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Good news for the alumni of Milan-based Bocconi University, one of Italy's most important universities in the fields of economics, management and social sciences. The San Francisco Chapter is starting anew under the leadership of Pietro Bonanno (in the pic above).   Pietro reflects the essence of the new Italian American community of Norther...

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For the second consecutive year, the long-awaited "Battle of the Chefs" took place in the heart of North Beach neighborhood in San Francisco, the center of Italian culinary heritage. The San Francisco Italian Athletic Club was the host of this one-of-a-kind night, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, represented by Director Paolo...

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When I say 'clowns,' what do you think of? Big red noses? Comically over-sized shoes? Balloon animals and small cars with enough trunk space to make Mary Poppins' duffel bag look like a coin purse?   Ruggero Leoncavallo's world-famous opera "Pagliacci" paints a very different image of clowns that is in stark contrast to the birthday party en...

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Building Bridges Art Foundation (BBAF), Bice Bugatti Club and The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) presentano le opere di Franco Marrocco, attuale direttore dell'Accademia di Brera, al BERGAMOT STATION ART CENTER SMMOA di Santa Monica (fino al 7 aprile).   Marrocco è un figlio del Sud: nasce a Caserta nel 1956 a Rocca d'Evandro e compie i su...

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SUNDAY, APRIL 27 - 4:00 p.m. doors open - 5:00 p.m. performance - 6:30 p.m. dinner Singing the mountain music of the Italian Alps. The choir is from Trentino, Tione di Trento, Italy. A special and rare experience. This will be their only performance in the Santa Clara Valley. Come early (4:00) and enjoy a glass of wine at our NEW pr...

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Penelope, "art name" of Chiara Cocchi, has been invited by the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco for a solo exhibition in its gallery. After several shows in Miami (Florida), Sarasota (Florida), and Italy, the artist has conceived and assembled a new exhibition entitled We are All Made of Stardust, which will be on view from January 15 un...

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Elezioni "recuperate" anche a San Francisco. Il Consolato ha infatti dato via libera alla lista "Rete Italia – Mondo democratico" all'interno della quale ci sono i futuri membri del Comites.   Sedici i candidati. Questi i loro nomi: Rino Bertini, Davide Bolognesi, Nicolo Caldera, Massimo Costetti, Daniele Filippetto, Elisabetta Ghisini, Fran...

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by Serena Perfetto   Audrey Hepburn. Gregory Peck. Rome. A Vespa. Nobody can forget the funny and entertaining scene of one of Italian most popular movies, Vacanze Romane, and this is mainly because the characters, the location, the style perfectly represented Italy and the Italians.   When thinking about lifestyle, the green Vespa dr...

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The final piece of the puzzle is just about in place for the eye-catching new development located on what's known as Cadillac Corner in downtown Walnut Creek. Following the openings of Teleferic Barcelona and Rooftop Restaurant & Bar in the second and top floors of developer Brian Hirahara's latest project, Tony Gemignani of North Beach's popu...

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Gino Angelini, lo chef italiano più rinomato Oltreoceano, racconta di Cameron Diaz e John Travolta„Il piatto che va per la maggiore all'"Angelini Osteria" di Los Angeles è la lasagna di nonna Elvira. Lasagna verde, alla romagnola, condita con sugo e besciamella e impreziosita con un ciuffo si spinaci fritto. Ne prepara un centinaio di porzioni al g...

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Il movimento "INSIEME per gli italiani" continua in questi giorni a rendere noti i propri rappresentanti in vista delle elezioni politiche del prossimo anno. Quest'oggi è la volta dei rappresentanti in Centro e Nord America. In particolare questi i nomi scelti nella Pacific Coast Region, che si concentrano per la verità tutti in California: Giusep...

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Who would have guessed that at least 454 Italian Americans have played baseball in the majorssince 1897? The San Francisco Bay Area produced many of baseball's pioneers and originated thesandlot playing field in the 1860s. In fact, the earliest West Coast games were played downtownon a sandlot where San Francisco City Hall stands today–ne...

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