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Since he moved to Los Angeles 17 years ago, his goal has always been to tell and explain Italian design to the American public. Now that he has been officially named the 2021 ambassador of Italian design, artist Mattia Biagi …

Hundreds of planes grounded at airports around the world. Empty, lonely streets. People looking from inside their windows. These are some of the images we all remember about March 2020. It was the beginning of the pandemic and of the …

It’s a big day for Farming Hope. The Refettorio San Francisco, one of the spaces designed by Massimo Bottura and Lara Gilmore’s non-profit, Food for Soul, opened its doors for a celebration on a Sunday evening, November 7th. Located in …

To celebrate the sixth edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, the documentary La Cucina Italiana in Los Angeles: An Italian & American Story was officially presented and screened. Produced by the Consulate General of Italy, with …

On a Sanfranciscan midsummer night Jack Hirschman,  the better craftsman author of The Arcanes, an epic inspired by daily life’s dialectics, passed away in his sleep. He moved into an eternal without seasons, where the unparalleled gentleness of his body …

This October, two site-specific installations by Italian artists were unveiled in some of Seattle’s most highly trafficked areas.  In the new Roosevelt Station, which opened to riders October 1 as part of the expanded Sound Transit system, New York-based artist …

It’s time for a celebration at the Leonardo da Vinci Society. On December 10th, at the St Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco, members and supporters of the San Francisco-based organization will get together for a holiday Gala and to …

“I am glad that the Criterion Channel features two masterpieces by Ettore Scola, A Special Day and La nuit de Varennes and they also have a couple of films that he wrote.  But it would be great if streaming sites …

This coming fall is to live and love. This is a season to enjoy culture, art, food, reading, all the Italian way. October is Italian Heritage Month, with the traditional Parade that came back to the streets of North Beach …

After canceling the 2020 season because of the pandemic, SIFF Cinema Italian Style returned to Seattle for a week in early November, showcasing 13 films to celebrate the festival’s 13th season.  “Seattle loves this festival,” declared SIFF’s Artistic Director Beth …