by Mauro Battocchi   For many years the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) has been the gateway for Italian culture to San Francisco and the Bay Area. It is the a great meeting place for intellectuals and artists, for professionals working with cultural organizations and events, and for members of the public interested in culture.   Pro...

by Geri Koeppel   Canessa Gallery, located at 708 Montgomery St. in Jackson Square, isn't only a place to admire art: it's arguably a work of art in and of itself.   Though it's a stop on the North Beach First Fridays art walk and well-known to the Telegraph Hill Dwellers, which hosts art and cultural events in the space, the gallery...

This time our aperitivo will go big! We are organizing a "grigliata", an Italian BBQ to welcome new members of the UC Berkeley/LBNL community! We want this to be an opportunity for new members of the UC Berkeley/LBNL community to feel welcome in our university and meet our society. We invite all UC-Berkeley/LBNL affiliates, alumni and the...

by Nancy Casas Marta Ciccolari Micaldi has been teaching American Literature classes in Turin, Italy for some time now. Along with Claudio Morrano and Federico Giacomelli, Marta has been able to take her classes on literary tours to the United States called Book Riders.   Claudio and Federico are the founders of the tour operator XPLOR...

A meno di un miglio dal centro geografico della City, in un'area una volta occupata solo da strade di terra e caseifici, il quartiere di Eureka Valley rappresenta l'eclettismo di San Francisco con il suo mix di storia, gente amichevole, edifici di architettura anticha e moderna. Fondato originalmente da immigranti irlandesi, tedeschi e scandinavi,...

Bonhams is hosting the 16th annual Carmel motorcar auction on August 16th. Bonhams is the world record-holding auction house and has lined up impressive assembly of Italian sports cars for the upcoming auction.   The luxury car auction will feature many iconic and desirable car models including from Lamborghini, Ferrari, Lancia, Alfa Romeo,...

The fourth-annual Taste of Italy, a cultural-gastronomic event to benefit the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles (IAMLA), will take place at the historic museum on Saturday, October 12, 5-10 p.m., in downtown Los Angeles. In collaboration with the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce West, it will showcase more than 50 of the region's winerie...

By Roberto Natalini The proud son of Italian immigrants from the Friuli region, Lido Cantarutti was born in Santa Cruz, California, where he and his brother grew up helping their father harvest Brussels sprouts along the central coast of California. Lido relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area and eventually attended the University of California a...

Santa Monica FIAT is proud to announce it was the number one FIAT store in the country in 2013. The dealership just had its grand opening in May 2012, making 2013 the first full calendar year for the store. In spite of that, the dealer sold a record-breaking 813 new cars since January 1st. That's the highest number posted by a FIAT studio sinc...

We are looking for Italian interpreters for upcoming business trips of Italian entrepreneurs to the SF Bay Area. If interested and you are based in the Bay Area please contact me. We will need interpreters as early as the week of June 23rd.   Thank you. Stefano Caccia Project4U San Francisco, CA [email protected]    ...