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The dark days and rainy nights so common to the Pacific Northwest in November are tailor-made for movie-going. Seattle’s popular Italian film festival, Cinema Italian Style, could not come at a better time. Now in its 8th season, Cinema Italian …

Trade fairs, demonstrations, master-classes, workshops, films, lectures, galas and special events aimed at showcasing individual Italian territories and the protection of DOP products are all parts of the rich program coordinated by the Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles …

As the Italian-American Heritage Month is about to end, a special Council presentation by Councilman Joe Buscaino, was held at the L.A. City Hall, on October 21st, to honor several remarkable personalities relevant to the Italian-American community. Very fittingly, the …

N.I.C.E. kicks off on Wednesday, November 16 at the Vogue Theatre with the screening of “Second Spring” and Director Francesco Calogero as guest, followed by an Opening Party at the San Francisco Italian Athletic Club. Schedule and tickets at http://www.newitaliancinema.org …

On October 13th, San Antonio Winery, kicked off its 100th anniversary on its historic location in Downtown L.A. – once in the heart of the city’s Little Italy. Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, Mayor Garcetti’s Chief of Staff Ana Guerrero and L.A. …

October is officially National Italian Heritage Month in the U.S. Italian Heritage Month has been celebrated in America since 1999 and was designated by Presidential Proclamation. This month is chosen to coincide with Columbus Day in October and the festivities …

Is New York the most Italian city in the United States? For over one hundred years her harbors and airports have accepted (though not always welcomed, at first) millions of Italian immigrants who settled in enclaves across Brooklyn, the Bronx, …

From November 3rd to the 5th, at the campus of California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), it took place the 49th conference of the Italian American Studies Association (IASA), with the title “Recorded, Reported, Projected, and Pixelated—Italian Americans in Mass …

Amuri. The Sacred flavors of Sicily – July 19, 2016, Italian Cultural Institute, Los Angeles In anticipation of the 1st Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, a projection of the documentary Amuri. Sacred flavors of Sicily (2014, 37 min), …

Fire and sea. Life and death. Everyday routine and permanent state of emergency: the oxymoron is powerful, so is the way these elements are used to build the story in Fuocoammare – Fire at Sea, Gianfranco Rosi’s latest documentary. After …