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Benvenuti! Welcome!
Check out our past events. We had fun and hope to see you at the next one!
New series of social events for our members : L'APERITIVO CULTURALE
FESTA DI FERRAGOSTO:
Friday, August 15 @ 6:30pm-8:30pm
Venue: Parish Hall - entrance from State st.
Check-in from 6:00 pm
Don’t miss the first appointment of a New Series of Social Events! Join us and celebrate with us la Festa di Ferragosto!
All our members are invited to participate to this free social event featuring an interesting lecture on the origin of this ancient Italian Festa followed by a true Italian Aperitivo with fine wine and delicious appetizers.
The lecture will be held by experienced speakers and will be conducted in English with Italian- English glossary.
During the event will be raffled 4 tickets for the Gala Dinner of the San Diego Italian Film Festival 2008. Do not miss it!
This will be a wonderful opportunity for all our members to socialize and have fun while learning always something new about our culture.
Limited seats! RSVP for both, members and new members, by August 8th to Rossella Broglia, Membership Chair robroglia@gmail.com or at 858 658-0138.
New membership registrations (please check or cash only) canbe accepted in person at the ICC or via mail up to 3 days before the event or at the check-in desk from 6:20 pm.
ICC in collaboration with San Diego Italian Film Festival presents:
FREE Italian Film Mini Series
Every first Thursday of the month at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Baboa Park (MoPA)
These films are known here as “Spaghetti Westerns” but in Italy as “Westerns all’Italiana”. All three are directed by Sergio Leone and star Clint Eastwood, with music by Ennio Morricone.
The Good the Bad and the Ugly - August 7, 7:00pm MoPA
Free Admission
 In the early 60’s, a then obscure director, Sergio Leone, was given $200,000 and a load of leftover film stock and told to make a Western. With a script based on Akira Kurosawa's samurai epic Yojimbo, an American TV actor named Clint Eastwood, a music composer named Ennio Morricone, and a cameraman named Massimo Dallamano, Leone made Per un Pugno di Dollari -- A Fistful of Dollars. This violent, cynical and visually stunning film introduced The Man with No Name, the anti-heroic gunslinger for whom money is the only motivation and the villains are merely obstacles to be removed. Many later films followed this formula of the lone gunman in pursuit of money to the exclusion of all else. Leone's unique style, artistic camera angles, extension of time and raw, explosive violence presented a skewed view of the West, making his film different from any earlier Western.
If Sergio Leone defined the style of the Spaghetti Western, Morricone invented its music. His hoof beat rhythms, whistling themes, and the use of the human voice as an instrument became the standard for the scores to follow. Morricone's simple, haunting tunes did more than merely fill the gaps between passages of dialogue. They became an audible presence -- punctuating action, accelerating a chase scene, or driving a showdown to its conclusion.
For More information:  www.sandiegoitalianfilmfestival.com
ICC Presents: APERITIVO ITALIANO
"Rome! Florence! Venice! The locals' perspective"
When: June 17, 2008 @ 5:30PM
Where: Acqua al 2 Restaurant, 322 5th Ave
Italy Experts from the ICC will lead a "tasty" presentation to include:
- What to eat
- Speed language session
- Travelt tips
**Free admission ** Free Appetizers **Wine Flights $12.00
Please RSVP 619- 230-0382
HAPPY TRAVELS! BUON VIAGGIO!
ICC in collaboration with San Diego Italian Film Festival presents:
FREE Italian Film Mini Series
Every first Thursday of the month at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Baboa Park (MoPA)
These films are known here as “Spaghetti Westerns” but in Italy as “Westerns all’Italiana”. All three are directed by Sergio Leone and star Clint Eastwood, with music by Ennio Morricone.
For a Fistful of Dollars - June 5, 7:00pm MoPA
Free Admission
 In the early 60’s, a then obscure director, Sergio Leone, was given $200,000 and a load of leftover film stock and told to make a Western. With a script based on Akira Kurosawa's samurai epic Yojimbo, an American TV actor named Clint Eastwood, a music composer named Ennio Morricone, and a cameraman named Massimo Dallamano, Leone made Per un Pugno di Dollari -- A Fistful of Dollars. This violent, cynical and visually stunning film introduced The Man with No Name, the anti-heroic gunslinger for whom money is the only motivation and the villains are merely obstacles to be removed. Many later films followed this formula of the lone gunman in pursuit of money to the exclusion of all else. Leone's unique style, artistic camera angles, extension of time and raw, explosive violence presented a skewed view of the West, making his film different from any earlier Western.
