Five O'Clock Piano Duo: Italian Connection (April, 16)
The musical evening that the Five O 'Clock Piano Duo offers the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco reflects the content of their recent album, ITALIAN CONNECTION. It's a musical journey that unfolds among the various stylistic trends of Italian contemporary piano music. The deep need for immediacy of communication is the glue that...
California Interdisciplinary Consortium of Italian Studies
Annual conference of the California Interdisciplinary Consortium of Italian Studies (CICIS) addressing the theme of the Sacred in Italy across time, place and discipline. Key note speaker: Maurizio Viroli, University of Texas, Austin and University of Lugano. Read more Source: http://www.iiclosangeles.esteri.it/ &nb...
The Institute officially re-opens with Ferlinghetti exhibition
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 Time: 6 PM. Location: IIC (Opera Plaza, 601 Van Ness Avenue, Suite F, San Francisco) Organized by: IIC, Italian Consulate General Now that we have finished moving into our new premises, we would like to welcome you with an opening reception featuring the world premiere of paintings related to Europe by the inte...
Conversation with comedian Frank Ferrante and his stage persona, Groucho
by Valerio Viale The New York Times has proclaimed Italian-American comedian/ director/producer Frank Ferrante (Los Angeles, April 26, 1963) as "the greatest living interpreter of Groucho Marx's material." So, don't be surprised if his current show, An Evening with Groucho, is a regular sold-out. If you want to see the comedian at work, y...
Meet the Conductor: Carlo Ponti, Movie Magic
When: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 At 6:30 pm Organized by : IIC & Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz In collaboration with : Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra Entrance : Free - RSVP herePre-concert lecture illustrated by film excerpts and Maestro Carlo Ponti for the Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra's (LAV) season finale performance that will be hel...
Italian Street Painting Marin Ciao Bella Roma in San Rafael
When: June 25, 2016 - June 26, 2016Where: Downtown San Rafael, 5th & A Streets, San Rafael, California 94901 The iconic Trevi Fountain, recreated as an interpretive 3D street painting by world-renowned Madonnara Julie Kirk-Purcell, and a small team of emerging artists; The myths and magic of Rome's Bocca della Verità, otherwise...
Festa Coloniale Italiana presented by the San Francisco Italian Athletic Club Foundation
On Saturday, August 20, the San Francisco Italian Athletic Club Foundation welcomes the Bay Area to North Beach for the 2016 Festa Coloniale Italiana. The Festa, which runs from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., along Stockton St., between Union and Filbert celebrates the rich Italian and Italian-American heritage that has existed in San Francisco for...
Omaggio ad Anna Magnani. Una speciale mini-rassegna dedicata alla diva del cinema italiano
Data: Sab 24 Set 2016 Orario: Dalle 14:00 alle 23:25 Organizzato da : Cinema Italia Sf In collaborazione con : Istituto Luce Cinecitta', IIC SF Ingresso : Libero Luogo: The Castro Theatre, San Francisco Istituto Luce Cinecitta', CinemaItalia San Francisco e Istituto Italiano di Cultura sono lieti di presentare "Omaggio ad Anna Magnani...
San Francisco Symphony’s ‘all-Italian’ concert is an aural feast
by Georgia Rowe This week's San Francisco Symphony program could be described as "all-Italian," and that would certainly be true. But the phrase scarcely suggests the range of eras and stylistic concerns revealed in Thursday's brilliantly programmed concert. How often, for example, do audiences get to hear Luciano Berio's 1969 "Sinfonia f...
Spotlight on the First Italian Cuisine in the World in Los Angeles
The IACCW launches the First Italian Cuisine in the Word Week at WestEdge, the leading contemporary design fair in the US through a lineup of chef's live demos highlighting the extraordinary Italian culinary heritage. Demos will take place at WestEdge, within the Fisher & Paykal Culinary Pavilion on Saturday, November 5th and Sunday, N...
Rita's Italian Ice Now Open On Main Street In Santa Monica
Rita's Italian Ice, the nation's largest Italian Ice concept with more than 600 outlets in 20 states, has opened its newest outlet in Santa Monica at 2307 Main Street. The new Rita's Italian Ice is the fifth outlet open in California for the popular brand and is owned and operated by local residents and franchisees Hannah and Young Ko. The...
“Da Padova ad Hollywood per entrare nello star system americano”
Dopo il premio Oscar vinto domenica notte da 'La Grande Bellezza', Cosmopolitalians non poteva che volare ad Hollywood per sbirciare nel magico mondo dello star system americano. L'ospite di questa settimana è Daniela Agostini, coreografa e ballerina, a Los Angeles da 8 anni.L'Italia – "Ho vissuto la maggior parte della mia vita a Padova, dove son...