Hollywood Walk of Fame Italian Style
The Hollywood Walk of Fame is well known throughout the world but not many people know who was behind the scenes creating the famous pink stars that catch our eye as we walk down Hollywood Boulevard. The man with careful attention to details was Bill Paternostro. Whenever the various artists, whether from a television, movie, or singing ba...
Maroni negli Usa: ad aprile missione Lombardia nella Silicon Valley
Dopo la visita il mese scorso del presidente del Consiglio Matteo Renzi, il presidente della regione Lombardia Roberto Maroni annuncia che volerà nella Silicon Valley la prossima primavera per studiare modelli di business e innovazione utili allo sviluppo delle aziende italiane. "Torneremo a New York l'8 aprile e andremo anche in Californi...
The Art of the Costume - Drawings of Selected Opera Costumes from Teatro di San Carlo
Europe's oldest functioning opera house, the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, donated several of its priceless opera costumes to San Francisco's Academy of Art University in May 2014 as part of the ongoing project of strengthening the bonds between the two cities, exemplified by last year's joint performance of Verdi's Requiem by SF Opera and the San...
Candice Guardino's ITALIAN BRED to Return to the Hudson Theatre, 2/3-17
It was announced today by Bull by the Horns Productions, that Actress, Writer, and Storyteller Candice Guardino has been invited back to the Hudson Theatre to perform her smash hit show Italian Bred. Italian Bred premiered Off-Broadway, NYC in 2013 to outstanding reviews, followed by a successful run in LA this last summer. Now back by pop...
CFP on Italy and Documentaries - UCLA Italian Graduate Student Conference
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Department of ItalianL'ITALIA E I DOCUMENTARI/ ITALY AND DOCUMENTARIESGraduate Student Conference - January 15-16, 2016Keynote Speakers: Alina Marazzi (Film Director), Paola Bonifazio (University of Texas, Austin) Since the early 20th century, documentary films, ranging from Arturo Ambros...
What was it like to be Leonardo da Vinci? Come find out.
Renowned Italian director and actor Massimiliano Finazzer Flory will bring Leonardo da Vinci to life again on stage in the one-act, 60-minute play Being Leonardo da Vinci: Interview Impossible at the Strand Theatre (1127 Market Street, San Francisco) on Thursday December 17th at 8pm. This gifted thespian will guide the audience in discovering the m...
One-on-one with Elena Manferdini: Bolognese engineer-turned-designer in L.A.
by Valerio Viale Elena Manferdini, acclaimed architect and designer, grew up in Bologna, capital of the Emilia-Romagna Region in Italy. Somehow the urbanistic eclecticism and theatrical quality of the landscape, made of medieval towers as well as a vast web of porticoes, must have tickled Elena's imagination. However, her upb...
M.gemi Brings Italian Luxury To Los Angeles With Its First Ever Pop-up shop
When: June 22, 2016 Wednesday 10:00 AM (daily until 30 Jun 2016)Where: The Grove, 189 The Grove Drive, Los Angeles, California 90036 M.Gemi, the direct-to-consumer luxury footwear brand that unveils new, handcrafted Italian shoes every single Monday, is kicking off the summer season with its first ever pop-up shop at The Grove. The pop-u...
80 borse di studio per volare a Silicon Valley, ma ritornare in Italia e creare 37 imprese
Sono state 80 le borse di studio assegnate dal programma BEST creato dall'Italian Business & Investment Initiative negli ultimi 5 anni, che hanno permesso di costituire 37 imprese hight tech in Italia con 330 posti di lavoro e con un investimento di 50 milioni di dollari. Riposizionare l'Italia nella business community di New York, la...
Lucia’s Pizzeria opens this week in heart of Berkeley
by Kate Williams Like most college towns, Berkeley does not hurt for pizza. Much of it comes in slice form, satisfying in that way that only excess cheese and pepperoni really can be. Of course, there is also the Cheese Board, and Cheese Board siblings, serving thicker crust, sauceless seasonal pies; and there's takeout champion Emilia's, selling...
East Coast stickball alive in Little Italy
By Gary Warth The rules and pace are much like an actual baseball game, but the chatter definitely was unlike anything heard in Petco Park. "Car!" a player yelled to a teammate on the sideline. "There's a car behind you!" "Tree!" someone yelled later as a pop fly came down. And then there was the out that came after someone slug...
Galbani’s Italian Feast of San Gennaro returns to Jimmy Kimmel’s stage, Sept. 26-29th
The San Gennaro Foundation will kick off the October's Italian Heritage Month, a celebration of everything it means to be Italian, with their annual street festival, The Galbani® Cheese Italian Feast of San Gennaro, Los Angeles, September 26th-29th. Since 2002, the San Gennaro Foundation has donated over $1,000,000 to local charities that...