POMPEII: THE EXHIBITION opens at the California Science Center 5/20
In the year 79 A.D., Pompeii vanished beneath thick layers of volcanic ash left by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. But what nature destroyed, it also preserved. Pompeii: The Exhibition will open at the California Science Center on May 20, 2014. This dramatic 13,000-square-foot exhibit features over 150 precious artifacts on loan from the N...
Maurizio Seracini, ‘Master of Old Master Paintings,’ to speak at event in Rancho Santa Fe
Is it possible to find Leonardo Da Vinci's most priceless and highly praised work of art, lost for centuries? And, in that quest, as he looks behind other artist's masterpieces for the missing Da Vinci, will Maurizio Seracini find new perspectives on these artists and the masterpieces they created? These were the questions posed to Seracini more t...
OC Specialist in Art Restoration: Ardenia Capannelli - Keeping Things Bright and Beautiful
In life and in art, we treasure and often pay for what we deem most precious. Whether it be a Michelangelo or a Modigliani, your daughter's fourth grade creation, or that porcelain vase your Sicilian grandmother bestowed on you on your wedding day, we want our artistic belongings to last and be passed down to our children and our children's childr...
Italiany.US LA-Italia – 16 May
A collection of photographs highlighting Italians living in the US. An unveiling of the exhibition's latest chapter in Los Angeles (after NY and Miami). Date: Saturday, May 16, 2015Hours: 6:30-8:30 PMVenue: Building Bridges Art Exchange Gallery - Bergamot Station Arts Center Santa Monica Read more Source: http://www....
Celebrate Italian Heritage Night with the SF Giants
Forza Giants fans and Italophiles alike! Come catch the action at iconic AT&T Park this month and connect with your Italian heritage. This beautiful stadium is nestled against San Francisco Bay and, if the action on the field lulls, the bleacher seats can gaze out over the water and watch the container ships drift by. Usually, though,...
Milano, A One-of-A-Kind Boutique, Opens Its Doors In The Coronado Plaza
by Alessandra Selgi-Harrigan It's a little piece of Italy nestled in the Coronado Plaza with men's and women's clothing, beauty products and accessories all carefully chosen for the Coronado shoppers. Books about Italy are on the coffee table and you can sip espresso while perusing the one-of-a-kind pieces imported from Italy, Europe and made in t...
Monica Manganelli: author of an animated short, selected at L.A. Shorts Fest
by Valerio Viale The 19th edition of the L.A. Shorts Fest – running at the L.A. Live in Downtown from September 3rd to the 10th – showcased a total of 265 films from 26 countries. This festival's distinguishing feature is that it's officially recognized by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and the winning shorts fro...
Giro d’Italia & Il Giro di San Francisco
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...
A Pasadena la Gran Fondo targata Giro d'Italia/ Il Console Perrone: Il Giro porta con sè oltre un secolo di storia d’Italia
Più di quattrocento colorati e pronti alla sfida. Tanti erano i ciclisti che domenica mattina si sono dati appuntamento a Pasadena per la prima Gran Fondo Giro d'Italia, organizzata in collaborazione con la Gazzetta dello Sport e l'ICE di Los Angeles. Un giro inaugurale, non strettamente competitivo, ma ugualmente strutturato come gara, che ha vis...
Investire in Italia: il Presidente dell'ICE Riccardo Monti in visita a Los Angeles
Il Presidente dell'Agenzia Ice, Riccardo Monti, sarà in visita ufficiale a Los Angeles dal 14 al 17 febbraio prossimi per prendere contatto con la realtà economica e commerciale californiana e presentare le nuove opportunità di investimento e collaborazione con l'Italia. Tra gli altri, il presidente Monti incontrerà il Consiglio d'Amministrazione...
To Visit Milan, Start in SF!
By Mauro Battocchi If you were thinking about visiting Milan in 2015 for the Expo, you can get a taste of this remarkable city without leaving the Bay. Before August 11th, swing by the Cannery (2801 Leavenworth) and check out the New Italian Design 2.0 Exhibition, which boasts intriguing design displays brought to the Bay by Milano's Trie...
Naples & San Francisco sign accords on Human Rights, Technology & Science
Important cooperation agreements were signed between Naples and San Francisco in the fields of human rights, technology, and science this past Friday, October 25th. Creating new cooperation programs between Neapolitan and San Franciscan organizations, these agreements were penned in the presence of Naples' Mayor Luigi de Magistris at the Italian C...