SFIAC hosts its 94th Annual Statuto Race in North Beach
By: Francesco Romano For the 94th time, the San Francisco Italian Athletic Club (SFIAC) hosted the Statuto Race in North Beach. The Statuto Race commemorates the Statuto Albertino, the Italian "constitution" that laid the ground work for the unification of Italy in the nineteenth century. Each year since 1920, the race has been ru...
Cinema Made in Italy porta a Los Angeles “Io e Te”, l’ultima fatica di Bernando Bertolucci
Lo scorso 4 luglio, oltre ai festeggiamenti per il Giorno dell'Indipendenza, gli Stati Uniti hanno anche celebrato il ritorno dietro la cinepresa del maestro del cinema italiano contemporaneo, Bernardo Bertolucci. Dopo quasi dieci anni di assenza dalle scene ed oltre trenta dal suo ultimo film in lingua italiana ("La tragedia di un uomo ri...
Not-To-Miss Event and Exclusive Ferlinghetti Documentary Screening This Saturday in San Francisco
Don't miss the "Italian Matters Because..." event this Saturday at 4:00 PM at the Museo Italo Americano. Professors, lecturers and technologists will come together and show how learning la dolce lingua can change your life and your career, as well as expand on the larger significance of multilingual literacy in our modern world. But, that's not al...
Kiwis take 6-1 lead over Italy's Luna Rossa, on brink of advancing to America's Cup vs. Oracle
By Antonio Gonzalez Emirates Team New Zealand is trying to wrap up a spot in the America's Cup match against defending champion Oracle Team USA as fast as it can. The only thing slowing it down is the weather. The Kiwis set a race record of more than 54 mph on the new 72-foot catamarans Saturday, sailing swiftly in a strong wind t...
Pete D'Alessandro named Sacramento Kings GM
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) congratulates Pete D'Alessandro on his new appointment as General Manager of the Sacramento Kings, the National Basketball Association's franchise in California's capital city. "A highly talented basketball executive and proud Italian American, Pete brings not only passion and integrity to th...
Luna Rossa sails to 2-0 lead in challenger semis
By Bernie Wilson Looking a bit like spacemen in their silver life vests and crash helmets, the sailors aboard Luna Rossa's high-performance catamaran rocketed across San Francisco Bay Wednesday afternoon and took a 2-0 lead over Artemis Racing in the America's Cup challenger semifinals.The Italian crew is halfway toward reaching the Louis Vuitton...
Pasquale Esposito Canta Napoli a San Francisco
By Mauro Battocchi We're lucky to be graced by Pasquale Esposito, an internationally renown Italian tenor who will perform an intimate recital of Italian opera arias and Neapolitan songs in San Francisco on Sunday, October 20th. Mr. Esposito knows California since he studied music at the San Jose University School of Music earlier in his c...
Italian Singer’s Video a Success
"It's going to be beautiful," predicted Giovanna Gattuso, commenting on her 3rd showing of The King is Naked, which had its premier opening in Little Italy's Convivio Center in San Diego Sunday evening. She was correct. The event was as great a success here as were its two former showings in Turin, Italy on June 7th, 2014, and the Italian...
North County Italian Film Series April 13, 18 & 25
Three dates, three movies at the beautiful La Paloma Theatre in downtown Encinitas! Don't miss any of these great films - all were tremendous hits at SDIFF's feStivale 2012. All films are in Italian with English subtitles. Forward this email to your North County friends! Saturday April 13: Si puo fare (We Can Do It)This hilarious film is based on...
Frank Sinatra exhibit coming to the Grammy museum in October
Following its highly acclaimed debut in New York in March, the multimedia exhibit exploring the life and career of multiple GRAMMY Award winner Frank Sinatra will get its Los Angeles premiere at the GRAMMY Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015. As the official exhibit of the 2015 Frank Sinatra Centennial, Sinatra: An American Icon traces 100...
"Cinema Italian Style" all'’American Cinematheque di Los Angeles
Torna anche quest'anno "Cinema Italian Style", rassegna ideata da Luce Cinecittà in programma all'American Cinematheque da oggi e fino al 20 novembre. Dopo il successo delle precedenti edizioni, la rassegna proporrà il meglio del cinema italiano contemporaneo attraverso una selezione dei titoli che hanno riscosso maggior successo nel 2012, aprendo...
ALFIO LIVE! at the FESTA
We are excited to announce the launch of ALFIO's national PBS show ALFIO In Concert. This TV special includes hits "Caruso," "Granada," "Con Te Partiró" and "My Way" plus many more great Italian and English songs! The show will be airing in Northern California this Saturday, 8/29 on KQED 9 and KQED Life at 6:00 pm and again at midnight!! Click...