A journey into ‘Silicosophy’ with Carla Viparelli
by Sarah Krevoy This is not Carla Viparelli's first visit to the City of Angels, but it is a crucial one nonetheless. Last year, the Neapolitan multimedia artist participated in a four-artist international exchange show at the Union Center for the Arts in Little Tokyo. With her previous experience still close in mind, she has...
Possible Improvements to Guadalupe Park in Little Italy!
by Little Italy San Jose For the past 6 months, Little Italy representatives participated in a series of meetings with other stakeholders, City of San Jose Staff, consultants, and leaders of the Guadalupe River Park Conservancy to put together a thorough plan to bring improvements to the Guadalupe Park from Julian to Santa Clara Street. Th...
L’arte di Ozmo conquista San Francisco
San Francisco celebra Ozmo, pioniere della street art italiana e artista tra i più conosciuti e apprezzati a livello internazionale. Nella città californiana, Ozmo ha appena completato un grande intervento (11x24 metri) sulla parete dello storico strip club Mitchell Brothers O' Farrell Theatre, nel quartiere di Tenderloin, descritto dallo scrittore...
A Talk about Science with Dr. Vito Campese and Dr. Filippo Sozzi
On the occasion of the panel discussion and exhibition "Italy of the Future" which took place at the Italian Cultural Institute on Wednesday, September 4, we had the opportunity to meet two generations of brilliant scientists represented by Dr. Vito Campese and Dr. Filippo Sozzi, and to ask them a few questions about their job, as well as their opi...
Gabriele Ciampi: the delicate balance between classical tradition and contemporary trends
An exclusive performance of classically trained Maestro Gabriele Ciampi conducting his CentOrchestra was held at the Italian Cultural Institute on Thursday, June 5, under the auspices of the Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles. Featuring an 18 piece orchestra and 3 soloists from Santa Cecilia Academy in Rome, the concert presented Ga...
Tour of art exhibit offered in Italian at the California Lutheran University - Nov. 12 at 10:30
The public is invited to take a free tour of a California Lutheran University art exhibit in Italian from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12. Brittany Corbucci, an Italian instructor at Pepperdine University, will guide visitors through "Coming Home: Alumni Art Exhibit" in the William Rolland Gallery of Fine Art on the Thousand Oaks ca...
Columbus Day vs. Indigenous People’s Day?
by Valerio Viale Recently, at City Hall East, Press Conference Room, it was held a discussion among representatives from the Indigenous Community and the Italian-American one, in Los Angeles. The first motion, filed by L.A. Council member Mitch O'Farrel (who represents the 13th District of the City) in November 2015, aims at establish...
Italian Cultural Center: Tribute to Co-Founder Graziella Spinelli
by Andrew Bagley Often in life, great things are created by chance. Not the chance found in lady luck, but the chance created by perfect timing and someone; one's decision to open a door and allow another to act out their passion and desire by creating greatness with unexpected and overwhelming results. Such is the latter with Gra...
The Italian Consulate is New Trendy Place to Get Married
by Mauro Battocchi What better way to celebrate that most special day than to surround yourself with the intimacy of the Italian Consulate General in SF, perched atop the hills with gleaming views of the Bay? Many don't know, but the Consulate is a popular place for couples, with at least one Italian citizen, to bond themselves in official...
Come Celebrate the Dolomites and a Legendary Italian Alpinist
Join me on April 16 from 11AM - 2PM at the Museo Italo Americano (Fort Mason, Building C) for an illustrated lecture that celebrates the breathtaking grandeur of the Italian Dolomites, those jagged peaks under which I grew up as a child. The illustrated lecture, which will be delivered by Paola Tonelli who climbed the Dolomites as a child,...
Nuova sede per l'Italian Trade Commission a Los Angeles
Nuova sede per l'Italian Trade Commission a Los Angeles: la sezione commerciale del Consolato Generale ha infatti trasferito gli uffici proprio nel palazzo che ospita la sede consolare al 1900 di Avenue of the Stars (suite 350). Pronti a ricevere sia le società americane interessate ad attività commerciali ed investimenti con o in Italia,...
The Human Body. Paolo Giordano (The Solitude of Prime Numbers) presents his new book
Paolo Giordano, author of the critically acclaimed international bestseller, The Solitude of Prime Numbers, storms the front line of literary fiction with his highly-awaited second novel, The Human Body. With a beautiful, gut-punching translation by Anne Milano Appel, this inspired story of modern war follows a motley cast of Italian soldi...