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Best known for their haunting '70s soundtracks used in the films of gory giallo director Dario Argento, progressive-rock outfit Claudio Simonetti's Goblin provides the live score for the '80s Italian horror cult favorite Demons at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco on Oct. 27th. Initially working under the monikers Oliver and Cherry Five after bei...

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Via Arte Italian Street Painting Festival. Held Saturday and Sunday at The Marketplace, 9000 Ming Ave., Bakersfield, CA. Most years, the Via Arte Italian Street Painting Festival is a sunny affair, with more than 100 artists out on the pavement at The Marketplace creating temporary chalk masterpieces. "It’s like a sport: You have to put in some swe...

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When the internet recently roasted Chamath Palihapitiya for likening himself to the “man in the arena” from Teddy Roosevelt’s famous 1910 speech, the Facebook exec turned venture capitalist trolled his critics with a rack of clothing. “I’m in the arena trying stuff. Some will work, some won’t,” Palihapitiya posted just before Labor Day weekend on t...

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The tricolor flag stands tall in Napa Valley as Marchesi Antinori has successfully completed the acquisition of full ownership of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars in California. This acquisition comes after a 16-year partnership with the American company, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates.  Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars is considered one of the most important wineries...

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We resume our trip to the United States: today we are in San Diego, in the southern part of California. One of the most important Italian American personalities in the city is Tom Cesarini. Tom perfectly embodies the Italian American spirit proud of Italian roots, and the commitment to celebrating these roots and our country. We thank him for joini...

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It was October 2016 when Mike McCoy was appointed executive director of the Kern County Museum. "I got here and I heard from the community that the Chinese built Kern County. So we did the Joss House and a couple other things," McCoy recalled. "But people were still unhappy because they said the Okies and the Dust Bowlers built Kern County. So we d...

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Dr. Giuffrida brings a wealth of experience and expertise to this critical position. Most recently, he served as Vice President for Strategic Industry Ventures at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) where he led the Office of Technology Commercialization, the TechNovum bioscience accelerator, and focused on growin...

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October 20 | 6:30 PM. THE ECOLOGICAL SOUL OF ITALIAN MUSIC AND SONGWRITING. A live radio show presented by Italian scholar and Radio DJ Sara Marinelli. Italian Cultural Insititute San Francisco, 710 Sansome St., San Francisco, CA. Register here. Start your weekend off on the right beat! Join scholar and radio DJ Sara Marinelli as she takes us on a...

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The annual Italian Heritage Parade and Festival returned to the streets of San Francisco Sunday afternoon for its 155th year. It started at 12:30 p.m. and ran from Fisherman's Wharf down to Washington Square, offering the whole family 1.3 miles of free fun. Mayor London Breed was taking part in the parade. But for some, their favorite part is the f...

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The New York City-based Kairos Italy Theater along with the Italy-based KIT Italia and Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò at NYU will present a special celebration of the 10th anniversary season of the In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY, the festival of Italian theater taking place in all five boroughs of NYC, October 27-November 5. The festival Fall...

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