Streets of Little Italy Host 31st Annual Art Walk
by Robert Gallo Artists from across the United States and Mexico came together to display their creativity, art and special talents in San Diego's 31st Annual Art Walk, bringing throngs of visitors, tourists and native Californians to the festively decorated streets of Little Italy. The production covered an area from Fir Street to Beech S...
Vintage cars come to Rome
A fleet of vintage cars arrives in Rome on the night of Friday 15 May, as part of the Mille Miglia race between the northern Italian city of Brescia and the capital. One of the world's oldest car races, the Mille Miglia began in 1927, taking place 24 times until 1957 and bringing international fame to luxury sports cars such as Alfa Romeo, BMW...
Why Vito Marcantonio Matters - Civil Rights
WHAT: Congressman Vito Marcantonio (1934 to 1950): Champion for Civil Rights (panel and dramatization) WHO: Vito Marcantonio Forum members Gerald Meyer, Roberto Ragone and Gil Fagiani will lead a panel discussion on Congressman Vito Marcantonio's unheralded leadership focused on civil rights both in Congress and in his political work. WHEN: Satur...
Birds of Passage, An Italian Immigrant Coming of Age Story - The romantic, debut novel by Joe Giordano
What turns the gentle mean, and the mean brutal? The thirst for wealth? The demand for respect? Vying for a woman? Birds of Passage recalls the Italian immigration experience at the turn of the twentieth-century when New York's streets were paved with violence and disappointment. Leonardo Robustelli leaves Naples in 1905 to seek his fort...
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga at Tanglewood Festival (June 30)
Lady Gaga (Stefani Angelina Germanotta) and Tony Bennett recently kicked off a world tour promoting their album together, "Cheek to Cheek". The duo will share the stage at the Tanglewood Music Festival on June 30, during which they will perform many of the songs that made Bennett the legend he is today ("I Left My Heart in San Francisco, "They All...
Building yachts as ambassadors of made in Italy luxury is Azimut-Benetti’s mission
by Chiara Beghelli In 1969 Paolo Vitelli was a 22-year-old college student with a deep passion for the sea, so he founded Azimut Srl, a sail boat chartering company, in Avigliana (Torino province). One year later, Azimut was already the distributor in Italy of prestigious yachting brands such as Amerglass, Westerly, British Powles and...
Boxing on Film Series: The Champ (1973) by Franco Zeffirelli
Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 Hours: 6:30 PM Venue: IIC LA On the occasion of the exhibition Power and Pathos: Bronze Sculpture of the Hellenistic World at the Getty Center (July 28 - November 1, 2015) and the loan of the bronze Boxer at Rest coming to Los Angeles from Rome, the IIC organizes a special summer film series dedicated to Italian boxi...
Estate italiana al J. Paul Getty Museum: debutto di Andrea del Sarto, maestro del Rinascimento fiorentino
by Benedetta Cicconi Il 23 giugno scorso ha aperto i battenti presso il J. Paul Getty Museum "The Renaissance Workshop in Action", mostra dedicata ad Andrea del Sarto che passerà alla storia come la più importante esposizione sull'artista fiorentino mai realizzata negli Stati Uniti e che si concluderà il prossimo 13 settembre. Il...
Stars are living ‘la dolce vita’ in Italy this summer
By Mary Cadden Forget Lake Como, that body of water is SO over. It's all about the coast of Italy, the Amalfi coast to be exact. And Celebs know the Italian port city of Positano is the perfect spot to vacation this summer. It sure is where we want to go. Home to the lemon liqueur Limoncello and gorgeous sunsets, Positano is quickly becoming the g...
Judo, Mondiali cadetti 2015: Giovanni Esposito medaglia d’oro
di Giulio Chinappi Dopo le due medaglie d'argento vinte ieri da Biagio D'Angelo e Sofia Petitto, i Mondiali cadetti di Sarajevo 2015 hanno regalato al judo azzurro la prima medaglia d'oro, grazie a Giovanni Esposito (66 kg). Il diciassettenne ha così ottenuto il primo titolo iridato di categoria per l'Italia dopo quello conquistato nell'ed...
From Italy to New York
Federica Dall'Orso is an Italian photographer currently living and working in New York City. She moved to New York five years ago and she found in the big apple her new home. Federica's work got published in Vogue, Elle, W Magazine, L'Officiel, La Repubblica and may more magazines. In 2014 thanks to the collaboration with the artist Frank...
Stefano Versace Holdings Expansion In The US (By Stefano Versace Holdings, LLC)
The origin of STEFANO VERSACE HOLDINGS began with an idea from its founder, Stefano Versace, to give life to an Italian gelato shop chain called: STEFANO VERSACE – GELATERIE ITALIANE & GOURMET. The overall objective of the chain is to introduce to the American consumer an authentic Italian gelato referred to in Italy as "Gelato Artigianale Ital...