A conversation with L.A. Opera concertmaster Roberto Cani
Roberto Salvatore Cani was born to Sicilian parents on October 17, 1967 in Milan. His masterly technique as a violinist is corroborated by numerous awards won in prestigious international competitions: from the Paganini Competition (Genoa, 1990) to the Jeunesses Musicales (Belgrade, 1990, first prize and Best Performance of a Contemporary Work), an...
Boys’ and Girls’ Town of Italy‘s 53rd annual benefit lunch
Boys' and Girls' Town of Italy's 53rd annual benefit lunch, presented by the San Francisco Women's Committee, celebrated 70 years of service to 30,000 children in Rome, and the launch of Boys' and Girls' Towns of Ethiopia. Boys' and Girls' Towns offer a safe haven and a chance in life for hungry, homeless and orphaned children living on the streets...
10th Annual Little Italy Carnevale
Saturday, February 9th5:00pm to 9:00pmThroughout Little Italy The Little Italy Association brings a taste of the traditional Venetian celebration, Carnevale, to San Diego's Little Italy. Join us for an evening of dining, shopping and amazing entertainment including live music, stilt walkers and much more. This is a family-friendly event and we enc...
L’Italo-Americano celebrates its 106th anniversary
Silvia Simonetti Looking at the pictures of Los Angeles and of the Italian American community in the early 20th century, one can only imagine how hard it must have been for a minority of immigrants to find its own voice in a foreign country. On the one hand, they had to integrate in a new society; on the other hand, they needed to stick to...
Presentation on the Italian American Experience during WWII
November 15, 2014 - 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - http://www.historysmc.org San Mateo County Historical Association - 2200 Broadway - Redwood City(650) 299-0104 The San Mateo County Historical Association will present Lawrence DiStasi, Project director of Una Storia Segreta, who will speak about the Italian America experience du...
La Rassegna “Movie 'N Food - Sapore di Cinema” Mette In Tavola Il Binomio Perfetto tra Cibo e Cinema
by Roberto Natalini Vi piacerebbe vedere l'attrice americana Sharon Stone servire pizza ai clienti in un ristorante di Roma, oppure le star Antonio Banderas e Cameron Diaz con un gigante cono gelato in mano, piuttosto che il regista Quentin Tarantino alle prese con un piatto di spaghetti? Durante il mese di maggio sarà possibile osservare...
Italian inspirations at The Broad, the new museum of contemporary art in DTLA
by Valerio Vale Everything is special at The Broad, newly inaugurated museum of contemporary art in Downtown L.A. First of all, the people: Eli and Edythe Broad, the couple behind the artistic "upgrade" and reshaping of Los Angeles' Grand Avenue. Among the top two hundred richest people in the world, the two philanthropists a...
Audio-Digest Foundation Announces the Release of Psychology Volume 02, Issue 09: Italian-American Women: Identity, Art & Culture
Audio-Digest Foundation Announces the Release of Psychology Volume 02, Issue 09: Italian-American Women: Identity, Art, & Culture.The goal of this program is to help clinicians understand the experiences and challenges faced by patients belonging to immigrant populations. After hearing and assimilating this program, the clinician will...
Italoamericano dona quadri per mezzo miliardo al museo di Los Angeles
Un tycoon di Hollywood nipote di immigrati italiani ha donato mezzo miliardo di opere d'arte al LACMA, il museo d'arte di Los Angeles. L'83enne ex capo della rete in spagnolo Univision, Jerry Perenchio, ha annunciato un lascito di 47 dipinti e disegni al Los Angeles County Museum of Art. "E' la maggiore in assoluto nella storia del museo, una dell...
Il "Golden gate bridge" verso l'Italia: l'Istituto Italiano Scuola di San Francisco
di Eleonora Dragotto Dall'altra parte del paese, sulla costa opposta degli Stati Uniti, ad un passo dal quartiere che fece da culla alla nascente Beat Generation, l'Istituto Italiano di Cultura di San Francisco è costantemente impegnato nella promozione del patrimonio culturale di casa nostra. Ad esso affiliata, la Scuola è invece dedita a...
Italian mosaic artist Enzo Aiello on his latest creation for St. Peter’s Catholic Church
by Silvia Simonetti For the Italian Catholic community of Los Angeles, St. Peter's Church on Broadway has been representing a sanctuary of peace and fraternity for over a hundred years. Thanks to the generous gift of a parish family and to the mastery of Roman artist Enzo Aiello, the community of St. Peter's could celebrate the in...
The Italian Christmas Market Returns to San Francisco
by Mauro Battocchi The third annual Mercato di Natale (Italian Christmas Market) will be held in San Francisco on December 5th and December 6th. The event is promoted by D.I.V.E. SF, a group of Italian women expats living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Inspired by the famous Christmas markets in Northern Italy and throughout most of Europe...