Community

Most of us have heard of Casanova. The name is often used to describe a man who has many lovers or a man who is a promiscuous and unscrupulous lover. But who was he really? Where did he come from …

On the occasion of Italian Design Day, March 2, 2018, the Consulate General of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco, in collaboration with DZINE, presented architect and designer Aldo Cibic at the DZINE Showroom, in San Francisco.   …

On March 8, the Italian Cultural Institute observed International Women’s Day with best-selling author, Dianne Hales. Ms. Hales’ revealing presentation about the life and achievements of Luisa Spagnoli was a perfect complement to International Women’s Day. This story is actually …

“It seems sometimes as if San Francisco were about half an Italian city.  There are only about 60,000 Italian in the city but they are such a progressive group of citizens that they have made an impression upon the life …

Actor-producer-director, Danny DeVito is the recipient of the 2018 Jack Valenti – Los Angels Italian Legend Award, in memory of long-time MPAA president Jack Valenti. It is the festival’s highest honor and is given annually to an outstanding Italian-American who has made major …

There’s a new public park in south King County that owes its existence to Italian immigrants and a truck-farming enterprise once called Duwamish Gardens. In 2008, city officials in Tukwila, Wash., purchased an historic homestead inhabited for nearly 100 years …

“The first time, my mother brought me here in a stroller,” council-member Joe Buscaino recalls during the Saint Joseph’s celebration in San Pedro, a feast that has had a profound meaning for his family for a long time. His grandmother, …

Being deaf is like having a super power. Emilio Insolera, deaf from his birth, was so sure about this concept that he turned it into a feature film, Sign Gene. Sign Gene is, in fact, the first superhero film featuring deaf …

Exploring the relationship between design and sustainability with an exhibit and a round table among design experts. This was the Italian Design Day in the World’s goal, an initiative created by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the International Cooperation (MAECI), …

Fresh, intuitive and original, Leonardo Lanzolla’s artwork mixes semi-abstract objects, geometric shapes, bold colors and organic forms to create a universe that is pulsing with life. He uses a process called sgraffito, a technique with roots in Renaissance Italy, where …