When the Old Country Becomes the New Country
By Francine Brevetti Why would I want to go to Sicily? My family's from Northern Italy. Three reasons:My education in college and graduate school exposed me to the histories of ancient Greece, and Rome, their drama and their mythologies. I'm crazy about antiquities. Then this past spring I attended two lectures on Italian history by Dr. Douglas K...
Festa Del Libro 2013 October 5, 6 and 7 at Museo Italo Americano
In its sixth edition, the Festa del Libro is the popular Children's Italian Book Fair organized by the Museo Italo Americano in collaboration with several other Italian heritage associations in San Francisco. Save the date, it's coming to Fort Mason October 5, 6 and 7 2013. Don't miss it! Read more Source: http://www...
Davanti allo storico garage di HP a Palo Alto il via all’IdF Silicon Valley Tour d’autunno
By Roberto Bonzio I più fortunati han dormito tre ore, visto che la partenza da Cesena era... alle 3.30 del mattino! Poi Bologna, Francoforte e dopo mezzogiorno, (più 14 ore di volo e nove di fuso) a San Francisco. Il tempo di rivolgere un pensiero affettuoso ai geni che hanno ideato gli astrusi sistemi idraulici per aprire e regolare le...
La città di Los Angeles proclama ottobre “Italian Heritage Month” - Al Console Generale Giuseppe Perrone l’"Italian Leadership Award”
Nella seduta plenaria del 18 ottobre scorso, il Consiglio Comunale di Los Angeles ha designato il mese di ottobre "Italian Heritage Month", sulla scia delle proclamazioni effettuate negli anni passati. Nel corso della cerimonia in Consiglio Comunale, il Consigliere Buscaino è intervenuto per sottolineare l'importanza della proclamazione e la forte...
The IIC Presents: Four Artists Who Defy Convention
Nicola Verlato, Fulvio di Piazza, Marco Mazzoni, and Agostino Arrivabene are fierce artists fired up about figurative art. The Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles will be hosting the Juxtapoz Italiano exhibit featuring their world-class contemporary artwork. Figurative art is very representational, portraying images clearly derived f...
Sinatra’s 100th celebrated with cool movie
by Tony Bravo Frank Sinatra had many sobriquets — Ol' Blue Eyes, the Chairman of the Board, Swoonatra — but to Amanda Erlinger, he remains simply "Grandpa." "I'm blessed to be part of this family for many reasons," says Erlinger, the youngest daughter of Frank's daughter Nancy ("These Boots Were Made for Walkin'") Sinatra and Hugh Lam...
LAV Orchestra: Concert preview lecture
Date: Friday, September 25, 2015 Hours: 6.30 PM Venue: IIC Organized by: IIC and Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra (LAV) In collaboration with: Theatre Raymond Kabbaz Maestro Carlo Ponti gives a preview lecture featuring Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra (LAV) musicians for the ensemble's exciting debut in LA at the Theatre Raymond Kabbaz on Septemb...
A journey into ‘Silicosophy’ with Carla Viparelli
by Sarah Krevoy This is not Carla Viparelli's first visit to the City of Angels, but it is a crucial one nonetheless. Last year, the Neapolitan multimedia artist participated in a four-artist international exchange show at the Union Center for the Arts in Little Tokyo. With her previous experience still close in mind, she has...
Possible Improvements to Guadalupe Park in Little Italy!
by Little Italy San Jose For the past 6 months, Little Italy representatives participated in a series of meetings with other stakeholders, City of San Jose Staff, consultants, and leaders of the Guadalupe River Park Conservancy to put together a thorough plan to bring improvements to the Guadalupe Park from Julian to Santa Clara Street. Th...
L’arte di Ozmo conquista San Francisco
San Francisco celebra Ozmo, pioniere della street art italiana e artista tra i più conosciuti e apprezzati a livello internazionale. Nella città californiana, Ozmo ha appena completato un grande intervento (11x24 metri) sulla parete dello storico strip club Mitchell Brothers O' Farrell Theatre, nel quartiere di Tenderloin, descritto dallo scrittore...
A Talk about Science with Dr. Vito Campese and Dr. Filippo Sozzi
On the occasion of the panel discussion and exhibition "Italy of the Future" which took place at the Italian Cultural Institute on Wednesday, September 4, we had the opportunity to meet two generations of brilliant scientists represented by Dr. Vito Campese and Dr. Filippo Sozzi, and to ask them a few questions about their job, as well as their opi...
Gabriele Ciampi: the delicate balance between classical tradition and contemporary trends
An exclusive performance of classically trained Maestro Gabriele Ciampi conducting his CentOrchestra was held at the Italian Cultural Institute on Thursday, June 5, under the auspices of the Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles. Featuring an 18 piece orchestra and 3 soloists from Santa Cecilia Academy in Rome, the concert presented Ga...