Italians, thinking of moving to San Francisco? BAIA is here to help.
If you're an Italian in Italy who is thinking about moving to the Bay Area you should meet the two gentlemen featured in the RAI Italia video above. Matteo Daste and Gabriele Bodda are both genial Italian professionals who have made a meaningful impact in San Francisco in the areas of law and information technology. Mr. Daste was 24 when h...
Scenes From Sunday's Italian Heritage Parade
The 147th Italian Heritage Parade entertained crowds on Sunday as it wound through the streets of Fisherman's Wharf and North Beach. More than 90 units—the most ever—were featured as part of the city's oldest civic event, which was established in 1868. Marching bands, floats, vintage cars, equestrians and more entertained an estimated 150,...
San Diego’s Italian Community
Italians were some of the first European explorers and settlers in California. Religious work and the search for new fishing grounds were initial reasons for Italians to explore what later became the thirty-first state, but their reasons for staying, expanded after arriving in California. Though we often associate Italians in California wi...
Visit of Consulate officials to Santa Barbara
In order to facilitate the access to consular services by Italian citizens and Italian-American citizens living in areas far away from Los Angeles, the Consulate General of Italy is organizing a meeting in Santa Barbara in collaboration with COM.IT.ES, the Italian Cultural Heritage Foundation of Santa Barbara, the Italian-American Boot Club and UNI...
Taranto: Rudders Adrift
Date: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 - Time: 6:30 PM. Location: IIC (814 Montgomery Street, San Francisco). Organized by: IIC, EV Group. EV Group & Salvatore Visone present: Cyop & Kaf - Rudders Adrift – Taranto: A year in the city. Words and images from the civilization of steel. A trip down memory lane and a loo...
Keep abreast of #2013ItalianYear in the Bay Area with www.sfyic.org
Discover www.sfyic.org, a resource for all interested in the events and opportunities that this special year offers citizens and organizations in the Bay Area. In specific, look to the site for event information and photos, as well as sponsorship and other ways to support. On the heels of Italy Tech Week, I would like to highlight two flag...
Il Festival di San Gennaro 2013: celebrazione dell'Italia e dell'italianità
Anche quest'anno Hollywood ha ospitato la XII edizione del Galbani® Festival di San Gennaro, che ha dato avvio all'Italian Heritage Month celebrando la cultura del Belpaese attraverso la musica, l'enogastronomia, e l'intrattenimento "Italian-style". Organizzata dalla San Gennaro Foundation, fondazione non-profit che dal 2002 ha donato oltr...
Pompeii: The Exhibition West Coast premiere
by Silvia Simonetti The ancient Roman town of Pompeii has recently become very popular. Considering the current critical condition of the historical archaeological site, which is on the verge of collapse, drawing the world's attention towards it could be truly beneficial. The exhibition "The Last Days of Pompeii", hosted at the Ge...
Widow is sent bracelet worn by her husband as he fought the Nazis in Italy during the Second World War 70 years after it was lost
by Wills Robinson Three days before Christmas, 85-year-old widow Twila McCauley trembled as she opened a red, git-wrapped box. From it she picked out a silver bracelet that has been lost for almost 70 years. It was gift worn by her late husband Warren as he fought the Nazis in the Italian mountains in 1945. He mislaid the bracel...
Così gli illustratori italiani conquistano il mondo
di Francesco Fasiolo Riempie le gallerie, rimbalza sul web, colora giornali, riviste e persino muri. L'illustrazione italiana conquista il mondo, da New York a Nuova Delhi: non è una fuga di cervelli - molti disegnatori lavorano in Italia e pubblicano anche sulle pagine di Repubblica - ma un'esplosione di immagini. Quelle di Ricca...
Dante: life, work, legacy
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 - Thursday, December 31, 2015 Hours: Mon thru Thur, 9am-1pm and 2pm-5pm. Sat 10am-1pm Venue: IIC Organized by: Societa' Dantesca Italiana In collaboration with: Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and IIC An exhibition that explores the world of Dante's through the eyes of great ar...
Opera Provides Preview of Upcoming Production of 'The Italian Girl in Algiers'
Livermore Valley Opera will showcase talented opera singers who will appear in the upcoming production of Rossini's "The Italian Girl in Algiers" in two free OperaLIVE! events in the Tri-Valley. The presentations will take place on Sunday, February 28, 2:00 p.m. at the Pleasanton Library, 400 Old Bernal Avenue and on Sunday, March 6, 2 p.m. at...