USA - Italian film showcased at Newport Beach Film Festival
Italian film was showcased at Newport Beach Film Festival, in California, with a screening of "Immaturi - Il viaggio" (2012) by Paolo Genovese. The film was introduced by the Executive Director of the Festival, Gregg Schwenk, and the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute, Alberto Di Mauro. They both underscored the strong link between th...
Table Talk: Little Napoli deserves its reputation for reliable charm, satisfying food and a buoyancy of spirit
All right, I am the only one in the region who had not been to Little Napoli of Carmel, even though I lived down the street on Monte Verde for eight years. Why? I don't know. It looked so charming — that bright blue door, the flying Italian flags, the arched golden Tuscan arch, the Ferrari racing car kitsch...It was for Others. Tourists. O...
Italians and Americans: How Do We See Each Other?
By Mauro Battocchi We have a special event coming up on May 7th at the Jewish Community Center (3200 California Street) in San Francisco. New York Times and Corriere della Sera op-ed columnist Beppe Severgnini, former correspondent of the Economist and author of "La Bella Figura: A Field Guide to the Italian Mind" and "Ciao America! An It...
Le 4 vite di Federico Faggin, l’inventore del microcroprocessore celebrato da Obama
di Maria Teresa Cometto Il primo microprocessore al mondo porta la firma di un italiano, Federico Faggin. La porta davvero, in senso letterale: "F.F.", le sue iniziali, sono incise in un angolino di ogni chip Intel 4004, da quando Faggin l'ha inventato nel 1971. "Quando l'ho finito, mi piaceva la sua vista d'insieme: mi sembrava q...
Rome Was! A Piranesian Vision on video by Randolph Langenbach
By combining Piranesi's famous "Vedute di Roma" drawings with photographs of today's Rome from the same vantage point, the screening will present a striking layered view of Rome. A unique exploration in archaeology and visual perspective. Register here Information Date: Thursday, September 25, 2014 Time: 6:30 PM Location: Italian...
Italian Identities through War. Una conferenza a UCLA traccia lo sviluppo dell’identità culturale italiana legata alla guerra e al conflitto
«Dunque nulla di nuovo da questa altezza / Dove ancora un poco senza guardare si parla / E nei capelli il vento cala la sera. / Dunque nessun cammino per discendere / Se non questo del nord dove il sole non tocca / E sono d'acqua i rami degli alberi. / Dunque fra poco senza parole la bocca. / E questa sera saremo in fondo alla valle / Dove le feste...
The Godfather Live + Pre-Film Mafia Costume Party
Fri 4/24/15 5:30PMThe Godfather Live + Pre-Film Mafia Costume PartySan Diego Symphony - 750 B Street, San Diego, CA 92101 Its organized crime and you're invited! Join the family on Friday, April 24th! Tickets are only $100 and include the pre-film Mafia Costume Party and preferred seating for The Godfather accompanied LIVE by the San...
Center Stage: Italian friends and acquaintances
Several Italian families migrated to the Cambria coal mine when it was in operation from 1888-1928. Newcastle and Cambria were named after towns in England. Many of the Italian miners took homesteads in the area. The CB&Q railroad needed coal and the Cambria coal mine furnished this before the vein of coal ran out. The following is som...
Viva Italia – concert by the San Francisco Renaissance Voices
Museo Italo Americano. Fort Mason Center - 2 Marina Blvd., Building C - San Francisco, CA 94123. Sunday, November 1 at 4:30pm. The San Francisco Renaissance Voices will perform Viva Italia, a concert of Italian Renaissance music. Come and enjoy a special, fascinating and rare concert featuring Missa Nasce la Gioia by Palest...
The Hills Run Red: Italian Westerns, Leone and Beyond
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive of the University of California recently presented the new film series centered on the great Italian directors of Western movies, "The Hills Run Red: Italian Westerns, Leone and Beyond." The Series, running through January 27th, presents six classics by Sergio Leone, Sergio Corbucci, Damiano Dam...
Accademia Italiana della Cucina - Delegazione SF
Accademia Italiana della Cucina - Delegazione di San FranciscoIl Presidente dell'Accademia Italiana della Cucina, Prof. Giovanni Ballarini, e il Segretario Generale, Dott. Paolo Petroni, hanno compiuto una visita alle delegazioni di Sacramento, San Francisco e Silicon Valley. Previa una visita alla città di San Francisco, organizzata dal Delegato,...
Boys’ & Girls’ Towns of Italy Raises over $125,000 - Featuring World-Renown Designer Carmen Marc Valvo At 51st Annual Fashion Show and Luncheon
Boys' & Girls' Towns of Italy (BGTI), a nonprofit that empowers war refugee, migrant and at-risk youth living on the streets, announced that it raised over $125,000 on Wednesday, December 4 at its 51st Annual San Francisco Committee Fashion Show and Luncheon featuring the Spring 2014 collection of world-renown designer Carmen Marc Valvo. The fu...