San Francisco - San Francesco
By Mauro Battocchi It's hidden in plain sight, but it is immense and undeniable. There's a fundamental thing about the connection between San Francisco and Italy: the City's name. San Francisco, St. Francis San Francesco from Assisi is the saint patron of my homeland. At the same time, this holy man revered globally within many cu...
"Italian-style screenwriting course" all'IIC di Los Angeles
"Italian-style screenwriting course" è il titolo del corso di 8 settimane che si terrà dal 17 aprile al 5 giugno all'Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Los Angeles. Durante il corso, organizzato da Lingua Viva in collaborazione con l'IIC, lo sceneggiatore David Bellini, portavoce ufficiale per Writers Guild Italia in Los Angeles, introdurrà a...
Aiutateci a portare la storia degli immigrati italiani su PBS
by Gianfranco Norelli e Suma Kurien Caro direttore,La VOCE di New York conosce già il nostro lavoro, ma ora vi chiediamo di aiutarci a diffondere un appello tra i vostri lettori. Scade infatti il 5 agosto la campagna per aiutarci a portare il nostro film su PBS.Il film si intitola Finding the Mother Lode ed e' stato realizzato da Gianfranc...
Little Italy hosts Tuscan-themed gala
By Anne Gelhaus Construction is set to begin on Little Italy San Jose's Cultural Center and Museum, and project backers are ready to celebrate. Little Italy San Jose is hosting a Gala Celebration on Sept. 13 in the heart of the organization's district, adjacent to Guadalupe River Park. Proceeds from the event will go toward fixing up the...
L’Italo-Americano Annual Fundraising Gala celebrated Valentine’s Day
by Valerio Viale On Saturday, February 7th, a very special event for the entire Italian community took place: L'Italo-Americano Annual Fundraising Gala Dinner. Several representatives of local Italian-American societies, besides the newspaper's patrons and supporters, have enthusiastically attended to the gala. Very meaningful for...
San Jose tenor sings Caruso's praises
When San Jose tenor Pasquale Esposito was growing up in Naples, Italy, the soaring vocals of hometown opera hero Enrico Caruso often filled his family's apartment. The music didn't stop when the then-6-year-old accidentally broke the needle on his grandfather's record player. His grandfather asked him to sing. The l...
Golden Gate Park Band - Italian-American Day in San Francisco
June 7, 2015 - Sunday 1:00 PMGolden Gate Park, Transverse & Kennedy Drives- San Francisco, CaliforniaThe Golden Gate Park Band, under the direction of Michael L. Wirgler will present a concert as part of its 2015 season on Sunday, June 7, in Golden Gate Park at the music concourse, located at Ninth Ave. and Lincoln Way, San Franc...
Major Exhibition of Giovanni Battista Piranesi Comes to the Bay
by Mauro Battocchi From August 19th to January 2016, a major exhibition of Venetian master Giovanni Battista Piranesi's drawings will be on display at Stanford's Cantor Arts Centre located at 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford. Fifteen exquisitely rendered drawings made in 1777 of three ancient Greek temples in Paestum, southern Italy will be feat...
Little Italy's festa celebrates 21 years
By Allison Sampite-Montecalvo For the 21st year, thousands of visitors came to Little Italy to experience San Diego's annual Italian festival, eating their way through authentic Italian classic dishes, moving to traditional Italian folk music, and perusing street chalk art. Little Italy's Festa has been a tradition celebrating the Italian...
Special Strega Prize: IIC Bookclub
When: Wednesday, June 01, 2016 To 6:30 pm Location: Italian Cultural Institute of LA, 1023 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024 Entrance : Free Started in 1947, the Strega Prize is the most prestigious Italian literary award. A special book club at the IIC participates in the ballot that produces the finalists. The final round of voting, foll...
The art of Jewelry in the Renaissance – The Gems of the Medici at the Bowers Museum
In the mid-1400s, Florence was a main destination for artists, goldsmiths, silversmiths and engravers. The presence of the Medici family, committed to protect artists and to commission precious objects, gathered talents from all over Italy and the rest of Europe. Their presence contributed into making Florence the most important center for art prod...
The making of a (new) Rome
Under the auspices of the Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles, The Italian Cultural Institute, Rome's Association of Architects, Builders Association of Rome and Province, Fondazione Almagià in collaboration with The Italian Trade Agency Los Angeles, AIA Los Angeles, and Woodbury School of Architecture cordially...