All of ICC courses are taught by native-speaking Italian teachers. We seek part-time native Italian instructors with the start of each new term to teach Italian language or Italian culture classes in art, music, opera, literature, and more!   If you are interested and live in the San Diego area with a valid work permit, please contact u...

This workshop is designed for everyone who is interested in learning about the evolution of Italian Advertising. From the Italian Carosello to modern advertising, you will learn how Italian TV Commercials have evolved.   When someone mentions "Made in Italy," the mind almost automatically goes to fashionable clothing, lux...

by Michele Pluss   Renowned science fiction author Ray Bradbury once said, "You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them". Bradbury may not have been Italian - and we can't fault him for that - but he did have a point about the importance of books in culture. Intentional or not, every book carr...

When: Saturday April 23rd at 6:00pmWhere: Italian Cultural Center - 1669 Columbia Street, San DiegoRSVP at: http://iccoliveoilevent.eventbrite.com Come experience the different tastes of oils based on olive type and growing conditions!   During the event you will taste four different extra virgin olive oils from the regions of Trentino...

A vocal journey through Italy's best-loved songs and arias by composers such as Donizetti, Tosti, and Puccini, plus favorites like "Torna A Surriento," "Ave Maria," and other Christmas classics. Now playing for nine Christmas seasons in New York, the magic of "Christmas in Italy" comes to the West Coast for the second time in 2012. Ms. Fontanelli...

Sicily. This is the story of Giovanni, the perfect embodiment of naivety and passion, of innocence that crosses all barriers of knowledge and ignorance, a simple soul that says what he thinks and believes all that people tell him. July 3rd 2.00 pm - July 6th 12.30 pm - July 9th 2.00 pm - July 12th 9.30 pm - July 13th 6.30 pm  

Dear ICC Friends, Are you looking for a night out with a friendly, interesting group? Well, we are looking for you! Whether you enjoy classic literature or a good love story, ICC invites you to share that passion of reading with other book lovers at one of ICC's book clubs. A variety of genres are discussed at the ICC Book Group. All books are in...

by Italian Cultural Center of San Diego   The cast of Accura Teatro is coming to San Diego's Fringe Festival to present the award-winning show Taddrarite (Bats). We will be hosting the cast at the ICC for an aperitivo with the viewing of the trailer, a sketch from the show and an open Q&A session with the actresses and the publ...

ICC is proud to present a special evening with Dr. Luisa Del Giudice presenting on"The Extraordinary Watts Towers".   The extraordinary Watts Towers were created over the course of 3 decades by a single-minded artist-artisan, Sabato (Simon, Sam) Rodia, an Italian immigrant who wanted to do "something big."The Watts Towers, listed on the Nati...

Italian Without Words: Film and Workshop on Italian Body Language. Presented by Filmmaker Luca Vullo   Thursday, October 8th, 2015 | 7:00 pm | Warren Auditorium. Sponsored by: The Italian Program at the University of San Diego (Dept. of Languages, Cultures and Literatures) and the Italian Cultural Center (ICC). This event is f...