Summer concert with Francesca dePasquale
International prize-winning violinist Francesca dePasquale is an emerging star in the classical music world and winner of the 2010 Irving M. Klein International String Competition. She is also the 2014 recipient of the highly prestigious Lenore Annenberg Fellowship for the Performing and Visual Arts. Ms. dePasquale will be accompanied by San Franci...
Federated Italo-Americans of SoCal welcome Consul General Antonio Verde
by Marco Bruna Taking office as Consul General in Los Angeles, one of the largest Italian American communities of the United States, is a big responsibility. The first challenge that Honorable Antonio Verde needs to face is getting acquainted with a vast and vibrant network of local groups and associations. A month passed since he suc...
Chapman University establishes Italian Heritage Archive, rare Columbus book donated
Chapman University - An event of historical significance and Italian pride filled the Leatherby Libraries Malloy Performance Portico during a special reception at Chapman University where a rare and valuable book about Christopher Columbus written in authentic old world script and entitled "Colombo" was donated to the Italian Heritage Archives of t...
Boys’ and Girls’ Towns of Italy names Rick Martellaro “Man of the Year” and Raises $422,000 in San Francisco
di Mauro Battocchi At the Boys' and Girls' Towns of Italy (BGTI) Ball of the Year earlier this month, Rick Martellaro, President of Lathrop Construction Associates, was named the Man of the Year for his outstanding support of the organization. Over $100,000 was raised at the event as bidding wars were waged for honoree Mr. Martellaro's Bocce and B...
"Da Vinci: The Genius" Exhibit
Planning a trip this summer to Disneyland? Add another day to your itinerary to see the new "Da Vinci: The Genius" exhibition at the Discovery Science Center right down the road in Santa Ana, Calif. The exhibit demonstrates the full scope of Leonardo Da Vinci's remarkable genius as an inventor, artist, anatomist, sculptor, engineer, musician and ar...
'Lake Como' by Anita Hughes: Life in Italy has never looked better
Anita Hughes knows San Francisco society. "Lake Como" starts out with lots of San Francisco weddings, each more beautiful than the last. The protagonist, Hallie Elliot, is impatiently waiting for her boyfriend Peter, a brilliant journalist, to propose. In the meantime, she works as an interior decorator designing homes for the wealthy. But when sh...
Festival del Sole celebrates wellness with wine, music
Since 2006, Napa Valley Festival del Sole has showcased more than 300 world-class artists and ensembles at some of the most breathtaking venues throughout Napa Valley. The festival has partnered with over 200 wineries, hotels and local businesses, and has attracted nearly 10,000 guests each season. This year, Festival del Sole celebrates i...
New center on the Hill creates exhibits and archives on the neighborhood
On a wall at the Hill Neighborhood Center is a photo of a jubilant mob outside a tavern, cheering the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945. So who were all those smiling people? Identity hunters at the center want to know. The enlarged photo is one of several thousand pictures donated since the new center put out word that it wants to...
San Francisco’s Newest Statue Honors Antonio (Tony Bennett) Benedetto
by Catherine Accardi Friday, August 19, 2016, was a typically cool and pleasant San Francisco day on top of Nob Hill as Mayor Ed Lee, the San Francisco Special Events Committee, and fans gathered in front of the Fairmont Hotel. A city famous for its hills, has been made even more famous by one particular song that goes like this, "I left m...
The first annual Italian Christmas Market
If the first weekend of December marked the arrival of a cold winter season in San Francisco, the Italian Christmas Market that took place at the Museo Italo Americano brought the warm atmosphere of the traditional Mercato di Natale. The first edition of the Italian Christmas Market, organized by DIVE (Donne Italiane che Vivono all'Estero), a grou...
Women and Leadership – 28 May, 6.30 PM
Is there a different, distinct leadership style for female professionals across cultures? Should their mantra be "Lean in", as Sheryl Sandberg puts it ("Facciamoci avanti" in the Italian version of the book), or "Thrive", as Arianna Huffington suggests? As the link between culture, gender, and leadership style is hotly debated by companies ar...
Bocelli squeezes in rare Sacramento date
by Debbie Arrington A matter of scheduling convenience brings renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli back to Sacramento for the first time in almost a decade for a June 10 concert at Sleep Train Arena. Bocelli, who has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide, squeezed the Sacramento date between performances at the Hollywood Bowl...