Part 1: Italian Genealogy: Discovering Your Ancestral Records in Italy and in the USA
Millions of Americans identify themselves as having Italian ancestry. If you’re one of them, this workshop might be of interest to you!It offers a hands-on approach to researching documents relevant to families that emigrated from Southern Italy to the U.S. The two-day workshop provides participants the opportunity to learn valuable research techniques specific to Italian […]
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In Praise of Women: Pietro Rotari in Russia
To mark the installation of the Museum’s eight Pietro Rotari paintings in the exhibition Serial Flirtations: Rotari’s Muses, Carol Togneri, Chief Curator, Norton Simon Museum discusses the last phase of this 18th-century painter’s career. After his success as a painter of religious images and aristocratic portraits, Rotari found his hallmark style outside of Italy when […]
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Primavera! (Spring Seasonal Menu)
Alessandra “Ale” Gambini is a LA-based Italian food blogger, recipe developer, host home chef in web series and author of the cookbook “A Queen in the Kitchen”. Born and raised in Northern Italy, beautiful Milan, she learned how to cook and love good food from her beloved grandmother Nonna Fernanda. Ale Gambini was nominated in four […]
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Fabrizio Lelli. Memory and continuity in Southern Italian Jewish Culture
A talk by Professor Fabrizio Lelli (University of Salento, Lecce) focusing on the extraordinary spiritual rebirth of contemporary Judaism in Southern Italy. Organized by UCLA Center for Jewish Studies with the support of the IIC. More details may be found HERE. Royce Hall, Humanities Conf Room 314 340 Royce Drive Los Angeles, CA 90095
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Meet the Author: Giuseppe Conte
One of the most highly regarded contemporary Italian poets, Giuseppe Conte contributes to several Italian newspapers and magazines, and lectures at universities around the world will give a presentation regarding his work. More event details available HERE. Beckman Hall 404 – George Bush Conference Chapman Univserity 1 University Dr Orange, CA 92866 www.giuseppeconte.eu
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Mysterious Venetian Masks
On the occasion of the Carnival festivities, a special event featuring an exhibition of artisanal Venetian masks and concepts designed by art director Luca Nemolato for The Plague Doctor, a psychological thriller inspired by the namesake historical figure and the legend of a haunted island in the Venetian Lagoon. A trailer of the feature film […]
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Federico Rampini: From Brexit to Trump
A conversation with writer and journalist Federico Rampini, US Bureau Chief for La Repubblica, one of the largest national newspapers in Italy. Rampini had “foreseen Trump”, analyzing the deep causes of his victory in his book, The Betrayal. Globalization and Immigration: How the Elites Lied. With the Brexit poll, and the terrorist attacks in Brussels, Paris, Nice, […]
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M Accelerator – Young Italian entrepreneurs
A special program for young Italian entrepreneurs who will spend a semester in Los Angeles learning business and marketing to develop their own projects. Organized by MEDIARS in partnership with Regione Lazio, in collaboration with IIC and Italian Trade Agency. By invitation only.
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Serial Flirtations: Rotari’s Muses
The Norton Simon Museum presents an intimate exhibition examining Pietro Rotari (1707–1762), an illustrious Italian artist who found success and fortune in Vienna and beyond, ultimately becoming court painter to Empress Elizabeth of Russia. Serial Flirtations: Rotari’s Muses brings together eight paintings from the Simon holdings attributed to Rotari and his studio, including his iconic […]
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Italian Design Day
Following the successful 21st Milan Triennial Exhibition, a special initiative launched by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to promote contemporary Italian Design in the world with events in over 100 cities internationally which include the participation of important Italian architects, business leaders, critics, academics and designers “Under 35” to illustrate the history […]
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