Dana Point Delegation Recaps Visit to Friendship City Sorrento
As Dana Point looks to officially establish a sister city relationship with its current friendship city Sorrento, a local delegation that Mayor Mike Frost and Mayor Pro Tem Jamey Federico led shared thoughts on the trip after returning from the coastal Italian town in late-October. During the roughly weeklong visit, the delegation took part in meet...
Botticelli Drawings
Botticelli Drawings is the first exhibition ever dedicated to the drawings of Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli (ca. 1445 – 1510). Exploring the foundational role drawing played in Botticelli’s work, the exhibition traces his artistic journey, from studying under maestro Fra Filippo Lippi (c. 1406 – 1469) to leading his own workshop in Florence....
Italian heritage, as seen by UNESCO
Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper, the city of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of Veneto, as well as the historical center of Rome, the Amalfi Coast, and the Aeolian Islands. The Sassi of Matera, Mount Etna and the Dolomites, the Cinque Terre, and the wine landscapes of Piedmont. These are just some of the 59 sites in Italy that have been included i...
At 89, Frankie Valli is ready for one last encore
Nobody came to Frankie Valli’s wedding over the summer, which was exactly how the 89-year-old singer wanted it. “Oh, it was terrific,” he recalls of the very private ceremony at Las Vegas’ Westgate Hotel, where Valli and his fourth wife, Jackie Jacobs, tied the knot in June, more than half a century after he set out toward becoming one of the 1960s...
Meet Queen Naomi Stillitano, 2024 Rose Queen
Arcadia Senior Naomi Stillitano was crowned the 135th Rose Queen in a ceremony on the front steps of the Tournament House in Pasadena Friday afternoon led by 2024 Tournament of Roses President Alex Aghajanian. During the coronation ceremony, President Aghajanian presented Rose Queen Naomi Stillitano with a Mikimoto crown featuring more than 600 cul...
Los Angeles Celebrates Italians and Italian-Americans at City Hall
Los Angeles officially inaugurated the month dedicated to the Italian-American community. The Consul General Raffaella Valentini, her deputy Lorenza Errighi, the director of the Italian Cultural Institute Emanuele Amendola and some members of the Little Italy Los Angeles Association (Lilaa) participated in today’s session of the city council. The e...
Chalk it up to experience: Via Arte celebrating 25 years
Via Arte Italian Street Painting Festival. Held Saturday and Sunday at The Marketplace, 9000 Ming Ave., Bakersfield, CA. Most years, the Via Arte Italian Street Painting Festival is a sunny affair, with more than 100 artists out on the pavement at The Marketplace creating temporary chalk masterpieces. "It’s like a sport: You have to put in some swe...
Kern's Italian immigrants to be honored by newest addition to Pioneer Village
It was October 2016 when Mike McCoy was appointed executive director of the Kern County Museum. "I got here and I heard from the community that the Chinese built Kern County. So we did the Joss House and a couple other things," McCoy recalled. "But people were still unhappy because they said the Okies and the Dust Bowlers built Kern County. So we d...
155th annual Italian heritage parade and festival
The annual Italian Heritage Parade and Festival returned to the streets of San Francisco Sunday afternoon for its 155th year. It started at 12:30 p.m. and ran from Fisherman's Wharf down to Washington Square, offering the whole family 1.3 miles of free fun. Mayor London Breed was taking part in the parade. But for some, their favorite part is the f...
Official program on the occasion of Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month 2023/ Little Italy of Los Angeles Association (LILAA)
The Little Italy of Los Angeles Association (LILAA) is proud to announce the official program on the occasion of Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month 2023. Celebrated in October every year by proclamation of the President and Congress, Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month honors the sacrifices, the achievements and contributions of th...
Retired Napa Judge To Lead Little Italy Historic Walking Tour
Ray Guadagni, a Napa native and retired local judge, will lead a walking tour Saturday through Napa's very own Little Italy neighborhood. Participants will receive a map of Little Italy— several blocks from a small portion of Third and Fourth Streets to Silverado Trail — and hear about a number of businesses owned and operated by Napa's Italian-Ame...
A touch of Italy comes to Bakersfield
It’s widely understood that art is created in solitude. Emily Dickinson, Paul Cezanne, Frida Kahlo — all of them thrived in isolation, at least in terms of their work. From Oct. 21 to 22, The Marketplace at 9000 Ming Ave. will be filled with thousands of visitors for the 25th Via Arté Italian Street Painting Festival, an annual celebration of art i...