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After the presentation to the music professionals in Chicago, the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles hosted today the last meeting with CRF U.S.A. and CremonaFiere S.p.A. team. With guests Antonio Piva (Chairman of CRF U.S.A. and CremonaFiere S.p.A.), Peter Seman (President of the American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers) and Georg Eitt...

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The Italian city of Cremona, in Lombardy Region, is considered as the violin's birthplace, where between the 17th and 18th century the Amati, Guerneri, and Stradivari families created some of the finest string instruments that the world has ever seen.   Over the last 12 years, each September Cremona has hosted the unique exhibition of handcr...

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Non c'è niente di più positivo di un'occasione che rilanci l'economia italiana e permetta di mostrare al mondo il meglio della nostra cultura e delle nostre tradizioni. Expo 2015 significa soprattutto questo, la possibilità di emergere da una crisi che ha lasciato troppo poco dietro di sé.   Un messaggio che l'ENIT, Agenzia Nazionale del Tur...

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An exhibition of over 100 images that explores the experience of photographer Roberto Villa (in attendance at the opening) on the set of The Arabian Nights (1974) by Pier Paolo Pasolini, documenting the director's work in the Middle East (Yemen and Iran,) but also offering one of the last portraits of a land that was about to become a war zone. &n...

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By Lara Lago Questa è la storia di un regista a cui nessuno dava fiducia, di un film senza budget, girato in 11 giorni per 8 ore al giorno, di attori pagati dal regista senza fiducia del film senza budget, perché "nonostante tutto noi volevamo così".   Questa è una favola che parla di successo, ma posa le sue radici su quella frustrazione c...

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Joe Buscaino, L.A. City Council Member 15th District, is a first-generation Italian American whose parents immigrated from Sicily in the 1960s.   Joe was an LAPD officer for 15 years before running for L.A. City Council in 2012. He represents 250,000 residents from San Pedro, Wilmington, Harbor City, Harbor Gateway and Watts.   R...

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The 2014 edition of Cinema Italian Style, the Los Angeles glamorous showcase for Italian contemporary cinema, will be dedicated to the producer Franco Cristaldi and his masterpiece Cinema Paradiso, on the twenty-fifth anniversary of its theatrical release. CIS 2014 will present a film and a documentary selection of Italy's best and most recent prod...

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A round table discussion on eco-sustainability in the production, distribution and consumption of food.   Among the speakers are Megan Heritage, Locanda Del Lago; Orietta Gianjorio, olive oil expert; Laura Avery, Santa Monica Farmers Market Manager; Alex Weiser, owner of Weiser Family Farms, and others to be confirmed.   Read more &n...

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by Rowan Horncastle Say 'ciao' to the new Fiat 124 Spider, Italy's take on the Mazda MX-5's two-seat, rear-drive roadster formula. And a very faithful take it is too. Unveiled today at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Fiat has revived the 124 nameplate for the first time in nearly fifty years.   But don't be fooled, because under those fun...

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by Alessandra Mastroianni   A conference on the Making of Southern California to homage Italy and its birthday anniversary. Yes, because in the process of becoming what California is today, a lot was done by Italians.   Immigrants who left their country for necessity or for desire to start a new life, finding themselves in a new and d...

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