Cambio al vertice dell’Italian Trade Agency: LA accoglie il nuovo Direttore Florindo Blandolino (2)
di Benedetta Cicconi Passaggio di consegne all'Italian Trade Agency di Los Angeles che accoglie il nuovo Direttore, dott. Florindo Blandolino, alla guida dell'Istituzione dedita alla promozione e allo sviluppo del Made in Italy nel mondo. Blandolino nasce a Scorrano, piccolo paese del Salento da dove parte per studiare presso l'Università...
Italian Festival in Eureka, CA
Sunday September 27, 10 AM - 3 PMRedwood Fields, Eureka, CA 95503Come celebrate Italian heritage and tradition at the annual Sons of Italy Italian Festival! --Bocce tournament open to players of all experience levels--Authentic, delicious Italian food available at a reasonable price--Live music by the Golden State Accordion Club's Humboldt...
La Puglia alla “Bio International Convention” per attirare investimenti
Dal 6 al 9 giugno la Regione Puglia, per volere dall'assessorato allo Sviluppo economico, è presente alla Bio International Convention a San Francisco, il più importante evento mondiale dedicato al settore delle biotecnologie. La Regione Puglia è volata negli Usa con un info-point presidiato da Puglia Sviluppo Spa (società regionale in hou...
Italian American Reconciliation Opens Oct. 7
"Think 'Moonstruck' meets 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding.'" That's how Maria Cominis, professor of theatre and dance, describes "Italian American Reconciliation," which runs Oct. 7-30 at Cal State Fullerton's Hallberg Theatre. Directed by Cominis, the romantic comedy, written by "Moonstruck" author John Patrick Shanley, centers around Huey, who is...
Italy Invests in the US: Italy’s Biesse Group to Open Showroom in Anaheim (CA)
Continuing to expand its North American presence, Italy's Biesse recently announced it had signed a lease for its new West Coast Showroom, strategically located in Anaheim California. This new facility will be devoted to a state of the art showroom fully equipped with Biesse machinery powered up for demonstrations and also the West Coast location f...
Italian book: "IO E TE" by Niccolo' Ammaniti at the IIC of San Diego
Dear ICC Friends, Are you looking for a night out with a friendly, interesting group? Well, we are looking for you! Whether you enjoy classic literature or a good love story, ICC invites you to share that passion of reading with other book lovers at one of ICC's book clubs. A variety of genres are discussed at the ICC Book Group. All books are in...
Club Paesano’s Annual Italian Picnic Brings Families and Friends Together
by Marc and Kathy Battilega In the 1940's and 50's, the Gardener and Rancher's Association, an organization of Italian produce dealers and farmers in Portland, held an annual summer picnic called the Gardener's Picnic. As the years went by and this picnic ended, a group of Italian farmers in the area decided to carry on the tradition of an...
Cinema Italian Style - November 13, 2014 - November 18, 2014
The 2014 edition of Cinema Italian Style, the Los Angeles glamorous showcase for Italian contemporary cinema, will be dedicated to the producer Franco Cristaldi and his masterpiece Cinema Paradiso, on the twenty-fifth anniversary of its theatrical release. CIS 2014 will present a film and a documentary selection of Italy's best and most recent prod...
Tramonti Pizza
by Aaron Carnes Apparently, there can never be enough Italian food in Seabright. Tramonti Pizza, which opened in 2012, positioned itself right next to two much-loved Seabright fixtures, La Posta and Engfer Pizza Works, and yet it seems to be doing just fine. The restaurant aims for an authentic Italian style pizza and pasta, in a...
An Era Ends, But Its Legacy Lives On
San Diego's India Street, in Little Italy, houses at least 4 houses that are listed in the National Registry, and although the hay day of their era ended long ago, the Italian legacy that they spawned lives on. Little Italy became densely populated in the early 1900s as a result of the many Italian fisherman and their families who relocate...
Food and sustainability – May 5, 6.30 pm
A round table discussion on eco-sustainability in the production, distribution and consumption of food. Among the speakers are Megan Heritage, Locanda Del Lago; Orietta Gianjorio, olive oil expert; Laura Avery, Santa Monica Farmers Market Manager; Alex Weiser, owner of Weiser Family Farms, and others to be confirmed. Read more &n...
Soprano Antonacci goes her own operatic way
by Mike Silverman Anna Caterina Antonacci is an opera star who thrives on defying expectations. A mesmerizing performer with a supple and lustrous voice, Antonacci seems equally at home in roles written for soprano or for the lower-voiced mezzo-soprano. She has triumphed in one of the most popular of operas, Bizet's "Carmen," but...