Anatomia Italiana: Art and Anatomy in the Italian Renaissance
Where: Hall of Nations, 2191 Pan American Rd W, San Diego, California 92101. When: 5:00pm on Sunday February 21., 2016. Door closes at 5:15pm. Italy's medieval universities established the study of human anatomy for physicians. To heighten their art, Renaissance masters clandestinely examined anatomy through human dissection. The profound conn...
A garage of catechism and spirit
by Cookie Curci It was the spring of 1950 when I first met Sister Mary Katherine and Sister Mary Agnes Ann, two Catholic nuns teaching Sunday school classes to a group of us kids from Lincoln Glen Elementary School. Willow Glen was a small, growing community back then and much in need of its own Catholic church to serve the influx of...
BAIA turns 10!
by BAIA Fri, September 30, 2016. 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM. Campari America - 1255 Battery Street #500 - San Francisco, CA, United States. Come celebrate our first 10 years, and toast to our future 10 plus years of continued success! Join us to celebrate this milestone and to welcome the new Italian Consul General in...
Not-To-Miss Event and Exclusive Ferlinghetti Documentary Screening This Saturday in San Francisco
Don't miss the "Italian Matters Because..." event this Saturday at 4:00 PM at the Museo Italo Americano. Professors, lecturers and technologists will come together and show how learning la dolce lingua can change your life and your career, as well as expand on the larger significance of multilingual literacy in our modern world. But, that's not al...
Kiwis take 6-1 lead over Italy's Luna Rossa, on brink of advancing to America's Cup vs. Oracle
By Antonio Gonzalez Emirates Team New Zealand is trying to wrap up a spot in the America's Cup match against defending champion Oracle Team USA as fast as it can. The only thing slowing it down is the weather. The Kiwis set a race record of more than 54 mph on the new 72-foot catamarans Saturday, sailing swiftly in a strong wind t...
Body, soul fed at Italian gathering
Drive deep into the woods and hills of southern Lake County about 30 miles from the nearest stoplight and you'll start seeing red, white and green Italian flags hanging from the cabins and cottages. Under a lush canopy of fir trees, signs start appearing: Parking only for Italians, others will be towed. One pine sprouts signs for DeMattei...
Holiday magic for Families of Italian Lineage
by Venus Mazzoni Franceschi Through the hustle and bustle of the preparation for the Holiday Season, JoAnn Waller and Mary Pizel found time to be quite busy planning the annual Christmas Party for Families of Italian Lineage. It was held at the beautiful Mission Viejo Country Club on December 15, 2013, when their labor of detailed preparat...
Little Italy San Jose: arch coming soon
The Little Italy Arch has been 4 years in the making. Our first steps were to secure funding from donations from the first brick and banner sales to securing a dozen In Kind contributions to successful events at the Fundraising Gala and at Club Auto Sport. We then had a year and a half of plans submitted to the City of San Jose from the Pl...
Dick Marconi: On being Numero Uno
If the name Dick Marconi does not ring a bell, then his accomplishments surely will. Race car driver, humanitarian, artist, and the co-founder of a billion dollar nutrition business. Most would be satisfied in accomplishing one or two of Dick's achievements-but not Dick. For as amazing as this list may be, you get a sense when talking to h...
Bertolucci - A Film Series (Cinema Italia SF)
Following the success of the 2013 film series PASOLINI, we are presenting four of the most successful and loved works by legendary Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci. BERTOLUCCI - A Film Series will engage the audience in a one-day pursuit of a dream that arose from a prolific cinematic career spanning over fifty years. The fes...
Twentieth Anniversary Festa in Little Italy
San Diego's Little Italy Festa began its Twentieth Anniversary on Friday, October 10th with a vintage Italian poster exhibition at Meyer Fine Art Inc., and ended with the Festa's Bocce Ball Tournament on Sunday October 12th. Between these celebration's activities ranged from shopping at Little Italy's Mercato on Saturday, through its Gesso...
feStivale 2014 Gala Finale Brings Season to a Close
At precisely 5:00, Saturday evening a select gathering of Italian singers and band members rehearsed, while sumptuous Italian appetizers were set out early in anticipation of the San Diego Italian Film Festival members and their guests, who began pouring into Balboa's Museum of Photographic Art, on bringing feStivale 2014, to an exciting finale. &...