Garibaldina MB Society Hosts Pasta and Wine Night in Los Angeles This April
The oldest Italian American social society in America, founded December 1877, serves pasta, wine and ice cream in its 1965 LA ballroom on April 30.
The Garibaldina MB Society at 4533 North Figueroa Street in Los Angeles, the oldest Italian American social society in America, hosts its April 2026 Pasta Platter on Thursday, April 30 from 6 to 9 p.m. Tickets are available on Eventbrite in tiered pricing that reaches approximately $55 per person.
The society's full name is the Società Garibaldina di Mutua Beneficenza, which translates as The Garibaldina Society for Mutual Benevolence. Founded on December 22, 1877, and named after Italian nationalist hero Giuseppe Garibaldi, it operates as a social benefit organization for the promotion of Italian culture and charitable giving in the Los Angeles community. Current president Amanda Lanza leads the volunteer-run club, which has been running food and dance events at its Highland Park address for nearly 150 years.
The April Pasta Platter follows the family-style format the society runs on the last Thursday of every month. The menu covers pasta, salad, bread, wine, and ice cream, served inside what the organization calls its 1965 ballroom: a 12,500-square-foot building that holds what the society describes as the largest wood dance floor in Los Angeles, a full bar, and one of the few indoor carpeted bocce courts in Southern California. Dancing follows the dinner, not as an afterthought but as a full part of the program.
The social hour opens at 5 p.m. in the bar, with the seated dinner beginning at 6. The dress code is Classy Casual: collared shirt required, no shorts, sandals, or hats. The society also makes hidden discount ticket codes available through its membership page on Eventbrite for those who know to look.
At 148 years old and still cooking, the Garibaldina Pasta Platter is less a pop-up than a standing institution: the kind of monthly pasta night that most cities only wish they had.
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