Following Local Events around Town
Thursday, April 18Tower after Hours: Italy, Museum of Man, Balboa Park. The Museum of Man in Balboa Park Tower after Hours event featuring Italy was fully attended with approximately 375 guests who celebrated the evening festivities with music, drink, and food. Music was provided by Roman Holiday and catered food was provided by Tarantino...
Little Italy Summer Film Festival
The Little Italy Summer Film Festival will show every Saturday* starting July 6th and held at the Amici Park Amphitheater (W. Date & State Streets). It may be chilly, so be sure to bring a light jacket or blanket to keep yourself warm. No alcoholic beverages or animals permitted. Dates / Films Saturday, July 6th / Benvenuti al Sud H...
In a Fiat 500 all over Italy: a poetic docu-trip now available to the American public
By Mauro Battocchi When it was presented to the public of the Mill Valley Fim Festival, Italy Love It Or Leave It by Gustav Hofer and Luca Ragazzi struck a chord in the audience. Now the movie is available online for the American public here. The movie, a "Docu-Trip" released in Italy three years ago, is a love letter to my country as wel...
Center Stage Opera Presents AMICI DELLA MUSICA at Buon Gusto, 7/13
Enjoy an unforgettable night out on July 13 at Buon Gusto Ristorante, 15535 Devonshire in Mission Hills. Ana and company at Buon Gusto will provide a sumptuous Italian feast, including salad, dessert, coffee, tea, iced tea, and your choice of entree: Baked Penne al Forno, Chicken Marsala, or Stuffed Fillet of Sole. The musical feast will b...
Terroni opening wine and aperitivo bar in downtown LA
Terroni, the Toronto-based Italian restaurant with locations in Beverly Grove and Downtown, announced yesterday it places to open a new café called Dopolavoro on Spring Street, just a few steps away from their Downtown location (next to Peking Tavern). It's expected to open in early 2015. According to a press release, Dopolavoro—which mean...
North Beach Public Library Shines During Italian Heritage Month
In observance of Italian Heritage Month, San Francisco's North Beach Public Library is putting on a stellar series of events. With many thanks to the engaged leadership of Ms. Bernadette Festa, the library is orchestrating public engagement that recognizes the vast and rich cultural influence the Italians have had in this area. The program of even...
AlmaLaurea and the University of California Berkeley: Together for Research
An impressive amount of quality statistical documentation, the one collected over more of 20 years by the Inter-University Consortium AlmaLaurea since its birth in 1994. An essential documentation in order to study the quality of learning as well as its impact on the lives of Italian graduates. The two annual census-type surveys (hence con...
Montesacro a San Francisco. La prima pinseria degli Stati Uniti apre in California: antica tradizione e ingredienti italiani
Da centro di meditazione tibetano a pinseria romana. E un forno ultracentenario murato tra le pareti dell'edificio, nel cuore del Financial District di San Francisco. Sembra la sceneggiatura di un copione fantasy hollywoodiano e invece è la semplice realtà dei fatti, l'inizio di un'avventura imprenditoriale che da Montesacro, quartiere della perife...
Dinner’s ready for the Italian Institutions and the entrepreneurs of Newport Beach
by Elisabetta Russo On June 4th, right after the grand National Republic Day celebrations, the Orange County hosted the first meeting of local Italian and Italian American entrepreneurs with the representatives of the Italian Institutions in Los Angeles. The unique networking occasion was also aimed at introducing the newly appoin...
The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles (IAMLA) to open August 14th, 2016 with permament exhibition exploring the contributions of Italian Americans in multiethnic Southern California
With a permanent exhibit dedicated to the history and contributions of Italian Americans in multiethnic Southern California, the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles will celebrate its public opening on Sunday, AUGUST 14th, 2016 at 10 am. The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles, part of El Pueblo of Los Angeles Historical Monument, the bi...
Bulgari will showcase Elizabeth Taylor’s gems in Oscar-week exhibit
Famed jeweler Bulgari said on Sunday it would put eight pieces of the late actress Elizabeth Taylor's jewels on display at its Beverly Hills boutique, more than a year after the Hollywood star's world-class collection fetched record prices at auction. The exhibition of pieces from that sale will include jewels Taylor obtained and wore during well-...
Dining with Verdi
A harmony of flavors from the Maestro's own table. His music and the food he loved, replicated from recipes from sources in Verdi's home and his favorite eateries.... A six-course meal with wines, music and singers. The Consul General of Italy, the Honorable Giuseppe Perrone, is expected to be the guest of honor at the festivities with other Itali...