If Sergio Leone defined the style of the Spaghetti Western, Morricone invented its music. His hoof beat rhythms, whistling themes, and the use of the human voice as an instrument became the standard for the scores to follow. Morricone's simple, haunting tunes did more than merely fill the gaps between passages of dialogue. They became an audible presence -- punctuating action, accelerating a chase scene, or driving a showdown to its conclusion.
For More information: www.sandiegoitalianfilmfestival.com
 FESTA DELLA REPUBBLICA POTLUCK
June 1st, 2008 5:00pm at the ICC on Columbia St.
Join us in singing Happy Birthday to the Italian Republic.
Bring your favorite dish to share with friends.
Beverages provided.
Guest speaker:
Dede Hollowell, former U.S. Consul in Naples
Music by James Bianchi
Dianna Ippolito & Delynn Ketcherside - Photographic Art and Italian Melodies Show
Sunday, May 18 House of Italy, Balboa Park @ 5:00 PM
ICC's very own Office Coordinator and Photographer Dianna Ippolito will show a collection of Black & White photos she shot in Italy.
While watching her lovely pictures show, enchanting soprano Delynn will sing Italian melodies for guests at the House of Italy.
So after you are done with all the fun at the Sicilian Festival, head to Balboa Park and enjoy even more Italian fun!
For more information please visit the House of Italy (HOI) website:
Sicilian Festa - Festa Siciliana
Sunday, May 18, 10:00am - 6:00pm
Join us for the 15th Annual FESTA SICILIANA in the heart of San Diego's Little Italy, on India Street, between Date & Ash Streets.
The ICC will have a booth where you can find all information about its language program, enets and more. We will be honored to share the booth with the House of Italy and the Italian American Civic Association.
The Festa has arranged for FREE PARKING at the north end of the County Administration Building only, with a FREE SHUTTLE to the festival site. Look for the colorful, open top double decker English buses (only they will be Sicilian buses for this event!) that will take you in open-air style to the Festa site.
Come visit the ICC's booth on May 10, 10:00am-2:00pm
 Centre City Development Corporation’s (CCDC) Downtown Education Task Force has just announced the first-ever Downtown Education Fair. The free event will highlight schools from preschool through college as well as showcasing summer programs and other educational and cultural programs and events for children and adults available in downtown San Diego. The event will also include a variety of children’s activities. Details:
What: Downtown Education Fair
When: Saturday, May 10 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Where: San Diego City College, Gorton Quad (Parking available at City College or the San Diego Trolley stops at Park Boulevard and C Street)
La destinazione (2000) By Piero sanna – Italian with English subtitles
Friday, May 9, 2008 @ 7:00 PM
Costantino, a fellow trainee from Sardinia and, over time, the two young men talk about their hometowns. The course ends and Emilio finds that his destination is Colores, a town in the heart of the Barbagia region of Sardinia where his work will consist mostly in patrols and prevention. He finds this part of Sardinia completely different from the coastal areas described to him by Costantino. Colores is a town where the “old ways” are still the “good”, indeed the only way of doing things.
One day a man is killed right in front of his son, Efisio. The little boy recognises his father’s killer; it is Cortes. Emilio and his colleagues are called in to investigate, find Cortes and bring him to justice. Emilio talks to Efisio and finds that they have a lot in common as Emilio’s father is also dead. The carabinieri try to persuade Efisio’s mother that her son should “break ranks” and testify in court and say how he saw Cortes kill his father.
In the meantime, Emilio meets a young woman from the town called Giacomina and after winning over her initial reluctance and suspicions towards him, the stranger in town, they begin a relationship. Cortes is finally captured and brought to trial, but is found not guilty because the jury doubt Efisio’s testimony. Emilio sees all his efforts have come to nothing and becomes very depressed and disillusioned, this state of mind is not helped by the fact that his relationship with Giacomina is coming apart. On Good Friday, Efisio is found hanging in the pig-sty and this tragedy is the final straw for Emilio who realises nothing will ever change in that part of the world and leaves for a new destination.
