Boys and Girl's Towns of Italy meet in San Francisco
The San Francisco chapter of Boys' & Girls' Towns of Italy (BGTI) is a non-profit organization that empowers war refugees, migrants and at-risk youth living on the streets of Italy. The BGTI held its 50th Annual Fashion Show and Luncheon on Monday, November 30th at The Fairmont Hotel.
Benefit for wounded soldiers
SONS OF ITALY HOLLYWOOD & GARY SINISE FOUNDATIONinvite you to a specialBenefit For Wounded Soldiers WITH HOSTactorVINCENT SPANO musical entertainmentSERGIO COSENTINO + tenor MARCO ANTONIO VARELA + DEBI RAVEN special appearance byTHE MEATBALLS OF COMEDY featuring JOHN DiRESTA admiss...
Pasquini: the real taste of Italian espresso
By Silvia Simonetti On the occasion of Ferragosto celebrations at Casa Barbera, we met the representative of Italian coffee in Los Angeles, Matteo Pasquini, and learned about his family business while enjoying a delicious cappuccino. Let's start from the beginning...In 1955 my father came to the United States and opened his own business "...
New Italian Cinema (NICE) This Week in San Francisco
by Mauro Battocchi Get ready Italian cinema lovers! NICE is kicking off today with Silvio Soldini's comedic look at contemporary Italian society called Garibaldi's Lovers. The director himself is expected to attend the screening at the Clay Theater (2261 Fillmore Street) at 6:15 PM. For a full synopsis of the film, click here. Also, it's n...
2014 Newport Beach Film Festival Italian Spotlight
From April 24th - May 1st, 2014, the 15th annual Newport Beach Film Festival will showcase over 300 films from across the globe and host a wide array of multicultural events. Celebrated as Orange County's premiere film event, the Newport Beach Film Festival attracts over 53,000 attendees from around the world who come together to experience the ult...
Meet the author: Dacia Maraini - February 24, 2015 at 6:30 pm
Award winning writer and playwright Dacia Maraini will talk about and read from her most recent novel, Chiara di Assisi. Elogio della disobbedienza (Rizzoli, 2013), a vivid portrait of Saint Clare, one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi and the author of the Rule of Life—the first monastic rule known to have been written by a woman.P...
Video Art: Follow Me
Date: Friday, March 27, 2015 - Saturday, April 18, 2015 Time: Opening: 6:30 PM. On view: Mon-Fri 10-4:30. Location: IIC (814 Montgomery Street, San Francisco). Organized by: IIC, Katharina Rosenberger. In collaboration with: Galleria Il Ponte, Firenze; Wallspace, New York; Gallery Schleicher Langer, Berlin; ADC & Building Bridges Gallery, L...
Energica Meets California’s Iconic Roadways
In the first week of July 2016, Ambassador of Italy H.E. Armando Varricchio spent several days visiting the San Francisco Bay Area. One of his stops included a ribbon cutting for Energica Motor Company at 53 Page Street in San Francisco. Energica is a high-performing supersport electric motorcycle company and the San Francisco galleria is...
IAHF Italian Family Festa: 32nd Annual Event Draws Crowds to San Jose
Along the bank of the Guadalupe River in San Jose, more than 25,000 Italians, Italian-Americans, and italo- philes gathered this past weekend for the 32nd Annual Italian Family Festa. It seemed historically fitting that the event was held in Guadalupe River Park and Gardens; it was there that Italian immigrants first settled in the later part of th...
Cooking Umbrian in San Francisco Bay Area
For one day only, cooking instructor Viola Buitoni, native from Perugia, Umbria, and compatriot chef Andrea Sposini have cooperated together as a cooking team to bring the best of Umbrian traditions at Cookhouse SF, a place uniquely designed for culinary entertaining. This evening of traditional Umbrian cooking, food and wines, last Tuesday, April...
San Francisco - Battaglia tra i fornelli per tre chef italiani
Guerra di fornelli italiani a San Francisco. Lunedi' 25, nella sede del "San Francisco Italian Athletic Club", tre chef del Belpaese si sfideranno a suon di primi piatti per una competizione in cui a decidere il migliore sara' il pubblico. Protagonisti della sfida, parte dell'agenda del "2013 Anno della cultura italiana", saranno Rutilio D...
The Catholic community celebrates Madonna della Stella in Downtown L.A.
The legend says that in 1178 A.D. the wife of General Altieri, named Stella Beatrice, lay dying and without hope. Suddenly, she jumped up and cried out "I am cured, a lady has awakened me three times and assured me that I am cured..." Stella Beatrice said her name was Maria Santissima della Stella. In gratitude for the unexpected healing, her husba...