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Pierfrancesco Diliberto (a renowned TV host and political comedian, better known as Pif) wrote, directed, and stars in this subversive, irreverent feature debut about Arturo, a young boy whose obsession with the Mafia’s casual presence in his city surpasses even his passion for Flora, the beautiful schoolmate who remains his main love interest unti...

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It was a breathtaking sight for U.S. investigators involved in the hunt for stolen Italian cultural artifacts more than 1,900 years old. Some of the sought-after antiquities lay swaddled in blankets on the floor of a Del Mar, Calif., garage. They were turned over to authorities by the third wife of late multimillionaire Allen E. Paulson, whose...

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Candice Guardino is adding to her list of successful theatrical productions with the debut of Gilda and Margarette, a sketch comedy show. Candice Guardino is most well-known for her funny and heartwarming solo-hit show Italian Bred, which premiered to sold out houses in New York City in 2013. This past February 2015, Italian Bred encored in LA...

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They embody the ultimate dream of any Italian woman seeking a senior leadership role. They are all endowed with natural leadership skills and refined knack for opportunity management. They are strong-willed, hardworking, purpose-driven and – above all – hyper successful in their respective industries in law, science, business, hi-tech.   The...

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by Bianca Friundi   C.I.A.O. is a unique art program offered by the Museo Italo Americano and is available for all San Francisco middle schools. The name of the program is very easy to remember: Children's Italian Art Outreach (CIAO).   The program started back in 1982, when the Museo was located in North Beach, on the 3rd floor of Ca...

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Museo Italo Americano - Fort Mason Center - 2 Marina Blvd., Building C - San Francisco, CA 94123.Sunday, November 15, 2015 4:00pm Let Kathleen Gonzalez, author of A Beautiful Woman in Venice, tell you the stories of Rosalba Carriera, Veronica Franco, Hermonia Vivarini, Marietta Barovier, Cencia Scarpariola, and others who proved tha...

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The Boys and Girls Towns of Italy (BGTI) hosted a fundraiser this past weekend in San Francisco for an organization that is testament to Italy's real impact in the sphere of philanthropy. This remarkable nonprofit takes in refugee youth who have fled their homeland due to violence and extreme poverty and finds them secure, nurturing environments th...

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From New York to San Diego, America cast off the inhibitions of an earlier era and celebrated prosperity, movies, the automobile, and jazz. Then - January 16, 1920 – The 18th Amendment was signed into law and America went DRY! It was Prohibition!   Thirsty Americans sought relief ... and the Speakeasy was born! There has never been a time l...

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by Mary Gottschalk   The Italian American Heritage Foundation is honoring the surviving two founders of the group at the upcoming Un Ballo d'Amore. The first is Joe Guerra Jr., a longtime Willow Glen resident who with his brother Louie worked in his family's grocery story on S. First Street, eventually turning it into a sporting goods store...

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Savor the tastes, sights and sounds of old world Italy at the Festa Dell' Autunno at the Condé Nast Traveller #1 rated resort in the world, The Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach, California, September 20-22.   The three-day harvest season event held at Newport Beach's only five-star resort brings the tradition of Italy to Southern Cali...

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