In San Francisco, the Mayor of Rome Unveils Bold Plan to Remake Rome
by Mauro Battocchi When the Mayor of Rome Ignazio Marino looks out of his office window from the Capitoline Hill (pictured above), the material remnants of a rich and profound history stretch as far as the eye can see. In the foreground is where Marc Antony addressed the Roman Senate after the assassination of Julius Caesar. In the distanc...
Mercato di Natale, living the magic of Italian Christmas
Christmas day is less than a month away but, two weeks ago in San Francisco, people could get a first 'taste' of the holiday spirit, thanks to the Mercato di Natale at Fort Mason Center. The Christmas Market has been organised by the Museo Italo-Americano in collaboration with D.I.V.E. (Donne Italiane che Vivono all'Estero), a group of wom...
UC Berkeley Launches Center for Study of Ancient Italy
by Mauro Battocchi A new research center has been opened at UC Berkeley the Study of Ancient Italy. The center is affiliated with the Graduate Group in Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology and will promote and advance the study of the many cultures of ancient Italy, with special emphasis on the Etruscans and Romans. It will suppo...
Come Creare Una Startup di Successo Tra Italia e Silicon Valley: Fireside Chat Con Fabrizio Capobianco
Esistono imprenditori italiani che, in vent'anni di Silicon Valley, hanno fatto delle scoperte, hanno trovato nuove vie e si sono spesi per farle conoscere ad altri. Hanno aperto strade e nel frattempo creato aziende che raccolgono milioni di dollari da investitori pronti a dare loro fiducia. Tutto questo non avviene mai per caso, ma è sempre...
Italian Street Food Fest - West Berkeley
When: Sun, December 11, 2016 from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM PSTWhere: 2323 Fourth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710, United States Come join us for a full day of REAL Italian food, live music, and fun! EVENT INFO- Entry is free- Menu tickets are limited and price will raise the day of the event!- All event proceeds will be donated to Food Shift, an Oa...
Robert Viscusi Poems
The Italian American writer Robert Viscusi will be reading his poems at the Italian Cultural Center on March 2nd! Like most Italian Americans born since the 1940s, Robert Viscusi grew up without being able to speak ten sentences in the native language of his grandparents and parents. The Second World War made it a dangerous thing for Italians in t...
Festa Italiana 2013 Italian festival in Sacramento California this August
Festa Italiana! Sacramento's Super Italian Festival – The Festa Italiana 2013 Italian festival in Sacramento California will begin August 3 to the 4th this year at the Croation Center in Sacramento and is an cultural celebration not to miss this August! Expected attendance for the Italian culture festival: 3,500+Festa Italiana! Dates: Saturday, Au...
From the Italian Americans, with love
The Central Orange County Italian American Association donated 25 Thanksgiving turkeys to the House on the Hill Agri-Business Child Development Center in Goshen. House on the Hill provides child care for more than 50 agricultural working families in Orange County. Pictured are House on the Hill's Director, Sister Jean Graffweg, with associ...
Great success of La Fameja Veneta’s Christmas party
On December 8, 2013 "La Fameja Veneta" held its Christmas party at the Portofino Restaurant in La Habra.As usual the president of the club, Maria Varlotta, expertly assisted by capable Bepi Sugar, did a great job in organizing the party. Since Maria's belief is that Christmas is mostly a holiday for youngsters, several members showed up wi...
Italian Crime Thrillers from the 70's
The wild popularity of comedic duo Terence Hill and Bud Spencer from 1970's "They Call Me Trinity" transformed the traditionally violent Spaghetti Western genre into G-rated slapstick parodies. With the demise of the once gritty, hard-hitting, and often excessive, violence from Italian westerns, filmmakers found a new home for gunfights an...
Ragazzi Continuo presents "Tidings of comfort" - December 20, 2014 at 7:30 pm
Ragazzi Continuo, the a cappella men's choir composed of alumni of the acclaimed Ragazzi Boys Chorus, presents its holiday concert, TIDINGS OF COMFORT. Since their childhood days singing with the Ragazzi Boys Chorus, members of Continuo have spent their holidays in the shared joy of song. Audiences can experience this holiday treat as it t...
Antonia Lofaso: Scopa and Black Market chef, and 'Busy Mom'
Antonia Lofaso is chef and partner at Scopa Italian Roots in Venice and at Black Market Liquor Bar in Studio City, but she started her culinary career making corn dogs at Hot Dog on a Stick in the Sherman Oaks Galleria and as a host at Chin Chin in Studio City. Before graduating from the French Culinary Institute in New York City, she was also a ma...