by Kathleen Thompson Hill   Della Santina's restaurant celebrates its first 25 years in Sonoma throughout the month of October and into November, starting with a pop-up party for 250 in the southwest corner of Sonoma Plaza on Monday, Oct. 12. Here's how they got here.   Querico "Dan" Della Santina left Lucca, Italy 51 years...

LINGUA E CULTURA ITALIANA – LIVELLO IThis class is designed for children who are fluent or semi-fluent in Italian and are in the kindergarten to 1st grade age braket.Children will have an opportunity to improve their conversation skills, learn how to read and write in Italian.Particular attention is given to orthography and morphology of the langua...

By Mauro Battocchi When it comes food, Italy is perhaps better thought of as a union of thousands of rich and diverse fiefdoms of flavor. From the legendary risotto and nebbiolo of the North to the bold 'nduja and nero d'avola of the South, each pocket of Italy boasts its own unique agronomy and time-tested recipes.   Not only does the worl...

Dear Friends, Family, Students, Supporters: Please click here to visit the page of our new fundraising rally "Keep Italingua Alive!" As you already know, Italingua is not just a place where people learn to speak Italian -- they come to us to feel Italian, to be supported by a warm extended Italian family; and while learning how to conjugate verbs...

Violinist Victoria Martino and pianist James Lent will celebrate the 300th anniversary of Arcangelo Corelli's death with a spectacular concert, featuring sonatas by the great Italian Baroque composer and violinist, performed on original 18th century instruments.   Arcangelo Corelli was the most popular instrumental composer of his time, and...

by Michele Pluss   As the old adage goes, a picture is worth a thousand words – whether it has its own story to tell you or you create a story for it yourself. Photographs have a special way of conveying messages in a way that the written or spoken word cannot. They can invoke emotions, immortalize memories and freeze time by capturing peopl...

  WTI Magazine #30    2014 May, 15Author : Simone doc Bracci      Translation by:   You think about it and think again, and in the end you realize that Italy's classic movies world has had so many big names, compared to the contemporary scene: talented actors recognized throughout the world, glorious icons that take us back in time and at the sa...

Graziano Paiella, the Italian RAI 3 TV director whose photos are displayed in our exhibition Threshold, celebrates Alberto Sordi, one of Italy's best-loved comedic actors, with a screening of three of his interviews with the actor as well as directors Francesco Rosi and Ettore Scola and actress Giovanna Ralli. After a short Q&A, there will be...

  WTI Magazine #45    2014 October, 15Author : Simone Callisto Manca      Translation by:   At We the Italians we tell not only stories about today's success and victories of Italian sport, but also of our historic triumphs. Today we will talk about one of the editions of the Olympics where the Italian team brought home more medals: Los Angeles...

by Alberto Onetti   For lovers of Italian music, make sure to catch rising star Italian tenor Pasquale Esposito on October 18th at 7:30 at The Nourse (275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA.) Pasquale will be singing selections that celebrate Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, as well as performing original compositions.   Previ...