Great success of La Fameja Veneta’s Christmas party
On December 8, 2013 "La Fameja Veneta" held its Christmas party at the Portofino Restaurant in La Habra.As usual the president of the club, Maria Varlotta, expertly assisted by capable Bepi Sugar, did a great job in organizing the party. Since Maria's belief is that Christmas is mostly a holiday for youngsters, several members showed up wi...
Ragazzi Continuo presents "Tidings of comfort" - December 20, 2014 at 7:30 pm
Ragazzi Continuo, the a cappella men's choir composed of alumni of the acclaimed Ragazzi Boys Chorus, presents its holiday concert, TIDINGS OF COMFORT. Since their childhood days singing with the Ragazzi Boys Chorus, members of Continuo have spent their holidays in the shared joy of song. Audiences can experience this holiday treat as it t...
Shakespeare & Italy
Acting workshop with Director Fernando J. Scarpa January 29- March 19Tue, 6-9 PMItalian Cultural Institute1023 Hilgard Ave Los Angeles, CA 90024 Award-winning Italian director Fernando J. Scarpa has worked in numerous plays, movies and TV productions throughout Europe and the U.S. He successfully teaches courses at UCLA Extension and produces and...
Lo stile italiano protagonista della San Francisco Design Week
by Roberto Natalini Quando si parla di bellezza estetica applicata all'innovazione, l'Italia è da sempre considerata un modello da seguire per gli esperti del settore. È per questo motivo che lo stile italiano è stato scelto per presentare l'imminente San Francisco Design Week, in programma dal 21 al 27 giugno, con una conferenza...
Meet the Getty Museum’s New Senior Curator of Paintings, Davide Gasparotto
by Lyra Kilston Dr. Davide Gasparotto arrived at the Getty Museum a few months ago from Modena, Italy, where he was the director of the Galleria Estense, a museum of Italian paintings from the 14th to 18th centuries. Gasparotto formerly served as curator at the National Gallery in Parma, and was a visiting fellow at both the Center for Advanced St...
Torna in rete l'italoamericano.com
Dal 1908 il giornale degli italiani nella West Coast statunitense, l'ItaloAmericano è da ieri in rete con una nuova veste. A presentare il nuovo sito – sempre all'indirizzo www.italoamericano.com – è il direttore Simone Schiavinato che scrive di "rivoluzione digitale". "Cari Lettori, sono veramente lieto di annunciare ufficialmente il lancio del n...
Los Angeles - L'arte italiana diventa 2.0
L'arte italiana a Los Angeles diventa 2.0. Il merito e' di una nuova applicazione, "Italy Art LA" e del relativo sito web (www.italyartla.com), che permetteranno agli utenti di scoprire l'arte italiana nella citta' californiana grazie a un sistema basato sulla geolocalizzazione e attraverso una varieta' di strumenti, quali una piantina personalizza...
Joe DiMaggio Playground – Past, Present & Future
by Catherine Accardi You can become a part of San Francisco's North Beach history and help create its future! Read on to find out how. Although San Francisco had parks prior to the 1906 earthquake and fire, for the most part they were for sitting or strolling and not for recreational activities. In 1910, two open air swimming...
Italian exchange students returns to Stockton after 28 years
Students who attended Stockton High School in 1986 can tell you exchange student Paolo Battaglia is part of football history. A week ago Friday, he returned to Stockton to revisit, 28 years later. "I can tell you that it was a great emotion walking in the new high school and seeing my name still among those holding a school record," Battaglia said...
Elisabetta Ghisini eletta presidente del Comites di San Francisco
di Mauro Battocchi Il Comitato degli Italiani all'estero eletto il 17 aprile per la circoscrizione di San Francisco si e' riunito stasera, per la prima volta, in Consolato. Elisabetta Ghisini (al centro nella foto) e' stata eletta Presidente. Con vent'anni di esperienza nel campo della comunicazione e del corporate marketing, prof...
San Jose parish rebuilding beloved Italian church for modern times
By Joe Rodriguez Almost every Saturday since Bill Greco's beloved church burned down in a spectacular fire a year ago, the semiretired Italian-American Catholic has been collecting bottles and aluminum cans from the county fairgrounds to raise money for the rebuilding. "I got some guff for taking it from the fairgrounds, but I can...
Ennio Morricone Te Be Feted By Los Angeles Italia Film Fashion and Art Festival
by Nick Vivarelli Ennio Morricone will be feted by the 11th Los Angeles-Italia Film Fashion and Art Festival, the annual pre-Oscars event comprising movies and music and celebrating showbiz ties between Italy and Hollywood, which will run Feb. 21-27 at the Hollywood and Highland Center. The venerable Italian composer, whose long l...