on what we’ve built together — friendships formed, gatherings shared, bocce ball momentum, and the tone we continue to model as a community rooted in play, presence, and genuine connection.

We’ll also gently look ahead — not with a formal agenda, but with curiosity.

Some may simply come to enjoy. Others may feel inspired to lean in a little more. Both are perfect.

If your Sunday doesn’t revolve around football, this is your place.

✨ What to Bring

• Italian-themed dish to share (homemade, store-bought, or inspired — all welcome)
• Your own beverage
• A favorite Italian card game (Scopa, Briscola… or curiosity to learn)
• Stories, laughter, and an open heart

🎶 What to Expect

• A beautiful shared table
• Background Italian music
• Easy conversation and organic flow
• Bocce talk, travel talk, and whatever else emerges naturally
• A spacious, welcoming clubhouse with a big kitchen and room to gather

This is not a program.
It’s not a presentation.
It’s a living room moment — a community hearth.

SLO County Friends of Italy exists to create friendships — here, across the ocean, and with Italians visiting our community. It exists so we remember who we are at our core, and so we play together, fully and freely.

Come as you are.
Bring what you love.
Let’s begin the year together — around the table.