20th Annual Sicilian Festival in Little Italy
by Andrew Bagley The San Diego Sicilian Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary this Sunday, May 19, in Little Italy. Beginning at 10 AM until 6 PM, India Street and surrounding thoroughfares come alive with people, culture, color, food, live music, entertainment, dancers, a car show, wine and beer garden, kids' zone, games, arts and craf...
Encore for Tosca
With the opening of an updated and modernised version of North Beach stalwart Tosca, the people of San Francisco have let out a collective sigh of relief. Tosca, you see, has a bit of a history in the Bay Area - 92 years of it to be precise. This is the place where Hunter S. Thompson once broke an ankle as he jumped from the bar, where Tim Burton c...
San Francisco Bach choir presents Splendida - October 19, 2014 at 4:00 PM
Psalms, songs and canticles of the Italian Baroque A short, delicious concert of Italian music, followed by an equally delectable reception, introducing SFBC's new Artistic Director Magen Solomon. This season's opening performance highlights glorious but infrequently performed works, including Catholic and Jewish psalm settings by Monteverdi and Sa...
Italian Singer’s Video a Success
"It's going to be beautiful," predicted Giovanna Gattuso, commenting on her 3rd showing of The King is Naked, which had its premier opening in Little Italy's Convivio Center in San Diego Sunday evening. She was correct. The event was as great a success here as were its two former showings in Turin, Italy on June 7th, 2014, and the Italian...
Top 10 Little Italy Restaurants and Hotspots To Visit This Holiday Season
Once home to more than 6,000 Italian families who worked to build San Diego's then-flourishing tuna fishing industry, Little Italy is now a quaint and lively neighborhood filled with patio cafés, unique restaurants, art galleries, shops, hotels, and the beautiful Amici Park. Whether you frequent the area or are just paying a winter vacatio...
The Illustrated Body: Printing, Anatomy, and Art in the Renaissance
This international conference commemorates the 500th anniversary of the birth of Andreas Vesalius (1514 -1564), the Flemish founder of modern anatomy and the author of De humani corporis fabrica, and the 500th anniversary of the death of Aldus Manutius, the founder of the Aldine Press in Venice. UCLA Library Special Collections houses one of the wo...
Hope for the Pope
by Vicky Carabini Mission San Juan Capistrano has launched a Hope for the Pope campaign to encourage Pope Francis to travel to California when he visits the United States in September. He announced that he will be canonizing Fr. Junipero Serra during his Papal visit making our historic Mission ,which is home to the only remaining...
Marco Doria a San Francisco incontra la comunità dei liguri
Prima giornata del sindaco Marco Doria a San Francisco. Appena dopo il suo arrivo nella città californiana il sindaco è stato accolto al St. Francis Yacht Club dal console italiano. È grazie al convinto impegno del consolato italiano a San Francisco che è stato possibile organizzare il fitto programma di colloqui e incontri con aziende e operatori...
Artisanal Food’s Brett Ottolenghi to Launch Food Expo
Brett Ottolenghi, one of the Valley's top gourmet food authorities, wants to expand his sphere of influence. He's long supplied top restaurants with luxury ingredients including truffles, caviar and foie gras. And his popular retail outlet Artisanal Foods recently expanded to include a small café and catering company in partnership with aw...
North County Italian Film Series April 13, 18 & 25
Three dates, three movies at the beautiful La Paloma Theatre in downtown Encinitas! Don't miss any of these great films - all were tremendous hits at SDIFF's feStivale 2012. All films are in Italian with English subtitles. Forward this email to your North County friends! Saturday April 13: Si puo fare (We Can Do It)This hilarious film is based on...
Piazza Rialto: Nice Italian take
By Heather McPherson Piazza Rialto is an interesting find in west Orange County. The restaurant is nicely designed with a large main dining room centered around a bar. The room is voluminous yet it has cozy, intimate niches. The décor has a casual elegance vibe that makes it destination for date night or family supper. And the spa...
The 67th annual literary award Premio Strega presented in Los Angeles
June 2013 - Los Angeles - Italian Cultural Institute A conversation with the authors of the novels selected as finalists for the 2013 edition of the Premio Strega that includes Los Angeles as the only USA location for one of its readers Committes around the world. The prestigious Premio Strega is an Award presented in Ro...