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In contemporanea con “Pure and Impure: The Films of Pier Paolo Pasolini”, e subito dopo la proiezione di “Il Decameron” (1971) presso il Billy Wilder Theater di UCLA, l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Los Angeles presenta “Arabian Night at the …

Dolomites soar in Edoardo Ponti’s last film. These harsh and intimidating mountains at first sight, become the finishing line of a journey towards a new life.   “The Night Shift Belongs to the Stars” is a short film based on …

Even in a city of neighborhoods, San Diego’s Little Italy stands out. The influence of Italian culture and the strong bonds of community can still be felt today, carried on through the years from the first Italian immigrants to the …

Back in the year 2008, the San Francisco Italian Athletic Club (SFIAC) was preparing a celebration for their 90th Anniversary.  Gianrico Pierucci, SFPD Police Inspector and author of the book, The Heart of North Beach, was serving on the board …

Even before the convention began, the Order Sons of Italy Grand Lodge of California was on pins and needles.  There was going to be a change—a transition of power—and for the first time in recent memory, nobody knew how it …

Genius Loci is a Latin term, meaning spirit of place.  Geographers, historians, and other scholars use it to refer to that element, or quality, or founding principle, that makes a place uniquely itself, that pervades or gives rise to, as …

Esiste pianta o frutto più tipicamente italiano del limone? Se siete stati in Sicilia o in qualche altra zona del Sud Italia, avrete visto le distese sterminate di alberi dal profumo inconfondibile, e sentito quel profumo che inebria le lunghe …

Nel marzo del 2013 Gianfilippo De Rossi in collaborazione con Francesco Bauco, crea “Infinity”, progetto artistico/ fotografico; una storia scritta dai due italiani di base a Los Angeles, e raccontata con immagini.    “Ricordo i magazine che pubblicavano le foto …

On September 13, 2013 a group of six talented youths from Italy will perform at Casa Italiana in a music concert under the artistic MED MUSIC TALENT STUDIO direction of renowned Vocal Coach maestro and soprano Ida Decenvirale of Bari, …

La squadra campione in carica della Serie A italiana, la Juventus di proprietà della famiglia Agnelli, è volata alla conquista degli Usa per partecipare alla Guinness International Champions Cup.   La prima edizione della competizione internazionale estiva di calcio negli …