BRUNO SERATO PRESENTS CATERINA’S CLUB
What started as a simple hot meal for one hungry “motel child” has turned into an international campaign to help end childhood hunger. Chef Bruno Serato, owner of Anaheim White House Restaurant and founder of Caterina’s Club – Feeding the kids in America, has been on a personal mission to create awareness about children living […]
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FAR-SITED
This archival exhibition explores the first international sculpture symposium held in the United States and the nine monumental modernist sculptures realized during the summer of 1965 on the campus of California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), including the work Folla by Gio Pomodoro, permanently exhibited in the IIC patio. Info at far−sited.org
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MEET THE TENOR: MARCO BERTI
Pre-opera talk by the acclaimed Italian tenor Marco Berti, who stars as Canio in Franco Zeffirelli’s production of Pagliacci conducted by Placido Domingo. Leoncavallo’s masterpiece was chosen by LA Opera as their 2015 -16 season opener in a sensational double bill with Woody Allen’s riotous staging of Gianni Schicchi (September 12 – October 3, 2015). […]
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CINEMA LITTLE ITALY
A selection of Italian films with English subtitles.Little Italy Summer Outdoor Film Festival: The Summer Festival screens every Saturday night mid-June through mid-September. The films are shown outdoors in the Amici Park Amphitheater, in Little Italy. Little Italy Classic Film Festival: The Classic series screens the first Saturday night of each month from October through […]
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BOXING ON FILM SERIES – EVENT CANCELLED
TATANKA (2011, 100′) BY GIUSEPPE GAGLIARDI PLEASE NOTE: Event has been cancelled due to technical issues***Fifth and last film in the series dedicated to Italian boxing movies, organized on the occasion of the exhibition Power and Pathos: Bronze Sculpture of the Hellenistic World at the Getty Center (July 28 – November 1, 2015) and the loan of the […]
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THE SECRET OF JOY (2015 12”)
Directed by Max Bartoli and benef Entertainment professionals from Hollywood, the UK and Italy have joined forces to produce “The Secret of Joy”, a 12-minute short movie, a book and a song, which will be donated non-exclusively to the Kids’ Cancer Research Foundation to raise the awareness of pediatric cancer. All box office revenues of […]
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PETRINA – ROSES OF THE DAY
Eclectic singer-songwriter, pianist, keyboards player and composer Petrina presents Roses of the Day, her latest album produced by Paolo Fresu, which offers re-inventions for voice and piano of music by Piero Ciampi, Nick Drake, David Sylvian, Eurythmics, Talking Heads, Doors, Morton Feldman and John Cage. The title song is indeed composed by Petrina after ”Experiences […]
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BEN SLAVIN IN CONCERT
with Joel Ceballos and Kendra McKinley Ben Slavin is an American folksinger who is based in Naples, Italy. He graduated in voice(opera) from Arizona State University and soon after moved to Milan to continue his studies as a dramatic baritone. While he was in Milan he met Odette Di Maio, ex-frontwoman on the group “Soon” […]
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HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL
11th Annual Edition The 11th annual HollyShorts Film Festival (HSFF) showcases the best and brightest short films from around the globe, including a selection of works from Italy. HollyShorts is devoted to the advancement filmmakers through screenings, Q&A sessions and networking events. For information and tickets: hollyshorts.com
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THE VOICE OF THE BODY (2011, 60′) BY LUCA VULLO
Luca Vullo’s docudrama offers a joyful and instructive perspective on the peculiar code of non-verbal communication that distinguishes Sicilians (and Italians at large) throughout the world. Artist in residence at Middlebury College Italian School at Mills College, in Oakland, Luca Vullo has worked on commercials, music videos, documentaries and educational material. Currently living in London, […]
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