Recital and Lecture ” A Beautiful Woman in Venice”
When: Sunday, August 7, 2016 4:30PMWhere: Italian American Museum of San Francisco, Fort Mason Center, 2 Marina Blvd., Building C, San Francisco, CA 94123 Illustrated lecture by Author Kathleen Gonzalez who will present the biographies of Venetian composers Antonia Bembo and Barbara Strozzi, additionally including the histories of poet V...
Federated Italo-Americans bring the community together
Last June 1st, the Federated Italo-Americans of Southern California celebrated one of the most important recurrences of the year, the Italian Republic Day. They met at Casa Italiana for a gala dinner that brought together over a hundred guests, evidently proud of reuniting for such an important occasion. A cocktail hour welcomed the guests before...
A Retrospective, 1964 to Present by Joe Oddo Sicily Revisited by Jean Marchese Gallagher
Time: December 14, 2012 to March 10, 2013Location: Museo Italo AmericanoCity/Town: San FranciscoWebsite or Map: http://museoitaloamericano.orgEvent Type: exhbitionOrganized By: Museo Italo Americano The son of Sicilian immigrants, Joe Oddo is a long-time resident of the San Francisco Bay area and a self-described "traditionalist" painter. During t...
San Francisco’s Italian Community
The images above on the Italian Heritage Mural are part of the life work of Italian immigrant Gino Sbrana, who started his American life in San Francisco as a vegetable peddler. By 1911, he had launched a large photographic studio, Pisa Foto, at Columbus and Broadway in San Francisco. Later Gino founded a studio in Oakland and, in 1919, settled in...
Finding the Motherlode Returns to California Riding a Wave of Acclaim
by Mauro Battocchi After a successful California premier and screenings in New York City, Finding the Motherlode — thedocumentary about the history of Italians in California by Gianfranco Norelli and Suma Kurien, co-sponsored by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs — has been invited back to California for a tour of eight screenings aro...
Una finestra sull’Italia al Festival del Cinema Internazionale di San Francisco
La 57^ edizione del San Francisco International Film Festival è alle porte, e come ogni anno in primavera questo evento presenta per quindici giorni una straordinaria selezione di opere cinematografiche provenienti da tutto il mondo. Fra gli oltre duecento film ed eventi live in programma e cento registi in persona, anche l'Italia avrà la...
Nino Manfredi: a Los Angeles proiezione speciale di “Pane e Cioccolata” e all’Istituto Italiano di Cultura una retrospettiva
Dalia Events, in collaborazione con la Onni, sbarca a Los Angeles per la proiezione speciale della versione restaurata del film "Pane e Cioccolata", prima tappa della manifestazione "Nino! Omaggio a Nino Manfredi", presentata lo scorso 10 aprile presso la sala della Protomoteca del Comune di Roma. Quasi già tutto esaurito per la proiezione...
Drink in the culture, charms of San Diego's Little Italy
It is a getaway prime for European-style romance: a charming pensione, relaxing piazzas, sidewalk cafes, bocce ball courts and mouth-watering homemade pastas — all steps from the sparkling ocean. But no passport is necessary to visit Little Italy, a charming San Diego neighborhood that has been revitalized in recent times to capture its history, as...
Janet Napolitano at Italy’s Consulate: “Looking Forward to Expo 2015”
by Mauro Battocchi Two Napolitanos featured at Italy's Consulate in San Francisco a few days ago. Along with Italy's Head of State Giorgio, in the picture, I had to honor to host Janet, the new President of the University of California, former Homeland Security Secretary and former Governor of Arizona, in person. Janet is one of the m...
Parmigianino: la Schiava Turca
A loan from the Galleria Nazionale in Parma, Italy, provides a rare opportunity for viewing Parmigianino's masterpiece Schiava turca (ca. 1531–1534). Heralded as an originator of Mannerism, Parmigianino developed an expressive style with elongated forms that was also indebted to the work of Raphael and Michelangelo. The title, which transl...
Tenor Andrea Bocelli shares his hope, joy and generosity
by Rick Schultz The day after a sold-out Hollywood Bowl concert this week, Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli arrived at the chilly library of a Beverly Hills hotel wearing shorts, a dark blue polo shirt and sunglasses. At 58, Bocelli looks trim and fit. But today he's slightly agitated. The room was too cold. "No, no, this is unsa...
Alex Folla & Elena Trailina: Unknown Monk, Mostra
Quando:DA Ven 7 Ott 2016 a Ven 11 Nov 2016Dove: Getty Center di Los Angeles, 1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90049Organizzato da : Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Los Angeles - Ingresso : Libero Una selezione di opere di Alex Folla ed Elena Trailina realizzate con la pittura e punzonatura della foglia d'oro su tavola, la stessa...