The Italian Cultural Society, Sacramento is looking for qualified Italian language instructors for children and adults. Native/native-equivalent/ fluent Italian speakers, who possess a university education and have experience teaching children or adults, please contact us. (All candidates must currently be authorized to work in the US).   Th...

by Angela Hart   Whether it's the music, the people, the sense of community or the culinary fare, Cotati's celebration of the accordion is growing more popular every year, event organizers said Sunday. This weekend's festival, the 24th since its inception, drew an estimated 5,000 people to downtown's La Plaza Park — some from as far awa...

By Giovanni Corbelletta If you love Italian cars, then the place to be was the Concorso Italiano, the annual all-Italian car show that has become one of the main events of the Monterey Car Week. This year saw a new location for the event at the Black Horse Golf Course in Seaside California.   With the Monterey Bay in the background, the new...

È bene ripeterlo una volta ancora: la cucina italiana strappa applausi ovunque. Se poi si aggiunge una location suggestiva ed elegante - in questo caso il lussuoso Hotel Mr. C di Beverly Hills -, il gioco è fatto.   L'occasione era il Savor the Flavor, vetrina di prodotti tipici del sud d'Italia presentati in prima persona dai loro esportato...

Have you ever heard the Italian language praised as one of the great romance languages in the world? Of course you have! I like to call it La Dolce Lingua. It is both beautiful to hear and even more charming to speak.   There are several ways to expand your Italian language expertise. One, of course, is to attend formal Italian language clas...

Date: Thursday, October 01, 2015 - Saturday, October 31, 2015 Hours: www.ciaosantamonica.com Venue: Santa Monica, CA Organized by: Santa Monica Place, Macerich and Salamone Associates In collaboration with: Paul Mitchell, Loews, The Patron and IIC Santa Monica celebrates the Italian Heritage Month with a series of events.Info and tickets at ww...

Date: Monday, October 19, 2015 - Saturday, October 24, 2015 Hours: TBA Venue: IIC e altri Giorgio Moroder, world famous producer, songwriter, performer and DJ, pioneer of synth disco and electronic dance music, and a three time Oscar winner, is the spokesman for this year's Week of the Italian Language. This year's theme is Italian in Music, the...

by Allison B. Cohen   The family of Joseph Gatto, the 78-year-old father of California State Assemblymember Mike Gatto who was murdered in his home near the Silver Lake Reservoir November 12, 2013, said they believe there is still one witness that has not come forward with information in the case despite a $50,000 reward. Gatto, who represe...

Date: Thursday, December 10, 2015 Time: 6:30-8:30 PM. Location: IIC (601 Van Ness Ave, Suite F, San Francisco) Organized by: Merola Opera Programme In collaboration with: IIC Merola 2012 and 2014 alumnus tenor Casey Candebat returns to San Francisco for a special one-night performance. O Holy Night of Opera features selections from Tosca and C...

by Valerio Viale   Tiziana Rocca, general manager of the Taormina Film Fest since 2012, has been largely innovating the historic Sicilian festival, founded in 1955. Her main concerns are to celebrate and foster Italian young talents, as well as to assure female filmmakers of an equal visibility as their male counterparts.   The c...