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On Tuesday, February 10th, the Italian Cultural Institute in L.A. commemorated the 750th anniversary of Dante Alighieri's birth. However, this is just the first "course" of a varied and rich menu, offered by the IIC, celebrating the Italian language from next October on.   The special screenings were introduced by Prof. Massimo Ciavolella, w...

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All that will remain from the long partnership between the Kern County Fair and the Italian Heritage Dante Association -- officially, and rancorously, severed by the cultural group weeks ago -- will be a pile of rubble if the fair's board of directors approves a recommendation to tear down the elegant dining pavilion built by the Italian-American...

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by Roberto Natalini Una serata all'insegna del puro divertimento e della tradizione degli spettacoli di varietà all'italiana e musical americani, capace di portare in scena una produzione artistica interculturale unica nel suo genere.    È stata questa la formula vincente del Cabaret Comico, progetto artistico nato dalla collaborazione...

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by Andrew Bagley   The San Diego Sicilian Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary this Sunday, May 19, in Little Italy. Beginning at 10 AM until 6 PM, India Street and surrounding thoroughfares come alive with people, culture, color, food, live music, entertainment, dancers, a car show, wine and beer garden, kids' zone, games, arts and craf...

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With the opening of an updated and modernised version of North Beach stalwart Tosca, the people of San Francisco have let out a collective sigh of relief. Tosca, you see, has a bit of a history in the Bay Area - 92 years of it to be precise. This is the place where Hunter S. Thompson once broke an ankle as he jumped from the bar, where Tim Burton c...

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Psalms, songs and canticles of the Italian Baroque A short, delicious concert of Italian music, followed by an equally delectable reception, introducing SFBC's new Artistic Director Magen Solomon. This season's opening performance highlights glorious but infrequently performed works, including Catholic and Jewish psalm settings by Monteverdi and Sa...

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"It's going to be beautiful," predicted Giovanna Gattuso, commenting on her 3rd showing of The King is Naked, which had its premier opening in Little Italy's Convivio Center in San Diego Sunday evening.   She was correct. The event was as great a success here as were its two former showings in Turin, Italy on June 7th, 2014, and the Italian...

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Once home to more than 6,000 Italian families who worked to build San Diego's then-flourishing tuna fishing industry, Little Italy is now a quaint and lively neighborhood filled with patio cafés, unique restaurants, art galleries, shops, hotels, and the beautiful Amici Park.   Whether you frequent the area or are just paying a winter vacatio...

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La prima parola che ha imparato da bambino è stata "Chianti". Quel profumo del vino e del cibo italiano è entrato in maniera profonda e indelebile nella sua mente. Sin da quando, da ragazzino, nella scintillante Los Angeles, andava ad aiutare il padre Emilio nel suo ristorante. Nato ad Hollywood, da padre emigrato dall'Abruzzo e da mamma inglese,...

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This international conference commemorates the 500th anniversary of the birth of Andreas Vesalius (1514 -1564), the Flemish founder of modern anatomy and the author of De humani corporis fabrica, and the 500th anniversary of the death of Aldus Manutius, the founder of the Aldine Press in Venice. UCLA Library Special Collections houses one of the wo...

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