Ambassador of Italy to the U.S. Claudio Bisogniero visited Los Angeles and the West Coast
by Silvia Simonetti From the Embassy's magnificent headquarters in Washington D.C., Italian Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero traveled to the West Coast on his official visit to California and – for the first time ever – to Oregon, in the week of March 8th. While in Los Angeles, he was welcomed by the Italian institutions and communit...
Italy @ the Newport Beach Film Festival – April 28
The annual Newport Beach Film Festival brings to Orange County the best of classic and contemporary cinema from around the world from both emerging and seasoned filmmakers, in collaboration with the local community and educational institutions. The Italian Spotlight will take place on April 28. Read more Source: http...
La celebrazione dell'identità italiana fra passato e futuro: conversazione con il Console Mauro Battocchi
by Roberto Natalini È passato già circa un mese dai festeggiamenti in occasione della Festa della Repubblica del 2 giugno scorso, ma nella Baia di San Francisco è ancora viva l'emozione di tutta la comunità italiana. La celebrazione di questa ricorrenza storica, particolarmente sentita da tutti i nativi italiani residenti all'estero, ha v...
Shore gears up for major Italian Festival
Get ready for five days of fun dedicated to celebrating Italian heritage and culture. The 39th annual Italian Festival will take place from 5 to 11 p.m. Aug. 5 to 9 at Joe Palaia Park, 200 Whalepond Road in Oakhurst. There will be Italian cuisine, like sausage, peppers and zeppolis, as well as entertainment throughout the festival, includ...
An Italian Cultural Spring Arrives in the San Francisco Bay Area
by Catherine Accardi Recently, our own San Francisco Italian Consul General, Mauro Battocchi posted an interesting observation in his San Francisco, Italy blog at www.sanfranciscoitaly.com. Mauro has noticed an increased interest in all things Italian in the San Francisco Bay Area. He calls this welcomed phenomenon the "Italian Cultural Sp...
Genoa: Building A New Future From A Grand Historical Heritage
Since the Middle Ages, the Italian port city of Genoa (Genova) has been one of the most important commercial hubs of Europe and the Mediterranean. Both its history and current commitment to innovation make her particularly close to San Francisco – not only because they are both port cities with strong maritime culture and traditions, but becau...
Italy quake victims: LA City Hall in Italy’s colors
Los Angeles City Hall is being lighted in Italy's national colors of green, white and red every night this week in memory of the victims of the earthquake in Central Italy. Los Angeles Councilman Joe Buscaino, Italian Consul General Antonio Verde and Monsignor Antonio Cacciapuoti led a candlelight vigil at City Hall in memory of the more t...
San Francisco si prepara a un 2013 tutto italiano
L'anno 2013 è stato dichiarato dal Ministero degli Affari Esteri "l'Anno della Cultura Italiana negli Stati Uniti". Anche la città di San Francisco si appresta ad ospitare una serie di eventi inaugurali che marcano l'inizio di una manifestazione di così ampia rilevanza ed importanza. L'inaugurazione ufficiale si terrà il prossimo Mercoledì 12 Dice...
Debra Scacco: The Space Between
by Elizabeth Sobieski Much of Debra Scacco's work relates to geography in its portrayal of location, dislocation, topography, maps and dream worlds. The artist, born in New York City to an Italian-American mother and an Italian immigrant father, has now made the move to Los Angeles after 16 years in London. Her paintings and drawi...
Salton Sea: An Italian Photographer Documents a Surreal American Oasis
With a classic North American cross-country road trip in mind, Italian photographer Nicholas Albrecht sold his digital camera, bought a motor home and hit the road. But within a few days of arriving at the Salton Sea — an enormous salt-water lake in the Southern California desert — those plans went out the RV window. Albrecht ended up stay...
Cento anni di The Voice, omaggio italo-americano per Frank Sinatra
Omaggio italo-americano per i 100 anni di Frank Sinatra. A dare il via alle celebrazioni tra l'Italia e gli Usa, in onore del grande cantante, attore e produttore sarà la kermesse "Los Angeles, Italia - Film, Fashion and Art Fest'. Il festival, uno dei più attesi al mondo, giunto alla decima edizione e promosso dall'Istituto Capri nel mond...
400-year-old books stolen in Italy are found in California
By Kristin J. Bemder Two stolen Italian books dating to the 17th century that were discovered in the San Francisco Bay Area and many other plundered ancient artifacts will be returned to their country of origin, federal officials say. The books, "Stirpium Historiae" and "Rariorm Plantarum Historia Anno 1601," were taken from Italy...