Italian Festival runs smoothly at Vallejo’s Blue Rock
By Richard Freedman A week later, Dalia Vidor has finally come up for air. If only momentarily. The co-producer of the inaugural Carnivale Fantastico Italian Renaissance and Cultural Festival at Blue Rock Springs Park last weekend is basking in the post-event glow, thrilled that 4,000 visitors came through the gates and all forms of possible...
Non solo Little Italies. La fierezza di essere italiani a Los Angeles
di Gabriele Scarfone L'immigrazione degli Italiani in America ha sempre avuto un connotato quasi cinematografico dovuto al forte senso di comunità che il nostro popolo è riuscito a trasportare anche oltre oceano. Solo poche altre etnie possono vantarsi di avere lo stesso concetto di gruppo, branco o famiglia. Città come New York,...
Moonalice at the Italian Street Painting Festival in San Rafael
San Rafael street painting event returns June 27 & 28! Experience a street painter's view of Venice at Carnevale di Venezia! Now held annually in downtown San Rafael, California, our signature event showcases approximately 100 master street painters who turn the streets into an amazing gallery. View the world through the eyes of our Madonn...
S.F. festival showcases finest in Italian cinema
By David Lewis There are few places in North America that rival San Francisco when it comes to sampling Italian movies, thanks largely to the New Italian Cinema film festival, which for 20 years has been a marquee cultural symbol of the historical ties between Italy and the Bay Area. This year's marathon of Italian cinema, being held Wedn...
Dalla Città sulla Baia: Gli appuntamenti di fine estate con la cultura italiana
La 33^ edizione dell'Annuale Festa Italiana a San Jose – Si è svolta con successo la tradizionale Italian Family Festa a dowtown San Jose nello scorso weekend, Sabato 24 e Domenica 25, nella bellissima location del Guadalupe River Park. Il festival più grande della Nord California ha attirato come al solito molti appassionati di "italianit...
Disney Museum Pays Tribute to Bozzetto
Last month, San Francisco's Walt Disney Family Museum launched a comprehensive exhibit featuring the works of world-renowned Italian animator Bruno Bozzetto. The celebrated director of the 1976 classic Allegro Non Troppo was hugely influenced by Disney's Fantasia and Bambi, which instilled in him a love of nature and classical music. So it's fittin...
Catia’s choice - 80 sea miles south of Lampedusa (2014) - March 10, 2015 at 6:30 pm
On the occasion of the International Women's Day, screening of Catia's Choice - 80 Sea Miles South of Lampdusa (90', 2014) the Web series/docufiction by Roberto Burchielli on Catia Pellegrino, Italy's first female naval commander who came to the rescue of drowning migrants off the island of Lampedusa in 2013. Catia Pellegrino and/or the director in...
Don't Know Much about History
San Diego's Little Italy has fast become a neighborhood bathed in an urban chic sensibility and one with its own mythos. But before the contemporary convergence of myriad restaurants and retailers, the neighborhood had modest beginnings with its history going back hundreds of years. It is a collective tale of immigration and assimilation–a...
Debora Petrina with her Roses of the Day hits the Italian audience in Los Angeles
by Benedetta Cicconi On the occasion of an amazing performance, recently hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute, Debora Petrina presented to the Italian community of L.A. her latest album Roses of the Day, a combination of jazz, rock, electronic, and classical music. Petrina is appreciated not only in Europe but also in the U.S....
Orogami: An Orvieto Evening In San Francisco
Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Time: 6:00 PM. Location: IIC (601 Van Ness Ave, Suite F, San Francisco) Organized by: Orogami, IIC, David Perry and Associates. In collaboration with: Città di Orvieto, Città Slow, Domenica Fiore Olive Oil, Palazzone, Caffè Montanucci.Through the golden artistry of international award-winning Orogami, you are...
The 62nd Annual North Beach Festival
In its 62nd year, The North Beach Festival is considered one of the country's original outdoor Festivals. The event is situated in the historic North Beach District, known to locals and visitors alike as San Francisco's Little Italy and the home of the famed beat generation. The Festival site includes numerous quaint streets in the heart of th...
Omaggio a Firenze
In occasione del 50esimo anniversario dell'inondazione del 1966, vogliamo celebrare l'eterna bellezza della citta'. In collaborazione con la Leonardo da Vinci Society e con il Bookbinders Museum of San Francisco. Verra' esposta una selezione di fotografie contemporanee insieme alla presentazione del libro di Mike Nelsen, che esplorano la b...