The Dearest Ring in Venice
Date: Thursday, March 12, 2015 Time: 6:30 PM. Location: IIC (814 Montgomery Street, San Francisco). Organized by: IIC In collaboration with: Ars Minerva Ars Minerva's Carnival Series brings Venice to San Francisco every year by reviving a forgotten Venetian opera originally written for the Carnival. This year's selection is Daniele da Castrovi...
TERRA MADRE by Ermanno Olmi
Through a series of interviews with cooks, farmers, fishermen and peasants from all over the World, Ermanno Olmi shows the importance of Slow Food, the movement that began in Italy and is now recognized worldwide as an alternative to destructive agriculture in the age of globalization. Part of a series of events dedicated to EXPO Milan 201...
The great tradition of Italian puppetry visits Chapman University
by Prof. Federico Pacchioni This afternoon Dmitri Carter–from the renown Carter Family Marionettes–gave a memorable and informative demonstration on Italian-style puppetry to an audience of children, students and adults. The presentation shed light on the technical "secrets" of this uniquely Italian tradition, as well as on its ri...
Cinema Italia SF 2015, a celebration of Vittorio de Sica’s masterpieces
by Serena Perfetto Vittorio De Sica's works come to San Francisco this month thanks to the Cinema Italia SF, a project of collaboration between Luce Cinecitta and the Italian Cultural Institute created by Amelia Antonucci. De Sica is considered the "maestro del cinema" who has been able to depict Italy in all its beauty as well as its...
Join Us In Supporting an Italian Cultural Spring in San Francisco
Are we living a new Italian cultural Spring in San Francisco? A friend of mine asked me that question a few days ago. She noticed that there are many signs of renewed cultural vitality among Italians in the Bay. In Berkeley a new Italian Society has been created, spearheaded by bright scientists in their late twenties and early thirties. A...
Little Italy Valentine’s Day Giveaway: Il Volo
by Little Italy Association of San Diego We're adding some extra sweetness to your Valentine's Day - the Little Italy Association has teamed up with Live Nation San Diego to offer you an exciting opportunity to win two tickets to see Italian teen pop opera trio, Il Volo, live in concert at the San Diego Civic Theatre on Wednesday, Mar...
Filmmaker Brunella Filì’s doc “passes through” the Emergency Exit to LA
According to the official statistics, offered by the Registry of Italians Resident Abroad (A.I.R.E.), over 27.000 Italians leave their home country behind, every year (actually, the numbers double, if we consider the unofficial data of those unregistered). Mind that we are not talking about young people, who indulge their whim of going to...
Laspina: a devoted family man
by Luis Hernandez John J. Laspina was a family man. As such, he spent much of his life building homes for families, helping first-time homebuyers find their perfect space. The World War II veteran will always be remembered for those lives he touched. The Tulare man, who earned a street named after him, died Wednesday. He was 99. ...
Little Italy has a Grand Rebirth in San Jose
by Mauro Battocchi It was an honor to be in San Jose the other week and meet the Little Italy San Jose Foundation, which is building a world-class Italian district in San Jose next to the HP Pavilion. As in many parts of California and the world, this history of San Jose is enmeshed with that of Italy. The Italian fishermen, agriculturists...
Young Venetian working for the State of California wins the Young Veneto Excellence Award
I'm honored to report that Davide Bolognesi, the Head of International Investor Relations for the Governor's Office of the State of California, has received the Young Veneto Excellence Award for "Entrepreneurialism, Management and Professional Activities" from the Associazione Padovani nel Mondo. Davide is highly deserving of this important distinc...
Life? It should always be like a good plate of spaghetti
by Silvia Simonetti The secret of the happy marriage between Italian cinema and food was revealed on the occasion of Movie'n'Food, a special dinner hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute on November 13, featuring an abundant and exquisite menu inspired by the movies of Vittorio De Sica, Luchino Visconti, Federico Fellini, Ettore Scola, G...
Los Angeles, Italia Festival: l'America omaggia De Filippo
Hollywood rende omaggio a una delle personalità artistiche italiane più famose del secolo scorso: Eduardo De Filippo. Ciò avverrà in occasione del Los Angeles, Italia Festival, in programma dal prossimo 21 febbraio al 1 marzo: al Chinese Theatre verranno presentati alcuni film tratti dalle opere del grande autore napoletano, oltre ch...