San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO – Even before the year 2012 had drawn to a close, the Consul General of Italy in San Francisco, the Honorable Mauro Battocchi, teamed up with San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, to announce the beginning of “2013 Year of …

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Fra le tante organizzazioni che promuovono spontaneamente la cultura italiana in questa area della California, L’Italo-Americano è venuto recentemente a conoscenza del gruppo tutto femminile  DIVE. Non si tratta, come il nome potrebbe far credere, di appartenenti al mondo dello …

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Una delle più importanti tradizioni di Natale in Italia è quella della Cena della Vigilia, durante la quale si attende in famiglia l’arrivo della festa religiosa più importante dell’anno consumando una succulenta cena a base di pesce. Negli Usa esisite …

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Nelle scorse settimane gli amanti dell’avventura e della fotografia itinerante, hanno potuto aprezzare a San Francisco una bellissima esposizione di immagini intitolata “Terra e Asfalto”, scattate da una coppia di viaggiatori italiani davvero speciale.   La particolarità del loro desiderio …

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SAN FRANCISCO – L’associa-zione culturale Leonardo da Vinci ha presentato una conferenza su uno dei più grandi patrimoni culturali d’Italia, l’antica Pompei, dal titolo “If these Walls could speak: Pompeian Wall Painting”.   L’evento, che ha registrato una grande affluenza di …

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During my visit a few months ago on August 24, 2012, it was Fabio who feverishly and enthusiastically worked the telephones, summoning, on the double, not only Paolo Brandoni, but also and suddenly, accordion virtuoso Gervasio Marcosignori, whom I had …

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“Research, discovery, and innovation are keys to understanding the spirit of the Year of Italian Culture in the United States.  This project, organized under the auspices of the President of the Italian Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, aims at showcasing Italian creativity …

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The four components of the group Taluna, artistically formed in Turin but with very different backgrounds, define their musical style as “Space Folk Made in Italy”.   Through their great musical talent they brought the atmosphere of the Mediterranean to …

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Italy shares the musical traditions of the accordion with all of Europe, especially France, Germany, Poland, and Scandinavia, but it was Giuseppe Verdi that recognized it as a “proper” instrument and recommended its induction to conservatories of music. No matter …

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Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive of the University of California recently presented the new film series centered on the great Italian directors of Western movies, “The Hills Run Red: Italian Westerns, Leone and Beyond.”   The Series, running …

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