Selezione di un esperto per il Desk Attrazione Investimenti Esteri di ICE-San Francisco
The Italian Trade Promotion Agency (ITA)is seeking a Foreign Direct Investment Lead Generation Professional Expert for its Foreign Direct Investment Desk in San Francisco. LEAD GENERATION PROFESSIONAL EXPERT The purpose of the role will be to support local direct investment in Italy, as well as to strengthen awareness of Italy's business...
Italian team threatens legal action over new America's Cup rules
A lawyer for the Italian team competing in this summer's America's Cup sailing regatta in San Francisco said on Monday that he is prepared to go to court over last-minute rule changes that came in the wake of a fatal training accident in May.The four teams competing for the cup have been meeting with mediators to reach agreement on 37 safety measur...
Juventus vs Everton in San Francisco on July 31st!
by Mauro Battocchi The International Champions Cup is coming to San Francisco on July 31st with an anticipated match between Turin's Juventus and Liverpool's Everton. It all goes down at AT&T park starting at 8:00PM. Get your tickets from here or here. Founded in 1897, Juventus FC is the oldest and most successful club in Italy claimi...
Fashion: Ferragamo returns to its roots in L.A.
Although he was born in Southern Italy, Salvatore Ferragamo owes a lot to Southern California. He came to Los Angeles in 1923 as a young man in his 20s, first designing shoes for films such as "The Ten Commandments," then opening the Hollywood Boot Shop at Hollywood Boulevard and Las Palmas. There, he built the foundation for today's global luxury...
Italian Community Services to honor secretary Leon and Sylvia Panetta
By: Grazia Rossi Italian Community Services has announced that the honorees for the annual dinner will be Secretary Leon and Sylvia Panetta, founders of the Panetta Institute. The Panetta Institute for Public Policy was founded in 1997 by Leon and Sylvia Panetta. The Panetta Institute serves the entire California State University...
Botticelli, Titian and Beyond in Los Angeles
This exhibition explores the evolution of Italian painting over five centuries, from late Medieval works of the 14th century to Impressionist pictures of the 19th century, featuring some of the greatest masters of these periods, including G. Bellini, S. Botticelli, F. Guardi, L. Signorelli, and Titian. More at http://www.sbmuseart.org/exhibitions/...
“Women Write the Mediterranean”. Alla riscoperta di Anna Maria Ortese e altre scrittrici legate al tema del mare
“Che sta in mezzo alle terre”. Volendo ricostruire con rigore etimologico il significato del termine “Mediterraneo” – in riferimento ovviamente al Mare che divide Europa, Asia e Africa – dovremmo risalire ai termini “Mèdius” (in mezzo) e “Terràneus” (terra), e otterremmo così il senso indicato dalla loro copula. Ma il Mediterraneo ha una c...
20th Annual Festa Italiana at V. Sattui Winery
Join us to celebrate V. Sattui's Italian heritage at our 20th Annual Festa Italiana on Saturday, July 25th from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Our 2 ½ acre picnic grove transforms into a traditional Italian summer festival, with live music, dancing and, of course, your favorite V. Sattui wines. Tickets are now available at www.VSattui.com and cost $89 per me...
Time Spent with a Legend: Conversations with Lawrence Ferlinghetti
by Catherine Accardi What does one talk about when speaking with a legend? How often does one have the opportunity to speak with an icon of San Francisco's North Beach and beyond? And, in Italian, which he likes to call "la bella lingua". He enjoys being called Lorenzo. I recently spoke with Lawrence Ferlinghetti about North Beach...
Ring-a-Ding-Ding: The movies of Frank Sinatra
21-23 August, Vogue Theatre, 3290 Sacramento St, SF. Frank Sinatra would be 100 this year and to celebrate Jack Daniel's is presenting "Ring-A-Ding-Ding: The Movies of Frank Sinatra" at the Vogue Theatre in San Francisco. Over the weekend of August 21, 11 of Sinatra's most iconic roles will be screened, a carefully curated selection o...
Bay Area Offers Great Options to Learn Italian
It's back to school season and the time for self improvement is ripe. If you've always wanted to try your tongue at the bella lingua now is the time. "Strike while the iron is hot!" as the Americans say. And the good news for you, dear lingual blacksmith, is that the Bay Area has a plethora of options for you to develop and hone your Italian skills...
Jack Sarfatti, incontro con lo scienziato eccentrico che ha ispirato “Doc” di “Ritorno al Futuro”
di Roberto Bonzio Lo stralunato "Doc", il dottor Emmet Brown di "Ritorno al Futuro" è ispirato proprio a lui, che negli anni Settanta è stato una figura di punta della scienza quantistica e contemporaneamente della controcultura californiana. Scienziato eccentrico, Jack Sarfatti classe 1939 vive ancora a San Francisco, dove Italiani di Fro...