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If there’s a festivity that connects Italians to Americans, that’s Columbus Day.   Much more than a historical anniversary (many in fact the imprecisions that characterize it), October 12, 1492 is a date that represents the starting point of a …

This event really deserves its name: Taste of Italy. Food you find here just tastes as it would if you were in Italy, in the North or in the South, in a restaurant or in the streets. The 4th edition …

Like every year since 2002, Italian Folklore has taken over Hollywood, with the annual San Gennaro Feast. The three day event dedicated to the Patron Saint of Naples is a western style version of the New York City festival, which …

L’Italia è un Paese che sin dalle sue origini si è sviluppato in un continuo processo di stratificazione culturale. Le numerose civilizzazioni, infatti, che nel corso dei secoli si sono radicate nella penisola, lasciando ciascuna significative tracce, hanno conferito al …

  “A celebration to remember the past and to educate future generations” Cari Lettori,                                                     …

Mama Marjas, an authentic Italian band and a versatile artist guests of Taste of Italy Finally a band that is truly Italian and really represents part of the Italian music scene. Those who decided to “savor” Taste of Italy till …

The Season 2012/2013 of the LA Opera just started, and it is already leaving the audience enchanted. We were at the Opening Night of “Don Giovanni” on September 22, for the masterpiece of the Austrian composer Amadeus Mozart. A filled …

Bertolucci ritorna in California; non per una nuova produzione cinematografica, ma a seguito della lunga storia d’amore che lo lega ai cinefili d’oltreoceano.   I suoi film li si può leggere come opere d’arte; la poesia ne è il motore …

Italy declared October the Italian Heritage Month, an occasion that coincides with the celebrations for Columbus Day and therefore symbolizes the importance of the Italian immigrants and their culture in the US. The ceremony at the John Ferraro Council Chamber …

Surreal, anarchic, original, “décalée”, entertaining, sometimes boring. Duo Alterno is this and much more. Formed by pianist Riccardo Piacentini (professor of Composition at the Alessandria Conservatory) and vocalist Tiziana Scandaletti (professor of Vocal Chamber Music at Santa Cecilia Academy), the …