Michael Benzaia lives the LA dream as X-ray tech and actor
If you had a normal first conversation with Michael Benzaia, he would tell you that he is just a regular Italian-American guy from New York. However, as someone who is both an actor/television personality and a CT/XR Technologist at Resolution Imaging in Santa Monica, he is living the LA life in a most unique way. "I might be the only CT/X...
Announcing new IASA Book Prize
by Robert Oppedisano The Italian American Studies Association announces the Italian American Studies Association Book Award to be offered even numbered years for a scholarly work and odd numbered years for a creative work. The first award will be presented in November 2016 at our meeting in Long Beach, CA. (The recipient need not be p...
Il Cinema Ritrovato brings Italian Masterpieces to LMU
Italy comes to college next week for the fourth annual "Il Cinema Ritrovato: Rediscovered Film" festival, a series of free film screenings at Loyola Marymount University. Masterpieces of Italian cinema recently restored by one of Italy's most esteemed film restoration and preservation archives, Cineteca di Bologna, will be screened at LMU'...
Bernini's Rome: Art and Architecture of the Baroque
Time: April 26, 2013 at 7:30pm to April 27, 2013 at 10pmLocation: Marines Memorial TheatreCity/Town: San FranciscoWebsite or Map: http://www.humanitieswest.org/currentBernini.htmlEvent Type: lectureOrganized By: Humanities West/ Italian Cultural Institute Enjoying the patronage of Popes and the wealth of the resurgent Counter-Reformation C...
L’America premia il made in Cilento: c’è la doppia medaglia per gli oli dop
Doppio riconoscimento per l'olio dop salernitano al "Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition'" premio internazionale che vede competere, ogni anno, centinaia di oli provenienti da Argentina, Australia, Cile, Francia, Grecia, Italia, Giappone, Marocco, Nuova Zelanda, Perù, Portogallo, Arabia Saudita, Slovenia, Sud Africa, Spagna...
For Tony Bennett, it's all about passion
As legendary crooner Tony Bennett nears 90, the 17-time Grammy Award winner shows no sign of slowing down. Bennett recently celebrated his 87th birthday with a sold-out concert at the Hollywood Bowl, followed by a glitzy Beverly Hills bash attended by the likes of John Travolta and Sidney Poitier. Now he's back on tour with his youngest da...
Chazz Palminteri to Star in World Premiere Play UNORGANIZED CRIME at the Elephant Theatre, 4/26-5/25
Unorganized Crime, LLC presents a world premiere play, UNORGANIZED CRIME, written by Kenny D'Aquila, directed by David Fofi and starring Chazz Palminteri ("A Bronx Tale," "Bullets Over Broadway"). UNORGANIZED CRIME will preview on Saturday, April 26 at 8pm; Monday, April 28, Tuesday, April 29 and Wednesday, April 30 at 8pm and will open on Thursday...
Student Danielle James receives the Marisa Antonini Award
The Marisa Antonini award has been established to honor passion for the Italian language, culture, or art. Danielle is planning to develop a partnership between her sorority and a local elementary school, with the aim of exposing the children to Italian authors and other aspects of Italian culture. Danielle writes about how her schooling experience...
Barneys Revamps Its Resto; Culina Highlights Different Italian Regions
This month in LA dining news: Freds at Barneys New York lets shoppers enjoy farm-to-table twists on American classics in an artfully rendered setting, Culina gets inspired by a new region of Italy every month, and more. The closing of Barney Greengrass earlier this year marked the end of an era, but the power lunch lives on at the new Freds at Bar...
Why artist Fred Tomaselli talks back to the New York Times
In March of 2005, artist Fred Tomaselli picked up his morning copy of the New York Times and found a blaring headline about ex-WorldCom CEO Bernie Ebbers being convicted of an $11-billion fraud. The story was sensational — about the worst of Wall Street chicanery and excess. But what truly caught Tomaselli's attention was the accompanying...
The Finale Italian Nights at Giracci Vineyards
Come join us at Giracci Vineyards & Farms for our annual summer Italian Nights. We will be offering dinner and music on September 4th. Time: 6pm-9pm Enjoy an Italian buffet including appetizers, a delectable entrée, salad, dessert and a glass of wine. Michael Cipolla will be singing the songs from an era dominated by great It...
Piad'Amore, la piadina italiana che fa innamorare l'America
Dietro un grande progetto c'è sempre un sogno altrettanto grande. E un team affiatato, appassionato. Complementare. È la storia di Piad'Amore. Una storia che è un viaggio, quello che ha portato Antonio Pagano, avvocato salernitano con anni di esperienza nel marketing e nella comunicazione, in California. Con un obiettivo dal sapore di un s...