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Sarà inaugurata ufficialmente giovedì, 27 febbraio, a Los Angeles la mostra "The Great Beauty. Rhymes and reflections" che si è aperta ieri negli spazi dell'Istituto Italiano di Cultura. Saranno presenti il direttore dell'Istituto Massimo Sarti ed il console generale Giuseppe Perrone. È atteso all'inaugurazione anche il regista Paolo Sorrentino. &...

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Ennio Morricone has postponed his upcoming concerts in Los Angeles and New York until June, citing a back injury that is preventing him from traveling long distances. The five-time Academy Award-nominated movie composer had been scheduled to conduct concerts at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live on March 20 and at the Barclays Center's Cushman and...

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by Dan Myers   Bettolino Kitchen has opened in Redondo Beach with Michelin-starred chef Fabio Ugoletti, who moved to the United States from Italy to open the restaurant, at the helm. The restaurant is under the same ownership as the popular Gaetano's Restaurant, and the 65-seat plan offers tables, booths, and communal seating.   The k...

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By Glenn Heath Jr. Thanks to Convivio, a nonprofit seeking to be "San Diego's premier Italian cultural organization," locals will get a chance to see some of the best European imports of recent years. The series is entitled "Films Al Fresco," which debuts Saturday, June 13, at The Lafayette Hotel in North Park with an opening night presentation of...

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by Nick Notarnicola   The Enrico Caruso Lodge #1463 in Visalia is part of the Sons of Italy in America and has been in existence since 1927 in Visalia. Each year, our lodge gives several scholarships to deserving high school seniors with Italian heritage from our local high schools. This year we are giving out nine scholarships totaling...

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by Monica Veronesi   I am pleased to announce that Aldo Roccaro (click here for BIO), M.D. PhD Senior scientist at Harvard will be Young ISSNAF's co-coordinator. He will be working closely with Chiara Gabbi, MD, PhD - our Young ISSNAF Coordinator and Member of ISSNAF's Board of Trustees - to grow and manage Young ISSNAF's activities.  ...

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Wednesday January 20, 2016 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM , Italian Cultural Institute, 601 Van Ness Avenue, Suite F - San Francisco, CA 94102. Boze Hadleigh, author of Celebrity Feuds! and Hollywood and Whine, has written more than 15 books and has been a winner on Jeopardy! Boze also writes extensively for magazines, and his work has appe...

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January 19 - February 24, 2017. Sardinian Textiles: An Exhibit of Contemporary + Antique Handwoven Art   An exhibit of hand-woven textiles from Sardinia, Italy, opens at the Italian Cultural Institute - San Francisco on January 19, 2017. The exhibit will feature contemporary weavings from the few remaining tessitori artigianali, Sa...

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Grazie ad una iniziativa dell'Ambasciata d'Italia a Washington, gli studenti dell'AP Italian Language che viaggeranno con la compagnia di bandiera italiana per recarsi dagli Stati Uniti in Italia avranno uno sconto del 5% sul costo del volo in classe economica. L'iniziativa è stata resa possibile grazie alla "sensibilità" dell'Alitalia, che, spieg...

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Can you name the seven principal bridges of San Francisco Bay?   Perhaps least known is the Carquinez Bridge which connects the East Bay to Vallejo. Also obscure, but known well to the Silicon Valley crowd, is the Dumbarton Bridge, the shortest bridge over the Bay, which connects Palo Alto to Newark across the water. (Newark, by the way, is...

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