Mediterranean Diet Roundtable: More Than Food, It’s a Way of Life
The Mediterranean Diet Roundtable (MDR) landed in Los Angeles, for its second edition (Beverly Hills Library, April 20-21). In 1975, the eminent American biologist, Ancel Keys and chemist Margaret Keys (his wife and collaborator), drew general attention to the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet, particularly for the cardiovascular appar...
La “Leonardo da Vinci Society” presenta Pompei
SAN FRANCISCO - L'associazione culturale Leonardo da Vinci ha presentato una conferenza su uno dei più grandi patrimoni culturali d'Italia, l'antica Pompei, dal titolo "If these Walls could speak: Pompeian Wall Painting". L'evento, che ha registrato una grande affluenza di pubblico data la notorietà di questa storica associazione di San Francisco,...
51st Annual San Francisco BGTI Committee Fashion Show and Luncheon – December 4
"I have been coming for nearly 25 years to the Girls' Town Fashion Show and Luncheon and I am thrilled to be a co-chairwoman with Marilyn Kinney. It is important to empower young women. We are very pleased to have Carmen Marc Valvo presenting his spring collection," said Romana Bracco, co-chairwoman. Live auction items include a vacation t...
Verdi's Greatest Hits
Ciao, Amici, here are the details of the Santa Barbara Symphony's concert dedicated to the music of Giuseppe Verdi. It will be a lovely event. Lots of good melodious and passionate music and, VERDIto make things even better, incredibly low ticket prices. We thought we would add the option of a lovely pre-concert dinner at the well-known Santa Barba...
Italian Chamber Music - Vivaldi's "Four Seasons"
Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival with the Carmel Bach Festival and the Italian Cultural Institute present "Italian Chamber Music - Vivaldi's Four Seasons". Program:Ottorino Respighi - Notturno for Piano; Gioacchino Rossini - Fantasie for Clarinet and Piano; Gian Carlo Menotti - Trio for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano; Antonio Vivaldi - The...
UC Berkeley summer classes in Italian Studies
Take summer courses in Italian Studies at UC Berkeley!Language courses in Italian, culture courses in English, for all skill levels!Italian conversation (theme: Italian families); Dante's Divine Comedy; Italian cinema. To enroll, go to the Summer Sessions website: http://summer.berkeley.edu/registration. For a more detailed programme, click on th...
The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles (IAMLA) to present Taste of Italy
The sixth-annual Taste of Italy, a cultural-gastronomic event to benefit the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles (IAMLA), will take place on October 11th in downtown Los Angeles. Taste of Italy showcases over fifty of the region's best restaurants and Italian and California-Italian wineries, as well as music entertainment, cooking demonstrations...
Longtime restaurateur Romano Della Santina of Marin Joe’s dies at 86
By Stephanie Weldy A service is set for Monday for Romano Della Santina — a longtime owner of Marin Joe's who'd been with the restaurant since its 1954 inception. Mr. Della Santina, a 61-year Marin County resident, died July 9 from a heart attack. The San Rafael was 86. His wife of 65 years, Maria, and other family members were at his side....
Everything old is new again:Zoppé Italian Family Circus brings new acts for all ages to Napa Valley Expo
If you happen to be born into the Zoppé family, your fate is sealed. Since 1842 -- when a French street clown and a Hungarian equestrienne ballerina ran off to Venice, married and started a circus dynasty -- six generations of Zoppés have carried forward the tradition of a one-ring, old-world styled show dedicated to the celebration of life, l...
Music Emotion - Filarmonica della Scala
The world's leading conductors bring Classical masterpieces to cinematic life in these unique programs from Europe's premier symphony. MusicEmotion transports audiences to the glorious Teatro Alla Scala in Milan for an Old World musical experience in high definition. Hosts Francesco Micheli and Joelle Williams go behind the scenes, interv...
Cortina D’Ampezzo – Il gioiello delle Dolomiti
Tra le montagne della Regione Veneto, poco lontano dal confine con l'Austria, svetta Cortina. Conosciuta soprattutto come località sciistica e meta dei vacanzieri della stagione invernale, Cortina è uno dei gioielli d'Italia nonché patrimonio dell'UNESCO. Eppure, nonostante sia tra le mete preferite dagli Italiani, rimane ancora poco conosciuta ai...
Mixer Silicon Valley TVLP 2014 & BAIA
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 — 6:30pm to 8:00pmDonato Enoteca, 1041 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City, CAAs partner of Silicon Valley TVLP, we are happy to invite our members and supporters to meet the 2014 edition participants. Silicon Valley TVLP is a two-week immersion program on technology venture creation that provides state-of-the-art...