Bodies, Shadows and Stories: Cinema after Caravaggio
In conjunction with Caravaggio and His Legacy, and with the special support of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and of the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles, LACMA is screening five features that show how the Italian painter's groundbreaking style resonates with filmmakers. Though the films in this series span thirty years a...
Padres and Dodgers tickets bring Italian American baseball exhibit closer to San Diego’s Little Italy
For all lovers of baseball and Italian American culture, there is something for everyone in San Diego's Little Italy. Through a series of fundraising efforts including the sale of tickets to the upcoming Padres/Dodgers game at Petco Park on September 21st, the Convivio Center (2157 India Street in Little Italy) is the next stop for the Museo Italo...
Tickets now on sale for Frankie & Nina's Big Italian Wedding Comedy Show
Jackson Rancheria Casino Resort cordially invites you to celebrate the marriage of Frankie and Nina on Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. in the Grand Oak Ballroom. This interactive comedy show has all of the oddities and traditions of a Big Italian Wedding. Join the New York Italian families of Frankie and Nina as they sing, dance, e...
Circolo Italiano Bocce, february game
Ciao, Amici, CIRCOLO ITALIANO BOCCE is again meeting in February for our monthly BOCCE GAME and SOCIAL. It will be on Sunday, February 16th at 4:00pm at Arnoldi's (corner of Cota and Olive Streets, in Santa Barbara). As in the past, no RSVP is needed and no advance payment is required. The game of bocce is free and each person will pa...
Andrea Morricone’s Fire Inflames The Broad Stage’s Audience
by Valerio Viale On February 13th at The Broad Stage Performing Arts Theater in Santa Monica, Maestro Andrea Morricone gave his special Valentine Day's gift to all lovers in the greater Los Angeles area: his concert, Cinematic Visions – New Arrangements of Timeless Masterpieces, featuring the highly celebrated "Love Theme" from Cinema Para...
Italian Opera on Film – Verdi and Zeffirelli
Thursday, April 25, 2013 7:00 pm Illustrated lecture by San Francisco Opera's Director of Music Administration, Kip Cranna, who will on the occasion of Giuseppe Verdi's 200th birthday in 2013, discuss the operas La Traviata and Otello and show excerpts from the films by Franco Zeffirelli, master of Italian cinema. Italian opera is a special world...
When Naples' Teatro di San Carlo comes to San Francisco
As significant milestone of the celebration of "2013 Year of the Italian Culture in the US" in San Francisco, the festivities to bring the San Carlo Theater of Naples to the Bay Area will start early this month, reaching their peak in June. Starting next Tuesday, the Consul General of Italy in San Francisco, Mauro Battocchi, in collaboration with...
For Tony Bennett, it's all about passion
As legendary crooner Tony Bennett nears 90, the 17-time Grammy Award winner shows no sign of slowing down. Bennett recently celebrated his 87th birthday with a sold-out concert at the Hollywood Bowl, followed by a glitzy Beverly Hills bash attended by the likes of John Travolta and Sidney Poitier. Now he's back on tour with his youngest da...
Chazz Palminteri to Star in World Premiere Play UNORGANIZED CRIME at the Elephant Theatre, 4/26-5/25
Unorganized Crime, LLC presents a world premiere play, UNORGANIZED CRIME, written by Kenny D'Aquila, directed by David Fofi and starring Chazz Palminteri ("A Bronx Tale," "Bullets Over Broadway"). UNORGANIZED CRIME will preview on Saturday, April 26 at 8pm; Monday, April 28, Tuesday, April 29 and Wednesday, April 30 at 8pm and will open on Thursday...
Un 25 aprile speciale per La VOCE e per la libertà
By Maurita Cardone Per un giornale come il nostro che nasce sotto la stella della libertà, sentire l'affetto dei lettori e di tutti quelli che in un anno di pubblicazioni ci sono stati vicini è la prova più importante che La VOCE di New York sta andando nella giusta direzione. Le più di 200 persone che venerdì 25 aprile hanno voluto condi...
Cinema and Jazz: Gianni Amico - December 17, 2014 at 6:30 pm
Come and see three short films about jazz by and about the film director, documentary filmmaker, screenwriter and cultural promoter Gianni Amico (1933-90), a unique and eclectic figure in Italian cinema. At the heart of his free-spirited films is his passion for jazz. His debut short film, Noi insistiamo! Suite per la libertà subito (We In...
Jasmine Tommaso trio in concert
Date: Monday, October 05, 2015 Hours: 6:30 PM Venue: IIC Los Angeles Jazz concert featuring Giovanni Tommaso (double bass), Professor of Jazz at the Conservatory in Perugia and director of the Umbria Jazz Clinics seminars since 1986. Tommaso has collaborated with many great Italian and international musicians such as Riccardo Cocciante, Mina, Gi...