The Italian Heritage Dante Association is proud to partner with the Kern County Museum and Kern Dance Alliance to bring an Italian cultural celebration to celebrate the ribbon cutting of Italian Heritage Farmhouse.

The event will be September 28th  from 1-4 and we can't wait to see you and your families in attendance.  This will be a day to reconnect with old friends while reminiscing about our Italian ancestors contributions to Kern County.  Through our combined partnership you will get to have a true taste of Italy from food, drinks and dancing.  

TASTE of DANCE - ITALY

CELEBRATING the ITALIAN HERITAGE FARMHOUSE DEDICATION

KERN COUNTY MUSEUM

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

1:00 - 4:00 PM

Celebrating the contributions of Kern County Italians throughout the decades, KDA is pleased to partner with the Kern County Museum and the Italian Heritage Dante Association by presenting Taste of Dance - Italy,  a community event that coincides with the opening of the highly anticipated Italian Heritage Farmhouse at the Kern County Museum on Sunday, September 28 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm.

Nestled within the celebration of the opening of the museum’s Italian Heritage Farmhouse, Taste of Dance - Italy will feature traditional Italian folk dance performances performed by the Gypsy Folk Ensemble as well as Italian folk dance lessons where the community will learn the “tarantella”. Additionally, the event will feature Italian “tastes” provided by Reverb Coffee, GhilaDolci Bakery, Vecchio's Pizzeria & Gelateria, and Sweet Surrender.
EVENT ITINERARY:

Sunday, September 28
Kern County Museum

1:00 Event Begins

1:30 Ribbon Cutting of the ITALIAN HERITAGE FARMHOUSE 

1:45 Italian Folk Dance Performance #1

2:30 Tarantella Dance Lesson 

3:45 Italian Folk Dance Performance #2

4:00 Event Ends

Taste of Dance was originally created as a pilot program by KDA Board Member, Noor El Kereamy, in 2023.  Due to the success of the program, KDA has been awarded several grants to continue hosting the project.  With support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Arts Council of Kern, Taste of Dance - Italy will kick off the first of four cultures featured throughout 2025 and 2026.  October will feature Taste of Dance - Philippines and 2026 programs will feature Basque and Sikh communities.