Io, Leonardo | XIX Edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World
When: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 From 6:30 pm To 8:30 pm - Where: Italian Cultural Institute - Entrance : Free On the occasion of Leonardo500 and the XIX Edition of Week of the Italian Language in the World, the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco is pleased to present the American premiere of Io, Leonardo (I, Leonardo), a cinematographi...
Flesh & Blood
Flesh and Blood: Italian Masterpieces from the Capodimonte Museum, opening on October 17th at the Seattle Art Museum, offers a rare opportunity to experience the fierce beauty of art from the 16th and 17th centuries. Renowned Renaissance artists such as Titian and Raphael join Baroque masters including Artemisia Gentileschi, Jusepe de Ribera, Guido...
Maschitans Celebrate St. Elia With Bidding Match, Procession Around The Old Neighborhood
On the stairs of St. Alphonsus, a century-old, ornate Catholic church in West Fresno, generations of families are lining up. “Hey you guys we’re taking a group picture,” someone calls out. The young and the old inch a little this way and that to squeeze in more closely. They’re all here to celebrate St. Elia, the patron saint of their ancestral vi...
Join us for the 151st running of the Italian Heritage Parade in San Francisco!
Sunday, October 13 at 12:30pm the Leonardo da Vinci Society will participate in The San Francisco Italian Heritage Parade. Our Board, members and friends of the Leonardo da Vinci Society will march to celebrate the annual Italian Heritage. All members are invited! Started in 1869, the Italian Heritage Parade features Italian and Italian-American di...
Little Italy district coming to San Pedro, dividing public opinion
When the Los Angeles City Council approved a motion a year ago recognizing a “Little Italy” historic designation for San Pedro, the zigzagging boundaries and the point of it all left some folks scratching their heads. While Italians have been among the largest European ethnic group to settle in the port community, an obvious physical landmark that...
Leonardo Da Vinci: Inventing the Future
This conference focuses on Leonardo’s work on Flight, the Heart, Robotics & Artificial Intelligence, and the Environment, and is accompanied by an exhibition of relevant facsimiles of Leonardo’s drawings matched with photographs of contemporary dissections and modern artistic works. Organized by Massimo Ciavolella (UCLA) and Francis Wells (Cardiac...
Little Italy’s Saturday market from a student’s perspective
Rain or shine, Little Italy’s Mercato farmers’ market kicks off every Saturday by hosting more than 200 local vendors on the streets of downtown San Diego. The Mercato, or “market” in Italian, extends five blocks and features everything from fresh produce to house plants, olive oil, grape soda, jewelry and tablecloths. There is truly something for...
Il banchiere galantuomo - Book presentation
The Museo Italo Americano in collaboration with Associazione Liguri nel Mondo, and with the support of the Italian Consulate General in San Francisco and the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco, announces a celebration of Italian Heritage Month. On Monday, October 14th author Giorgio Alarico Chiarva will present his book Il banchiere galant...
Being Leonardo Da Vinci by M. Finnazer Flory: Los Angeles
Part of director/screenwriter/actor Massimiliano Finazzer Flory’s tour of the Southwest organized by the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles to celebrate the 500th year of Leonardo da Vinci’s death with select screenings of his award-winning film. Finazzer Flory, the film’s writer and director, also plays the role of da Vinci in his unique do...
St. Helena celebrates Italian Heritage Month in October
The City of St. Helena has proclaimed “Italian Heritage Month” in October for the first time. According to Chairman Anthony Micheli, local Italians, Sicilians and Swiss Italians (from the Swiss Canton Ticino) were important to the modern Napa Valley Wine Industry. The Nichelinis, Salminas, and other Italians and Swiss Italians continued to grow gra...
4th Annual Little Italy San Jose Street Festival
Sunday, October 6, 2019. 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM PDT. Little Italy San Jose, 350 West Julian Street, San Jose, CA 95110. Celebrate all things Italian in San Jose's Little Italy District. Authentic Italian Cuisine from Little Italy Businesses and Italian Restaurants located throughout Santa Clara County. Fantastic Entertainment lineup including Pasquale...
Ferrante: workshop + movies
Friday October 4, 2019, 6:00 PM. $25 Italian Cultural Center of San Diego, 1629 Columbia Street - San Diego, CA 92101. Professor Gabriella Ponzoli will provide an introduction to Ferrante's work which will include excerpts from her two books featured at FeStivale: L'Amore molesto and I giorni dell'abbandono. The ticket also includes entry to the F...