When: From Saturday, October 27, 2018 to Sunday, January 27, 2019 - Time: From 9:00 am To 5:00 pm - Where: The J. Paul Getty Museum Inspired by a renewed interest in classical sculpture and closer study of nature, Renaissance artists made the nude body ever more vibrant, lifelike, and central to their practice. Yet, pious European Renaissance socie...

The only reminder that remains of L.A.’s once-thriving Little Italy is the restored historic Italian Hall, built in 1908 overlooking Olvera Street and the plaza. To keep that memory alive, the 10th annual Taste of Italy will take place adjacent to the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles there on Saturday, Oct. 13. The food and wine event celebra...

No one celebrates the seasons like Italians – trust us. Welcome in the Fall season with our first-ever Wine Harvest Festa. On October 13 from 3-6 p.m., embark on a tasting journey through Italian wine harvest traditions. Explore the entire marketplace with your all-access bracelet and taste wines from five different stations as you chat with our pr...

Italian gelateria Dri Dri debuted its vegan Italian-style gelato in the United States this month with a mobile gelato truck at Los Angeles’ Huntington Library. Custom designed in Italy, Dri Dri’s authentic retro truck serves gelato made from a blend of rice and almond milks in flavors such as Almond, Espresso Coffee, Cookie Dough, Pistachio, Coconu...

In celebration of La Settimana della Cucina Italiana, or Week of Italian Cuisine, Fondazione Italia, the Italian Cultural Institute Los Angeles, and Saor Project™ are coming together to offer an Italian Cooking Workshop for kids ages 5-12. The workshop will be kicked off with the screening of a short animated film, “Fiabe di Riso.” First screened a...

Born and raised in a little medieval town between Rome and Tuscany, I was lucky enough to do a coast-to-coast trip across the States with my family at the tender age of nine. I felt like in wonderland, lost in the beauty and charm of the skyscrapers of Manhattan, the Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon and the Walk of Fame. Since I saw those horizons,...

When: Friday, October 12, 2018 From 8:00 pm To 10:00 pm - Where: Zipper Concert Hall, Los Angeles - Organized by : Hitweek, In collaboration with: IIC Los Angeles The annual Italian music Festival Hit Week returns to Los Angeles showcasing composer and pianist Roberto Cacciapaglia.  Roberto Cacciapaglia was born in Milan. He graduated in compositio...

On Monday 17th, MEET Italy hosted a brainstorming session with iconic Italian journalist Federico Rampini. The roundtable included a focus group of MEET Italy entrepreneurs and professionals from different fields alongside Mr. Rampini and IIC Director, Valeria Rumori.  The MEET Italy delegation included Davide Accomazzo, CIO of Thalassa Capital and...

Italy has released a list of 21 films in contention for selection to represent the country at the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. Among the list are internationally-acclaimed films such as metaphysical thriller Naples in Veils by Turkish-Italian director Ferzan Özpetek, Alice Rohrwacher’s fascinating drama Happy as Lazzaro and F...

The third annual convention of ILT ( Italian Languag Teachers' Workshop), organized by the Italian Department of University of Southern California (USC) will be focused on strategies to galvanise interest in Italian Language and Culture study in the US and increasing enrollment in language courses. A team of six experts in the field, from various N...