SLOW FOOD ON FILM: THE SLOW FOOD STORY di Stefano Sardo
2013, 74″ In 1986, Carlo Petrini founded the ArciGola Gastronomic Association in the tiny Italian town of Bra, near Turin. Three years later, in Paris he launched Slow Food, an international movement that helps the world in the quest for “farm-to-table” sustainability. Los Angeles premiere of Slow Food Story will be introduced by Alexandra Agajanian, co-leader […]
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CLAUDIO MAGRIS
The UCLA Department of Italian will host scholar, translator and writer Claudio Magris.More at www.italian.ucla.edu
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ITALIANY.US LA-ITALIA
A collection of photographs highlighting Italians living in the US. An unveiling of the exhibition’s latest chapter in Los Angeles (after NY and Miami).
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DANTEUM: AN UNBUILT MONUMENT TO DANTE’S DIVINE COMEDY
Architect Giuseppe Anelli will discuss the famous unbuilt 1938 design by Giuseppe Terragni, well known for the allegoric organization of space according to Dante’s masterpiece. Accompanied by the screening of an advanced computer graphic simulation of a walk between materials of the never built monument by Takehiko Nagakura, MIT Architecture.
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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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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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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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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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