San Diego Italian Film Festival Presents Monthly Lineup Of Italian Films At La Paloma Theatre in 2019
The San Diego Italian Film Festival (SDIFF) presents a lineup of eclectic films from Italy in its monthly series at La PALOMA Theatre in Encinitas, through June 2019. Carefully selected by Artistic Director and film professor Antonio Iannotta, these films represent a selection of the wide variety of movies being made by and about Italians and the I...
Winter Wine Festa
Vino lovers, mark your calendars for the first festa of 2019. Taste up to 20 Italian wines and enjoy countless food pairings throughout our marketplace during the Winter Wine Festa on January 25. From 5:30-8 p.m. during the Winter Wine Festa, sip your way through a multitude of regional Italian wines paired with traditional Italian bites. But that’...
Oceanside's Rocky Marciano Lodge reopens in style
After one year and $40,000 of renovations, the Oceanside chapter of Sons of Italy reopened the Rocky Marciano Lodge in the fall. On Jan. 15, the non-profit organization will host an open house and ribbon cutting for the newly remodeled reception hall. “I think it’s one of the best-kept secrets in Oceanside,” said Joe Samoles, vice president of Sons...
Our Lady of Perpetual Help celebrates La Befana to close out Christmas season
In a celebration of the Epiphany, or Three Kings Day, the Italian Catholic Club of Santa Clarita Valley and members of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Newhall signaled the traditional end of the 12 days of Christmas with a goodbye to the holiday season with their fifth La Befana on Sunday. Anna Riggs, president of the Italian Catholic...
Looking ahead in Little Italy for 2019
Buon Anno (Happy New Year) from Convivio! We at Convivio wish you and yours a prosperous year ahead! We are gearing up for many programs and events coming up in the new year and look forward to making new friends and celebrating the essence of Convivio with you! Convivio programs and events calendar: Films al fresco - Join us for our outdoor scree...
The Elusive Woodcut of Renaissance Italy: The Chiaroscuro
Two “noble, imposing” apostles by Domenico Beccafumi first introduced Naoko Takahatake, the curator of prints and drawings at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), to the rare art of Italian chiaroscuro, a type of early color printmaking. At the time, she could not have guessed that it would take her the next decade to research the genre. T...
Los Angeles: Nissoli (FI) incontra la nuova Console Generale e la comunità italiana
Riprendono, nel 2019, gli incontri di Fucsia Nissoli (Fi) con le comunità italiane all’estero. Prima tappa del nuovo anno Los Angeles, dove la deputata eletta in Centro e Nord America, ha incontra la nuova console generale, Silvia Chiave, e alcuni membri della comunità italiana. “L’esigenza di tenere un rapporto costante con i cittadini e quindi u...
Italy, Europe, and the Challenges of Globalization - Panel Discussion
What: Panel Discussion. Speakers/Performers: Enrico Deaglio, Italian journalist and writer; Enrico Rossi, President of the Region of Tuscany - When: January 31 at 6 p.m. - Where: Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco, 601 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94105 Italy has recently been in the spotlight as the European Union undergoes a delica...
Ravello Osteria has Italian food that’s old school good in Monterey Park
You could pick up Ravello Osteria — a garlic-heavy Italian wonder on the southern edge of Monterey Park — and drop it in the Little Italys of New York and San Francisco, and it would fit in just fine. It’s an old school Italian eatery, with many long tables, feeding large groups oversized pizzas and platter of pasta. All that’s missing is an old gu...
A 72-Year-Old Italian Star Barely Showing Its Age
Every year, J. D. Power highlights the automobiles that retain the highest percentage of their original price after three years. But the vehicle that beats them all never makes the list. This winner would seem an unlikely value champ. It looks much as it did 72 years ago, when it made its debut. It has a sparse half cubic foot of luggage space, and...
The Final Days of Valentino, LA’s Most Iconic Italian Restaurant
On one of its last nights of service, guests of Valentino streamed into the restaurant from Pico Boulevard. “I hear you’re closing,” said a smartly-dressed woman. “Yes,” answered the host. “Why?” she asked, with pain in her voice. The host — the consummate host — sighed and responded, “Do you have a few hours?”This conversation in different forms c...
Merrill Quacinella
On December 18, 2018 Merriel Quacinella passed away after a short illness. Her life began on June 2, 1931 in Illinois, the oldest of three children. The family moved to Modesto where she attended high school and Jr. College. Her early career began running the print shop at Mt. Sac Jr College, and concluded as a medical transcriber in Modesto. ...