Books Review: Sebastian Fichera talks about John Fante's Ask the Dust
By: Sebastian Fichera Name a famous Italian American novelist not from New York and who do you come up with? John Fante, of course, author of the Brotherhood of the Grape, Wait Until Spring, Bandini, Dreams From Bunker Hill, Ask the Dust, and other works frequently associated with Los Angeles. Although well known as an iconic ethnic write...
Natural Expressions at Museo Italo Americano
The Museo Italo Americano in San Francisco is currently presenting a new exhibit, "Natural Expressions", featuring three contemporary Italian artists, Alberto Cristini, Vincent Galassi, and John Malveto. The exhibit runs from August 22 to November 21, 2014. Although the styles and mediums used by the artists differ, they all share the chal...
Streets of Little Italy Host 31st Annual Art Walk
by Robert Gallo Artists from across the United States and Mexico came together to display their creativity, art and special talents in San Diego's 31st Annual Art Walk, bringing throngs of visitors, tourists and native Californians to the festively decorated streets of Little Italy. The production covered an area from Fir Street to Beech S...
Estate italiana al J. Paul Getty Museum: debutto di Andrea del Sarto, maestro del Rinascimento fiorentino
by Benedetta Cicconi Il 23 giugno scorso ha aperto i battenti presso il J. Paul Getty Museum "The Renaissance Workshop in Action", mostra dedicata ad Andrea del Sarto che passerà alla storia come la più importante esposizione sull'artista fiorentino mai realizzata negli Stati Uniti e che si concluderà il prossimo 13 settembre. Il...
96th Italian Community Services annual Gala dinner honoring BAIA
On November 4, 2012, BAIA will have the honor to be celebrated and recognized by the prestigious Italian Community Services Agency in occasion of their 96th annual gala dinner.BAIA and the Agency share values and strive to improve the lives and wellbeing of Italian immigrants and Italian-Americans. During the recent years we have witnessed a new in...
Sicilian art coming to the Getty
SICILY, Italy — Two years ago, the J. Paul Getty Museum ended a lengthy dispute with Italian cultural authorities by returning a towering limestone and marble statue of a Greek goddess to Sicily. The sculpture is now the pride of the relatively modest Museo Archeologico in Aidone — and by far its biggest attraction. The tiny hilltop town in centra...
The Little Italy Blockbuster That Helped Shape the City’s Growth
In 1995, the city's downtown redevelopment agency began working on something different from its typical projects. Normally, Centre City Development Corp.—the nonprofit in charge of property tax-funded urban renewal efforts, now Civic San Diego— redeveloped whole blocks at one time. Take an entire block, consolidate it into one property an...
SPECIAL EVENT, NOV. 7: Roberto Bonzio Book Presentation, Italiani di Frontiera
Noted journalist ROBERTO BONZIO will present his latest book Italiani di Frontiera which collects the stories of Italian talent abroad and discusses the obstacles Italian innovators face in their own country. WHEN: Saturday, November 7th, 6.30PM. WHERE: Valley Life Sciences Building Room 2060. Register on eventbrite (HERE) and you wi...
L’Italo-Americano Raffle - Participate for a chance to win great prizes!
L'Italo-Americano raffles are one of our important fundraising initiatives, and with very appealing prizes! Partnering in this event means supporting one of the most important information tools on everything Italian. Request your tickets today for a chance to win one of the great prizes listed below.To request your booklet of 3 tickets or a s...
Roberto Fedi on "Manca poco a mezzanotte" - March 04, 2015 at 6:30 pm
Roberto Fedi, Director of the Department of Humanites and Social Sciences and professor of Italian literature at the University for Foreigners Perugia, the oldest and most prestigious Italian institution involved in teaching, research activities and diffusion of the Italian language and culture in all expressions, will present his first novel Manca...
The Religious Landscape of Etruria: new discoveries and interpretations
April 16 | 5:30 p.m. | Sutardja Dai Hall, Banatao Auditorium, UC Berkeley Speaker/Performer: Ingrid Edlund-Berry, University of Texas at AustinSponsor: Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology, Graduate Group in For many centuries the Tuscan landscape has provided the setting for hilltop cities and towns, undulating hills covered with olive...
A taste of Stockton's Italian past
By Michael Fitzgerald Mary Risso, the "Foccacia Queen" who baked cookies for neighbors and her mailman, has died. She was 98. "Her personality was sweet," said Risso's daughter, Marie Dremelas. "When you met her for the first time you said, 'My gosh, where has this woman been all my life?'" And then Risso gave you homemade pasta sauc...