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When Ensemble Sangineto, Italy’s most popular folk music group, takes the stage on Wednesday, May 3, at Pacific Harps, expect to be surprised — and delighted. Surprised by what, Italian folk music? Isn’t that full of mandolins and accordions and people dancing the tarantella? No, signore e signori, not when Ensemble Sangineto is making la musica. T...

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Italy is one of the most-visited European countries and an epicenter for culinary travel. Visitors from all over the world flock to Bel Paese for its natural beauty, rich history, warm and welcoming people—and its beloved regional foods and wines.  However, with the confluence of airline flight cutbacks, escalating costs, and a reported surge in re...

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The Museo Italo Americano hosted a private preview reception for its new exhibition entitled “BRAVO: Celebrating San Francisco Opera, Its Italian Roots and Legacy” on April 20th, 2023 at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. The prestigious San Francisco Opera company, one of our nation’s largest and most admired, was founded by Italian Americans a c...

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If you love pizza and are anywhere near Los Angeles this coming weekend, have we got an event for you. Pizza City Fest Los Angeles takes place at LA Live Saturday and Sunday, April 29-30, with 40 pizzerias from Southern California bringing their best pies to the table. Pizza City Fest Los Angeles is the first West Coast pie throw-down from Steve Do...

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Big news for busy Larchmont Village: A brand new Terroni restaurant is coming soon. The Canadian-born Italian group is already a powerhouse in Toronto and has long enjoyed a cozy location on Beverly Boulevard to boot. Now the team is heading east, landing along one of LA’s leafiest restaurant boulevards with the city’s first location of La Bettola...

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Friday, May 5 · 6 – 9pm PDT. Innovit – Italian Innovation and Culture Hub, 710 Sansome Street San Francisco, CA 94111. Please join us for an interactive and engaging discussion. Attendance is limited and RSVP is required for this in-person event. Join us for an interactive discussion on how an evolving marketplace and Gen Z will influence Made in I...

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Sunday, May 7 at 1:30 pm at the Italian Center in Carmichael. Admission $10 / Refreshments Included / Doors Open at 1:00p. Federal Hill is Providence, Rhode Island’s “Little Italy,” one of America’s storied neighborhoods. This documentary film portrays the traditions and challenges of an Italian-American neighborhood. Once a bustling Italian enclav...

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Team Italy manager and National Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Piazza could not be happier for San Diego Padres catcher Brett Sullivan, who led all catchers in the 2023 World Baseball Classic with seven hits and compiled an impressive .368 batting average as the Team Italy cleanup hitter during the international competition. It was the hot bats of Bre...

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After nearly a decade serving Larchmont, Vernetti Restaurant – owned and operated by local couple Steve and Joanna Vernetti – will be closing at the end of May. The Vernettis took over the family-owned Girasole Cucina Italia in 2014 and elevated the level of food on Larchmont Blvd. In fact, when the Vernettis re-opened after a renovation and expans...

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Brooklyn Pizzeria, a locally owned and operated Italian restaurant group, will open its ninth Houston-area location at 8020 Fry Road, Cypress, in late May. Sammy Shahini, his father, Mike, and his two brothers, Jimmy and Ilir, opened the first location in Humble in 2006 with the goal of bringing authentic New York pizza to the Houston area. The Sha...

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