Giuseppe Sterparelli inaugurates Burri Prometheia in L.A.
Italian figurative artist, Alberto Burri (Città di Castello, province of Perugia, Umbria 1915 – Nice, France 1995), took a degree in Medicine and served as a military doctor for Italy’s Army during WWII. Painting started as a mere pastime, during his internment at the war camp in Hereford, Texas, and, eventually, turned into his full-time career, o...
Interns wanted at the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles
The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles seeks qualified undergraduate or graduate students in the fields of Museum Studies, History, Art History (or other Social Science), Liberal Arts, Urban Planning, and other relevant areas of study to serve as a research scholar or collections intern. ABOUT THE ITALIAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES (IAMLA)...
Woman who co-founded MLK scholarship recalls her experience in an immigrant family
Jennie Hiltel, the daughter of Italian immigrants, was severely shaken by the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968. The Martin Luther King Jr. High School Memorial Scholarship Fund, which Jennie had helped start the year after King’s death, and its annual barbecue fundraiser were as important as ever in 1992. Jennie, then in her late...
SF school board wipes ‘Columbus Day’ off academic calendar
Surprised to learn that public schools in San Francisco still celebrate Columbus Day, the Board of Education scrubbed the holiday off the academic calendar on Tuesday to appease Native American students in the district. Far less radical school districts than the San Francisco Unified School District have ditched Columbus Day in favor of Indigenous...
LOS ANGELES: NASCE "FILMING IN ITALY"
Al via il prossimo 6 febbraio la 1ª edizione di Filming in Italy a Los Angeles, un evento di promozione dell’Italia come set cinematografico nato grazie a un accordo tra Agnus Dei Production di Tiziana Rocca, l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Los Angeles e il suo Direttore Valeria Rumori, e il Consolato Generale d’Italia a Los Angeles. La prima edi...
Music and Culture: An Italian Perspective
When: Saturday, February 11 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Where: Musco Center for the Arts, Chapman UniversityCosts: *$8 General Admission The many pathways of Italy’s music, art and culture come together in a single event! Appreciate the harmony that inspired Dante’s immortal masterpieces, and explore the diverse voices of Italian music, from the Rena...
Sophia Loren still ageless at 80 as Hollywood honour her incredible career
Sophia ensured all eyes were on her as she dazzled in a black floor-length gown which sparkled with strings of silver beads. The cleavage-baring dress emphasised the star's famous curves which have changed little since Sophia's heyday. Read more Source: http://www.express.co.uk
NapolixExpo 2015 – Art, Culture and Business to be showcased at Premier Los Angeles Event
Keeping with its commitment to promoting Napoli in the US that began with Unite the Two Bays, Campania Felix to showcase NapolixExpo 2015 – Art, Culture & Business on April 28 at Los Angeles' 20 Italian Regions For Expo Milan 2015 ART, HI-TECH AND BEAUTY. EMOTIONS AND FLAVORS. While the interest in Expo 2015 keeps growing, in the US ar...
9th Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner – "It's the People"
By Carolyn Schuk There's nothing more traditional than spending Thanksgiving with your family – right? Not necessarily. Remember, the first Thanksgiving wasn't Norman Rockwell's family Thanksgiving. It was a community harvest celebration shared by English Calvinist immigrants – the Pilgrims – and Native Americans. "Our harvest bei...
An Italian Journey: A Lecture by Robert Mealy
Data: Ven 29 Lug 2016 - Orario: Dalle 18:30 alle 20:30 Organizzato da : American Bach Soloist - In collaborazione con : Istituto Italiano di Cultura Luogo: Italian Cultural Institute, 601 Van Ness Avenue S, SAN FRANCISCO Ingresso: Libero - To register please click here. For more information about the Festival (August 5 -14, 2...
SF celebrates 148th Italian Heritage Parade
Local marching bands beat drums and twirled batons, a 93-year-old in a chicken suit danced atop an Italian Catholic Federation float, and a 1938 motor bus decked out in Giants colors drove through cheering crowds Sunday in the 148th Italian Heritage Parade in North Beach. Run by a local nonprofit called the Columbus Day Parade, the parade started...
Anche la Bay Area ha le sue DIVE
Fra le tante organizzazioni che promuovono spontaneamente la cultura italiana in questa area della California, L'Italo-Americano è venuto recentemente a conoscenza del gruppo tutto femminile DIVE.Non si tratta, come il nome potrebbe far credere, di appartenenti al mondo dello spettacolo o del jet set, ma piuttosto di Donne Italiane che Vivono all'E...