Meet The Immigrant Woman Who Launched Franzia, The World’s Largest-Volume Wine Brand
In honor of International Women’s History Month, it is only fitting to honor some of the famous women in wine history. One of whom very few people have heard, but is responsible for helping to launch two of the world’s largest wine brands, is Teresa Franzia. Standing at a dominative 4’11 inches, Teresa immigrated from Italy in the early 1900s to me...
webinar > Creative Engagements with the Venice Ghetto
Creative Engagements with the Venice Ghetto A Zoom panel discussion featuring Marjorie Agosín and Margaux Fitoussi, moderated by Katharine Trostel and Amanda Sharick Sunday, March 6, 11 AM PST Click here to register Click here to purchase a copy of The Venice Ghetto: A Memory Space That Travels The Venice Ghetto: A Memory Space that Travels asks im...
Italian American Women's Lives told through Needlework
The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles has officially opened a new exhibition, Woven Lives: Exploring Women’s Needlework from the Italian Diaspora, which examines the significance of needlework in the lives of Italian-American women, their families, and communities from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. The exhibition, which is open to...
The Italian Side of San Diego, CA (Greetings From Italian America: California Adventures, Part 1)
After two years of bringing you our Italian American adventures throughout the eastern portion of the country, we finally got the opportunity to venture out west… WAY out west! California usually brings to mind famous people and famously beautiful weather, but we set out to explore the Golden State’s extensive Italian roots! Join John, Rossella and...
Santa Clara says goodbye to Columbus Day
Santa Clara leaders Tuesday night praised the City Council for voting to ditch Columbus Day and instead celebrate a day that highlights indigenous people and cultures. “We’re particularly happy and proud that our task force was able to make this recommendation while also acknowledging another thing that we saw in our surveys,” said Neil Datar, chai...
Little Italy | Revisiting 1980s series on San Diego neighborhoods
Little Italy is likely one of the trendiest neighborhoods in San Diego. It’s crammed with posh eating places and bars. Residents pay high greenback to reside there. But it wasn’t at all times this manner. Back within the Seventies, Little Italy went by means of a interval of decline. News 8 profiled Little Italy in 1986, throughout a time when many...
Santa Maria High School District Hires Consultant for New Logo to Replace Controversial Ship
After deciding to drop its ship logo, the Santa Maria Joint Union High School District Board of Education has hired a consultant at a cost not to exceed $75,000 to create a replacement. On Wednesday night, the board unanimously agreed to hire Zeste Consulting, a Studio City-based firm. In September, the board heeded calls from some in the community...
History of North Beach
California became the state of migration for Italians during the Gold Rush. By the late 1890s, the number of Italians in California exceeded those in New England. By the time these Italian-Americans were able to save money from mining, they started to spread throughout California and establish homes for their families. One area of interest was Nor...
The IAMLA presents "Woven Lives: Exploring Women’s Needlework from the Italian Diaspora"
The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles (IAMLA) is pleased to present a new exhibition, Woven Lives: Exploring Women’s Needlework from the Italian Diaspora, which examines the significance of needlework in the lives of Italian American women, their families, and communities from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. On View: January 29 – Oc...
Los Angeles-Italia Festival to Celebrate Vittorio Gassman Centennial
Late great Italian actor Vittorio Gassman, who is best known to U.S. audiences as the star of classics such as “Big Deal on Madonna Street” and “Il Sorpasso” (“The Easy Life”), will be celebrated by the Los Angeles-Italia Film Fashion and Art Festival, which will run March 20-26 at Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theater. The annual pre-Oscars event compri...
Created In Italy: An Aptitude For The Impossible
The Italian touring exhibit, Created in Italy – An Aptitude for the Impossible, will make its first overseas appearance at the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco, in the new INNOVIT – Italian Innovation and Culture Hub. The exhibit, which focuses on the landscape of Italian industry, features some of the most outstanding examples of new It...
Ringing in the New Year, Italian style
As we welcome the new year, it’s time to invoke Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and endings and look forward to 2022 with renewed hope and optimism. All of us at Convivio are already hard at work in planning our events calendar to bring you more quality arts and culture programs and to continue to foster a welcoming and inspiring space at Amici...