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IAMLA, the Italian Museum of Los Angeles, recently unveiled their 2024 exhibit honoring the life and legacy of musical artist Louis Prima. Louis Prima (1910 -1978) was a skilled jazzman, prolific songwriter, and extraordinary performer. Prima’s music is omnipresent, from film and television to viral TikTok videos, Disney classic tunes(The Jungle Bo...

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Wednesday April 3, 2024 at 7:30pm PDT. Italian American Museum of Los Angeles - 644 North Main street - Los Angeles, CA. Join us for an unforgettable night of music at the IAMLA featuring Lena Prima and her incredible band from New Orleans. Lena, the youngest daughter of Louis Prima, was born in Las Vegas and raised in New Orleans, where she found...

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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...

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Fri. Mar 22, 2024 at 6:00pm PDT. Garibaldina MB Society, 4533 North Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA. Swing into Spring with an unforgettable live concert featuring the Luke Carlson Quintet, enchanting the evening with Louis Prima's greatest hits. Join us at 6 pm for delightful cocktails and a lively swing dance lesson at 7 pm to get you into the r...

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This month, the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles closed the curtain on their successful Pinocchio exhibit and debuted their newest exhibit Louis Prima: Rediscovering a Musical Icon set to run through October 2024. The exhibition is produced by the IAMLA in collaboration with the Gia Maione Prima Foundation that explores the life and legacy of...

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The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles (IAMLA) is located in downtown’s Italian Hall at 644 North Main. Built in 1908 as a community center, the hall is one of the oldest remaining structures in historic Little Italy and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. I can only speak for myself, but I didn’t even know we had a Little It...

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Louis Prima: Rediscovering a Musical Icon is a new exhibition produced by the IAMLA in collaboration with the Gia Maione Prima Foundation that explores the life and legacy of Louis Prima (1910 -1978), a skilled jazzman, prolific songwriter, and extraordinary performer. Prima’s music is omnipresent, from film and television to viral TikTok videos, D...

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The Campari Spagliatos were flowing, authentic carbonara canooded with guanciale, sounds of bel canto filled the air and liters of world-class wine were poured as hundreds of Italophiles filled the plaza surrounding the historic Pico House near Olvera Street for A Taste of Italy on Saturday. Chef Giacomino Drago welcomed guests with samples from hi...

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There's a reason that the words "enchantment" and "evening" and "eating" so frequently appear in a single sentence, and it isn't totally due to them all alliteratively sharing the same first letter. Mostly, it is because the timeless act of dining outdoors as the stars are beginning their nightly twinkle-twinkle is something that humans have enjoye...

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Taste of Italy, Southern California’s Premiere Italian Food and Wine Event, returns to downtown Los Angeles on September 23rd. The event offers the best in food, wine, music and Italian culture and benefitts the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles with is a 501(c) 3 charitable organizationThis year’s event will feature celebrity guest host, Mari...

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