i Madonnari Festival Leaves Lasting Impression In Santa Barbara
Fog and drizzle put a damper on the pastels used by i Madonnari artists when they began on Friday night, but by Memorial Day their works of art looked like masterpieces. More than 150 artists were chosen to take part in the 30th annual i Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival in front of the Old Mission in Santa Barbara. They volunteered their...
Festival Napa Valley brings a taste of Italy to V. Sattui
A concert of Italian love songs and dinner by an Italian chef were the highlights of Serata d'Amore, a Festival Napa Valley event held Monday at V. Sattui Winery in St. Helena. Festival Napa Valley is a 10-day series of more than 60 musical, dance and theatrical events held at wineries and other venues throughout the valley. Monday ni...
Arc US 2012 - America's Leading Architects Forum
L'ICE organizza la partecipazione alla manifestazione Arc US 2012 - America's Leading Architects Forum che si terrà inCalifornia, a San Diego, dal 1 al 4 novembre 2012.L'evento è dedicato a tutti i comparti della filiera edilizia con particolare riferimento ai materiali da costruzione ed ai rivestimenti.Gli USA restano un mercato di sbocco pri...
Vino California – Le aziende vinicole italiane guardano al mercato americano
di Alessandra Mastroianni La qualità è di casa nell'edizione 2013 di Vino California. L'iniziativa organizzata dall'Italy America Chamber of Commerce West in collaborazione con Blue Lifestyle e The Tasting Panel ha portato a Los Angeles vini provenienti da tutta Italia, con l'obiettivo di promuovere il meglio della produzione vinicola ital...
Pete D'Alessandro named Sacramento Kings GM
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) congratulates Pete D'Alessandro on his new appointment as General Manager of the Sacramento Kings, the National Basketball Association's franchise in California's capital city. "A highly talented basketball executive and proud Italian American, Pete brings not only passion and integrity to th...
Luna Rossa sails to 2-0 lead in challenger semis
By Bernie Wilson Looking a bit like spacemen in their silver life vests and crash helmets, the sailors aboard Luna Rossa's high-performance catamaran rocketed across San Francisco Bay Wednesday afternoon and took a 2-0 lead over Artemis Racing in the America's Cup challenger semifinals.The Italian crew is halfway toward reaching the Louis Vuitton...
We are all invited to enjoy "An Italian Month of Science"
By Silvia Simonetti In 2013, the Year of the Italian Culture in the United States, the relations between the two countries in the field of science and technology are among the most covered with a series of events taking place throughout North America. In particular, the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles, under the auspices of the...
Pasquale Esposito Canta Napoli a San Francisco
By Mauro Battocchi We're lucky to be graced by Pasquale Esposito, an internationally renown Italian tenor who will perform an intimate recital of Italian opera arias and Neapolitan songs in San Francisco on Sunday, October 20th. Mr. Esposito knows California since he studied music at the San Jose University School of Music earlier in his c...
Cosmopolitalians – “Dal Sud Italia alla DreamWorks: ecco com’è cambiata la mia vita”
Dopo una pausa di tre settimane, tornano on line le storie di 'Cosmopolitalians'.Questa settimana voliamo a Los Angeles per conoscere Marco Regina, 35enne animatore della DreamWorks, partito da Matera ed oggi arrivato ad animare cartoni come 'Shrek' e 'Kung Fu Panda'. L'Italia – "Ho sempre avuto la passione per il disegno, ma la società in...
THE VENUS FIXERS - Book presentation
An untold chapter in WWII history, the story of the corps of unlikely soldiers who saved Italy's most precious art and architecture from destruction. Author Ilaria Dagnini Brey is a journalist and translator who was born in Padua, Italy. She now lives in New York City with her husband, Carter Brey, the principal cellist of the New York Phi...
Sculptor Giorgio Atzori, Still Going Strong
Professional sculptor and former chef, Giorgio Atzori perfected his first sculpting lessons working alongside his grandfather who managed a quarry in the late 1950s. Since that early beginning, Atzori has been producing creative and unique sculptures for more than 35 years, as well as dabbling in painting. He is very modest and humble abou...
TARGETTI GROUP Announces Launch of New U.S. Headquarters – TARGETTI USA
TARGETTI GROUP announces new operations in the U.S. that will operate under the name TARGETTI USA and led by U.S. Business Development Manager, Marie Paris. TARGETTI USA headquarters will be located in Costa Mesa, California and will offer a full line of U.S. approved products from both TARGETTI and DuraLamp brands available via TARGETTI USA sales...