An Evening with Dean Martin
Friday, Feb 17, 6:00 - 10:00 p.m. IAHF Cultural Center - 425 N. Fourth Street - San Jose, CA 95112. $55 members, $60 non-members. RSVP TODAY Singles, Family, Friends and Members! You don’t want to miss this incredible performance by Matt Helm, Friday, February 17. We will be enjoying an evening of dining, entertainment and raffles. Each year we pro...
Procession of Faith: A journey of the Italians of Los Angeles from their origins up to today in a Film
Smiles, moments of reflection and an occasional hearty laugh, are the reactions of the Italian-American community of Los Angeles while watching the documentary film, “Processions of Faith: The Story of Saint Peter’s Italian Catholic Church, its Parishioners and their Saints”. Produced by Justine Mestichelli’s Midair Rose Production and masterfully...
Spoleto Italian Kitchen Opens New Location in California
Spoleto, a fast-casual Italian restaurant that combines the speed of quick service with the sophistication of gourmet-quality food is expanding its presence in the United States with the opening of a new location in Irvine, Calif. This restaurant makes the fifth corporate-owned location in the U.S. and first location outside of Florida. The Irvine...
Support flows to philanthropist Bruno Serato after fire guts Anaheim White House
ANAHEIM Community support poured in Saturday for philanthropist Bruno Serato after his iconic Anaheim White House, where he’s served more than one million free meals to needy children, was severely damaged in a pre-dawn fire. Some 60 firefighters from four cities knocked down the blaze in about 30 minutes after the call went out at 4:18 a.m., said...
Davide Gasparotto: “Mi manca l’Italia ma negli Usa i musei sono una potenza”
Dopo una lunga esperienza di curatore, direttore e funzionario di sovraintendenza in varie città italiane (Parma, Piacenza, Modena, San Sepolcro) da due anni lei è il Senior Curator del J. Paul Getty di Los Angeles. Come mai? «Direi un po’ per caso. Ero stato tra il 2011 e il 2012 Fellow al Metropolitan Museum a New York e questa esperienza ha i...
"Una Stella" at San Francisco’s de Young Museum
“My painting is based on the fact that only what can be seen there, is there. It really is an object.” ~ Frank Stella When we think of Italians and art, how many think of Minimalism, an art movement that appeared in the 1960s which embodied simplicity in content and form, intending to exclude signs of personal expression. Instead of Minimalism, s...
Meet The Man Who Brings Cannabis and Palm Trees to The World of High Fashion
“I feel like an outsider in Italy, ‘cause I have more of an American mentality perhaps. But I’m also an outsider in America, because my mentality is more Italian than theirs,” says Moncler Art Director Francesco Ragazzi, who founded high-end streetwear brand Palm Angels in early 2015. The brand – which is based off a coffee table book about LA skat...
Ceding to demands, Pepperdine will remove Christopher Columbus statue
Pepperdine University will remove a statue of Christopher Columbus from its main campus after students at the Southern California Christian school made multiple demands to take it down. Currently located above the university’s amphitheater, the statue will be relocated to Pepperdine’s campus in Florence, Italy, President Andrew Benton told the univ...
Lucia’s Brings ‘Brooklyn-Style’ Neapolitan Pizza to Berkeley
If you were to compile a list of restaurant genres that the East Bay has a dire shortage of, Italian-inspired wood-oven pizza wouldn’t crack the top ten. We do, after all, have plenty of that.Still, you have to admire the owners of Lucia’s, a new Neapolitan-style pizzeria in downtown Berkeley, for having the courage of their convictions to go all-i...
Must-see ‘Blaxploitalian’ (documentary on black actors in Italian cinema) screens in NYC & LA throughout February
“BlaxploItalian,” the documentary exploring director Fred Kudjo Kuwornu’s quest to uncover Black film images in his native Italy, leading him to discover a century-long heritage of Black actors, native and foreign, in Italian cinema, will have a special screening in New York City on Tuesday, February 7th. This will be followed with screenings at L...
Gravina remains true to Italy
Gravina in Puglia, a small town in the south of Italy, is an ancient town with Romanesque cathedrals and Baroque style churches. It is also the hometown of the proprietors of Gravina Malibu. For starters at the restaurant, one may wish to try the Insalata di Pere ($16), made with mixed greens and raw spinach, cherry tomatoes, white asparagus and pe...
Documentary shines spotlight on heart of Italian Catholic community in Los Angeles
Nestled in Chinatown near Dodger Stadium is a thriving parish that is the heart of the local Italian Catholic community. St. Peter’s Italian Catholic Church has Italian parishioners from all over Southern Los Angeles, and serves as a place for families to live out their cultural and religious devotions, feasts and dances. On Jan. 15, church members...