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March 8, 2024 | 5:30 pm. Italian Cultural Institute - 1023 Hilgard Avenue - Los Angeles, CA. 5:30 pm - The Goat (ITA/FRA 2023, 90'). Directed by Ilaria Borrelli with Mira Sorvino, John Savage, Amr Saad, Sayed Ragab, Maya Talem, and Jessica Hossam. 7:00 pm - Q&A followed by Award Ceremony and Reception. RSVP HERE On the occasion of International Wom...

Dario Sattui’s authentically built Tuscan-style castle and winery in the Napa Valley of California was recently recognized as one of the top ten castles in the world by Tripadvisor, the world’s largest travel platform. Sattui, a medieval history enthusiast, fell in love with European medieval architecture during several trips to Italy after college...

On view March 15 through April 30, M-F 10am-16:30pm by appointment (email here) and during IIC events. Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco - 710 Sansome Street San Francisco, CA. 140 years after the first edition of The Adventures of Pinocchio, ADI Design Museum celebrates the most famous puppet in the world with an exhibition dedicated to...

There’s a long and wonderful tradition of Italian food in San Francisco. Immigrants flooded the Bay Area during the Gold Rush, and while many southerners stayed in New York, simmering hearty red sauces, many northerners landed in San Francisco, bringing a taste for fresh fish, green olives, and bright citrus. North Beach is the historic Italian nei...

Friday, March 15, 2024 6:30 PM PDT. Italian Cultural Institute San Francisco, 710 Sansome St, San Francisco, CA. Free Admission | Registration required here. Join us for a special presentation dedicated to the great astronomer, physicist and engineer Galileo Galilei, by Prof. Alessandro De Angelis and Prof. Claudio Pellegrini. The event is moderate...

It tells a story. It’s about the life of everyday people. The occasional heartbreak notwithstanding, it has no negativity. It’s raw, relatable, authentic and uplifting. That’s largely how 25-year-old Sofia Claire describes country music, a genre she has chosen as her profession. Sofia Claire’s talent for music was evident when she was a child growi...

On View February 16 – June 23, 2024. Benton Museum of Art Pomona College, 120 W. Bonita Avenue, Claremont, CA. The Princeton University Art Museum’s collection of more than one thousand Italian drawings is renowned for its quality, scope, and scholarly importance. This exhibition showcases ninety-five rarely seen works from the late fifteenth to ea...

As we enter March, may the cultivation, rejuvenation, and celebration of Italian Heritage continue within our community. To properly honor the stories of generations’ past, you are invited to support the production of Convivio’s five-part docuseries that genuinely highlights Little Italy’s history, community, and heritage.   For a sneak-peak, enjoy...

Opening March 2. California Science Center. 700 Exposition Park Drive Los Angeles, CA. Learn more and tickets here. Explore the engineering marvels and artistry of one of history's greatest minds and inventors, Leonardo da Vinci. The companion IMAX movie Cities of the Future 3D showcases the exciting innovations engineers are working on today—from...

An incredible evening with 10 cutting edge startups pitching in front of our academic and scientific community at the Plug and Play Tech Center. Above and beyond the Hollywood starts, Los Angeles is a global hub for innovation and technology. With the Global Start Up Program, the Italian Trade Agency Los Angeles Office is supporting a group of moti...

Ale Gambini was one of those people who convey happiness, enthusiasm, competence, courtesy. They are increasingly rare people, and because of that, increasingly valuable. Unfortunately, Ale left us, absolutely too young, and the community of those who appreciate and know Italy in the United States mourns and remembers her with love and great sorrow...

A book has been published about the murder of Joseph Gatto, a beloved Italian American artist from Los Angeles. At the urging of friends of his in the media, former California State Assemblyman Mike Gatto wrote the book.  It’s entitled, “Noir by Necessity: How My Father’s Murder Took Me to Dark Places,” and it is available from Amazon and other boo...