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Originally started as an informal, one-time only presentation of Italian movies in a college lecture hall, the Italian Film Festival of Marin County has grown over its 46 years into a perennial favorite in the San Francisco Bay Area. From the beginning it has been a labor of love for its longtime director, Lido Cantarutti. Under his direction the p...

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Located deep in the heart of San Rafael, both in location and in its family history, is Bruno’s Italian Deli, Market and Cafe. This eatery offers classic and indisputably delicious sandwiches alongside meats and cheeses, salads, cannoli and a drink selection so expansive that even the most particular of people can find a fan-favorite beverage to pa...

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After a year off, the revered but struggling Italian Street Painting Festival Marin has been canceled again because the foundation formed to revive it is suspending operations. Emil Kakkis, president and founder of the Bay Area Creative Foundation, announced this week that the San Rafael nonprofit will be put on hold as of March 6. The comeback eve...

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San Rafael’s revered Italian street painting festival took a hiatus this year, but a new nonprofit has announced plans to revive the event, making it bigger than before. “Street painting is always going to be the focal point,” said Kevin Marlatt, executive director of the festival. “But we want to expand upon it and do some other things within the...

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THE SUMMER OF LOVE... had many amazing elements swirling through it, but you could always count on art, and colorfulness, and imagination, and sunshine to play a role in most every experience that fabled 1967 moment offered. (Yes, even if the sunshine was not literal but, rather, a state of mind.) Those are several of the elements that will be pres...

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For 38 years running, the Italian Film Festival has brought high-quality Italian feature films, including new releases, to Northern California, thanks to the dedication of Lido Cantarutti, the festival's organiser.   This year's edition presents eight films on the following dates: 27 and 28 September; 4, 5, 11, and 25 October; ...

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Kevin Marlatt has been named executive director of Italian Street Painting Marin to head the organization's annual two-day festival in downtown San Rafael.   Marlatt has been involved in arts education and nonprofit organizations for more than 25 years, most recently working as the arts program coordinator for the Mill Valley recreation depa...

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When: June 25, 2016 - June 26, 2016Where: Downtown San Rafael, 5th & A Streets, San Rafael, California 94901 The iconic Trevi Fountain, recreated as an interpretive 3D street painting by world-renowned Madonnara Julie Kirk-Purcell, and a small team of emerging artists; The myths and magic of Rome's Bocca della Verità, otherwise...

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Movie buffs should know about the film Anime Nere (Black Souls) that is coming out in U.S. theaters starting April 2015. In the Bay Area, the film opens on April 17th at the Opera Plaza (SF), Landmark Shattuck (Berkeley), and Smith Rafael cinema (San Rafael) on April 17.   The film is based on real events described in Gioacchino Criaco's nov...

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Italian Street Painting Marin has appointed Julie Jehly as its new program director. Jehly, of Rohnert Park, has a background in nonprofit fundraising, marketing and event planning. She will work with the nonprofit's existing staff and volunteers to grow and expand the organization and its annual street painting event in downtown San Rafael. &nbs...

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