La fotografia italiana secondo la Professoressa Mariella Poli
Ogni mese, l'associazione Leonardo Da Vinci di San Francisco invita un esponente di rilievo della comunità della Bay Area a tenere una conferenza su un tema specifico legato alla cultura italiana. Lo scorso 16 gennaio, iniziando il ciclo di conferenze mensili del nuovo anno, la professoressa Mariella Poli ha presentato "Attentive Eyes", un...
Candice Guardino Brings ITALIAN BRED to Hudson Theatre Today
Writer, actor, and storyteller Candice Guardino will bring her new solo show Italian Bred to the Hudson Theatre Mainstage for 12 performances only, it was announced today by Bull by the Horns Productions. Directed by Donna Drake, Italian Bred will play one preview today, May 28 at 2pm and opening is set for Thursday, May 29 at 8pm. The limited enga...
Figone olive oil to open new Petaluma location
by Anna Ferrari Figone's of California Olive Oil is expanding its current operation to include a new retail store in Petaluma. Opening Saturday, June 14th at 10:00 a.m., the new location can be found at 1370 Industrial Avenue, just one block off the 101 freeway, and offers tasting opportunities, as well as enrollment in Figone's local olive oil cl...
Italian-Made Alcantara Takes Center Stage At L.A. Auto Show
Alcantara, the Italian-made luxury material used to outfit the interiors of the world's most prestigious cars, was featured on a wide variety of new vehicles at this year's Los Angeles Auto Show. Lamborghini, Porsche and Audi were among the many import car makers who dressed their new-car interiors with Alcantara, while Dodge and Lincoln w...
I siciliani di Pittsburg da pescatori a enemy alien
A Pittsburg, in California, incontriamo i discendenti dei pescatori siciliani arrivati qui alla fine dell'Ottocento, in gran parte provenienti da Isola delle Femmine, in provincia di Palermo. Già nel 1909 l'ambasciatore italiano Edmondo Mayor des Planches aveva visitato questi luoghi descrivendo così la comunità del paese che allora era chiamato B...
Italian native speakers for Analytical Linguist position in Santa Clara
Lionbridge is looking for Italian native speakers located in USA for their projects. The open position is Analytical Linguist, please see below for more details. If anyone is interested and available for this project, they should contact jobs.tampere@lionbridge.com. The location of the project is Santa Clara – California and it will start...
Columbus Day Queen Contest
The Fratellanza Club is currently seeking single young ladies between the ages of 16 to 25 to represent our club in the upcoming Columbus Day Queen Contest to be held on July 26th. A Queen will be selected and all remaining contestants will become Princesses for the year. The Queen and Princesses are sponsored by the Clubs of the Ita...
Terùn, la pizzeria di Palo Alto che riunisce Zuckerberg e Tim Cook
di Camilla Baresani A Palo Alto e a Stanford, l'epiteto Terùn non è un insulto ma il luogo dove tutti vanno a mangiare. Tra ville milionarie, stuoli di Tesla, densità di intelligenze digitali e scientifiche, ci si dà appuntamento da Terùn per la pizza cotta nel forno a legna e per la cucina italiana 2.0, con piatti tradizionali eseguiti in...
Taormina Film Fest to Fete Valeria Golino During L.A. Launch
by Nick Vivarelli The Taormina Film Festival will fete Italian actress and director Valeria Golino and Variety as the expanding Sicilian event, which is one of Italy's oldest fests, launches a Los Angeles outpost in tandem with the Italian Cultural Institute. Golino kickstarted her acting career in Hollywood, co-starring with Tom...
Marinucci, Google alla genovese Così si conquista la Silicon Valley
Un genovese ha conquistato la Silicon Valley, dove si elabora gran parte dei progetti del futuro; la sua storia è stata scelta ome esempio di grande successo italiano all'estero. Nel 2013, l'anno della cultura italiana negli Stati Uniti, nasce il progetto "Primi dieci Society". L'iniziativa premia dieci storie diverse, ma sempre...
San Francisco: The Italians’ Role in the City Seen By Others
By Mauro Battocchi In the wake of last week's historical moment at the War Memorial Opera house, we wanted to ask some non-Italian opinion leaders in San Francisco what they think about the role of Italians in the Bay. What we found is quite flattering, but nonetheless not surprising when one considers the depth of the Italian con...
Menlo Park jazz star Peppe Merolla coming to Cafe Stritch
By Andrew Gilbert Italian drummer Peppe Merolla is determined to bring a dose of hard-hitting New York jazz to the South Bay. The premise might sound strange, but the Neapolitan native spent a dozen years plying his trade in the Big Apple, and he's been embraced by many of New York's elite players. Since settling with his wife and two dau...