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• Portuguese Language Class | Fall 2025

  • Start
    September 07, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    December 07, 2025
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual using Zoom
  • Spaces left
    51

  

  FALL 2025 REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

  Check back again for Spring 2026 Classes

  Complete your enrollment now for our
  12-week VIRTUAL LANGUAGE COURSE

  Register early to receive a FREE textbook while supplies last!!

  Class Levels / Days / Times

  We offer several VIRTUAL classes for Adults & Children 13 and older

  • Beginner Level 1: Sunday 9:00 AM – 10:20 AM Pacific Time
  • Beginner Level 2: Sunday 10:30 AM – 11:50 AM Pacific Time
  • Intermediate: Sunday 1:00 PM – 2:20 PM Pacific Time
  • Advanced: Sunday 2:30 PM – 3:50 AM Pacific Time

  Not sure which class best suits your level? Enroll where you think you best fit, then attend class on the first day. You can change your registration by no later than the end of the second class.

  Visit our Classes webpage for detailed class descriptions and

  to submit any inquiries to the Language Program.

  Class Dates

  BEGINNER ADULTS LEVEL 1  *FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS* 

  
  

  Classes run for 12 weeks on Sundays from September 7 through December 7, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 10:20 AM

  • September:  7, 14, 28 (no class Sep 21)
  • October: 5, 12, 19, 26
  • November:  2, 9, 16, 23 (no class Nov 30 for Thanksgiving weekend)
  • December: 7

  

  BEGINNER ADULTS LEVEL 2

  
  

  Classes run for 12 weeks on Sundays from September 7 through December 7, 2025, from 10:30 AM to 11:50 AM

  • September: 7, 14, 28 (no class Sep 21)
    
  • October: 5, 12, 19, 26
  • November: 2, 9, 16, 23 (no class Nov 30 for Thanksgiving weekend)
  • December: 7

  

  INTERMEDIATE ADULTS

  
  

  Classes run for 12 weeks on Sundays from 7 through December 7, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 2:20 PM

  • September:  7, 14, 28 (no class Sep 21)
  • October: 5, 12, 19, 26
  • November:  2, 9, 16, 23 (no class Nov 30 for Thanksgiving weekend)
  • December: 7

  

  ADVANCED ADULTS

  
  

  Classes run for 12 weeks on Sundays from September 7 through December 7, 2025, from 2:30 PM to 3:50 PM

  • September:  7, 14, 28 (no class Sep 21)
  • October: 5, 12, 19, 26
  • November:  2, 9, 16, 23 (no class Nov 30 for Thanksgiving weekend)
  • December: 7

  

  Tuition
  

  Non-Member: $300

  Member: $275*

  *An active IDESST Sausalito Portuguese Cultural Center membership is required prior to registration in order to receive the member discount. Membership applications must be reviewed and approved by our Board of Directors before your membership becomes active and eligible for the discount. The Board reviews applications once per month.

  To submit a new member application, and to further support IDESST Sausalito Portuguese Cultural Center, click here. 

  

  Each participant in the same household must register individually, even if sharing the same computer and Zoom connection to attend class. This ensures fairness in compensating the instructor for every participant's involvement.

  

  Late registration will be allowed only through the 3rd class. Make-up classes or credit are not available if a student misses a class. In the event the instructor misses a class, a make-up class will be scheduled or a recorded class may be provided. 

  
  

  Visit our Classes webpage for detailed class level descriptions.

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• Holiday Happy Hour | Sip & Savor

  • When
    December 12, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    IDESST Sausalito Portuguese Cultural Center
  • Spaces left
    52

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  Join Us for Our
  Holiday Happy Hour | Sip & Savor
  December 12th, 6-8 pm

  
  

  Don't Miss our Holiday Celebration

  Drop in to celebrate with new and old friends and enjoy an evening of Portuguese camaraderie. We plan to share some festive beverages for the evening too. Let's celebrate the season! 

  
  Bring a Favorite Holiday Petiscos

  If you can, bring a petiscos (Portuguese-style tapas), both homemade or store-bought, to make this gathering even more special. We'd love contributions of light, savory, or sweet shareable bites to add that surprise element to our potluck!

