All in the Family: Ray Abruzzo recalls Italian roots with ‘A View from the Bridge’
“The Sopranos” veteran Ray Abruzzo enjoys acting for one primary reason: the challenge of it. He’s being tested now in the role of Eddie Carbone in Ruskin Group Theatre’s staging of Arthur Miller’s “A View from the Bridge,” which runs through Sunday, Oct. 8. The Tony- and Drama Desk-winning play is set in 1950s Brooklyn and explores human nature, e...
Italo Calvino’s (American) Identity
When: Thursday, September 28, 2023 | 6:30 pm - Where: Italian Cultural Institute @INNOVIT, 710 Sansome Street, San Francisco As we approach the eve of Italo Calvino's centennial (October 15, 1923), nearly forty years after his death (September 19, 1985), questions arise spontaneously: what is the legacy of this Italian novelist in the United States...
NEW HORIZONS (Nuovi orizzonti) A film series at the Cabrillo College Theater, Santa Cruz
The New Horizons film series is a collection of recently released Italian films so new that they have not yet made it to United States theaters or streaming. These films deal with characters at different stages of life leaving home to explore new horizons and diverse parts of Italy, including the Friuli hills, the forests of Sicily, and roadways tr...
Italian heritage night celebration with soccer legend Giorgio Chiellini
Joe DiMaggio was a first-generation Italian kid, working the shores of Fisherman’s Wharf in Northern San Francisco from dawn to dusk with his four brothers. Due to difficult economic conditions, Joe had to help his fisherman father, but from an early age, his obsession was baseball. It was this passion that marked the career of this Sicilian-born y...
Zoppé an Italian Family Circus in Elk Grove (CA)
Escape back in time with Zoppé - Italian Family Circus. Join us as we present Carnevale di Venezia at the Elk Grove Park (9950 Elk Grove Florin Rd, Elk Grove, CA 95624). Experience 178 years of family tradition happening daily in our home, The Big Top. We invite you to experience a suspension of the modern world for two hours and leave with joy, in...
Italian Heritage Night - Giants at Angels-08/09/23
Wednesday, Aug 9, 6:38 PM. Angel Stadium 2000 E Gene Autry Way Anaheim, California. Come enjoy a night out at Angel Stadium as we celebrate Italian Heritage Night! Great seating is available at a discounted rate in several areas including the Field Level and Club Level! The Italian community will receive special recognition during the game. Right...
Agoura High's Jonny DeLuca is poised to complete journey from Dodgers fan to starter
A big league promotion that caught Jonny DeLuca by surprise last weekend came as no shock to the Dodgers outfielder’s former coach at Agoura High. Anthony Chevrier saw this coming nearly a decade ago, when DeLuca was a 5-foot-9, 165-pound wisp of a freshman who started in right field and hit ninth for a 2014 varsity team that sent 10 players to Div...
Canzoni by Patrizia Laquidara
Wednesday, June 21 · 8pm PDT. Theatre Raymond Kabbaz 10361 W Pico Blvd Los Angeles, CA. The award-winning Patrizia Laquidara is considered one of the most brilliant figures of Italian songwriter music. She has released five albums and collaborated in theater productions. In this concert presented by the IIC Los Angeles for Make Music Day, Patrizia...
Carlo Ponti receives the “Officer of the order of the star of Italy” honor in Los Angeles
Maestro Carlo Ponti received the “Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy” honor, presented to him by Consul General Raffaella Valentini. At the end of the last concert of the season for the Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra last May 12 at the Raymond Kabbaz Theater, conductor Ponti was awarded the honor by President of the Republic Sergio Mattarell...
Italian Festival Coming Back to San Francisco’s North Beach in June
Music history has long been shrouded in myth—from the lore around Delta bluesman Robert Johnson selling his soul to the devil to become a guitar master to the tall tale that Jimi Hendrix lived in Haight-Ashbury (he didn’t). Similarly, the story of how the accordion became the official instrument of San Francisco may sound legendary. But in this c...
San Francisco Opera's Italian Roots Celebrated in New Museo Italo Americano Exhibition
The Museo Italo Americano celebrates the 100th anniversary of San Francisco Opera with a new exhibition: BRAVO—Celebrating San Francisco Opera, Its Italian Roots and Legacy. Presented in partnership with San Francisco Opera and Museum of Performance + Design, the exhibition runs through October 22, 2023 at the Museo Italo Americano located at Fort...
An Italian Cowboy: The remarkable story of 1960 Olympian Battista “Tita” Pordon
For Battista “Tita Pito” Pordon, being named to the 1960 Italian Olympic Team was a dream come true. As one of Europe’s top young ski racers, it was a golden opportunity to make his mark on the world’s grandest sporting stage. The allure of skiing on an unknown mountain, nearly 6,000 miles away in Northern California, added to the prestige of the...