Italian flavor
San Diego's Little Italy doesn't need much help promoting how hip it is. It already boasts authentic Italian eateries, art galleries and Wi-Fi-friendly cafes. But once a year, the Little Italy Association throws a giant festa, a free street celebration that invites the rest of the region to experience all the neighborhood has to offer. ...
"What If Godzilla Just Wanted a Hug?"
The Italian Cultural Institute cordially invites you and a guest to "What If Godzilla Just Wanted a Hug?" - An evening with artist and author Darrrel Fusaro. Thursday, June 19, 2014- Italian Cultural Institute, 1023 Hilgard Avenue - Los Angeles, CA 90024 7:00 pm Doors open / Light reception - 7:30 pm Book presentation RSVP to...
Taste of Italy Festival Celebrates Spring Opening of Italian American Museum of Los Angeles
The Taste of Italy festival Saturday offered Angelenos a chance to preview some of the history and culture that will be offered at the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles, which was expected to open in the spring. Slick here to see the video. Source: http://ktla.com
Benvenuto, Joe Buscaino!
Tuesday, October 20 at 6:30pm | Locanda del Lago. Please join the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce West in honoring Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino in occasion of naming him Honorary Chairman of the Board with a special dinner at Locanda del Lago. The elegant dinner will feature Lombardy tasting menu crafted from Michelin-starred Che...
Making the connection: Grass Valley genealogist helps trace ancestors
by Teresa Yinmeng Liu Hank DiPillo discovered a few fascinating facts while probing his family history. His grandmother, the woman whose maiden name was Luigi Castigia, broke away from the Catholic Church when she emigrated to the U.S. from Italy. She later became a Protestant. She became pregnant 16 times. DiPillo's res...
Boys’ & Girls’ Towns of Italy Raises $422,000 At San Francisco Ball of the Year
Boys' & Girls' Towns of Italy (BGTI), a nonprofit that empowers war refugee, migrant, and at-risk youth living on the streets, is excited to announce that it raised $422,000 at its Ball of the Year on Saturday, May 4 at The Westin Hotel St. Francis in San Francisco. BGTI honored Rick J. Martellaro, President of Lathrop Construction Associates I...
Napa Valley summer festival to toast Italian film star Sophia Loren
The Napa Valley may be California's little patch of Tuscany, so Sophia Loren should feel right at home during wine country's tribute to the Italian film actress of the 1960s and '70s. The event is part of the Napa Valley Festival del Sole, 10 days of music and dance -- such as festival opener Joshua Bell playing "The Four Seasons" at Caste...
Quel che resta delle Little Italy d'America, dal declino a New York alla rinascita a San Diego
Dall'ormai quasi inarrestabile declino a cui si assiste a New York, al clima depresso di Baltimora, alla rinascita di San Diego. E' un quadro con molte ombre e qualche luce quello che fotografa ciò che rimane delle tante 'Little Italy' d'America. Le 'Piccole Italie' che, in occasione del Columbus Day, "la nostra festa", come la chiamano gl...
La magia senza età del cinema di Bertolucci incanta il pubblico al Castro Theatre
Quattro capolavori in un solo giorno, per raccontare oltre quaranta anni di carriera cinematografica del celebre regista italiano Bernardo Bertolucci. Realizzata dall'organizzazione Cinema Italia SF, sotto la direzione della program director Amelia Antonucci, la rassegna cinematografica "BERTOLUCCI: A Film Series" al Castro Theatre ha risc...
It took a village, San Jose, CA
by Cookie Curci Between 1901 and 1910, nearly nine million immigrants came to the United States. Many of the arrivals were young Italians from the small town of Tricarico, 80 miles east of Naples. About 10 percent of the Italians now living in the Santa Clara Valley of California are from Tricarico. Unfamiliar with the language and custom...
Morto Dan Fante, figlio di John
di Cinzia Fiori «Mi chiamo Bruno Dante e vi racconto come andarono veramente le cose». È l'incipit di Angeli a pezzi (edito da Marcos y Marcos nel 1999), il più bel romanzo di Dan Fante, quello che lo ha reso famoso. Ossia una narrazione al galoppo, feroce, intensa, dolorosa anche quando è esilarante, dedicata alle sue disavventure e alla...
Pino Masnata, Futurist: A Life in Science and Art
On August 4, 2016, the San Francisco Bay Area welcomed Dr. Roberto Masnata, son of Pino Masnata, at the San Francisco Italian Cultural Institute. Dr. Masnata's presentation was on Futurist art and took place on the 115th anniversary of Pino's birth, August 4, 1901, in Stradella, Lombardy, Italy. Roberto spoke about his father's dual career as a sur...