VINO CALIFORNIA 2015
5th edition of the wine tasting events… an epicurean experience not to be missed! Info and tickets at http://www.vino-california.com/
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MARIO MORONI
The UCLA Department of Italian will host poet Mario Moroni for a poetry reading.Mario Moroni was born in Italy in 1955. He moved to the United States in 1989. He has taught at Yale University, the University of Memphis, and Colby College. He currently teaches Italian at Binghamton University. Moroni has published seven volumes of […]
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FOOD AND SUSTAINABILITY
A round table discussion on eco-sustainability in the production, distribution and consumption of food. Among the speakers are Megan Heritage, Locanda Del Lago; Orietta Gianjorio, olive oil expert; Laura Avery, Santa Monica Farmers Market Manager; Josephine Miller, City of Santa Monica, Office of Sustainability and the Environment; Alex Weiser, owner of Weiser Family Farms, and Daniela Roveda, […]
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IT WILL BE A COUNTRY by Nicola Campiotti
How would you explain Italy to a child? This docu-film describes the hopes for the country that will be, while touching on some of the key themes of today’s Italy. Director Nicola Campiotti will be in conversation with Alex Ago, Director of Programming and Special Projects at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.US premiere.The film […]
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FICTION AND REALITY
A one-day symposium organized by Clorinda Donato and Pasquale Palmieri (California State University, Long Beach) on the emergence of the novel in Italy.
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CALIFORNIA INTERDISCIPLINARY CONSORTIUM OF ITALIAN STUDIES
The Sacred Annual conference of the California Interdisciplinary Consortium of Italian Studies (CICIS) addressing the theme of the Sacred in Italy across time, place and discipline. Key note speaker: Maurizio Viroli, University of Texas, Austin and University of Lugano.More at http://www.italian.ucla.edu/component/content/article/1-home/90-california-interdisciplinary-consortium-of-italian-studies.html
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BLACK SOULS by Francesco Munzi
A former narcotics trafficker now living peacefully in the Calabrian hills is drawn back into his family’s drug-trade dynasty by his impetuous teenage son, in this darkly elegant gangster drama based on a novel by Gioacchino Criaco.info and tickets at http://www.landmarktheatres.com/los-angeles/nuart-theatre/Film-Info/black-souls
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ITALY @ THE NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL
The annual Newport Beach Film Festival brings to Orange County the best of classic and contemporary cinema from around the world from both emerging and seasoned filmmakers, in collaboration with the local community and educational institutions.ITALIAN SPOTLIGHT – April 28 20157:15 PM SCREENING: Do You Remember Me? A kleptomaniac author of scary fairy tales and a narcoleptic […]
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HERCULES VS VAMPIRES
This offbeat presentation combines opera and midcentury pop culture, synchronizing live music by LA-based composer Patrick Morganelli with the cult fantasy film Hercules in the Haunted World, 1961 sword-and-sandal epic directed by Mario Bava.Info and tickets at http://www.laopera.org/season/1415-Season-at-a-Glance/Hercules-vs-Vampires/
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