The Legend of La Befana...A Children's Holiday Event
At the Italian Center (6821 Fair Oaks Blvd Carmichael, California) on January 9, 2022. The center will open at 1:00pm. Come early and enjoy free children's crafts and Befana photo booth. Masks required for all guests over age 3. Each January, the Italian Cultural Society holds a children’s Festival, “La Festa della Befana” for the children of the I...
Watts Towers at 100: Junk turned into art still casts a spell
A hundred years ago, in what was then the semi-rural farming community of Watts, a 40ish-year-old Italian immigrant laborer named Sabato Rodia bought a little home on a dead-end block by the railroad tracks and started collecting junk. The roar and rattle of Pacific Electric Railway red cars was almost constant, but that didn’t bother Rodia. Perhap...
World War II veteran Tom Dimperio dies at 102
One of Ceres’ last surviving World War II veterans has passed away at age 102. Tom Dimperio died on Nov. 26 at the VA Palo Alto Medical Center in Menlo Park. Salas Brothers Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements but no services are planned. Wounded twice in battle, Dimperio’s body carried a piece of Nazi mortar shrapnel behind his left ear, a...
Little Italy should be the blueprint for development in San Diego
Have you been to Little Italy lately? Did you hang out in Piazza del Famiglia (the square) while eating an ice cream? Or maybe you grabbed a fancy cocktail at Kettner Exchange while listening to house music? Or maybe you stopped by Our Lady of the Rosary on the way to brunch? If you’re like me, I often leave Little Italy breathless and dazed. How d...
My Roots, My Heritage: A Genealogy Webinar with Marianna Gatto Tuesday, January 11, 6:30 PM (ET)
My Roots, My Heritage is an interactive webinar led by Marianna Gatto, historian and executive director of the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles. This webinar is designed for those interested in discovering their family’s origins. Whether you are curious about your family’s early years, wish to identify your ancestors, locate familial villages...
Renaissance masterpieces at the cemetery
You don't have to travel to Italy to take in masterpieces by Leonardo Da Vinci or Michelangelo. At Forest Lawn Memorial Parks and Mortuaries, you'll find full-size replicas of works by Italian masters of the Renaissance period. "We began collecting works related to the Renaissance centuries ago," said James Fishburne Ph.D., Director of the Forest L...
Italian cinema around the US with Cinema Italian Style and #Fellini100
Cinema Italian Style is known for being a dynamic film festival showcasing the top new Italian films from emerging filmmakers and seasoned masters alike. Seven narrative feature films—including dramas, comedies, and a mystery— were screened at this year’s festival, highlighting the extraordinary talent of Italy’s greatest actors. Cinema Italian Sty...
Yo, Adrian! We did it! ‘Rocky’ memorabilia knocks ’em out at auction
Items from Sylvester Stallone‘s personal collection went on the auction block online and at Julien’s in Beverly Hills on Sunday, and his original, handwritten script for the 1976 Oscar-winner Rocky knocked them out with a winning $437,500 bid. But that’s not all: The Italian Stallion’s American Flag boxing trunks as seen in Rocky III went for $200,...
Lecture, panel & screening: Leonardo Sciascia 1921 - 2021
LEONARDO SCIASCIA 1921 -2021. An online lecture, panel and film screening on celebration of the centenary of the great Sicilian author. LECTURE: Doing Sciascia Justice: His Legacy on the Judicial Novel. December 6 | 2 pm PST Online - Zoom. Angelo Castagnino (University of Denver) will analyze Sciascia's idea of justice in some of his most important...
Mosaic School of Friuli Art On Display at Livermore's Bankhead Theater
A unique collection of mosaic pieces created by young Italian artists is currently on display at Livermore’s Bankhead Theater through Jan. 16. There are approximately 50 pieces in the collection in a range of sizes, each displaying technical proficiency in the art of mosaics. “These pieces are something unique; they are not typical,” said Guglielmo...
Italian Cultural Society Celebrates 40 years!
For the past 40 years, the Italian Cultural Society has been at the forefront of uplifting the Italian American community. The Society has successfully served the cultural needs of the Italian community during these past 4 decades and has become a major cultural institution in the Sacramento region. From humble beginnings, the Society has grown and...
Mercatini di Natale - Italian Christmas Markets
Sun, Dec 5, 2021 at 11:00 AM - Orsi Family Vineyards, 2306 Magnolia Dr, Healdsburg, CA, 95448. Join us for our first annual Christmas Markets at Orsi! Admission is free. Sip on unique Italian varietals while you stroll our marketplace. From beautiful, artisan produced items from Italy and our own homegrown and treasured artisans right here in Sonom...