The Tower Records Project in Sacramento
"It was more than music." This is the slogan of the campaign launched by Hot Italian, a modern Italian-American joint venture Pizzeria in Sacramento, in collaboration with the Tower Records Project. The project was established to fund the preservation of Tower-related history donated to the Center for Sacramento History by Tower founder and Sacram...
Fugazi mantiene la promessa
by Mauro Battocchi We last left our guest post series with John Fugazi, the magnanimous Italian benefactor of the Italian community in San Francisco. Today, Nickolas Marinelli, the Northern California Editor for L'Italo-Americano, continues the Fugazi story and tells how he kept his promise to the community. Local news was rarely seen on...
Piranesi, Rome, and the Arts of Design
Giambattista Piranesi (1720-1778) was a printmaker, architect, antiquarian, art dealer, theorist, and designer—one of the foremost artistic personalities of the 18th century, whose views of Rome remain the city's defining image. Fresh, thought-provoking, and innovative, Piranesi, Rome, and the Arts of Design sets out to show the range of the artist...
Neo-avant-garde frontiers: 50 years of group 63
The Group 63, protagonist of the Italian Neo-avant-garde - so called to distinguish it from historical 20th century Avant-gardes - was established in October of 1963 in Palermo. It brought together poets, writers and academics interested in debating aesthetic theories and in experimenting new forms of expression. The conference, with the p...
In Verdi’s “Falstaff,” all the world’s a jest
What better way to celebrate Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi's bicentennial than with a production of Falstaff? This opera, which adapts William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Parts I and II, and the Bard's The Merry Wives of Windsor, is nothing short of a sheer delight. The title character Falstaff (baritone Roberto Frontali in makeup and a fat...
Local Profile: Christopher Paluso – Illustrated Sports
by Andrew Bagley Everything happens in the perfect time space sequence. Ask local artist and illustrator Christopher Paluso. He is an example that somehow one thing leads to another occurring miraculously at just the right time. Reviewing his life experience is an attestation to this phenomenon. Chris wouldn't be here today in America if i...
Italian-Americans take to the green with IAGA
When one thinks of the traditional Italian pastimes, several things come to mind: Food. Wine. Art. Music. Talking. And...Golfing? It may not be your traditional game of bocce ball, but members of the Italian American Golf Association of San Diego have been gathering since 1965 to "bring golfers of Italian heritage together for friendly com...
David O. Russell, 'The Great Beauty' to Headline Los Angeles-Italia Film Fest
American Hustle director David O. Russell will headline the lineup at the upcoming Los Angeles-Italia Film Festival, organizers said Monday. Also on tap for the event that highlights the work of Italian and Italian-American filmmakers and entertainers will be film director Roberto Faenza, actress and director Valeria Golino, and famed Italian sing...
La Scuola Hosts 400 at the Palace of Fine Arts in Recognition of their Remarkable Success
di Mauro Battocchi La Scuola Internazionale di San Francisco, the Bay's premier pre-K though 8th grade international Italian school, held a smashing fundraiser this past Saturday evening called "La Dolce Vita" at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Over 400 people attended in the big hall to show their support and enthusiasm for La S...
VIA ARTé 2014 Italian Street Painting Festival
October 11-12, 2014 The Bakersfield Museum of Art1930 R StreetBakersfield, CA 93301 The Marketplace at the Bakersfield Museum of Art will be transformed into a work of art during the 16th Annual Via Arté Italian Street Painting Festival. Using the asphalt as canvas, spectators watch as professional and student artists unlock their imagina...
COM.IT.ES Elections Will Be Held April 17th, 2015
Cari concittadini,The Italian Parliament has decided to give you the opportunity to elect the new Committee of Italians Abroad (COM.IT.ES) for the consular jurisdiction of San Francisco on April 17th, 2015. The election called on December 19th, 2014 was cancelled because no list of candidates had met the legal requirements. Law n. 190 of December...
Job Announcement: VAP of Italian
Department of Languages, Cultures, and Literatures at the University of San Diego (http://www.sandiego.edu/cas/languages/). Job Announcement: Visiting Assistant Professor of Italian (Position starting in January 2016 for Spring Semester) We invite applications for a non-tenure-track position as Visiting Assistant Professor of Ita...