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California State University, Long Beach's (CSULB) George L. Graziadio Center for Italian Studies recently received $100,000 in scholarship endowments to support the program's new Master of Arts degree.   The first of two $50,000 gifts came from businessman Mario Giannini who set up a scholarship fund in 2012 named for his daughters, the Kyer...

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Marco Cappelli's Italian Surf Academy featuring Marco Cappelli (guitar), Luca Lo Bianco (bass) and Francesco Cusa (drums) will perform at the 38th Annual Simon Rodia Watts Towers Jazz Festival. Followed by book discussion and signing: Sabato Rodia's Towers in Watts: Art, Migrations, Development By Luisa Del Giudice at 12:30pm Noah Purifoy Gallery...

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Extraordinary vocalist, hand-percussionist and dancer Alessandra Belloni creates a voluptuous exploration of Tarantella—
the frenzied ritual dances that enact the release of built-up erotic desire— in a contemporary incarnation of the southern Italian folk form.   In the traditional "Pizzica Tarantata" healing rite, performers suffering the...

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Buongiorno Los Angeles - The Italians are coming! Lavazza, Italy's favorite coffee, will be perking up LA by touring the streets with the Lavazza mobile café, the company's first and brand new state-of-the-art sampling truck.   From March 13 to 15, the Lavazza mobile café will be surprising locals and visitors of LA with complimentary cups o...

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by Skye Ravy   Gaiole Italy ran a follow up article to the first ever Eroica festival hosted in Paso Robles in April in their local Italian paper. L'Eroica become an event that combines two worlds: on the one hand Italy, with Gaiole in Chianti, which for twenty years has organized the cycling event, and the other the United States, with...

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The House of Italy and The San Diego Italian Film Festival invite The Italian Cultural Center to a Party!!! Celebrating the House of Italy's Return Home to Balboa Park! Sunday, September 20, 2015 A buffet dinner will be served in the Casa Del Prado (across from MOPA) at 5 PM. The dress is casual.   After d...

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Italian Americans have had an indelible impact on the fabric of American culture which manifests itself in diverse ways, both encompassing veritable attributes of the culture and also promulgating enduring stereotypes. Today, let's take a look at the Italian American influence on American film and some great opportunities you have to understand thi...

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La scorsa settimana, il Console Generale d'Italia a Los Angeles, Giuseppe Perrone, è stato l'ospite d'onore delle "Dive" di Los Angeles presso la residenza di Los Feliz di Marisa Antonini. Le "Dive" è è un'associazione di Donne Italiane residenti nella California meridionale fondata nel 2009 con l'obiettivo di costituire un luogo d'incontro e scam...

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In Little Italy North; the art has as much flavor as the espresso and tantalizing marinara. The Art and Design District of San Diego's Little Italy was modeled after New York City's trendy SoHo and Chelsea districts; offering art-lovers and design patrons diverse resources.   Come explore this ever-growing distinctive neighborhood with a wal...

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Oftentimes cinema portrays legal subjects, producing authentic masterpieces. This one-day event explores the relationship between Italian cinema and law by way of a CONFERENCE with the participation of Italian and American scholars in the fields of cinema, law, and political science as well as filmmakers and actors, including Enzo Decaro and...

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