Pino Masnata, Futurist: A Life in Science and Art
When: Thursday, 4 August 2016 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Organized from : Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco - Entrance: Free The San Francisco Italian Institute of Culture will host a talk on the extraordinary career of Pino Masnata. Dr. Roberto Masnata of Stradella, Italy, will speak about his father's...
Silicon Valley street signs give local family names immortality
by Cookie Curci The early settlers of our Santa Clara Valley have left their mark on our area's cultural history and, in many cases, their names as well. Whether it be inventions, commerce or agriculture, these early contributors to our valley have been remembered and honored by the city with streets baring their surnames. Stevens Creek B...
Siskiyou County Italian-Americans Face World War II
Life during World War II, even in rural Siskiyou County, Calif., was filled with sacrifices. For the Italian immigrants who had settled in the area years before the war, it was especially trying. Many Italian-American families that had relatives in Italy listened anxiously to the radio for the latest news from Europe. Some sent care packag...
DIVE a Los Angeles - Una rete tutta al femminile
"Le donne sono state sedute in queste stanze per milioni di anni, cosicché ormai perfino le pareti sono pervase dalla loro forza creativa, che infatti soverchia talmente la capacità dei mattoni e della malta, che per forza deve attaccarsi alle penne, ai pennelli, agli affari e alla politica. Ma questa forza creativa è molto diversa da quella degli...
The thirty-sixth anniversary of the Museo ItaloAmericano
by Maria Gloria Dear Readers,Looking back "Anniversario numero 36" coming up for the Museo ItaloAmericano in San Francisco, reminds me that actor Charlton Heston and his wife Lydia Heston were Charter Members of the Museo ItaloAmericano when it first opened its doors in 1978, atop Malvina's Caffé, in a gallery space generously donated by t...
The New Italian Cinema in San Francisco: what to expect from this year’s edition
Celebrating its 18th edition, the New Italian Cinema festival is back at Vogue Theatre in San Francisco, from November 19 until November 23. The festival is part of the San Francisco Film Society's Fall Season and will bring together enthusiastic movie lovers, especially interested in the Italian young directors. As the Film Society's prog...
It’s Time to Jingle the Bells in San Francisco
It's December and 2014 is coming to a close. It seems to happen every year, one year ends and just one day later we have a new year filled with opportunities and adventures. Although the San Francisco Bay Area does not lend itself to a white Christmas with bells jingling in a one-horse open sleigh, we can still do the deed west coast style...
Why we observe Columbus Day
by Louie Castoria Filmmaker Christopher Columbus discovered actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint. On the second Monday in October each year we remember someone else by that name. This year the day falls on Oct. 12, the traditional date for Columbus Day, and the anniversary of Columbus' first landing in the New World in 1492....
2015 Circolo Italiano Pranzo di Natale
Ciao Amici! It is with great pleasure that I announce the details of this yearCircolo Italiano's Christmas celebration. As announced, it will be aPranzo di Natale, a Christmas Luncheon. And here they are... We were able to get a venue that is one of Santa Barbara's most elegant places, La Cumbre Country Club. The menu is not only...
Recital and Lecture ” A Beautiful Woman in Venice”
When: Sunday, August 7, 2016 4:30PMWhere: Italian American Museum of San Francisco, Fort Mason Center, 2 Marina Blvd., Building C, San Francisco, CA 94123 Illustrated lecture by Author Kathleen Gonzalez who will present the biographies of Venetian composers Antonia Bembo and Barbara Strozzi, additionally including the histories of poet V...
Federated Italo-Americans bring the community together
Last June 1st, the Federated Italo-Americans of Southern California celebrated one of the most important recurrences of the year, the Italian Republic Day. They met at Casa Italiana for a gala dinner that brought together over a hundred guests, evidently proud of reuniting for such an important occasion. A cocktail hour welcomed the guests before...
A Retrospective, 1964 to Present by Joe Oddo Sicily Revisited by Jean Marchese Gallagher
Time: December 14, 2012 to March 10, 2013Location: Museo Italo AmericanoCity/Town: San FranciscoWebsite or Map: http://museoitaloamericano.orgEvent Type: exhbitionOrganized By: Museo Italo Americano The son of Sicilian immigrants, Joe Oddo is a long-time resident of the San Francisco Bay area and a self-described "traditionalist" painter. During t...