Italian Heritage Tour this Saturday at the Italian Cemetery in Colma
By Elena Bianchi For most people, the idea of going to a cemetery is the last thing they want to think about, but for the past five years or so, going to the Italian Cemetery in Colma has taken on an entirely different connotation. Besides being the only cemetery in the United States created by and for Italians, the Italian Cemete...
ROMA OPEN CITY - Restored version!
Described by Martin Scorsese as "the most precious moment of film history," Rome Open City (Roma città aperta) is filmmaker Roberto Rossellini's revelation—a harrowing drama about the Nazi occupation of Rome and the brave few who struggled against it. New 4K digital restoration! (Italy, 1945) Date: Friday, February 20, 2015 - Thursda...
Carnevale Fantastico! Italian Renaissance and Cultural Festival
Carnevale Fantastico! is premiering this Spring in Vallejo, California. The two-day event combines the allurement of a jubilant renaissance faire with the cultural beauty of Italy. Avalon Themed Event's inaugural endeavor, Carnevale Fantastico! will be an experience where families can explore the origins of the Renaissance, learn his...
San Francisco Bay Area & The Italian Frontier Past & Present
by Catherine Accardi The role of Italian Americans in the development and preservation of San Francisco's Italian character dates back to the earliest days when thousands of Italian immigrants arrived in the Bay Area beginning in the mid 1800s and continuing through the 1940s. As a matter of fact, April 18th marked the 109th anniversary o...
Artful Feasting in Renaissance Italy Led by Nancy DeLucia Real
This vibrant culinary course begins with a virtual visit to a sixteenth-century artist's studio. Join art historian and chef Nancy DeLucia Real for a tour of the exhibition, Andrea del Sarto: The Renaissance Workshop in Action (on view June 23-September 13, 2015 at The Getty Center). The course continues at the Italian Cultural Institute w...
Enjoy Aperitivo in Piazza to Benefit of Italian Language Education
Join the vibrant community of Bay Area Italian language supporters on Sunday, May 1, 2016 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Italian Cultural Institute at 601 Van Ness Ave in San Francisco. The special event, called Aperitivo in Piazza, is hosted by the Istituto Italiano Scuola and will be a gathering of friends and family around the time-hono...
Burri Prometheia a Los Angeles
Con la più estesa mostra mai concessa ad un singolo artista, il Solomon R. Guggenheim di New York ha ribadito nel 2016 il ruolo primario di Alberto Burri (1915/1995) come radicale innovatore dell'arte del secondo Novecento, precursore di soluzioni adottate da movimenti artistici quali New Dada, Noveau Réalisme, Postminimalism e Arte Povera. ...
Gems of the Medici! Bowers Museum!
martedì 16 aprile 2013 19.00a lunedì 29 aprile 2013, 19.00 Bowers Museum of Cultural Art2002 N Main St, Santa Ana, CA (map) GEMS OF THE MEDICI Tuesday, April 16 - Sunday, September 15, 2013 In the mid-1400s, many celebrated artists, goldsmiths, silversmiths and engravers were attracted by the abundance of wealth in the city of Florence, but the...
The Great Beauty: rhymes and reflections all'IIC di Los Angeles
Sarà inaugurata ufficialmente giovedì, 27 febbraio, a Los Angeles la mostra "The Great Beauty. Rhymes and reflections" che si è aperta ieri negli spazi dell'Istituto Italiano di Cultura. Saranno presenti il direttore dell'Istituto Massimo Sarti ed il console generale Giuseppe Perrone. È atteso all'inaugurazione anche il regista Paolo Sorrentino. &...
Sons of Italy dinner raises money for scholarships
by Nick Notarnicola The Enrico Caruso Lodge #1463 in Visalia is part of the Sons of Italy in America and has been in existence since 1927 in Visalia. Each year, our lodge gives several scholarships to deserving high school seniors with Italian heritage from our local high schools. This year we are giving out nine scholarships totaling...
Aldo Roccaro New YOUNG ISSNAF Co-Coordinator
by Monica Veronesi I am pleased to announce that Aldo Roccaro (click here for BIO), M.D. PhD Senior scientist at Harvard will be Young ISSNAF's co-coordinator. He will be working closely with Chiara Gabbi, MD, PhD - our Young ISSNAF Coordinator and Member of ISSNAF's Board of Trustees - to grow and manage Young ISSNAF's activities. ...
492 great things about being Italian
Wednesday January 20, 2016 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM , Italian Cultural Institute, 601 Van Ness Avenue, Suite F - San Francisco, CA 94102. Boze Hadleigh, author of Celebrity Feuds! and Hollywood and Whine, has written more than 15 books and has been a winner on Jeopardy! Boze also writes extensively for magazines, and his work has appe...