Italian greats Sir Bruno Serato and Sophia Loren meet for the first time
Saturday proved to be an extraordinary day for one of Orange County's most beloved residents. Humanitarian Sir Bruno Serato, who founded a nonprofit that feeds 6,000 underprivileged Southern California children each week, was invited backstage to meet his idol, screen legend and Oscar winner Sophia Loren, who had just finished a one-woman performan...
IIC presents: "Pinocchio from Collodi to Disney" - Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 6:30 P
Date: Thursday, May 19, 2016 - Time: Reception: 6:30 PM. Location: IIC (601 Van Ness Ave, Suite F, San Francisco) Organized by: IIC On the occasion of the upcoming exhibition "Wish Upon a Star: the Art of Pinocchio," opening on May 18 at the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco, the Italian Cultural Institute presents an exclu...
Historical Architect Diane Favro and her 3D visions of Imperial Rome
Diane Favro, Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at UCLA, as well as Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for the School of the Arts and Architecture, is one of the most prominent experts in Ancient Roman architecture. Don't tell her that it is impossible to travel back in time and space? She would say you that you're definitely wrong...
It’s Ferragosto time, amici!! Details and information
Ciao, Amici! Italians are crazy about Ferragosto! They brave bumper to bumper traffic to go the the beach on vacation where they are supposed to enjoy nature and time away from 'crowded' cities while resting and relaxing.... While this is an excellent idea, reality often turns out to be quite different! In the meantime, the great Italian cities ar...
Italian American Museum of Los Angeles To Open August 14
The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles is scheduled to open this Sunday, August 14. The only institution of its kind in the region, the IAMLA will showcase the little-known history and important contributions of Italian Americans in Southern California. "The IAMLA is not simply a museum for or about Italians," says executive director a...
Art and Migration
ICC is proud to present a special evening with Dr. Luisa Del Giudice presenting on"The Extraordinary Watts Towers". The extraordinary Watts Towers were created over the course of 3 decades by a single-minded artist-artisan, Sabato (Simon, Sam) Rodia, an Italian immigrant who wanted to do "something big."The Watts Towers, listed on the Nati...
Il connubio vino e arte della Puglia incanta San Francisco
By Roberto Natalini Ha riscosso un grande successo l'evento artistico ed enologico WineArt, il quale ha permesso di scoprire agli appassionati della Baia di San Francisco i segreti della Puglia, una delle regioni meno conosciute oltre oceano, ma senza dubbio tra le più affascinanti d'Italia. La serata si è tenuta lo scorso 14 Magg...
A ray of sunshine from Italy to Los Angeles
By Silvia Simonetti On the occasion of the celebration honoring the Italian Saint Padre Pio, the President of the San Padre Pio Society Maria Bruno invited to Los Angeles some students from the Med Music Talent Academy of Bari, Italy, to perform in a three-hour concert organized in collaboration with Casa Italiana. Maria Bruno, na...
A little background on Italian dining in San Francisco
Though San Francisco has only been kept in the national spotlight because Richard Sherman's rant at the end of the Seahawks victory over the Niners, here is a little about the long history of Italian restaurants in San Francisco, the most 'Italian' of this country's cities. San Francisco is an interesting case. Along with New York and New...
Sabato Rodia's Towers in Watts Art, Migrations, Development
By Luisa del Giudice "Sabato Rodia's Towers in Watts: Art, Migrations, Development is one of the most exciting collections of essays I have read in a long time. It does so much more than explore the fascinating history of Rodia's unique creation; this volume truly captures the rich, variegated, diverse, and transcontinental human drama sur...
La stella femminile del jazz italiano: Roberta Gambarini
La cantante italiana Roberta Gambarini, fra le voci più note nel panorama musicale internazionale, è tornata ad esibirsi a San Francisco, città da sempre all'avanguardia del genere jazz negli Stati Uniti. Celebrata in tutto il mondo da appassionati, critici e molti dei più grandi musicisti, la vocalist originaria di Torino è divenuta una s...
An Evening of Italian Futurism on Stage at the Legion of Honor
by Mauro Battocchi If you're looking for a novel evening activity on May 27th, make your way to the Florence Gould Theatre at the Palace of the Legion of Honour, (100 34th Avenue, SF) for the 7:00PM showing of Gran Serata Futuristica. The evening is an homage to Italian Futurism an avant-garde movement that originated in Milan in...