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San Francisco’s premiere Italian cultural club, Il Cenacolo, held its annual business meeting on June 28th, where the membership elected new leadership to continue the oversight of the eighty-four year old organization.  Don Lewis, a member of the club since …

The Patrons of Italian Culture will hold their annual “Ferragosto”, Sunday afternoon, August 12.    The theme for this year’s event will be a “Venetian Gondola Get-a-Way” and will be held ‘beach-side’ at the beautiful Belmont Shores lagoon in Long …

Among all the artists performing at the Fourth International Piano Duo Festival, the Italian duo Pianistico di Firenze—composed of Sara Bartolucci and Rodolfo Alessandrini—is sure to be the standout performance of the program of renowned duet performers from Europe and …

Annusare, assaggiare, riconoscere aromi e sapori. Educare il palato in modo che l’esperienza sensoriale porti poco alla volta a distinguere, e dunque scegliere, i prodotti migliori. L’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Los Angeles ha ospitato una “lezione di gusto” di …

On June 10, the opening night of the new permanent art display “Toscana”, an exhibition of oil painting by Tuscan artist Domenico Monteforte  was presented at The Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco, in California. Among the participants at the …

Anche da Los Angeles si vota per il Premio Strega. Il prestigioso riconoscimento letterario che ogni anno viene assegnato ad un autore italiano di narrativa in prosa ha una giuria di cui fa parte  l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura, che in …

È decisamente curioso scoprire che a Los Angeles c’è chi parla il dialetto autentico, quello che persino nei paesi d’origine si è un po’ diluito nell’italiano e si è contaminato di troppe parole anglofoni. Tanto che quando uno di questi …

St. Peter’s Italian Catholic Church, Los Angeles – Located in the old section of Los Angeles, formerly Little Italy, St. Peter’s is a beacon of hope for Italians and those in need of help.   It’s hard to believe that …

The Grand Lodge of California of the Order Sons of Italy in America (OSIA) held its 76th annual convention at the Peppermill Hotel in Reno, Nevada this past week, on June 28th, 29th and 30th.  With delegates from the Grand …

Arata Fine Art Gallery is hosting a new art show, as part of the North Beach First Fridays event for the month of July, exhibiting works from the private collection of Alessandro Baccari.   Mr. Baccari was born and raised …