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The Central Orange County Italian American Association donated 25 Thanksgiving turkeys to the House on the Hill Agri-Business Child Development Center in Goshen.   House on the Hill provides child care for more than 50 agricultural working families in Orange County. Pictured are House on the Hill's Director, Sister Jean Graffweg, with associ...

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On December 8, 2013 "La Fameja Veneta" held its Christmas party at the Portofino Restaurant in La Habra.As usual the president of the club, Maria Varlotta, expertly assisted by capable Bepi Sugar, did a great job in organizing the party.   Since Maria's belief is that Christmas is mostly a holiday for youngsters, several members showed up wi...

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The wild popularity of comedic duo Terence Hill and Bud Spencer from 1970's "They Call Me Trinity" transformed the traditionally violent Spaghetti Western genre into G-rated slapstick parodies.   With the demise of the once gritty, hard-hitting, and often excessive, violence from Italian westerns, filmmakers found a new home for gunfights an...

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Ragazzi Continuo, the a cappella men's choir composed of alumni of the acclaimed Ragazzi Boys Chorus, presents its holiday concert, TIDINGS OF COMFORT. Since their childhood days singing with the Ragazzi Boys Chorus, members of Continuo have spent their holidays in the shared joy of song.   Audiences can experience this holiday treat as it t...

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Antonia Lofaso is chef and partner at Scopa Italian Roots in Venice and at Black Market Liquor Bar in Studio City, but she started her culinary career making corn dogs at Hot Dog on a Stick in the Sherman Oaks Galleria and as a host at Chin Chin in Studio City. Before graduating from the French Culinary Institute in New York City, she was also a ma...

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Acting workshop with Director Fernando J. Scarpa January 29- March 19Tue, 6-9 PMItalian Cultural Institute1023 Hilgard Ave Los Angeles, CA 90024 Award-winning Italian director Fernando J. Scarpa has worked in numerous plays, movies and TV productions throughout Europe and the U.S. He successfully teaches courses at UCLA Extension and produces and...

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by Roberto Natalini   Quando si parla di bellezza estetica applicata all'innovazione, l'Italia è da sempre considerata un modello da seguire per gli esperti del settore.   È per questo motivo che lo stile italiano è stato scelto per presentare l'imminente San Francisco Design Week, in programma dal 21 al 27 giugno, con una conferenza...

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Bridges to Italy, a Los Angeles-based non-profit association with a chapter in Calabria and an office in Rome presents the first-ever Italian Pitch Fest.   This event is held in collaboration with Santa Monica New Tech, a SoCal community group of 2,000+ entrepreneurs who create and showcase new technology to tech-interested public, including...

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The Auto Gallery Maserati, the premier Los Angeles Maserati dealer, has unveiled the all new 2014 Maserati Quattroporte.   The muscular luxury vehicle features a twin-turbocharged 3.8 liter V-8 designed by Maserati and built by Ferrari. This precisely engineered engine is the most powerful offered by Maserati and allows the Quattroporte to a...

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Elena Cattaneo, a leading stem cell researcher in Italy, has been selected 2013 Stem Cell Person of the Year by the Knoepfler Lab at University of California, Davis.   A modest monetary acknowledgement compared to more famous science prizes, to be sure, but researcher/blogger Paul Knoepfler, whom I interviewed earlier this month, instituted...

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