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I cannot wait. The Annual Italian Heritage Parade will hit the streets of San Francisco on Sunday, October 11, starting from 12pm, in the historical Italian district of North Beach. Last year, on October 12, almost 90 floats took part in one the largest Italian Heritage parades ever recorded. This year we will see the greatest participation ever....

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by Ariston Anderson   The 11th edition of the Los Angeles, Italia Film Festival will open with the American premiere of the Pope Francis biopic Call Me Francesco on Sunday, Feb. 21 at the Chinese Six Theaters. The festival is held one week before the Oscars and aims to draw attention to new and established talent from Italy.   Directe...

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The Italian Trade Commission Los Angeles (USA) recently conducted its study on the global awareness of Italian solution providers in the aviation industry with the following objectives: •Investigate awareness levels of Italian machinery for the aviation industry; •Determine perception of manufacturing equipment from various countries; •Examine a...

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Italy is incredibly rich in art treasures, but quite a number of them is regrettably damaged or neglected due to the passing of time or other factors. Among them was also Giorgio Vasari's monumental painting Last Supper, separated into 5 pieces as a result of the flood in Florence in 1966.   After almost 50 years, thanks to the collaboration...

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Le Vigne Winery was founded with a passion for terroir, exceptional wines, and spectacular food. This passion is evident more than ever this year as the Paso Robles, CA winery unveils its stunning new tasting room, exciting culinary offerings, acres of new plantings, and a series of compelling new releases.   The 100-acre vineyard estate pro...

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By Mauro Battocchi   Our beloved Dr. Federico Faggin, inventor of the microprocessor and advanced researcher of human consciousness, has been awarded the Enrico Fermi Award by the Società Italiana di Fisica, for his work in pioneering the technology that has radically and irreversibly changed the face of humanity.   Dr. Faggin, I am h...

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Tickets to Cecilia Bartoli's March 21 and 26 performances are on sale to the public. Purchase online or by calling 310.434.3200. Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center - 1310 11th street - Santa Monica, CA 90401   Cecilia Bartoli lights up the Westside with an extravagant evening of sonic fireworks and dramatic costume changes...

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Norma Bouchard, Ph.D., will join San Diego State University as dean of the College of Arts and Letters, following the retirement of Paul Wong, Ph.D., later this year. Bouchard is professor of Italian and comparative literary and cultural studies at the University of Connecticut.   She has served as interim associate dean for humanities,...

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by Nancy Casas   Semolina Artisanal Pasta, located in Los Angeles, has an authentic fresh wheat flavor that founder Leah Ferrazzani's traditional methods accomplish in order to keep the Italian heritage alive.   One woman's insistent passion on making pasta the old-fashioned Italian way, in small carefully dried batches, is what sets...

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Ciao, Amici! After Cinema Italiano Contemporaneo, our traditional Fall event, Circolo Italiano is now opening our Winter schedule with two delightful events. We start with a combination of a fabulous Matinee at the Opera and a lovely champagne luncheon at La Cumbre Country Club on Sunday, Nov. 8th.   For this event Circolo Italiano is j...

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