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Ask any average American who Ninetto Davoli is, and you’ll likely get a blank stare.  Even fans of vintage foreign films may have a hard time remembering where they’ve heard that name before.  But ask an Italian or Italian film …

 The proud son of Italian immigrants from the Friuli region, Lido Cantarutti was born in Santa Cruz, California, where he and his brother grew up helping their father harvest Brussels sprouts along the central coast of California. Lido relocated to …

A sampling of the three periods of Italian film master Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975), provocative and audacious thinker, acclaimed essayist and beloved poet. On the heels of a major retrospective at MoMA in New York, and at UCLA and the …

Si è appena conclusa con successo la retrospettiva cinematografica “Pasolini: a Film Series”, organizzata da Amelia Antonucci in collaborazione con Luce Cinecittà, Fondo P.P. Pasolini e Cineteca di Bologna, la quale ha proposto sei delle più belle pellicole originali restaurate …

One of the youngest Italian festivals in Northern California, the Morgan Hill Italian Harvest Festa has once again drawn record crowds to the beautiful Uesugi Farms location in Morgan Hill. According to festa director Jim Di Vittorio, the focus of …

REDWOOD CITY – The Circus is coming to town! Redwood City is pleased to welcome, for the sixth year, Zoppé, An Italian Family Circus from October 11th through October 20th for spectacular two-hour performances that will enthrall the entire family! …

The Columbus Day Celebration, Inc., the organization which has produced the annual Italian Heritage Parade, has announced the names of the winners of the annual competition to crown the new Queen Isabella and her nine-member court.  On Sunday, October 13, …

Well, actually, it is still just for the super rich, but that doesn’t mean that we commoners can’t enjoy it, too. Last Wednesday night marked the pre-opening gala for the new exhibit at the de Young Museum in Golden Gate …

La recente apertura della mostra delle opere della giovane artista italiana Elena Achilli, è stata un piacevole momento di incontro fra tanti appassionati di arte, sportivi e molti professionisti della vela in questo momento impegnati con le fasi finali della …

Among the events in preparation for the memorable Verdi’s Requiem coming up on October 25th at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, Italian Tenor Pasquale Esposito, sponsored by the Consulate General of Italy, the Italian Cultural Institute, and …