Italians take over Blue Rock Springs Park in Vallejo
Two men and a woman, all wearing the insignia and garb of house Montague, briefly paused at a table Saturday to talk about an upcoming masquerade in Venice. "Is love a tender thing?" asked Romeo to his friends. "It is too rough, too rude, too boisterous and it pricks like thorn." "If love be rough with you, be rough with love," replie...
Giro d’Italia & Il Giro di San Francisc
It doesn't seem to matter what the occasion might be, Italian culture can enrich everything from bicycle tours and races to local community festas all around the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. Take for instance two bicycle races, Il Giro di San Francisco and Giro d'Italia. (Giro is the Italian word for "Tour".) Bicycle racing and touri...
Grande festa di Natale per l'associazione D.I.V.E. di Los Angeles
L'associazione D.I.V.E. di Los Angeles (Donne Italiane che Vivono all'Estero) ha tenuto l'annuale Festa di Natale domenica 11 dicembre presso la sede del Beverly Hills Women's Club (BHWC). Ha inaugurato la serata la cantante jazz Paulette Dozier, accompagnata dal pianista Rich Eames in un repertorio "Gospel" e di classici di Natale, come la cel...
Los Angeles: italian and american animated cinema meet
Italian animated cinema meets its American counterpart during a special evening organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles in collaboration with the Animation Department of the California Art Institute of Los Angeles and Cinema Without Borders magazine. A series of Italian shorts, showing the most recent advances in our production,...
Hospitality and excellent Italian are what you get at La Parolaccia
"This town is like a little island," says La Parolaccia Osteria Italiana General Manager Mario Guterrez about the East San Gabriel Valley city of Claremont.And Guterrez seems to know each islander by name, extending handshakes and warm greetings to each table as though he's hosting a family reunion. The walls of the dining room are filled with Ital...
The Italian Trade Commission (ITC) Chicago and New York Offices via their respective Machines Italia project and desk for Italian Clean Technologies…
The time has come to change the widespread image of Italy as a producer of just consumer goods, by taking the latest technological innovations to the United States, especially those relating to renewable energy. This is the aim of the Italian companies participating in the Intersolar North America fair that will be in the Moscone Centre in San Fran...
An Urban Winery Establishes New Roots in Little Italy
by Candice Woo The northern stretch of Little Italy is experiencing a food and drink boom; joining Ballast Point Brewing Co.'s planned brewery restaurant and chef Richard Blais' Juniper & Ivy project is a new urban winery and tasting lounge. A member of the newly formed San Diego Urban Winery Alliance, which includes Leucadia'...
Italian Festa takes place Aug. 24-25 at San Jose's Guadalupe Park & Gardens
by Mary Gottschalk It will be all things Italian on Aug. 24 and 25 at the Italian Family Festa in Guadalupe River Park & Gardens. The two-day event, now in its third decade, is a celebration of the food, wine, music and culture of the country that was home to many of the men and women who settled in San Jose and the Santa Clara Va...
Italian American Academy: Italian Language and Culture for Kids
The Italian American Academy is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization that was founded in 2010. It provides specialized Italian language classes to all children in San Diego. The academy is the creation of three individuals possessing similar traits: all are native Italian, women, mothers of young children, experienced foreign language educator...
Writers Guild Italia: a new association to protect writers’ rights
In July 2014, a new association was founded with the aim of protecting the interests, rights, and intellectual work of many fellow Italians who are in the movie industry: the Writers Guild Italia. An easy name for a complex task that has remained unsolved for years. Screenwriter and WGI spokesperson David Bellini has introduced himself, t...
Puglia, Italy luncheon - Thursday October 23, 11:00 am
In addition to our monthly Italian regional lunch there will be a Puglia region exhibit and a very special WWII War Bride Exhibit. There are many records, stories and news articles about WWII war brides. Come and learn more about these strong and wonderful war brides from their stories and artifacts. This is the largest immigration of wom...
Tony Pirozzi, la voce che ha fatto la storia della comunità italo-americana
Se oggi la nostra lingua non è stata dimenticata, in parte lo dobbiamo anche a lui. La passione per lo sport e l'amore per la cultura hanno guidato Tony Pirozzi per quasi cinquant'anni, e il suo impegno nel promuovere le tradizioni italiane è stato vitale per conservare la memoria di tutti coloro che avevano lasciato la propria casa per raggiungere...