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by David Ng Francesco Vezzoli, the uber-hip Italian artist whose conceptual creations tend to have a high celebrity quotient, will present a new exhibition that's set to stop at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles later this year.   "Cinema Vezzoli" is scheduled to arrive at MOCA in late fall, according to the artist's representat...

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di Mauro Battocchi   Il «turismo matrimoniale» è oramai una realtà consolidata che muove molte persone in tutto il mondo. Ovviamente, l'Italia è una destinazione privilegiata.   Vi sono molte coppie infatti che per quello che è il momento del fatidico sì decidono di avere una cornice speciale, specialissima. Pensiamo a quante persone,...

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Chet Galeazzi was born 91 years ago in a house of stone, one destined to become a storied Santa Rosa landmark. Had he followed more closely in the vocational footsteps of his father, Gisto, and his father's father, Massimo, Galeazzi might have spent his life in the arduous trade of making buildings, headstones, fountains and other creations from S...

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by Silvia Simonetti   Non solo cinema italiano all'IIC di Los Angeles, ma sempre con l'obiettivo di promuovere il talento di connazionali di successo come il compositore Carlo Siliotto, autore delle musiche dell'acclamato Instructions not included.   Il film messicano, diretto da Eugenio Derbez, sarà proiettato all'Istituto nella sera...

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by Mauro Battocchi   You've likely seen the Recology trucks cruising around the neighborhoods of San Francisco collecting the contents of their plastic bins. The company was founded 90 years ago by Italian Americans as one of the nation's first urban recyclers and is committed to recycling, renewal, reuse and reduction. The goal? Zero waste....

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There is a once in a lifetime opportunity for students of the Academy of Art University of San Francisco to live and create their art while experiencing the culture and history of Italy.   Each summer, students and faculty live in Italy for a Fine Art Study Abroad Program during almost two months while exploring the Italian landscape and cul...

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Valhalla's Art, Music and Theatre Festival continues this week with Italian guitarist Beppe Gambetta. Gambetta performs at the South Shore's Valhalla Boathouse Theatre Wednesday night, bringing a diverse set of tastes to Lake Tahoe.   "From his unique background as an Italian musician in love with both American roots music as well as the mus...

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By Richard Freedman Gabrielle Saveri has always loved horses. Cowboys? Well, if they're along for the ride, so be it. Anyway, who doesn't like cowboys, especially Italian ones? Surely not Saveri, a Solano Community College adjunct professor who parlayed skills learned from the school's photography instructors and her summer trek to Italy into...

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Happy holidays to all Italians and Italian Americans in the North West and Pacific area! In 2000 there were 1,163,038 American citizens of Italian origin in the North West and Pacific region. These are the most recent census data in which you can identify Italian ancestry. In the 48 counties of Northern California, there were around 700,000, a lit...

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After the success of Matteo Garrone's last film, Reality, Santa Barbara dedicates 3 nights to one of the most controversial yet admired Italian directors, with a retrospective organized by UCSB Professor Anna Brusutti and co-sponsored by the Carsey-Wolf Center and the Film and Media Studies department. After graduating from art school, Matteo Garr...

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