Body, soul fed at Italian gathering
Drive deep into the woods and hills of southern Lake County about 30 miles from the nearest stoplight and you'll start seeing red, white and green Italian flags hanging from the cabins and cottages. Under a lush canopy of fir trees, signs start appearing: Parking only for Italians, others will be towed. One pine sprouts signs for DeMattei...
Holiday magic for Families of Italian Lineage
by Venus Mazzoni Franceschi Through the hustle and bustle of the preparation for the Holiday Season, JoAnn Waller and Mary Pizel found time to be quite busy planning the annual Christmas Party for Families of Italian Lineage. It was held at the beautiful Mission Viejo Country Club on December 15, 2013, when their labor of detailed preparat...
Little Italy San Jose: arch coming soon
The Little Italy Arch has been 4 years in the making. Our first steps were to secure funding from donations from the first brick and banner sales to securing a dozen In Kind contributions to successful events at the Fundraising Gala and at Club Auto Sport. We then had a year and a half of plans submitted to the City of San Jose from the Pl...
Dick Marconi: On being Numero Uno
If the name Dick Marconi does not ring a bell, then his accomplishments surely will. Race car driver, humanitarian, artist, and the co-founder of a billion dollar nutrition business. Most would be satisfied in accomplishing one or two of Dick's achievements-but not Dick. For as amazing as this list may be, you get a sense when talking to h...
Bertolucci - A Film Series (Cinema Italia SF)
Following the success of the 2013 film series PASOLINI, we are presenting four of the most successful and loved works by legendary Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci. BERTOLUCCI - A Film Series will engage the audience in a one-day pursuit of a dream that arose from a prolific cinematic career spanning over fifty years. The fes...
Twentieth Anniversary Festa in Little Italy
San Diego's Little Italy Festa began its Twentieth Anniversary on Friday, October 10th with a vintage Italian poster exhibition at Meyer Fine Art Inc., and ended with the Festa's Bocce Ball Tournament on Sunday October 12th. Between these celebration's activities ranged from shopping at Little Italy's Mercato on Saturday, through its Gesso...
feStivale 2014 Gala Finale Brings Season to a Close
At precisely 5:00, Saturday evening a select gathering of Italian singers and band members rehearsed, while sumptuous Italian appetizers were set out early in anticipation of the San Diego Italian Film Festival members and their guests, who began pouring into Balboa's Museum of Photographic Art, on bringing feStivale 2014, to an exciting finale. &...
Mayor Alioto at the SF Helm During the Cultural Revolution
Mayor Joseph Alioto, predecessor of lionhearted Mayor George Moscone, was born of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. No, he wasn't born in 1906, but a little backstory will shed light on this curious connection. Joseph's father, Giuseppe Alioto, had sailed from Palermo at the age of nine to the United States and ended up working on the fishing...
Lombardi Family Concepts to open Taverna Laguna Beach
by Hannah Madans Lombardi Family Concepts will open Taverna Laguna Beach the first week of March in the restored Laguna Federal Savings and Loan Building. "We are thrilled to open Taverna in Laguna Beach," Alberto Lombardi said in a statement. "Our first restaurant in California will be a special place where customers feel at home."...
Full and part-time teacher positions for Italian!
Calling all teachers who are fluent Italian would like to be part of an exciting new school that wants teachers to have a voice in and be part of the implementation of its educational program! ISLA is a K-8 dual-immersion charter school that is being proposed in Glendale, California with an anticipated September 2016 start date. Although a...
i Madonnari Festival Leaves Lasting Impression In Santa Barbara
Fog and drizzle put a damper on the pastels used by i Madonnari artists when they began on Friday night, but by Memorial Day their works of art looked like masterpieces. More than 150 artists were chosen to take part in the 30th annual i Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival in front of the Old Mission in Santa Barbara. They volunteered their...
Festival Napa Valley brings a taste of Italy to V. Sattui
A concert of Italian love songs and dinner by an Italian chef were the highlights of Serata d'Amore, a Festival Napa Valley event held Monday at V. Sattui Winery in St. Helena. Festival Napa Valley is a 10-day series of more than 60 musical, dance and theatrical events held at wineries and other venues throughout the valley. Monday ni...