The Getty Museum to Acquire Ancient Portrait Bust of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius
The Getty Museum is set to acquire an over-life-size ancient Roman marble bust of the emperor Antoninus Pius (ruled AD 138-161). The work was purchased at auction in December; its final acquisition is subject to an export license being granted by the Arts Council England. A prime example of Antoninus Pius’ main portrait type, the bust was created s...
Joe Montana Was Here
My late father bought me a Joe Montana jersey when I was a boy. Home red with white stripes. I don't remember when he gave it to me, or why, but I'll never forget the way the mesh sleeves felt against my arms. The last time I visited my mom, I looked for it in her closets. She said it'd been put away somewhere. On trips home I half expect to still...
THAT'S AMORE - Bring Your Valentine's Date! SUNDAY FEB 12 Film Biography, "Rudolph Valentino, The Great Lover"
“RUDOLPH VALENTINO - THE GREAT LOVER" - Sunday, February 12 at 1:30 pm at the Italian Center (6821 Fair Oaks Blvd, Carmichael, CA). Admission $10 / Refreshments Included / Doors Open at 1:00p From St. Valentine in 200 AD and Giacomo Casanova in the 1700s, through Marcello Mastroianni, Gina Lollabrigida, Rosano Brazzi, and Sophia Loren to Fabio, the...
Confessing Myself: My Italian American Journey In Ethnic, Feminist, And Queer Studies – Santa Clara U, Mar 2
In “Confessing Myself: My Italian American Journey in Ethnic, Feminist, and Queer Studies,” Mary Jo Bona explores the ongoing interrelation between her work in Italian American literary studies and larger questions about canon-shaping in U.S. literature. Mary Jo Bona is SUNY Distinguished Professor of Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies at Stony B...
Theater & Culture: An Italian Perspective
This year's edition of the Italian Perspective series organized by the Italian Studies Program at Chapman University in association with Musco Center is a unique opportunity to learn about the influence of Italian theatrical culture throughout a variety of periods, styles, and genres. A program of original plenary lectures and live performances wil...
Versace to show in Los Angeles in March
The United States is attracting luxury houses more than ever. While Chanel has just flown to Miami, where it showed its 2022/23 cruise collection on Friday, November 4, Versace announced that it will hold a show on March 10 in Los Angeles to unveil its women's and men's fall-winter 2022/23 collection. The event will be held two days before the Osca...
Bottega Veneta opens new boutique in Palisades Village, Los Angeles
Bottega Veneta and its new creative director, Matthieu Blazy, have chosen the Palisades Village shopping center, a bespoke walkable village, which opened in fall 2018, now home to 45 stores, entertainment and restaurants. It is part of the Caruso Group's portfolio which also includes The Grove, The Americana at Brand and The Commons at Calabasas. T...
Should San Diego pay to upgrade this Little Italy park?
The city of San Diego is contemplating spending more than $3 million to upgrade Amici Park in downtown’s Little Italy neighborhood even though it does not own or operate the 2.8-acre facility. The proposed monetary contribution, several years in the making, was last week floated before San Diego City Council’s four-person Active Transportation and...
San Francisco Bay Area embraces Italian food
The San Francisco Bay Area is a mecca for foodies and wine lovers with upscale grocery stores in every neighborhood. Retailers such as Whole Foods, Mollie Stone’s, Draeger’s and Lunardi’s have multiple locations in the densely populated thirty-five-mile peninsula located South of San Francisco. With warm lighting and neutral colors, Whole Foods in...
Magazine Behind "Michelin Star Of Italy" Awards San Diego's Cori Pastificio Top Honors For Italian Restaurant
Italy’s top food & wine publishing group Gambero Rosso has awarded San Diego's Cori Pastificio with its highest honors, which only five Italian restaurants in the entire country received. Similar to France’s Michelin Star Awards, Italy’s Gambero Rosso acknowledges top Italian restaurants around the world on an annual basis. Judges travel to nearly...
ICC San Diego is looking for new Members for our Board of Directors
The Italian Cultural Center is looking for new members for our board of directors. Unlike other boards, there is no financial commitment, although board members are asked to donate gift baskets or other small tokens (around $100) for our Festa di Natale. We volunteer our time, usually in our areas of expertise, to help run the ICC. We meet every ot...
Carnevale di Venezia Gala Dinner
When: Tue, Feb 21, 2023, 7:00 PM - Where: N10 Restaurant 8436 West 3rd Street Los Angeles, CA 90048 Accademia della Cucina Italiana and Tesori da Vivere present the unique opportunity to experience a true Venetian Carnival night of Mardi Gras. A musical trio will accompany the red-carpet event with live baroque and rondeau symphonies. The best cos...