Announcing The LILAA Gran Gala sul Mare
Gran Gala sul Mare aboard the Sir Winston is the 2nd Annual LILAA Gala fundraiser benefiting the cultural and community efforts of Little Italy of Los Angeles Association (LILAA). The Sir Winston will be open for boarding at 6:00pm on October 1, 2022 in Downtown San Pedro, CA. The yacht will depart at approximately 6:30pm and begin a tour around th...
Goodbye, Columbus Day? Palo Alto debates holiday's complex legacy
They wanted to celebrate holidays, not debate them. But as Palo Alto officials prepare to adopt policies to formally recognize Juneteenth, Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta Day and to commemorate days of remembrance for the Holocaust and Armenian genocide, they are running into a thorny question: What should they call the second Monday in October? Th...
Atelier Manferdini is pleased to present Domus: Patterns of Living, an exhibition at the PDC Design Gallery
When: Wed, September 21, 2022 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM PDT - Where: Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood, CA 90069 Join us for an evening wine reception celebrating Domus: Patterns of Living, an exhibition at the PDC Design Gallery. Atelier Manferdini is pleased to present Domus: Patterns of Living, an exhibition featuring desi...
Christopher Columbus’ Name to be Removed From Stretch of I-10 in Los Angeles
The California state legislature passed a bill removing Christopher Columbus’ name from the portion of the Interstate 10 freeway that crosses Los Angeles on Wednesday, drawing praise from Los Angeles City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell Thursday. O’Farrell, the first Native American to serve on the council, said in a statement that he was “pleased and g...
The FBI has returned a 2,000-year-old Italian mosaic that may have been lost for almost a century
Hidden for decades, a mosaic that is a "key part of Rome's history" was located and returned to the Italian government, the Federal Bureau of Investigations said in a news release on Friday. In 2020, an attorney contacted the FBI Art Crime Team on behalf of an anonymous client who was in possession of an enormous "mosaic of the mythological figure...
89th Festa Italia to Return to the Custom House Plaza – Monterey State Historic Park on September 9-11
The 89th Festa Italia, celebrating Monterey’s Italian heritage and cultural traditions, will be held on September 9-11, 2022. Join us for this special festival honoring the local fishermen of Monterey, both past and present. This popular family friendly free event shares the sights, sounds, food and culture that make the Italian experience so spe...
North Beach street festival gives Italophiles a taste of the homeland — and Aperol
Even for those without a series of colliding vowels in their last name, North Beach was open to all comers Saturday for the Festa Coloniale Italiana, an event showcasing how San Francisco is continuing to find its way back from the darkest days of the pandemic. Beyond a chance to knock back Aperol spritzes in a packed Washington Square Park, or wat...
Festa Coloniale Italiana 2022
Saturday August 27, 2022 at San Francisco Italian Athletic Club (SFIAC - 1630 Stockton Street, San Francisco, CA) (11am - 6pm). FESTA COLONIALE ITALIANA is now in its second decade. The event takes place on Stockton St., adjacent to Washington Square Park, in the heart of North Beach. The Festa Coloniale Italiana is the only authentic traditional I...
Hollywood’s Mafia Hypocrisy
We live in a culture where stereotyping and the inclusion of individuality is demanded. A negative word or action against religion, physicality, sexual orientation, or race will cripple a person’s reputation. Friends, associates, and organizations will distance themselves from the pariah, as not to be considered guilty by association. The repercuss...
Los Angeles, CA: LA's Italian Side (Greetings From Italian America: California Adventures, Pt 3)
Our adventures through Italian American California continue, as we make our way up the West Coast to the entertainment capital of the world… America’s Dream Factory… the 500 square-mile beacon of Southern California’s timeless allure that is Los Angeles! From a brief walk through the history of California wine, to one of America’s most unique monum...
#Pasolini100 | Celebrating Pasolini's 100th Anniversary
Pier Paolo Pasolini is best known as one of the most celebrated and controversial filmmakers of twentieth-century Italy. But beyond his cinematic achievements, he was equally prolific as a novelist, poet, painter, actor, literary critic, and public intellectual. An iconoclastic critic of bourgeois social norms and an artistic maverick whose unortho...
2022 “Festa Coloniale Italiana” San Francisco’s Only Italian Street Fair
Saturday, August 27, 2022 - 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE. San Francisco Italian Athletic Club | 1630 Stockton Street, San Francisco, CA 94133. The Festa Coloniale Italiana is the ONLY authentic traditional Italian festival held in San Francisco. It is a free, fun, family event that is open to the public. Enjoy live music from the Festa stage –...