A touch of Italy comes to Bakersfield
It’s widely understood that art is created in solitude. Emily Dickinson, Paul Cezanne, Frida Kahlo — all of them thrived in isolation, at least in terms of their work. From Oct. 21 to 22, The Marketplace at 9000 Ming Ave. will be filled with thousands of visitors for the 25th Via Arté Italian Street Painting Festival, an annual celebration of art i...
National Shrine of St. Francis hosts St. Padre Pio Festival
The National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, tucked in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood, held their St. Padre Pio Festival on September 24. Partnering with the Saint Padre Pio Foundation and the Knights of St. Francis, the National Shrine hosted the relics of St. Padre Pio, which brought hundreds of people to the Shrine throughout the day....
San Diego Italian Film Fest Offers Film Fans Cinema with an Italian Perspective
The San Diego Italian Film Festival returns Tuesday with in-person and online screenings of movies, many of which are making their San Diego debuts. This year’s fest, which runs through Oct. 14, will show films at the Museum of Photographic Arts and San Diego Museum of Art in Balboa Park, as well as La Paloma in Encinitas and Digital Gym at UC San...
Serving fresh Italian food for 40 years
This October, Marino Ristorante on Melrose celebrates its 40th anniversary. The restaurant was opened in 1983 by Naples-born Ciro (also known as Mario) and wife Maria Marino, who had been restaurateurs since the 1960s. Marino quickly became a hot spot for locals, Hollywood and political elite and anyone looking for authentic Italian food served wit...
Documentary: A.P. Giannini - Bank to the future
Monday, October 16 | 7 PM (doors open at 6:30 PM. Club Fugazi, 678 Green St #3, San Francisco. Directors Valentina Signorelli and Cecilia Zoppelletto present their latest documentary about Amadeo Peter Giannini, the son of Italian immigrants in San Francisco and founder of Bank of America, the man who revolutionized the world of finance by supporti...
Little Italy San Jose Street Festival this weekend
The 6th Annual Little Italy San Jose Festival kicks off this Saturday, September 30th from 6-10pm and continues on Sunday, October 1st from 11am-7pm. It'll feature authentic Italian cuisine, entertainment, Cal-Italia wine tasting, Italian supercars, arts & crafts, and will of course highlight both the existing and new Little Italy San Jose business...
The historic Pico House comes alive with la Dolce Vita
The Campari Spagliatos were flowing, authentic carbonara canooded with guanciale, sounds of bel canto filled the air and liters of world-class wine were poured as hundreds of Italophiles filled the plaza surrounding the historic Pico House near Olvera Street for A Taste of Italy on Saturday. Chef Giacomino Drago welcomed guests with samples from hi...
NEXXT second edition - The Biggest Made in Italy Trade Show in LA
The second annual Nexxt - Made in Italy Expo will take place Oct. 19-22 at CRAFTED at the Port of Los Angeles (112 East 22nd Street, Los Angeles, CA), featuring over 120 vendors, meticulously curated to offer an authentic and immersive Italian experience. Traveling from various regions across Italy, the vendors will showcase and sell the finest Ita...
Sicilian specialties: Chef Andrea Cavaleri shares home cooking at Napa Farmers Market
"That Enzo, he always has some food in his mouth,” Chef Andrea Cavaleri said. He was referring to an Italian boy devouring Cavaleri’s soft Sicilian almond cookies at a recent Farmers Market. Cavaleri sells these and a wide array of other Sicilian delicacies weekly at the Napa Farmers Market. His main gig, however, is cooking as a private event chef...
Little Italy in the Northstate: Paesano Days brings Italian culture, food and fun to Redding, CA
A little taste of Italy came to the Northstate with Paesano Days. It took place at South City Park in Redding on Friday and Saturday. Eventgoer Kent Eikanas explained to KRCR’s Tyler Van Dyke why he enjoyed the event so much. "The funness is really the comradery that everybody experiences together, everybody has fun everybody supports each other,”...
St. Helena's Italian heritage festival set for Oct. 7
St. Helena's Italian Heritage Month celebration, Festa Italiana, will be from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, at Lyman Park, CA. The event will feature food, wine from local Italian-owned wineries, Italian music, the raising of the Italian flag, and the singing of the Italian national anthem by Katie Hopgood-Sculatti. Organizer Anthony Micheli...
Bella Vita transforms asphalt to art
Bella Vita Fest, produced by the ArtWalk San Diego team, has been at the drawing table since 2018. Mark your calendar now and plan to attend October 21st and 22nd, in San Diego's Little Italy. October is Italian Heritage month, and Bella Vita Fest celebrates the tradition of street painting which originated in 16th century Italy with wayfaring arti...