Valerio Magrelli: Meet the Poet
15-16 May: lecture and poetry reading. Valerio Magrelli is a professor of French literature at the University of Cassino and a frequent contributor to the cultural pages of several Italian dailies. He is the author of several scholarly works on French literature as well as four prize-winning poetry collections. His poems have been translat...
San Francisco Opera announces ambitious 2014-15 season
Subscriptions are on sale now for San Francisco Opera's 92nd season, opening Sept. 5 at War Memorial Opera House with Bellini's "Norma," starring soprano Sondra Radvanovsky in the bel canto title role. A compelling performer, she recently sang that role to strong reviews at New York's Metropolitan Opera. But that's only part of what makes...
Employment at Italian American Museum of Los Angeles
Special Events InternThe Italian American Museum of Los Angeles seeks qualified undergraduate or graduate students in the fields of Public Relations, Marketing, Communications, Event Management/Planning, Hospitality Management, and other relevant areas of study to serve as a Special Events Intern. Course credit is available. http://www.italian...
Beyond Us di Daniele Pace, l’horror italiano che conquista l’America
di Eva Elisabetta Zuccari Da Roma alla California. Tra i nomi premiati nel corso dell'ultima Los Angeles Horror Competition spicca quello di Daniele Pace, giovane regista romano alle prese con l'opera prima Beyond Us. La sua è la scommessa vinta di un cinema indipendente girato "a casa di un amico" e oggi proiettato sugli schermi di alcuni...
Le Watts Towers in corsa per la candidatura UNESCO
"Un complesso monumentale unico al mondo. Gli scarti di strada impastati di malta, sabbia e cemento costituiscono la materia prima; lo spirito vagabondo e l'inestimabile esperienza del migrante, ne definiscono l'essenza. Nella Città degli Angeli, le Watts Towers si ergono a testimonianza della collettività che lavora, dello straniero cittadino del...
Stirling City lumber pioneer Harry Merlo dies at 91
By Eli Stillman The legacy left by Stirling City native Harry Angelo Merlo stretches far, but the origins of the late lumber tycoon, who died Oct. 24 in Portland, Oregon, are undoubtedly rooted on the ridge. Merlo was a son of Italian immigrants and during the early part of his 91 years of life, he served as a captain in the Marine Corps...
Salvi Harp series: Jillian Risigari-Gai
Following up on the success of the Fazioli Piano Series, the IIC presents a new series of concerts named after Salvi Harps, worldly renowned for its quality. The inaugural concert will feature harpist Jillian Risigari-Gai accompanied by flutist Christine Tavolacci and violinist Orin Hildestad. Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 Hours: 6.30...
Ken Borrelli: “A Second Diaspora for the Italians of California?”
Today we have the pleasure to publish a guest post by Ken Borrelli, a leader of the Italian American Heritage Foundation of San Jose. Ken focuses on what he describes as a "Second Diaspora", i.e. what he sees as the demise of Italian ethnic neighborhoods in the Bay Area. This is great food for thought. Ken's article raises questions that m...
Andrea Bocelli brings message of love to Sacramento
by Debbie Arrington He sings the music of love and much more. That will make for a long-awaited romantic evening at Sleep Train Arena. Famed Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli has won fans and hearts worldwide with his rich voice and moving melodies. Wednesday, he performs in Sacramento for the first time in almost a decade. Bocell...
Meet the first Italian Consul in San Francisco, Leonetto Cipriani
by Mauro Battocchi Mike Homer, Italy's Honorary Consul to Utah since 2008, is a historian among many other talents and has written several books on the American West and Mormonism. In 2007, the Mormon History Association awarded him the Steven Christensen Best Documentary Book Award for On the Way to Somewhere Else: European Sojourners in...
August 29: Italian Family Festa
August 29 11 am - August 30 6 pmGuadalupe River Park, 350 E. Julian St, San Jose, CA The Italian Family Festa is the chance to spend a day experiencing what Italians grow up learning. Sharing a day with family and friends, savoring authentic Italian Foods, and enjoying live entertainment. Come play Bocce, watch or participate in a grape stomp, vis...
Compaesani di Sabato Rodia: Watts Towers & UNESCO
Cari compaesani di Sabato Rodia: I would like us all to bear in mind just how long we have been working toward international recognition for the Watts Towers.* The Italian contribution to this effort has been particularly strong for over a decade. Please let it continue to be so. We must NOT drop the ball now that a UNESCO World Heritage Site candi...