by Tony Bravo   Frank Sinatra had many sobriquets — Ol' Blue Eyes, the Chairman of the Board, Swoonatra — but to Amanda Erlinger, he remains simply "Grandpa." "I'm blessed to be part of this family for many reasons," says Erlinger, the youngest daughter of Frank's daughter Nancy ("These Boots Were Made for Walkin'") Sinatra and Hugh Lam...

Date: Friday, September 25, 2015 Hours: 6.30 PM Venue: IIC Organized by: IIC and Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra (LAV) In collaboration with: Theatre Raymond Kabbaz Maestro Carlo Ponti gives a preview lecture featuring Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra (LAV) musicians for the ensemble's exciting debut in LA at the Theatre Raymond Kabbaz on Septemb...

by Sarah Krevoy   This is not Carla Viparelli's first visit to the City of Angels, but it is a crucial one nonetheless. Last year, the Neapolitan multimedia artist participated in a four-artist international exchange show at the Union Center for the Arts in Little Tokyo.   With her previous experience still close in mind, she has...

Il 27 Ottobre l'Istituto Italiano di Cultura a Los Angeles ha ospitato il seminario "New Audiences for Italian: Italian for Spanish Speakers through Intercomprehension", sull'insegnamento della lingua italiana agli ispanofoni attraverso l'intercomprensione. Durante il workshop, organizzato dal Consolato Generale in collaborazione con la California...

by Brigham Yen   Not so fast West LA. A source who wishes to remain anonymous has informed me that Eataly — the enormously popular Italian restaurant and market from New York founded by Oscar Farinetti — is in "serious discussions" to open at Macy's Plaza, or more accurately, as part of the future $160 million makeover project called "The Bl...

On the occasion of the panel discussion and exhibition "Italy of the Future" which took place at the Italian Cultural Institute on Wednesday, September 4, we had the opportunity to meet two generations of brilliant scientists represented by Dr. Vito Campese and Dr. Filippo Sozzi, and to ask them a few questions about their job, as well as their opi...

By Gregory J. Wilcox   It seems to Paul Nunneri that he blinked and 30 years flashed by. That can happen when a leap of faith morphs into a labor of love. "It has flown by, but it's been good. It's my life, you know," Nunneri said of three decades as an owner of Cavaretta's Italian Deli on Sherman Way in Canoga Park.   So banners and...

  WTI Magazine #17    2014 Feb, 14Author : Simone doc Bracci      Translation by:   Los Angeles Italia, one city that joins two different countries, only in the month of February. The Festival founded by Pascal Vicedomini with his group Capri in the world announces its new 2014 edition with the special dedicati...

Jerry Vale, the popular Italian-American velvet-voiced crooner, has died at his California home. He was 83.   Vale, who had been in declining health, died Sunday at his Palm Desert house surrounded by family and friends, family attorney Harold J. Levy said in a statement.   Read more   Source: http://iajournal.com  ...

An exclusive performance of classically trained Maestro Gabriele Ciampi conducting his CentOrchestra was held at the Italian Cultural Institute on Thursday, June 5, under the auspices of the Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles.   Featuring an 18 piece orchestra and 3 soloists from Santa Cecilia Academy in Rome, the concert presented Ga...