Great Success of Cinema Italia SF for Anna Magnani Series
Once again, San Francisco celebrated the great success of Cinema Italia with the all-celluloid "Anna Magnani - A Film Series" at the iconic Castro Theatre on Saturday, September 24. The series began with a long line for the legendary first film at 1pm, with Roberto Rossellini's "Roma Città Aperta", with a excited crowd wrapping around the bloc...
Go Beyond the Frame with a New Italian Photographic Exhibition in San Francisco
As we gaze into a frame, we cross a threshold from reality into the imagination and vision of the artist. But, what if that artistic vision contains yet another threshold, though which we are asked, once again, to cross? That is the thesis behind a new photographic exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute that opens August 8th at 6:30PM and run...
La Contea di Santa Clara accoglie calorosamente il Console Generale Mauro Battocchi
Il Console Generale Mauro Battocchi é stato invitato a presentare un discorso alle autorità della Contea di Santa Clara, centro della Silicon Valley, i quali hanno presentato il Console con una targa commemorativa e riaffermato con apposito decreto il gemellaggio tra Santa Clara e Firenze."Questa risoluzione é un riconoscimento importante del ruolo...
It's time for Italian Festivals in the Bay Area
by Roberto Natalini With the arrival of summer time, each town and city in Italy celebrates tradition and culture with countless feasts throughout the peninsula, where local food and popular customs become the heart of the festivity. In California and in particular in the Bay Area, the Italian heritage is honored as well with seve...
The President and Board of Directors of The Leonardo da Vinci Society Cordially invite you to Carnevale Veneziano A Gala Fundraising
The Presidio Golf Club: Built in the heart of the Presidio of San Francisco, a national park, and conveniently located just 10 minutes from downtown San Francisco, the Presidio Clubhouse offers breathtaking surroundings and dramatic sunsets. Outfitted with exposed beam ceilings, rich cherry wood paneling, a large stone fireplace, and...
North State Symphony inspired by Italy for second concert
Music lovers will be pleased to attend the North State Symphony's second concert of its season, which showcases music from Italy. The symphony returns to the Laxson Auditorium big stage, 2 p.m., Nov. 13 and 7:30 p.m., Nov. 12 at the Cascade Theatre. North State Symphony Maestro Scott Seaton has selected a musical potpourri of composer...
Spirit of Sicily
by Nina Garin 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Throughout Little Italy. Free. www.sicilianfesta.com The Sicilian Festival turns 20 this year, and to celebrate, there will be a performance by Sicilian American tenors Aaron Caruso, Elio Scaccio and Sam Vitale. You'll also be able to experience everything from grape-stomping and folk dancin...
From Puglia With Love
Valentina Cirasola arrived in the Bay Area from sunny Puglia sixteen years ago with a background in Italian cultural traditions, outstanding cooking knowledge, and years of experience at NATO as an international interpreter. Her lifetime dream, however, was a career in interior design. Valentina combines her artistic career with her love f...
Luca Vullo: the voice of the body
Date: Thursday, April 07, 2016 Time: 6:30 PM. Location: IIC (601 Van Ness Ave, Suite F, San Francisco) Organized by: IIC In collaboration with: Consulate General of Italy in San Francisco Join us at the IIC San Francisco for an exclusive and interactive live show about the art of Italian hand gestures and body language led by Sicilian filmmake...
Youth infusion at Italian film fest
By Beth Wood Since its inception 10 years ago, the San Diego Italian Film Festival has actually grown a little younger. "The older crowd — between 44 and 65 years old — used to be the dominant part of our audience," said Victor Laruccia, the festival's executive director. "But now it makes up less than a third of our audience." The festi...
Alcove says ‘benvenuto’ to all things Italian
Tucked away in a corner of Grass Valley is un po' — a little bit — of Italy. Enter the doors of the Gold Miners Inn-Holiday Inn Express downtown, turn right and benvenuto! — welcome — you'll find the Italian Cultural Center Alcove. Here you can learn about tours to Italy, how to become an Italian citizen, borrow books, connect to Italian...
Art in Motion: Italian Futurist Aesthetics
Tuesday, June 10, 2914 7:00PMInspired by New York's Guggenheim Museum which has organized the largest, most important exhibit on Futurism, Italian Futurism, 1909 – 1944: Reconstructing the Universe, the Museo presents an illustrated lecture by Christopher Atwood, PHd candidate in Italian Studies at UC Berkeley. Italian Futurism called for...