Filming in Italy
This new film festival organized in collaboration with world-renowned Taormina Film Festival, will feature film and documentary premieres as well as special masterclasses with many Italian and American filmmakers in attendance. For the occasion, a the exhibition Grand Tour in Contemporary Italy, curated by Centro Cinema Citta' di Cesena, will be in...
Mauro Battocchi to start mandate as new Consul General in San Francisco
San Francisco, August 31, 2012 - Italy will have a new Consul General in San Francisco starting on September 4th, when Mauro Battocchi, 45, takes office at 2590 Webster Street. Battocchi is back on the diplomatic track after four years at a multinational power company, Enel, as head of governmental affairs. "Italy is a world leader in renewable ene...
Local spotlight – Convivio Society
Visitors and residents strolling and rolling north along India street in Little Italy may have found a good reason to cross the street at Hawthorne instead of the customary left turn at the corner after Mona Lisa. Continue north and you'll find Little Italy's newest resident on the block - Convivio Society. Located in a beautiful brick building o...
The Frog and her Crocodile
The Global Theatre Project in partnership with the Italian Cultural Instituteand in collaboration with Fondazione Italia present LA RANA E IL SUO COCCODRILLOThe Frog and her Crocodile The sweet story about the impossible love between a frog and a crocodile Performance (in Italian) and workshop on puppetry (both in E...
Jim Bregante Presents...
Join us for an evening of local history as Convivio docent and local historian Jim Bregante unveils his newest multimedia presentation on the historical little yellow cottages of Little Italy, followed by his renowned multimedia journey along "San Diego's Waterfront Through the Eyes of a Child." Mr. Bregante will be available to sign copies of his...
Film festival showcases the nation’s culture, features discussions with filmmakers and experts
A violinist in "The Italian Character" explains a unique approach to life that one might use to describe all 10 movies chosen for this year's San Diego Italian Film Festival. "It's not so much about how it's supposed to be," the musician said. "It's really about passione." Now in its eighth year, the San Diego Italian Film Festival will f...
SFIAC Banquet Honors Alberto Cipollina, Past Presidents
When Alberto Cipollina, a more than forty-year member of the San Francisco Italian Athletic Club (SFIAC) became president in 2011, it was clear that things were changing. After years of disagreements and rancor about the future direction of the SFIAC, the newly-elected Cipollina promised that his one-year term as president would provide a...
Join The Italian Community for Museo Night and Grab Some Grub at “Off the Grid”
On Friday, June 17 the Museo Italo Americano (Fort Mason Center, Building C) will fling open its doors to the public from 5:00 - 7:30 p.m for Museo Night. On this special evening, guests are invited to enter the Museo free of charge and enjoy the galleries, including the latest exhibit "Quattro Storie", as well as hear the music of some of Italy's...
LA, Italia Fest to Honor Actor Marcello Mastroianni
A retrospective of films starring Italy's most iconic actor is coming to Hollywood. The upcoming LA, Italia Film, Fashion and Art Fest will be dedicated to iconic Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni and include a retrospective of films featuring the beloved leading man of directors including Antonioni, Fellini, De Sica, Germi, Scola and Viscont...
La Società più vecchia
When Ettore Patrizi declared San Francisco's Italian community of 1911 to be La Colonia Modello, he pointed to a number of factors that he believed made it so. One of those factors was the proliferation of Italian institutions and societies that flourished in the Colony. Among them was La Società Italiana di Mutua Beneficenza, the Italian Mutual Be...
Festa della Repubblica Events in San Francisco
by Nickolas Marinelli As la Festa della Repubblica (Republic Day) approaches, San Francisco's Italian Community is preparing for three events that have marked the day for decades in the City by the Bay. Besides the invitation-only celebration hosted by the Italian Consulate each year, San Francisco will pay special tribute to la patria on...
Italian American Museum May Open By Summer
With the restoration of the exterior set to begin shortly, the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles is on schedule to open in the second half of 2014, and possibly as soon as summer, said executive director Marianna Gatto. The long-in-the-works museum's permanent exhibition, focusing on the history of Italian Americans in Los Angeles and Souther...