Ferrante: workshop + movies
Friday October 4, 2019, 6:00 PM. $25 Italian Cultural Center of San Diego, 1629 Columbia Street - San Diego, CA 92101. Professor Gabriella Ponzoli will provide an introduction to Ferrante's work which will include excerpts from her two books featured at FeStivale: L'Amore molesto and I giorni dell'abbandono. The ticket also includes entry to the F...
55 Years Ago: ‘A Fistful of Dollars’ Creates the Spaghetti Western
With 1964's A Fistful of Dollars, Italian screenwriter and director Sergio Leone brought an entirely new sensibility to the Western, incorporating ideas from other genres within the framework of a tale set in the Old West. In doing so, he not only created a new type of film, the Spaghetti Western, but also launched the film career of its star, Clin...
North Adams Installs Sister City Signs Recognizing Tremosine
Two signs at the southern and western entrances to the city now proudly proclaim its relationship with Sister City Tremosine sul Garda in Italy. The 3-foot by 4-foot signs were installed Tuesday near the signs marking the North Adams border — one at Hardman Industrial Park and other near Harriman & West Airport. The two communities have been in th...
In Los Angeles, October is Italian American Heritage month
It is our pleasure to inform our community that Councilman Joe Buscaino has extended an invitation to all the Italian-American community to participate to the celebrations that will be held in Downtown LA as well as in Little Italy in San Pedro. Here is a copy of his message to the community:Dear Friends, it is with great pleasure that I invite you...
How I Became… Carla Sozzani
No stranger to breaking the mould, Mantua-raised Carla Sozzani launched her 50-year career in fashion amidst the political unrest of 1968 in Italy, when a friend of her mother’s provided a job at a magazine while completing her studies at Bocconi University. In the years that followed, Sozzani spent 19 years in editorial roles, which included becom...
The Vendemmia Italian Wine Festival returns to Wilmington
The Vendemmia Italian Wine Festival is returning to Wilmington on Sunday, October 13. The festival, which began in 2003, is returning to Wilmington after a four-year hiatus in the suburbs. When the festival re-located to Bellevue State Park outside of Wilmington, the city was under the administration of Mayor Dennis P. Williams. “At the time, the p...
Maestro Barrese Does It Again!
On a Sunday afternoon in October, New Mexico opera lovers will be treated to the modern American premiere of a work that was virtually lost for more than a century. In the first of three performances at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, Maestro Anthony Barrese will conduct Giovanni Bottesini’s Ali` Baba`, whose score he reconstr...
Italian filmmaker Marco Bellocchio’s “The traitor” challenges cultural narratives about loyalty in the mafia
Through a rally of gunfire and the drama of a well publicized trial, Italian director Marco Bellocchio returns to New York for his newest movie, The Traitor. Depicting the true life story of Tommaso Buscetta (played by Pierfrancesco Favino), The Traitor follows a Sicilian mafia boss who leaves the cartel to become an informant and take down the mos...
Italian Wine Demand Outstripping Supply
While France still rules the roost when it comes to what people look for on Wine-Searcher, the big winner in terms of interest is Italy – but retailers aren't keeping up with the changes in demand. As we noted in a story last month, interest in Italian wine has been growing and Wine-Searcher's figures certainly back that up. However, despite Italy ...
San Gennaro Feast Of The Hamptons Coming Soon
Get your appetites ready: The 9th Annual San Gennaro Feast of the Hamptons is set to unfold soon, with delicious fare and fun for all. The feast, which takes place Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 28 and 29, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Good Ground Road in Hampton Bays near the Long Island Rail Road station, features Italian delicacies, artisans, a carniva...
All the secrets of a Mediterranean diet
The “Italian way of life” is not only La Dolce Vita! We define this concept benessere and it literally means being well. There are many ways to take care of yourself. One of the most important is – of course – eating well and living healthy. The ancient Romans said in Latin: Mens sana in corpore sano, that is healthy mind in a healthy body. Defined...
My Version of Self Care Is Going to Lella Alimentari
I’ve always admired the people who spend their Saturday mornings in an intense kickboxing class or doing downward facing dog in a 104ºF room. I’m not one of those people. My Saturday self care routine involves a one-mile stroll from my apartment in Brooklyn to Lella Alimentari. Lella is a hybrid of a third-wave coffee shop and a teensy grocery stor...