Campo di Bocce Opens in Fremont
By Bea Karnes Looking for someplace different to take your relatives during the holidays? Or perhaps you're in charge of booking a venue for your holiday party or annual holiday get-together with friends. Campo di Bocce, America's largest Bocce facility and Italian Ristorante, opened right here in Fremont on Sunday November 13. The 44,000...
A San Francisco una mostra dedicata al contributo degli italo americani al baseball
Ponte verso l'integrazione, ma anche modo di essere orgogliosi delle proprie origini Da venerdì 22 giugno il Museo Italo Americano di San Francisco ospiterà una mostra che documenta il contributo dato dagli Italiani d'America al passatempo preferito degli Americani. La mostra ha lo scopo di mettere in luce le caratteristiche che hanno permesso a...
Happy birthday Gioacchino Rossini!
Date: Monday, February 29, 2016 Hours: 6:30 PM Venue: IIC Organized by: IIC In collaboration with: Rossini Opera Festival, Unital Classica and Friends of ROF A special birthday celebration for one of the greatest Italian opera composers with the presentation of the Rossini Opera Festival which is held every summer in Rossini's hometown, Pesaro...
Soldini a San Francisco: è record
Quarantasette giorni e una manciata di minuti: è il record della New York-San Francisco passando per Capo Horn stabilito da Giovanni Soldini a bordo del Vor 70 Maserati. Un record storico made in Italy, migliorato di ben 10 giorni e dopo 15 anni: nel 1998 quello stabilito da Yves Parlier a bordo di Aquitaine Innovations (categoria monoscafi) era st...
USA - Italian film showcased at Newport Beach Film Festival
Italian film was showcased at Newport Beach Film Festival, in California, with a screening of "Immaturi - Il viaggio" (2012) by Paolo Genovese. The film was introduced by the Executive Director of the Festival, Gregg Schwenk, and the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute, Alberto Di Mauro. They both underscored the strong link between th...
The Godfather Live + Pre-Film Mafia Costume Party
Fri 4/24/15 5:30PMThe Godfather Live + Pre-Film Mafia Costume PartySan Diego Symphony - 750 B Street, San Diego, CA 92101 Its organized crime and you're invited! Join the family on Friday, April 24th! Tickets are only $100 and include the pre-film Mafia Costume Party and preferred seating for The Godfather accompanied LIVE by the San...
Viva Italia – concert by the San Francisco Renaissance Voices
Museo Italo Americano. Fort Mason Center - 2 Marina Blvd., Building C - San Francisco, CA 94123. Sunday, November 1 at 4:30pm. The San Francisco Renaissance Voices will perform Viva Italia, a concert of Italian Renaissance music. Come and enjoy a special, fascinating and rare concert featuring Missa Nasce la Gioia by Palest...
The Hills Run Red: Italian Westerns, Leone and Beyond
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive of the University of California recently presented the new film series centered on the great Italian directors of Western movies, "The Hills Run Red: Italian Westerns, Leone and Beyond." The Series, running through January 27th, presents six classics by Sergio Leone, Sergio Corbucci, Damiano Dam...
Orchestra brings taste of Italy to Temecula’s stage
Say "Italy," and most people probably think of Italian food. Say "Italy" to a musician, and thoughts turn immediately to opera and to song. "It's such a lyrical place," said Dana Zimbric, artistic director and conductor of the California Chamber Orchestra. "There's so much wonderful music from Italy and about Italy." The orchestra opens it...
Davoli’s Star Shines at Pasolini Film Series
by Nickolas Marinelli Ask any average American who Ninetto Davoli is, and you'll likely get a blank stare. Even fans of vintage foreign films may have a hard time remembering where they've heard that name before. But ask an Italian or Italian film fan, and you'll get the kind of reaction usually reserved for superstars who began their care...
Pino Forastiere to perform at International Guitar Night 2014
Credited as "one of the most important showcases for the contemporary guitar" by The San Francisco Chronicle, International Guitar Night (IGN) is a long-standing Bay Area tradition known for its friendly and informal ambiance, as well as its exceptional guitar performances. The Italian guitarist Pino Forastiere will be one of the special g...
Los Angeles, Italia: Program 2013
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1709:00 am Honoring an Italian Maestro of Cinematic ArtDoc Once Up a Time... Sergio Leone dir Giovanni Minoli (60') 10:15 am Eni - Culture by Energy -The Mattei Affair dir Francesco Rosi (116')Restored by Cineteca di Bologna at L'Immagine Ritrovata in association with The Film Foundation, Paramount Pictures, and Museo Nazionale de...