59th Annual Swallow’s Day Parade
March 25, Saturday – 59th Annual Swallow’s Day Parade – There is no better way to show your Italian pride than by marching along a parade route lined with over 30,000 spectators, filmed on TV and broadcast live on several radio stations. Come dressed in Italian colors and carry an Italian Regional flag, toss a pizza or just wave to the crowds. We a...
Si apre il Los Angeles Italia film, fashion and art Fest
Come di consueto la settimana prima degli Oscar, a Hollywood arriva l’atteso Festival " Los Angeles Italia film, fashion and art fest” ed il 19 febbraio al Cinese Theatre si e’ svolta la cerimonia di apertura della 12 edizione a cura del fondatore Pascal Vicedomini. Oltre alla retrospettiva di film sopratutto italiani, in ricordo di registi, attori...
Columbus Day ouster from SF schools upsets Italian Americans
The decision to nix Columbus Day from the San Francisco Unified School District calendar last month came not with a bang but a whimper in The City. But the news apparently struck a chord with Italian Americans in Washington, D.C., who wrote a scathing letter Feb. 2 that singled out Board of Education Commissioner Matt Haney for his “particularly un...
Celebrating “Italian Design Day” in Los Angeles
The Consulate General of Italy, has organized a special event at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles to celebrate “Italian Design Day”. Promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in collaboration with the Triennale di Milano, MISE and MIBACT it will be celebrated simultaneously, throughout the world. The biggest...
Marino Sichi: When America turned my Arcata family into Enemy Aliens
We all know Dec. 7, 1941 is a day that will "live in infamy." For me, there are two other such days. One is Feb. 2, 1942, when General John DeWitt persuaded President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to execute Executive Order 9066. This excluded all people of Japanese ancestry from sensitive areas near the Pacific Coast. Citizens included. Also, it moved...
Serial Flirtations: Rotari’s Muses
When: From Friday, March 03, 2017 to Monday, July 31, 2017Where: Norton Simon Museum, 411 West Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91105Organized by : Norton Simon Museum - Entrance : Free The Norton Simon Museum presents an intimate exhibition examining Pietro Rotari (1707–1762), an illustrious Italian artist who found success and fortune in Vienna and b...
Wine Party: Nebbiolo & Undiscovered Grapes of the Mountains
Monday, February 27, 2017. From 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm. Organized by Lingua Viva & IIC in collaboration with Vinomatica LLC. Entrance : With fee. Location:IIC- 1023 Hilgard Avenue. Los Angeles, CA 90024 Wine in contemporary Italy: Exploring the unique wines of each region. There are around 350 common wine grape varieties in Italy, so we have much to ta...
Italian for All! A New Partnership between Chapman Italian Studies & Fondazione Italia
Fondazione Italia has now opened its Orange County Italian Language Center offering courses for children and adults on the Chapman University campus. The Italian Studies program is delighted to support the teaching of Italian to the larger Orange community and is excited about the possibilities inherent in this new partnership. Fondazione Italia is...
Maria Manetti Shrem Grants 2017 now open
After the success of the Maria Manetti Shrem Grants 2016, the Commission for Language and Culture of COMITES is happy to announce the opening of the call for 2017. Students who take the AP Italian Exam 2017 and score 3 or higher will be awarded with prizes from 50 to 100$. This initiative is possible thanks to the generosity of Lady Maria Manetti S...
Cuisine constantly evolves at San Francisco's Mina Test Kitchen
The five-course menu at Mina Test Kitchen kicks off with a bang: a pair of golden zeppole topped with caramelized onions, potato mozzarella fonduta and a dollop of glistening caviar. Two decadent bites of crunchy, sweet, creamy and briny—it’s the kind of dish that makes you groan, but if you swing by the unmarked San Francisco restaurant next month...
Buon appetito at Locale 90 in Hermosa Beach
A popular Italian proverb goes, “A tavola non si invecchia;" which means, "At the table, one does not age." Because in Italy, the meal is meant to be a leisurely pleasure shared with others. (I might add, also because time flies when you're eating pizza.) This is the philosophy of Locale 90, which recently opened its second location in the old Umam...
Sacramento Italian Cultural Society invites you to share a laugh at its film festival
The Sacramento Italian Cultural Society will screen “Se Dio Vuole” (“God Willing”), the next in its film festival series, on Friday, Feb. 17. The comedy-drama, which won the 2015 David di Donatello Award for best new director for Edoardo Falcone, tells the story of a doctor, a charismatic priest and a dysfunctional family taken by surprise by an an...