Atelier dell’italiano: lingua, cultura e cucina
new webinar
Friday, April 24 at 3:00 pm - 4.30 pm
With Giovanni Marchetti
INVENTORI E SCIENZIATI D'ITALIA
Il contributo italiano al progresso dell’umanità negli ultimi mille anni
Date: Friday, April 24, 2026
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm PST
Location: Live from Redmond, WA
(Before the webinar, you will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link to participate).
Guest: Giovanni Marchetti
Language: The webinar will be conducted in Italian with very little English spoken.
Level: All levels (from Beginner to Advanced)
Fee: $ 80 + Sales Tax
Join us on Friday, April 24 for a special webinar dedicated to the remarkable tradition of Italian inventors and scientists. As part of our spring session, “Inventori italiani,” this webinar offers a perfect complement to our course by exploring some of the brilliant minds whose discoveries helped shape the modern world.
For this occasion, we are delighted to welcome our friend and inventor Giovanni Marchetti, who will guide us through some of the most important figures in the history of Italian innovation.
Our journey will begin in the thirteenth century with Fibonacci, whose mathematical work transformed the way numbers were understood and used throughout Europe. From there, we will encounter great pioneers such as Galileo Galilei, a revolutionary figure in physics and astronomy; Alessandro Volta, whose discoveries opened new possibilities in electricity; and Guglielmo Marconi, a key figure in the development of radio communication.
We will also explore the discoveries of Luigi Galvani, the mathematical genius of Joseph-Louis Lagrange, and the groundbreaking nuclear research of Enrico Fermi. Our webinar will conclude with Federico Faggin, who co-invented the microprocessor in 1971, a technology that powers today’s digital world.
Together, these innovators show how curiosity, creativity, and scientific thinking have long been central to Italian culture and have profoundly influenced the course of global scientific progress.
We look forward to sharing this fascinating journey through Italian ingenuity with you.
new in-person workshop
Thursday, may14 at 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm (PST)
With Gianfranco D’Aniello
il piemonte in un calice
Level: All levels (from beginner to advanced)
Date: Thursday, May 14
Time: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm (PST)
Location: At percorsoItaliano in Laurelhurst (Seattle)
Guest: Gianfranco D’Aniello
Language: Italian with very little English spoken
Piccoli stuzzichini (small appetizers) will be served to accompany the wines.
Fee: $ 120 + Sales Tax
Space is limited - to secure your spot, please sign up for the workshop today.
In 2024 many of you joined us for a memorable evening dedicated to the wines of Piemonte. This year we are delighted to bring this experience back and invite you to gather with us on Thursday, May 14, for a special wine tasting celebrating one of Italy’s most remarkable wine regions.
During this in-person workshop, we will once again welcome our special guest and Italian wine expert Gianfranco D’Aniello, who will guide us through the rich wine culture of northwestern Italy.
Roberta, who is originally from Torino in Piemonte, first met Gianfranco several years ago through mutual friends connected to a family-run winery in the Langhe. This beautiful, hilly landscape is home to some of Italy’s most renowned vineyards and prestigious appellations, including Barolo and Barbaresco. For a long time Roberta and Gianfranco had talked about sharing this passion with the students of percorsoItaliano, and we are excited to offer this experience again for both returning participants and those joining for the first time.
In this degustazione di vino (wine tasting), you will discover how Piemonte’s distinctive wines reflect the region’s diverse microclimates, altitudes, and soils.
Guided by Gianfranco, in Italian, we will savor, in un calice (in a chalice), a curated selection of sparkling, white, and red wines that represent the character of the region. Along the way, you will enjoy the noble Barolo made from Nebbiolo grapes, as well as wines produced from other indigenous grape varieties that make Piemonte so unique.
As we taste, Gianfranco will share his expertise and introduce Italian terms commonly used to describe Piemontese wines, such as elegante, corposo, equilibrato, and vellutato.
We look forward to sharing another wonderful evening of language and culture.
At percorsoItaliano, we value experiences where students feel comfortable learning and practicing Italian beyond the classroom.
Traveling to Italy and spending time with Italians is the best way to be immersed in the language. At percorsoItaliano, we believe webinars & in-person workshops are the next best thing! Participants have the chance to listen to and speak Italian with our teachers and special guests.
These webinars & in-person workshops are hosted by our Italian teachers Roberta, Elisabetta, and Donatella, as well as, a diverse group of native Italian speakers. We’ve invited professionals from all walks of life including architects, opera singers, business owners, academics in cinema and history, artists, cooks, entrepreneurs, and many more.
We offer language, culture, and cooking workshops and webinars throughout the year.
Please read below to find out about our upcoming webinars and in-person workshops.
webinars and in-person workshops will be announced throughout the year, so stay tuned! Grazie!
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“Una lingua diversa è una diversa visione della vita.”
-Federico Fellini
our spring 2026 SESSION is now live!
Vespa Piaggio - Inventore: Corradino D'Ascanio (1946)
INVENTORI ITALIANI
April 20 - June 25, 2026
For our Spring 2026 session, “INVENTORI ITALIANI”, we celebrate Italian genius, creativity, and spirit of innovation, by naming each of our language courses after an Italian inventor, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Gugliemo Marconi, and Pier Luigi Nervi, that have made Italy a global symbol of excellence.
View our program, choose your course, and join us on this fascinating journey through the Italian language.
to view our complete schedule of classes click below:
“The workshops and the teachers pull you in via engaging and unique ways that excite adults to want to learn, and you find yourself emboldened and wanting to try to speak and communicate. And while doing so, you have gentle and gracious help and guidance from the teachers as they find a compassionate way to correct you or help you to properly pronounce things. It truly is fun and satisfying.”