  
  Join Us in Donating to those in Need

  As many of us know, Marin is facing new realities: rising rates of hunger, soaring grocery prices, and an ongoing government shutdown that has caused a lapse in SNAP benefits and missed paychecks. If you can bring some unopened, non-perishable shelf-stable foods like canned protein, peanut butter, beans, pasta, rice, and cereal, we will deliver them to the SF-Marin Food Bank. Help us make a real difference for our neighbors facing hunger this year.

  
  Event Details
  

  When: Friday, December 12th | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

  Where: IDESST Sausalito Portuguese Cultural Center

  Who: IDESST members + guests (Complimentary Admission!)

  What: Refreshing beverages, delectable nibbles, great conversation, and a chance to meet other members and their guests

  RSVP: Please register so we know how many to expect! 

  
  

  

  
  

  Até lá! Hope to see you there!
  

  IDESST Sausalito Portuguese Cultural Center

  
  

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• 2026 Annual Portuguese Crab Dinner Fundraiser

  • When
    January 31, 2026
  •  
    5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    IDESST Sausalito Portuguese Cultural Center
  • Spaces left
    13

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  Photos | Diane Dias, Esther del Rosario  

  
  

  Our Legendary Crab Dinner Returns.
  Reserve your Tickets Now!

  

  Table sales are now open.
  Register now!

  

  Olá!

  Join us for our 2026 Annual Traditional Portuguese Crab Dinner Fundraiser & Silent Auction on Saturday, January 31st, at the IDESST Sausalito Portuguese Cultural Center!

  We're opening table reservations first. If you're planning to attend with friends, family, or clients, now is the time to secure your table! Individual seats will be sold later, on an availability basis. This beloved event always sells out. Do not wait! 

  Fresh Crab, Traditional Portuguese Flavors

  As always, we'll be cooking fresh live crab that morning, and delivering delicious chilled crab to your table that night. The menu includes:

  • Portuguese appetizers and cheese board
    
  • Portuguese-style green salad with roasted sweet peppers
    
  • Garlic bread
    
  • Buttered pasta with garlic and clams
    
  • Chilled Dungeness crab with lemon and cocktail sauce
    

  

  No-Host Bar: 
  

  Portuguese wines, beer and soft drinks will be available for purchase. Bar opens at 5:30pm.  Corkage fee $20 per bottle. 

  
  

  
  

  
  

  The Battle Royale Silent Auction

  May the Best Dessert Win!

  

  If you've been to our Crab Dinner before, you KNOW how delicious AND exciting the dessert auction is! Top off the evening with the fun of the battle and reap the rewards you've earned with your company, or take it home!

  The important part of this fun event is that every dessert is donated by the guests and volunteers. Most desserts are homemade, with some bought for the event for how special they are (ex: Holy Nata pastéis).

  Please consider donating a dessert! Whether it's a traditional Portuguese treasure or your own creative masterpiece, your contribution will help increase the fun and funds!

  If possible, please email ticketsales@idesst.org to let us know what you’ll be bringing.

  But There's More!

  Don't forget the Treasures Silent Auction! It is another fun part of the evening, to be able to score items generously donated by local businesses and artists. Get your pens ready for battle!

  

  Tickets: 

  • $800 per table  – Buy a table for friends, family or clients (seats 8). Whole tables only for sale 11/8-11/21.
  • $100 per person. Individual tickets go on sale on 11/22.

  
  

  Donate or Sponsor the Event:

  Consider making a donation or sponsoring the event! If you're buying a ticket, this can be done inside the registration process. If you can't make it to the event but would like to make a donation, please click here. 

  Levels

  • Platinum ($1,000+): Table signage, website feature, social media recognition  
  • Gold ($750): Table signage, website listing, social media recognition
  • Silver ($500): Table signage, website listing, social media recognition

  Does your company offer matching funds? That would be a great way to double your donation! 

  
  

  Event Details:
  

  Saturday, January 31, 2026 | 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM

  IDESST Sausalito Portuguese Cultural Center

  Doors and Bar open at 5:30 pm and dinner is served at 7:00 pm.

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  For general inquiries,
  email ticketsales@idesst.org

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  Notes:
  

  • Dinner prices subject to increase after 1/1/2026 if crab prices are higher than forecasted.
  • All proceeds go towards our Holy Ghost Festa and operating costs of the building.
  • No refunds, ice chests, or doggy bags allowed. No menu substitutions available.
  • Parking information will be sent to primary ticket holder prior to event.

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