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Join the Italian community in the East Bay for the A's Italian Heritage Night on Friday, August 7th at 7:05PM at the Oakland A's Coliseum. A ticket to the festivities includes a pregame event in the Eastside Club (a new perk this year), an Athletics branded Italian heritage scarf, complementary Italian food and a reserved ticket at Field Level. &n...

The short film CHILD K, based on a little known page in history which was the first case of Genetic and Ethnic Cleansing in Germany, which lead the horrific stigma of what was to be the Holocaust, has met the preliminary requirement for the 2015 Best Live Action Short Film Oscar selection. Produced by Colorado Film, and Dinamo Film with the contri...

by Cameron Salce After moving 6,000 miles away from home in Italy, it took only one visit to Southern California for senior Riccardo Michelini to realize that San Diego State was the right choice to start his collegiate golf career in 2012. It was a dream scenario.   "SDSU was my first visit and even though I was in contact with other...

L'ICE organizza, in collaborazione con AESVI, un Punto Italia con meeting point alla Game Connection America che si terrà all'interno del Sir Francis Drake Hotel, a San Francisco, dal 25 al 27 marzo 2013.   Dal 2001, la Game Connection, organizzata tre volte all'anno in Europa, Stati Uniti e Asia, è la manifestazione che offre maggiori ...

In Italian popular tradition, an old lady riding on a broomstick visits all the children on the eve of the Feast of the Epiphany to fill their socks with candy and presents if they are good or a lump of coal or dark candy if they are bad. Befana carries a bag, wears a black shawl and is covered in soot because she enters the children's houses throu...

Candice Guardino is adding to her list of successful theatrical productions with the debut of Gilda and Margarette, a sketch comedy show. Candice Guardino is most well-known for her funny and heartwarming solo-hit show Italian Bred, which premiered to sold out houses in New York City in 2013. This past February 2015, Italian Bred encored in LA...

Data: Ven 17 Giu 2016 Orario: Dalle 19:30 alle 22:00 Luogo: Istituto Italiano di Cultura, 601 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102 Ingresso : A pagamento - Organizzato da : Lua Hadar La cantante internazionale Lua Hadar ed il suo complesso jazz Twist eseguiranno alcuni successi di musica italiana ed americana degli anni 40, '50 e...

by Silvia Simonetti   Anniversaries are a celebration of continuity and success, and the 10th edition of the Los Angeles Italia Film, Fashion, and Art Festival is no exception.   Running February 15 through 21, 2015, at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, the Festival has been growing in popularity and prestige since its...

Hello, My name is Joe Costanza, I was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., I live in Los Angeles, and I am, among other things, a professional actor. I have appeared in over 70 television shows, made for TV movies, and feature films-- including Scrubs, Malcolm in the Middle, E.R., N.Y.P.D. Blue, Cheers, Criminal Behavior, Freaky Friday and Vampire in Brooklyn....

The Circus is coming to town! Redwood City is pleased to welcome, for the sixth year, Zoppé, An Italian Family Circus from October 11th through October 20th for spectacular two-hour performances that will enthrall the entire family!   The Zoppé Family Circus welcomes guests into the intimate 500 seat tent for a one-ring circus that honors th...

In conjunction with the exhibitionBodies and Shadows: Caravaggio and His Legacyon view at LACMA through February 10, 2013 The Italian Cultural Institute presents CARAVAGGIO directed by Angelo Longoniwith Alessio Boni, Paolo Briguglia, Elena Sofia Ricci,Jordi Mollà, Claire Kleim, Benjamin Sadler,Paolo Giovannucci, Stefano Fregniscreenplay by Andr...

The sport of bocce ball is played all over the world. In Northern California, it has traditionally been an Italian game, but as the community of Italian immigrants continues to shrink, one San Mateo social club is struggling to keep the tradition alive. On Wednesday nights it's league play at the Peninsula Italian American Social Club. Two dozen p...