Sophia Loren to get award from Oscar Academy Museum
Oscar-winning Italian actress Sophia Loren will be honoured by the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the long-awaited Los Angeles venue set to open this week. Loren is to receive the inaugural 'Visionary Award' from the Academy's new museum, alongside Ethiopian filmmaker Haile Gerima who will be presented with the 'Vantage Award.' The Visionary Aw...
San Diego Italian Film Festival to be held at the historic La Paloma Theatre in Encinitas
San Diego Italian Film Festival (SDIFF) will return to the historic La Paloma Theatre in Encinitas on Sept. 30 with the sharp comedy “Figli” (Kidz), directed by Giuseppe Bonito and starring Paola Cortellesi and Valerio Mastandrea. La Paloma Theatre has been SDIFF’s North County home since 2012 when the Film Festival expanded on its success in downt...
Zoppé Family Circus is returning to Redwood City
Redwood City recently announced that the Zoppé Italian Family Circus is coming back to the City’s downtown area from Oct. 8 through Nov. 21. The circus will be open for both matinee and evening shows in its “authentic one-ring circus tent,” the announcement stated. The Zoppé Family Circus was founded 197 years ago in 1842 in Venice, Italy by Napole...
Paolo Veneziano foretells the Renaissance: Venice’s apex of Italo-Byzantine art
The J. Paul Getty Museum presents “Paolo Veneziano: Art & Devotion in 14th-Century Venice,” through Oct. 3, at the Getty Center in Los Angeles. For information, go online to www.getty.edu. Paolo Veneziano lived in 14th-century Venice, a time when the Bubonic Plague, the so-called “Black Death,” decimated one-third of the European population. During...
HISTORY OF MOSAIC ART IN FRIULI with Guglielmo Zanette and Denise Toson
Thursday September 30, 5:30 PM, zoom webinar. Register Here. On the occasion of the special exhibit ITALIAN-AMERICAN ICONS: MOSAIC PORTRAITS at the MarinMOCA, the Italian Cultural Institute is hosting a webinar on the HISTORY OF MOSAIC ART IN FRIULI, with Guglielmo Zanette, curator of the exhibition, and Denise Toson, guest artist and instructor. D...
Paesano Days are back in Redding
After canceling last year's annual Paesano Days due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Sons and Daughters of Italy in America returned with the festival celebrating Italian heritage. On Friday and Saturday, September 17 and 18, at South City Park in Redding, patrons can enjoy raffles, arts and crafts, music, and, of course, homemade Italian food. T...
IL CONTAFAVOLE (Teller of Tales)
From September 25th to November 13rd, the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco is please to offer eight episodes of IL CONTAFAVOLE (Teller of Tales), a fun new series from the beloved Italian childrens’ theater company, Teatro Verde, created exclusively for IIC SF for KIDS as a co-production of The Italian Cultural Institutes of San Francisc...
Review: La Jolla’s new Semola takes Italian gastronomy in a global direction
Over the past five years, San Diego’s Milano Five Group has made a name for itself with hyper-authentic Milanese food at its popular Ambrogio15 pizzerias in Pacific Beach, Little Italy and, now, Del Mar. But Semola, the latest restaurant from two Milano Five co-founders, Andrea Burrone and Giacomo Pizzigoni, is Milanese, by way of South America, th...
Lorenzo Forbice, the Italian saving wine from smoke during fire season
One, two, three lives, across many wine regions and the motherland. Simply put, Lorenzo Forbice is “the man who removes smoke taint from wine after fire seasons.” However, his life has been much more than wine. After an early career in physical therapy, Lorenzo changed path and started working for winemakers in Europe, South America, and the US. As...
Remembering a Century of History at Giusti’s Place
Giusti’s Place in Walnut Grove, whether reached by vehicle or by a short walk from the nearby boat dock, was a must-stop for visitors to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta region for over 100 years. Giusti’s, in its fourth generation of family ownership, had called the historic Miller Ferry Saloon building in Walnut Grove its home since 1912. Visitor...
"Festa Italiana," hosted by the Sons and Daughters of Italy will be in Chico on Sept. 18
If you love Italian food, you won't want to miss "Festa Italiana", planned for 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18 in Downtown Chico City Plaza. It's hosted by the Sons and Daughters of Italy - Vincenzo Bellini Lodge. Proceeds from the event will be donated to the Butte County Office of Emergency Management for Evacuation Support. There will be...
webinar > ITAL CAREER TALKS Piccole Patrie: ripartire dai territori
Parte di una serie di conversazioni tra professionisti di vari settori e studenti universitari di italiano. Relatore di questo incontro: Federico Massimo Ceschin, Presidente Nazionale di SIMTUR (Societa' Italiana Professionisti della Mobilita' e del Turismo Sostenibile). In italiano. Zoom Meeting ID: 95204638944