Sons of Italy host Sweetheart Serenade this weekend
The Sons of Italy are reigniting an old Hanford tradition and inviting the community to celebrate Valentine’s Day while supporting a good cause. “We want to have a fun night like we used to and get everyone away from their phones and computers,” organizer and club member Michael Leoni said. The Hanford Sons of Italy Lodge #1543’s annual Sweethea...
Michelangelo: Mind of the Master
February 25–June 7, 2020, Getty Center - 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90049. Michelangelo was one of the most creative and influential artists in the history of Western art. This exhibition explores the full range of his work as a painter, sculptor, and architect through more than two dozen of his extraordinary drawings, including desig...
Italy's Third Golden Age - Carla Gambescia in San Diego
Sunday, February 16, 2020. 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM PST. House of Italy, 2191 Pan American Rd W, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101. Discover how Italy morphed from the face of Il Duce to the face of La Dolce Vita and conquered the world through passion and excellence in the realms of film, fashion & design, gastronomy & viticulture. The lecture will be led...
Commedia Italian Style
Saturday, February 22, 2020. 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PST. Lower Hall, Our Lady of the Rosary, 1654 State Street, San Diego, CA 92101. San Diego Italian Film Festival and Italian Cultural Center present a lecture on Pietro Germi, his comedies, and Italy in the 1960s. The lecture will be taught by Antonio Iannotta, PhD, Artistic Director of SDIFF and profe...
Filming Italy dedicates this year’s edition to women in the industry
“This is a very special edition — we have more films, more tv-shows— but mostly, this edition is dedicated to women: actresses, screen-players, directors. Only 10% of all the productions have women on top levels, so there are still a lot of things to do. And one of the messages of this festival is actually this: give a budget to a woman director,...
Gary Sinise awarded Congressional Medal of Honor Society award for supporting veterans
A special honor has been awarded to a Hollywood hero. Gary Sinise, known to many as beloved "Lieutenant Dan" in the classic film "Forrest Gump," was given the Patriot Award at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley. It's the highest honor given out by the organization, the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. In the years since Sinise made "Forrest Gum...
Hanford Sons of Italy to host "Sweetheart Serenade"
The Hanford Sons of Italy Lodge #1543 will host its "Sweetheart Serenade" Dinner on February 15, 2020, to begin at 5:00 p.m. with a social hour-- dinner at 6:00 p.m. at the Hanford Fraternal Hall. Chaired by Michael Leoni, the dinner will feature an Italian dinner with homemade soup, salad, ravioli, chicken, bread with cannoli for dessert. This yea...
3rd Annual Gala Celebrating Little Italy San Jose
Sunday, February 23, 2020. 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM PST. Hotel De Anza, 233 West Santa Clara Street, San Jose, CA 95113. Little Italy San Jose cordially invites you to celebrate the groundbreaking of our Cultural Center & Museum to honor the many individuals, families and businesses that are making this project a reality. This 3rd annual Gala will be an...
Vado Verso Dove Vengo
An event presented at The Italian American Heritage Foundation with the support of The Leonardo da Vinci Society and The Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco. Post-screening discussion with the director, project manager Antonino Imbesi and art director writer Luigi Vitelli. Discussion led by Evelyn Ferraro from Santa Clara University and La...
Italian American Museum of Los Angeles: object collection now searchable online!
In August of 2019, the IAMLA made its photographic collection accessible online. Since then, scores of people from around the world have used the museum's online platform to search the photographic collection. It has proven a valuable tool for researchers and the general public alike. Several people have even contacted the IAMLA to report that they...
Support for the Altobelli Family
As many of you have read by now, a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020 in Calabasas, CA has claimed the lives of nine people. John, Keri and Alyssa Altobelli were among the nine victims. Most devastating to our Red Sox family, John, Keri, and Alyssa were the father, stepmother and younger sister of one of our scouts, J.J. Altobelli. As J.J. and hi...
Carpino excels as new mayor of Willow Springs
Reflecting on his upbringing in Melrose Park, recently elected Willow Springs Mayor John M. Carpino says, “I realize when my grandparents immigrated they helped one another. The community came together and I never forgot the need to help others.” Carpino was raised by his mother and grandmother, his grandfather and father having passed away while h...