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Baking always played a large role in Fernanda Capraro’s childhood in the village of Sant Elia in southern Italy. Her next-door neighbor Angelo played a large role in it as well. When she left Italy and moved to France at …

L’Italo-Americano special summer edition is back, a double edition that will be with you for the next two weeks. As the newspaper is constantly improving, the last months went by very fast, marking some important steps in its evolution.   …

The second annual San Diego International Fringe Festival launched on Thursday, July 3. Boasting more than 75 shows, 200 artists and close to 400 performances in various downtown locations,  continues the inaugural festival’s tradition of bringing “the beautiful, the bizarre …

Much has been written about the important influence of Italian immigrants on the growth of the United States, and, in particular, San Francisco. Noteworthy was the influence of Italians in San Francisco’s banking industry. Prior to 1893, Italians in San …

He has been referred to as a Renaissance man, a community leader, a man of conviction, a loyal champion of causes, and an all around great guy. While all these are accurate descriptions of Frank Fiscalini, I’m here to give …

She’s back! Cherished for her smooth, expressive voice, Marsha Bartenetti will return to sing at the Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood on Thursday, July 10, with her Gentlemen of Jazz.    Marsha did not achieve success in the music industry …

There is a once in a lifetime opportunity for students of the Academy of Art University of San Francisco to live and create their art while experiencing the culture and history of Italy. Each summer, students and faculty live in …

Un mese dopo il Gay Pride di West Hollywood, la città torna a tingersi dei colori dell’arcobaleno in occasione dell’OutFest, il festival cinematografico che dal 1982 promuove il talento di registi LGBT provenienti da tutto il mondo. Tra i film …

La Leonardo da Vinci Society in collaborazione con l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di San Francisco hanno presentato il concerto di musica classica del chitarrista italiano di fama internazionale Alberto Mesirca.   Il musicista veneto ha proposto al pubblico un viaggio …

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 …