Little Italy End of the Year Letter
by Little Italy San Jose As 2015 comes to an end, Little Italy San Jose is proud of the accomplishments we have made over the past 5 years since we became a 501c3 organization. It is because of the tremendous support we have had from all of you that we were able to Build our 31 foot Landmark Arch, Install the 30+ banners of Italian America...
Dominick’s features gooey filled Italian rice balls for San Gennaro fete
Get your napkins ready! The Italian Feast of San Gennaro, celebration in Los Angeles is right around the corner. Official festivities take place at the Hollywood and Highland complex September 27- 29th For Italian Americans it's an important deal, that celebrates their Italio-American heritage more than the Italian Saint's martyrdom....
Italo-American Lodge celebrating 80 years
By Jonathan Whitaker Rich in culture. Basked in tradition. Committed to the community. For 80 years, the Italo-American Lodge in Merced has been these things and more for the entire county. Many recognize the historic lodge hall as one of the county's most popular and most important gathering places for events, celebrations and p...
IALA’s toast to the Italian heritage
Founded in 1977, and currently chaired by Senior Appellate Attorney Rebecca A. Delfino, the Italian American Lawyers Association is committed to foster social and professional connections among lawyers and judges, as well as to promote and participate in community activities. Reflecting the authentic Italian spirit, the Association is extr...
Il Trittico: Patricia Racette Debuts In Puccini’s Trio of One-Act Operas
David Gockley and San Francisco Opera made a spectacular choice in giving us Giacomo Puccini's series of three one-act operas, Il Trittico, for its 2009/10 Season. In the spirit of Nicola Luisotti's recent appointment as Music Director and with the intention that this year would recognize and celebrate the rich traditions of the Company's...
Conversations with Lawrence Ferlinghetti Part II - The Man and His Lasting Legacy
by Catherine Accardi Part I of my Conversations with Lawrence Ferlinghetti appeared in the last, June 25th, 2015, issue of L'Italo Americano. Below we continue with the man and his lasting legacy. Mr. Ferlinghetti was born in Yonkers, N.Y. in 1919, son of Carlo Ferlinghetti, from the province of Brescia, and Clemence Albertine Mendes-Monsanto...
Pinocchio from Collodi to Disney
When: Thursday, May 19, 6:30 PM.Where: Italian Cultural Institute, 601 Van Ness Avenue - Opera Plaza building, ground floor.Contact: media@sfiic.org or 415 788 7142. On the occasion of the upcoming exhibition Wish Upon a Star: the Art of Pinocchio, on view from May 18, 2016 to January 9, 2017 at the Walt Disney Family Museum in San...
Make Every Month Italian Heritage Month
By Catherine Accardi October is officially National Italian Heritage Month in the U.S. Italian Heritage Month has been celebrated in America since 1999 and was designated by Presidential Proclamation. This month is chosen to coincide with Columbus Day in October and the festivities associated with this occasion. This celebration o...
NICE: New Italian Cinema Events - November 19, 2014 - November 23, 2014
This year's New Italian Cinema Events (NICE) offers several distinct elements in the competition section, including the first-ever animated feature, an Italian production entirely in Arabic and a suspense-oriented film in the giallo tradition, among other extremely impressive first or second features. Opening Night features a very special...
Italy Shines in the 2015-16 San Francisco Opera Season Repertory
San Francisco Opera General Director David Gockley and Music Director Nicola Luisotti recently delighted Bay Area opera enthusiasts by announcing next seasons opera productions, four of which are works of famous Italian composers. The apex of the season will be the world premiere of a brand-new opera by the Italian composer Marco Tutino, L...
From developers and manufacturers to designers and architects: shaping the Bay Area with Italian creativity
Taking a passeggiata along Columbus street in San Francisco can turn into a unique opportunity: in fact, in the way it keeps the authentic charm from its origins, North Beach is not a neighborhood as the others. This is mainly due to the architecture of houses and restaurants populating the area since the late 1800s. Both residential and b...
Mayor Angelo J. Rossi and the Bay of Bridges
Can you name the seven principal bridges of San Francisco Bay? Perhaps least known is the Carquinez Bridge which connects the East Bay to Vallejo. Also obscure, but known well to the Silicon Valley crowd, is the Dumbarton Bridge, the shortest bridge over the Bay, which connects Palo Alto to Newark across the water. Then, of course,...