Cinema Italian Style - November 13, 2014 - November 18, 2014
The 2014 edition of Cinema Italian Style, the Los Angeles glamorous showcase for Italian contemporary cinema, will be dedicated to the producer Franco Cristaldi and his masterpiece Cinema Paradiso, on the twenty-fifth anniversary of its theatrical release. CIS 2014 will present a film and a documentary selection of Italy's best and most recent prod...
Italian Family Festa 2012 - “Experience A Little Bit of Italy in San Jose”
The Italian American Heritage Foundation (IAHF) will be presenting its 32nd Annual Italian Family Festa 2012 in San Jose next month.Italian culture and local history will convene in an eventful weekend-long celebration at the Guadalupe River Park and Gardens beginning Saturday, August 25th and continuing through Sunday, August 26th. "We are please...
Art and Invention between Greece and Rome
Ancient Sicily as a center of cultural innovation An island at the crossroads of the Mediterranean, Sicily occupied a pivotal place in antiquity between Greece, North Africa, and the Italian peninsula. The exhibit Sicily: Art and Invention between Greece and Rome, now on view at the Getty Villa in Malibu, showcases ancient Sicily as a major center...
Hidden Voices – Italians in the Golden State
by Alessandra Mastroianni A conference on the Making of Southern California to homage Italy and its birthday anniversary. Yes, because in the process of becoming what California is today, a lot was done by Italians. Immigrants who left their country for necessity or for desire to start a new life, finding themselves in a new and d...
Little Italy San Jose Updates!
So it looks like there is some movement in San Jose's new Little Italy neighborhood. First off, Paesano's is about to get some company. Bel Bacio Cafe should be opening any week now and they are also trying to get a Pizzeria/Wine Bar. The giant arch at the entrance of Little Italy is a go (design below). Last but not least, they are raisin...
Abbruzzesi & Molisani di California Celebrate their 24th Anniversary
by Tony Ghezzo On January 19th, 2014, the Abruzzesi e Molisani di California celebrated their 24th Anniversary at the Castaway restaurant, beautifully located at the top of a hill in Burbank. Approximately 100 members, relatives and friends were delighted to participate to such a happy occasion entertained by the music of Tony Ciaramitaro...
OVERPAINTING An exhibition by M. Galbiati and C. Berg
ARENA 1 GALLERY, in collaboration with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Los Angeles, presents OVERPAINTING, a selection of works by SONIA COSTANTINI, PAOLA FONTICOLI, PAOLO IACCHETTI, ELENA MODORATI and ALBANO MORANDI. The show is part of a project that include two exhibitions, one in the United States and one Italy, and creates an oppo...
Building with Air
Dante Bini will present his book Building with Air, chronicling the invention and evolution of the remarkable 'Binishell' structural system, the inflated concrete dome Dante invented in 1964. Dante and his son Nic Bini will also talk about subsequent 'air-powered' construction methodologies, which are becoming more technically daring and a...
Piero Lissoni: the humanistic approach to design and architecture
by Silvia Simonetti On Wednesday, September 17, the GRAYE showroom in Beverly Hills hosted an interesting round table on contemporary design and architecture trends, with the participation of a special guest: Italian architect and designer Piero Lissoni. He was invited to share his views and knowledge with other representatives of...
Mona Lisa: A Life Discovered: Dianne Hales presents her book on the Mona Lisa, based on extensive research - October 29, 2014 at 6:30 PM
Every year, some 9 million visitors to the Louvre make their way into a gallery in which one small portrait—the lone painting on an immense freestanding wall—sits inside a bulletproof glass case, and is further protected by the watchful eyes of 24-hour security guards. It is the most famous painting on earth and while it is unsigned, undat...
Berkeley author Parenti relates his road to a progressive outlook
By Sarah Rohrs Before his rise as a leading progressive political analyst and author, Michael Parenti learned about life growing up on the streets of New York's Italian East Harlem. The Berkeley author, a strong voice for the political left, gave a glimpse of his early life during a special book reading in an unusual location -- the credit un...
Mario Moroni in Los Angeles
Date: Monday, May 11, 2015 Hours: 5 PM Venue: UCLA Organized by: UCLA Department of Italian In collaboration with: IIC The UCLA Department of Italian will host poet Mario Moroni for a poetry reading. Mario Moroni was born in Italy in 1955. He moved to the United States in 1989. He has taught at Yale University, the University of Memphis, and C...