Mangia, mangia! Little Italy San Jose festival becomes a curbside event this year
October is Italian Heritage Month. Time to hit the road for Little Italy San Jose’s annual festival — a socially distanced curbside event this year. From 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 18, you can enjoy the sights, sounds — and most important, flavors — of Little Italy from the safety of your car. Support the businesses in this historic district by ordering curb...
Italian American Heritage Month Presents Free October Events
With October designated as Italian American Heritage Month, and today marking the one-year anniversary of the Historic Little Italy sign unveiling in downtown San Pedro, the Little Italy of Los Angeles Association (LILAA) is celebrating and offering the public a host of free public events. In honor of the rich history of achievements and contributi...
Beppe Severgnini presents The New Italians
Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 1:00 pm PDT. Online - ZOOM webinar organized by IIC Los Angeles in collaboration with Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles. Free Entrance. REGISTER HERE. In anticipation of the 20th Italian Language Week in the World (October 19-25, 2020), acclaimed Italian writer Beppe Severgnini will present the premiere English...
Resilience, teamwork, creativity series – #4 italian legacy – Bay Area will celebrate the Italian Heritage Month with a virtual programming
The first weekend in October is usually busy for San Francisco. Residents and travelers greet the San Francisco Fleet Week to honor all men and women serving in the armed forces and celebrate the oldest Italian Heritage Parade of the United States. It usually takes three hours for all people on the floats, organizations, and cars to go around North...
Italian Heritage Parade 2020
It’s October, the Italian Heritage Month! We are all very excited to share our past and work towards our future with all of our friends and family. To honor our society and Italian culture and heritage, please send a picture of you or a member of your family and tell us a little bit about your history. With these submissions, we will create a sort...
NFL legend Joe Montana tussles with woman who attempted to kidnap his grandchild, police say
Legendary NFL quarterback Joe Montana and his wife confronted a woman suspected of trying to kidnap their grandchild Saturday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Montana told police the woman -- later identified as Sodsai Dalzell -- entered his home in Malibu, California, removed his 9-month-old grandchild from a playpen and...
San Francisco Italian Heritage Festival & Parade Moves to Social Distanced and Virtual Events
The San Francisco Italian Heritage Parade and Festival today announced a new series of social distanced and virtual events celebrating Italian Heritage Month. This year’s celebration will be different and there will be many opportunities for the Italian-American community and those who want to celebrate Italian culture to do so this year. Italian H...
Via Arte street painting festival set for Oct. 17 and 18
While many events have been forced to cancel this year, it seems art will triumph — at least while safely outdoors. Bakersfield Museum of Art announced its Via Arté Italian Street Painting event will take place next month at The Marketplace. This year's festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 17 and 18 at The Marketplace, 9000 Ming Ave. S...
San Diego Italian Film Festival Goes Virtual Amid COVID
The 14th annual San Diego Italian Film Festival, known as feStivale, will be hosted virtually this year from Sept. 27 to Oct. 4. Executive Director Diana Agostini said the annual event will be a “blend of creativity, resilience, and passion toward the arts and our audience.” The theme for this year’s film festival is activism and will feature a num...
Los Angeles. Nella cittá delle “Star” si trovano DIVE
Los Angeles è la città delle stelle del cinema e della televisione. Ma ci sono anche delle altre stelle, stelle italiane che tengono alta la nostra bandiera, e si chiamano “le DIVE”. Facendo un pubblico esordio nel programma televisivo “LITTLE BIG ITALY”, sul canale 9, nella puntata Hollywood della terza stagione, il social club “DIVE DI LOS ANGEL...
K-12 ITALIAN LANGUAGE ART CONTEST – Graffiti Art, Illustrations and Comics
In honor of the 20th edition of Week of the Italian Language in the World (October 19-25, 2020), Fondazione Italia, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles and the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco under the auspices of the Italian Consulate General in Los Angeles and the Italian Consulate General in San Franci...
On loan to California: Author Joe Di Prisco brings Brooklyn storytelling roads west
When he was ten years old, Joe Di Prisco was walking toward his grandparents’ East Islip farm with his father and brother when they saw that the house was surrounded by police. Joe’s dad turned and said: “Go back to the house and don’t take sh*t from nobody” and then he jetted off into the woods. Joe’s dad was a con man, bookmaker and informer, now...