Italian Film Festival begins at Vintage House Sonoma
by Lorna Sheridan The Italian class at Vintage House is presenting an Italian Film Festival, starting this Tuesday at 6 p.m. and running for the next six Tuesday nights through Feb. 16. The films are all in Italian, with English subtitles. The festival is themed, "Let's explore Italy together, as it was, then and now." Each film...
‘The secret of Joy’ di Max Bartoli: successo hollywoodiano dal cuore italiano
"The secret of Joy" di Max Bartoli, il cortometraggio ambientato nel fantastico mondo di Re Artù realizzato a Hollywood, ha coinvolto professionisti italiani, americani e inglesi, con l'obiettivo di raccogliere fondi da devolvere al The Kids Cancer Research Foundation di San Luis Obispo in California e ad altri due ospedali europei, oltre a sensibi...
Chef Luigi Diotaiuti Opens New Italian Restaurant “Aperto”
We're looking forward to trying out a new Italian restaurant in Foggy Bottom opened by Al Tiramisu Owner-Chef Luigi Diotaiuti. Aperto takes over the space apertoformerly occupied by Primi Piatti, which closed after 30 years. In Luigi's words, "'Aperto' is named after the Italian word for 'open'. Featuring an open kitchen, a comfortable atm...
Festa Coloniale Italiana Delights North Beach
By Nickolas Marinelli Street festivals in San Francisco are not rare. On any given weekend in the spring and summer, at least a couple of them are happening somewhere in the City. They range from the extreme (like the Folsom Street Fair) to the traditional (like the Saint Patrick's Day festival) to the downright boring (you know what I'm t...
Italian eLearning for the Busy Bees Among Us
By Mauro Battocchi Perhaps your schedule is hectic and you're having a hard enough time preparing your taxes let alone learning the Italian language. And maybe the prospect of sinking $300 into Rosetta Stone doesn't sound like the best use of your hard earned cash. But hey, don't give up! You can still learn Italian here and there...
Convivio honors heritage with lecture series
When the Convivio Center first opened its doors little more than one year ago, it had one main vision. Connection. Not only did it want to connect with the community, but it wanted to serve as a meeting point where community members could connect with one another. Even its name – Convivio, meaning "to live together" – furthered that vision. ...
The D.I.V.E. of L.A. honored talented Italian women of yesterday and today, from Margherita Hack to Elena Pierpaoli
The International Women’s Day is their day, and the D.I.V.E. of Los Angeles celebrated it with an exquisite dinner at the Skylight Gardens in Westwood, hosted by Miranda Barone. On this special occasion, the members’ monthly meeting was dedicated to the memory of a brilliant Italian woman: Margherita Hack (1922-2013). Known as the “lady of...
Music man Frank DiSalvo performs at Indian Wells resort
by Dodie Cross "For the last 50 years I have played and sang with a band, and I will continue with my music as long as it's humanly possible." Frank DiSalvo didn't have a chance to go anywhere but into a musical career; it was in his DNA. "My mother was instrumental in my love of music. She was a 'Bobby Soxer,' a real music f...
The Genius of Modigliani Explored
The life, work and personality of Amedeo Modigliani will be discussed tonight at the Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco. Art expert Dr. Kenneth Wayne, author of the book "Modigliani and the Artists of Montparnasse" will present a two hour lecture that explores the psychology and historical context of Modigliani's bizarre forms, colorful po...
Sexy before Apple, ecco gli italiani che hanno fatto la storia
Sexy before Apple: the Italian experience in Silicon Valley è il nome della mostra curata da Paolo Pontoniere e Alex Bochannek che si è aperta questa notte presso il Computer History Museum di Mountain View in California. Racconta le gesta degli avventurieri italiani che si sono spinti sulla costa Ovest degli Stati Uniti attratti dal fascino di scr...
Incontri ravvicinati nel network di Stanford
Cielo grigio su San Francisco. Quando il bus arriva all'università di Stanford, l'aria è fresca ma c'è un bel sole a esaltare i profili in stile moresco dell'università californiana, al top delle classifiche mondiali dei migliori atenei. Con i giovani imprenditori del Sud cominciamo una visita dalla chiesa al centro dell'Università. Che ha una sto...
Missione in California per startup ed aziende innovative
Una settimana in California, per toccare con mano le opportunità del mercato USA, incontrare operatori del mondo dell'innovazione ed interfacciarsi con potenziali clienti e partner commerciali e/o strategici: con questo proposito Bridges to Italy mette a disposizione delle Startup ed Aziende italiane del proprio network una missione sul territorio...