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Join us for an evening of local history as Convivio docent and local historian Jim Bregante unveils his newest multimedia presentation on the historical little yellow cottages of Little Italy, followed by his renowned multimedia journey along "San Diego's Waterfront Through the Eyes of a Child." Mr. Bregante will be available to sign copies of his...

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Wait for it. A new California/Italian deli called Appetito is about to open in Palm Springs across from the Ace Hotel at 1700 South El Camino Real. A real treat for local denizens and visitors, the menu will do a modern take on the classic Italian eatery "promising great food, fun, value and a sense of community', according to its press release. &...

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Gabriele Ciampi Production in Cooperation with Itialian Institute of Culture Presents "The Minimalist Evolution in Los Angeles with Centorchestra"Special Performance Features Classically Trained Maestro Celebrates New Album by Conducting Program of Meditative Pieces, Composed Arranged and Performed With CentOrchestra 18 piece Orchestra, 3 soloists...

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A violinist in "The Italian Character" explains a unique approach to life that one might use to describe all 10 movies chosen for this year's San Diego Italian Film Festival.   "It's not so much about how it's supposed to be," the musician said. "It's really about passione." Now in its eighth year, the San Diego Italian Film Festival will f...

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by Catherine Accardi   Before San Francisco had bat-wielding orange and black Giants roaming the fields, baseball fields that is, Seals sauntered around our local stadiums, including Seals Stadium.   Exhilarated after the recent Giants' World Series win, I pondered the bay area's admirable baseball legacy. It is quite fine. And, while...

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When Alberto Cipollina, a more than forty-year member of the San Francisco Italian Athletic Club (SFIAC) became president in 2011, it was clear that things were changing.   After years of disagreements and rancor about the future direction of the SFIAC, the newly-elected Cipollina promised that his one-year term as president would provide a...

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by Jennifer Crane   The 33rd annual Sacramento Italian Film Festival kicks off Friday, at the Sacramento Italian Center in Carmichael. Sponsored by the Italian Cultural Society of Sacramento, the series consists of six films that will be screened over the next nine months.   "I think the quality of the Italian film festival is very go...

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A retrospective of films starring Italy's most iconic actor is coming to Hollywood. The upcoming LA, Italia Film, Fashion and Art Fest will be dedicated to iconic Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni and include a retrospective of films featuring the beloved leading man of directors including Antonioni, Fellini, De Sica, Germi, Scola and Viscont...

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When Ettore Patrizi declared San Francisco's Italian community of 1911 to be La Colonia Modello, he pointed to a number of factors that he believed made it so. One of those factors was the proliferation of Italian institutions and societies that flourished in the Colony. Among them was La Società Italiana di Mutua Beneficenza, the Italian Mutual Be...

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Italian Innovation Day, The Future of Information Technology, Clean Tech Italia in San FranciscoOn the occasione of "2013 Year of Italian Culture in the US" the Consulate General of Italy and the Italian Institute of Culture of San Francisco have proudly announced the "Italy Tech Week." The groundbreaking week will start next Tuesday, March 12, 20...

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