Birthday party of the century: City Lights to celebrate Ferlinghetti’s 100 years
Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s hand-painted sign, taped to the window of his office at City Lights, overlooking Columbus Avenue, reads: “OPEN DOOR.” That all-inclusive ethos, which has guided the San Francisco bookstore since Ferlinghetti co-founded it in 1953, will be fully evident when the shop hosts an open house on March 24 to celebrate Ferlinghetti’s...
Cinema Italiano Classico, Movie Line-up
Cari Amici – Dear Friends, it is with great pleasure that we announce the 2019 movie line-up of Cinema Italiano Classico. This year we are presenting two movies starring the most famous couple of Italian Cinema: Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni and Sophia Loren in her Oscar winning performance of “Two Women.” They will make you laugh and cry;...
The Meatball Chronicles at the 26th Annual LA Women's Theater Festival
Actress Debrianna Mansini, known for her role as FRAN in Better Call Saul, brings her solo show, The Meatball Chronicles, to Los Angeles this March. Mansini joins a list of stellar performers celebrating dance, musical plays and dramas and comedies for her first appearance in The Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival (LAWTF). The Meatball Chronicles...
St. Joseph’s Day at historic Mission San Juan Capistrano St. Joseph’s Day
Celebrate this feast day at Historic Mission San Juan Capistrano 10:00am – 2:00pm. This annual celebration includes our Italian St. Joseph Table, ringing of the historic bells, live mariachi music, community presentations, special guest lecture on Cliff Swallows, Mission Basilica School performances, history of St. Joseph Day and the Swallows legen...
Oscar Generale, the Italian producer of Hollywood Stars
“I always dreamed of working, one day, in the entertainment industry and, being an extremely ambitious person, I had high standards: I wanted to go to Hollywood and become an agent, but especially a producer.” Oscar Generale’s tenacity brought him exactly where he desired, in Los Angeles, where his goal of becoming a film producer and an expert in...
Screen time in Little Italy
Our Little Italy neighborhood offers some of the finer food fare this side of the Tiber River. When it comes to Italian cuisine, visitors certainly have their pick of dining experiences. The Italian neighborhood, however, offers much more than great food, providing a host of cultural offerings at any given time. Movies, of course, are always a hit...
Principe Foods Presents Italian-Style Meats
I know the saying is ‘a good man is hard to find,’ but I propose an alternative phrase,—‘a good meat is hard to find.’ It’s true; I love a good cured meat; from salami to prosciutto, they’re all winners in my book, but often the quality can be a little, shall we say, iffy. One company that is making a commitment to quality is Principe Foods, a Cali...
Italian Teachers Needed At Istituto Italiano Scuola, SF
Istituto Italiano Scuola (IIS) è una istituzionale non profit 501 (c) (3), fondata nel 1998 ed operante a San Francisco. E’ l’unica scuola della Bay Area affiliata all’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di San Francisco. Scopo dell’IIS è la divulgazione della lingua e cultura Italiana attraverso corsi di Italiano generale, corsi speciali e workshops di a...
Mona Lisa Smile
Thursday, March 14, 2019. From 6:30 pm To 8:30 pm PST. Organized by IIC San Francisco in collaboration with the Leonardo da Vinci Society. Entrance: Free. Location: Istituto Italiano di Cultura, 601 Van Ness Avenue, Suite F, San Francisco CA 94102 Mona Lisa Smile: The Question of Leonardo's Women, from Vasari to Freud and the Digital Age. Lecture b...
Ferlinghetti, cent’anni da ribelle a San Francisco le fotografie «bresciane» dell’ultimo beat
L’ultimo dei beat, l’apostolo del dissenso cresciuto in un’America in cui essere italiano voleva dire puzzare di aglio e peperoni, il poeta che bombardava Genova di poesie sganciate da un balcone e si presentava alle vernici con la spilla «Fuck art — let’s dance» appuntata sulla giacca, non ha perso il vizio. A cent’anni (quasi: li compie il 24 mar...
Pizza Star Fiorella Fires Up Polk Street Sequel
Richmond District hit (and current Eater 38 Essential SF restaurant) Fiorella is bringing its neighborhood Italian favorites to a new neighborhood: Russian Hill, where a second Fiorella opens on Thursday, March 7. The new location at 2238 Polk is in the former home of another pizzeria, Gioia, which closed in October to relocate to a smaller Hayes V...
First Vinitaly International Academy Ambassador Course Held in Los Angeles Proclaims Seven Italian Wine Ambassadors
The Vinitaly International Academy global community continues to grow steadily with 7 Italian Wine Ambassadors newly certified in Los Angeles. The overall count then raises to 177 accredited members (of which 13 are Experts and 164 Ambassadors), even if the broader alumni community reaches 500 wine professionals worldwide that have been through the...