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ARENA 1 GALLERY, in collaboration with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Los Angeles, presents OVERPAINTING, a selection of works by SONIA COSTANTINI, PAOLA FONTICOLI, PAOLO IACCHETTI, ELENA MODORATI and ALBANO MORANDI.   The show is part of a project that include two exhibitions, one in the United States and one Italy, and creates an oppo...

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by Enrica Corselli   Se diciamo "Giuseppe Verdi", qual è la prima cosa che vi viene in mente? Se ci state ancora pensando, possiamo darvi un aiutino..."La donna è mobile, qual piuma al vento"... Ecco, ora canterete l'aria più famosa del Rigoletto per il resto della vostra giornata.   E per chi invece non ha familiarità con questi vers...

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Diesel, A Bookstore in Brentwood welcomes cookbook author Chloe Coscarelli to the store to discuss and sign her new cookbook, Chloe's Vegan Italian Kitchen: 150 Pizzas, Pastas, Pestos, Risottos, & Lots of Creamy Italian Classics, on Tuesday, September 30th at 7pm.   If you think a healthy vegan diet means saying goodbye to sumptuous Ital...

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by Valerio Viale   For the last fifteen years, the U.S. president has been making an annual, official proclamation, nominating the month of October, as "National Italian American Heritage Month". In coincidence with the festivities surrounding Columbus Day (October 12), the designation acknowledges the numerous achievements, contributions, a...

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by Flora Tsapovsky   The trend of lucrative collaborations has reached an unexpected frontier – charcuterie! The superstar of everything Italian Mario Batali and Belcampo Meat Co, the prime Northern Californian destination for prime cuts, announced a gourmet 'collection' of collaborative salumi called "Belcampo by Mario Batali".   The...

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Santa Monica Art Studios and Arena 1 Gallery host a special two-night opening this weekend for a mini Italian festival featuring art, music, and fashion titled "All Roads Lead to LA."   This cultural endeavor is presented in conjunction with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Los Angeles. Yossi Govrin, co-founder and director of the Santa...

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by Karin E. Baker   One of the most eagerly anticipated new restaurants in LA just opened its doors, and I'm happy to note that it lives up to the hype. Forma, located on Santa Monica's Montana Avenue, derives its name from the Italian word "formaggio," the centerpiece ingredient at this new eatery.   Forma's a great addition to a nei...

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Il coro "Artemusica", diretto dal Maestro Ermanno Zotti, è stato protagonista di due esibizioni molto apprezzate dal folto pubblico accorso alla Saint Monica Church di Santa Monica e alla St. Peter the Apostle Church di Pasadena. Fondato nel 2011, il coro è composto esclusivamente da cantanti non-professionisti ed ha una struttura classica a quatt...

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Join us at the Egyptian and Aero Theatres for our annual celebration of Italian cinema, opening with Italy's official Oscar submission for Best Foreign-Language Film, Paolo Sorrentino's dazzling THE GREAT BEAUTY, a look at the bewitching power of Rome and a writer caught up in it. That film's star, Toni Servillo, also appears in a dual role as a po...

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By Russ ParsonsSouthern California landmark Italian restaurant Valentino is no longer on the market. In fact, says owner Piero Selvaggio, it's at a new beginning.   Starting in September, Selvaggio says, the restaurant will unveil a new menu, focusing on the cooking of Sicily and Sardinia, the home islands of himself and his chef Nicola Ches...

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