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by Silvia Simonetti   What is your idea of a perfect Ferragosto, the traditional Italian mid-summer feast? To this question, many of you would probably answer: good weather, good food, good wine and limoncello, good espresso coffee, good music, and – last but not least – a group of good friends.   Being an Italian American newspaper a...

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We will be screening Io, Loro e Lara 7:00pm screening at the Regency Theater. Located at 26762 Verdugo Street, San Juan Capistrano, CA. 92675 949-661-3456. Happy Hour begins at 6:00pm in the theater's Rick's Cafe. Movie Description: Father Carlo returns home after some years spent in Africa on a humanitarian mission. He is dealing with a faith cri...

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by Linda Hubbard Gulker   There's a whole lot of Menlo Park in Bob Budelli. He lives today next door to the house where he grew up near downtown. When he went off to college at Arizona State, he roomed with M-A classmate Rob Dell'Ergo. His three boys all went through local schools.   With his Dad, he stays active in the Italian A...

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By Jonathan Horn   Margaret Balistreri Cesarini was just a teenager when she moved from Sicily to San Diego around 50 years ago. She's been back to her home country about 15 times since then. The trips are an experience that leave her with mixed feelings. "I'm torn between two lovers — I'm an American citizen but I was born in Ital...

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By Mauro Battocchi   Dr. Victor Vari, the longest serving professor at the University of Santa Clara, was recently honored with the dedication of the Victor B. & Julia Botto Vari Hall. Professor Vari has been teaching Italian language for 68 years, and this year will be the 61st at Santa Clara for the vivacious nonagenarian.   San...

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The Italian American Opera Foundation, that for the past two years has produced the Italian Opera Festival ™ (IOF) in Orange County, has announced today the program for its expanded 2014/2015 season, with a preview concert on October 26th at the Performing Art Center of Soka University, in the marvelous City of Aliso Viejo, and ...

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By Katie Rife   Attention synth heads, Fulci fanatics, and hipper-than-thou horror dorks: Italian soundtrack composer and Goblin contemporary Fabio Frizzi is playing his first-ever U.S. shows this fall.   The Frizzi 2 Fulci Live tour (if you can call a series of two a "tour") will begin in Austin, where Frizzi will perform at the Cent...

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December 5, 2015. Saturday 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Donato Enoteca - 1041 Middlefield Rd - Redwood City, California 94063 Donato Enoteca will host on Saturday, December 5, the Enoteca 100 Grand Italian Wine and Food Tasting Celebration from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., with a VIP preview beginning at noon. The tasting will feature 100+ wines...

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Orange County is ready for a tribute to Carnevale, the most famous Venetian Festival, celebrated in Italy every year since antiquity.   The event is a partnership between the Orange County Medical Association, a non-profit voluntary physician member organization designed to promote "the art and science of medicine, the protection of public h...

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Join us in celebrating another successful year for the children of the Italian American Academy!The end of the year extravaganza will include a recital on "Fantastic Migrations", a graduation ceremony, the viewing of the movie "migrACTION" by director Marco Lora, raffles, and much, much more! Don't miss the fun! When: Sunday June 9, 2013Time: 2:00...

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