Marge Bitetti: an author close to her Italian heritage
by Valerio Vale In every family there is always someone, who patiently tries to sketch out the family tree. Marge Bitetti, author of the book Italians in Los Angeles, has done more than that. She has traced the origin of a whole population of Italian-American immigrants, who settled and thrived in the greater Los Angeles area and Southern...
97th Annual Columbus Day Bazaar
Sat Oct 8 - Saints Peter and Paul School - 11:00am - 7:00pm. Cost: Free The 97th Annual Columbus Day Bazaar is a lively and fun North Beach tradition and is Saints Peter & Paul School's biggest fundraising event held during San Francisco's Fleet Week. The weekend event celebrates the neighborhood's heritage by featuring ico...
Could you become an Italian citizen? Find out!
by Mauro battocchi Did you know that since 2011 over 1500 Americans from the North-West Pacific Consular jurisdiction were granted Italian citizenship at the Consulate General of Italy in San Francisco? Most were claimed through lineage, but a small portion were also granted citizenship through marriage. Recent entries to Italian citizensh...
Nella nostra comunità Roger Boschetti: An icon in the Italian Community
A man whose life made a real and lasting difference nella nostra comunità, Roger Boschetti stood out as a supporter of any and every Italian organization, club, or cause that he encountered. A former San Francisco police officer in the 1940s, he was involved in one capacity or another wherever he went. He served as President of the San Fra...
Order Sons of Italy in America opens 78th grand convention
The Order Sons of Italy in America (OSIA) Grand Lodge of California opened its 78th Grand Convention this morning at the Westin San Francisco Airport Hotel in Millbrae, California. Delegates from throughout California, Nevada, Hawaii, and Southern Oregon happily gathered together for an annual event that is more reminiscent of a family reunion tha...
JUXTAPOZ ITALIANO Four Italian Artists Defy Convention
September 10, 2014 - October 1, 2014 Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles1023 Hilgard AvenueLos Angeles, CA 90024 Nicola Verlato, Fulvio di Piazza, Marco Mazzoni and Agostino Arrivabene, four painters who interpret and innovate the figurative tradition in Italian art based on drawing, come together to demonstrate a dynamic process which esta...
ITALY @ EUphoria FILM FESTIVAL - Discovery at Dawn (2013) by Susanna Nicchiarelli
The inaugural EUphoria Film Festival will close with a screening of Susanna Nicchiarelli's second feature film, the adaptation of a novel by former Rome mayor Walter Veltroni that explores the relationship that a woman - and, a nation - has with a painful and enigmatic past. Followed by a Q&A with the Director. The film will also be sc...
Downtown’s Little Italy to get Public Square Inspired by Grand Piazzas of Italy and Europe
The Little Italy Association, in partnership with H.G Fenton Company, will officially break ground on Dec. 1 on Piazza Famiglia, a 10,000-square-foot gathering place in the heart of Little Italy. The project was inspired by the grand piazzas of Italy and Europe and will feature classic Italian architectural details and design. The Piazza will incl...
Michelangelo and the Medici: the heroic figures of Italian Renaissance told by professor Goldberg
by Serena Perfetto A unique genius, but also a survivor of his time: professor Edward Goldberg could not find any other word to describe Michelangelo Buonarroti, the Italian artist whose talent influenced the development of the Western art. As art historian, who attained a PhD at Oxford and taught at Harvard, Mr Goldberg is also the founde...
Why Little Italy is the Perfect Family Neighborhood
If you're looking for a day of family fun that's beyond the typical park outings and indoor play spaces, we've got your guide to one of the most family-friendly spots in town. Since its days as a fishing community for Italian immigrants, Little Italy has evolved into a thriving San Diego neighborhood. The rich culture and history is reflec...
Bob Blancato to serve as next chair of the American Society on Aging
Louis Colbert, Chair of the American Society on Aging's (ASA) Nominating Task Force is pleased to announce that Robert (Bob) Blancato, President of Matz, Blancato and Associates, an influential public policy and strategy consulting firm in Washington, DC, will serve as the next ASA Board Chair. His term begins March 23 during ASA's Aging i...
Remembering Giorgio Bassani
When: Thursday, March 03, 2016 at 6:30 PM Where: IIC Los Angeles, 1023 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024 On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth, the IIC pays tribute to the great novelist, poet, essayist, editor, and intellectual, Giorgio Bassani and his book The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini). The no...