Orange County

The history behind the Swallows return to Mission San Juan Capistrano is historical and religious. The beauty of it all has developed over the years to include many diverse groups that come together on this day to celebrate these small …

In life and in art, we treasure and often pay for what we deem most precious.    Whether it be a Michelangelo or a Modigliani,  your daughter’s fourth grade creation, or that porcelain vase your Sicilian grandmother bestowed on you …

For most of his life, professional surfer Chris Del Moro has probably spent as much time in the water as on land. When he was just three, while most kids were learning how to swim, he was riding his boogie …

Sam Allevato is one of San Juan Capistrano’s most esteemed city council members, a past mayor of the city, and a full-time Italian-American family man.    After a career in law enforcement spanning 33 years, Allevato attained the level of …

In its heyday, Laguna Beach, a seaside city in Orange County, was il centro of a rich and flourishing artist colony.  All along the Pacific Coast, “en plair air” (in open air) artists were seen with their brushes and easels, …

The Orange County American Italian Renaissance Foundation (OCAIRF) together with the Italian Cultural Arts Council of the Bowers Museum; Renaissance Lodge #2259 Order Sons of Italy in America (OSIA)  and community dignitaries gathered together in the courtyard of the Bowers …

It has been said that Latin is dead. Truth be told, so is that fern on my porch after a week of scorching heat. But what is very much alive is the love for the Italian culture and language. And …

The Italian Spirit is alive and well, and it was in full swing at the city of Orange. International Fair.  This past Labor Day weekend, despite the scorching summer heat, the Fair turned out record crowds.  With musicians playing everything …

On January 20, 2015, at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, over 200 members of the Italian Community, families and organizations joined together to greet the new Italian Consulate General in Los Angeles Antonio Verde, as he begins his four …

The Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade is the prime seaside event of the year for Southern Californians. In the parade, boats of all kinds are dressed up with lights and sailed down from their various ports in the Orange County …