Saratoga: City makes it official: Councilman Cappello is now Mayor Cappello
By Khalida Sarwari The Saratoga City Council appointed Manny Cappello as the city's next mayor at its meeting on Dec. 2. Cappello, a Saratoga resident since 1992 with a background in business and education, has served on the council since 2010. He replaces outgoing mayor Howard Miller. Mayors are appointed for one-year terms...
I riflettori del TG3 sul volto italiano di San Francisco
Il magazine internazionale del TG3, «Agenda del mondo», ha dedicato all'italianità di San Francisco la puntata del 6 aprile scorso. Chi vive nella Bay Area lo sa: il rapporto tra Italia e San Francisco è radicato e profondissimo: nasce alle origini della città e si proietta nel futuro. Sin dai primi arrivi di emigrati al seguito dei cercatori d'oro...
History in the Making: From Vesuvio to Silicon Valley
This last June 25th history was in the making at the Palazzo dell'Innovazione in Naples. City administrators, regional politicians, university professors, scientific researchers, innovators, startuppers and foreign diplomats came together to support Unite the Two Bays – From Vesuvio to Silicon Valley...and back and to reaffirm Naples'—and Campania'...
Italian Classes in IIC of San Diego
Dear ICC Friends, Are you thinking of undertaking a new language like Italian? Perhaps you are planning a trip to Italy and knowing a little bit of the language will make your trip much more enjoyable. Or you just might be frustrated in your current attempts and don't know which way to turn? Learn Italian with our Italian classes for begi...
La Dolce Vita 2.0 mesmerizes the New Italian Cinema audience of San Francisco
By Mauro Battocchi In the eyes of San Franciscan cinema fans who took part in the closing night of the New Italian Cinema Festival of San Francisco ("NICE"), the protagonist of "The Great Beauty" Jep Gambardella (alias Tony Servillo), has probably become a new Italian icon. He symbolizes Italy's current transition from its "Dolce...
Graziadio Center for Italian Studies Gets $100,000 for Scholarships Fund for new Master of Arts Degree
California State University, Long Beach's (CSULB) George L. Graziadio Center for Italian Studies recently received $100,000 in scholarship endowments to support the program's new Master of Arts degree. The first of two $50,000 gifts came from businessman Mario Giannini who set up a scholarship fund in 2012 named for his daughters, the Kyer...
Little Italy Gala Celebration Saturday Sep 13th (2)
A truly 1st class black tie Gala celebration with a four course meal, concert by Pasquale Esposito, themed performers, fine wines, valet parking, and a silent auction that even features a fabulous countryside stone farmhouse in Tuscany.Celebrate Little Italy's accomplishments over the past 5 years and help us honor the many In Kind donors for the A...
Italy at the 38th Annual Watts Towers Jazz Festival
Marco Cappelli's Italian Surf Academy featuring Marco Cappelli (guitar), Luca Lo Bianco (bass) and Francesco Cusa (drums) will perform at the 38th Annual Simon Rodia Watts Towers Jazz Festival. Followed by book discussion and signing: Sabato Rodia's Towers in Watts: Art, Migrations, Development By Luisa Del Giudice at 12:30pm Noah Purifoy Gallery...
Tarantata spider dance - February 3, 2015
Extraordinary vocalist, hand-percussionist and dancer Alessandra Belloni creates a voluptuous exploration of Tarantella— the frenzied ritual dances that enact the release of built-up erotic desire— in a contemporary incarnation of the southern Italian folk form. In the traditional "Pizzica Tarantata" healing rite, performers suffering the...
Paso sister city Gaiole Italy posts follow up to Eroica festival in Italian paper
by Skye Ravy Gaiole Italy ran a follow up article to the first ever Eroica festival hosted in Paso Robles in April in their local Italian paper. L'Eroica become an event that combines two worlds: on the one hand Italy, with Gaiole in Chianti, which for twenty years has organized the cycling event, and the other the United States, with...
Celebrating the House of Italy's Return Home to Balboa Park!
The House of Italy and The San Diego Italian Film Festival invite The Italian Cultural Center to a Party!!! Celebrating the House of Italy's Return Home to Balboa Park! Sunday, September 20, 2015 A buffet dinner will be served in the Casa Del Prado (across from MOPA) at 5 PM. The dress is casual. After d...
Italian American Cinema Events Coming Up In the Bay Area
Italian Americans have had an indelible impact on the fabric of American culture which manifests itself in diverse ways, both encompassing veritable attributes of the culture and also promulgating enduring stereotypes. Today, let's take a look at the Italian American influence on American film and some great opportunities you have to understand thi...