Starring: Roberto Magnani, Elisabetta Balia, Raffaele Ballore, Sebastiano Brotzu
Cost: $2 donation, ICC members free
The San Diego Italian Film Festival presents: 2008 Season Mini Series
Cinema Paradiso
Thursday May 8, 2008 @ 7:00 pm
A delightful look at the life and times of cinema in a small Sicilian town in the 1950’s. A young boy becomes apprentice to a projectionist whose lessons bridge everyday life on celluloid.
Location: The San Diego Museum of Photographic Arts - Balboa Park
Cost: Free
Click here to view the miniseries program
The Department of Languages and Literatures of the University of San Diego invites you to hear
ANDREA BERNARDONI read from his new book: "C’è ancora luce"
Sunday April, 27 - 4:00PMAt the French Parlor (Founders Hall)
University of San Diego
5998 Alcalá Park
San Diego 92110
For a map of campus and directions to the university, visit : www.sandiego.edu/maps/index_flash.html
Program and parking are free. Reservations are not required, however, as seating is limited, please arrive early.
WINE PAIRING DINNER TASTING EVENINGS
Friday, May 2nd 2008 @ 6:00 – 9:00 pm at the ICC
ICC is proud to present this new series of events to introduce some of the finest Italian delicacies. Our goal is to share the cultural backgrounds of the products and their use in the Italian cuisine through demonstration and tasting of three recipes paired with two different wines.
The ingredient for the event is: Zafferano (Saffron) de L'Aquila DOP - spice from Abruzzo
Nicknamed the Vermillion Gold and considered to be the most precious saffron in the world.
Seating will be limited to 20 participants, with minimum enrollment of 18.
Admission -which includes lecture and documentation, recipes, dinner and wine tasting - is $45 per person and it's reserved to members only so don't miss this opportunity to become a member!
Menu
- Penne allo Zafferano de L’Aquila D.O.P.
- Halibut in salsa di Zafferano de L’Aquila D.O.P.
- Panna Cotta allo Zafferano de L’Aquila D.O.P.
These delicious dishes will be paired with two or three regional wines that Andrea, chef in command for the soiree, will select for us and it will be preceded by an aperitif.
ArtWalk
April 26 & 27 - 12:00-6:00 PM
in Hip and Historic Little Italy
Discover the pleasures of owning original art in a lively festival setting. Spring is synonomous with ArtWalk in San Diego, which always takes place on the last weekend of April. This juried show showcases the art of more than 350 artists in the region’s largest outdoor art festival.
The team that produces the event is extremely excited about the caliber of art that will be showcased in 2008. At ArtWalk in Little Italy, visitors to the event will have an opportunity to visit with hundreds of artists, enjoy their work, and learn what inspired them. The festival features San Diego’s top musical performers and dance companies, interactive art activities for children, food and fun.
Perduto Amor (2003) By Franco Battiato – Italian with English subtitles
Friday, April 18, 2008 @ 7:00 PM
The story of the growth of a young Sicilian boy, Ettore Corvaja, spanning from the middle of the '50s to the mid '60s, basically split into three parts. The first section starts at the end of the Sanremo Festival in 1955, when Ettore is 8-9 years old, when his life is divided between the joy of being his age in those times and the time of learning about the aristocratic culture of his country. The second part is about the period of the economic boom, when Ettore is 20 years old. The third section finds the young man in Milan, when he enters into the world of music and becomes part of a esoteric group of musicians. But he is nurturing his dream of becoming a writer.
Starring: Corrado Fortuna, Donatella finocchiaro, Annamaria Gherardi, Lucia Sardo, Ninni Bruschetta
Cost: $2 donation, ICC members free
ICC in collaboration with SDSU proudly presents:
ITALIAN BEAUTY FILM SERIES
Every Month from January to July
Friday March 28, 2008 @ 6:30pm
This festival is a snapshot of the feminine image so skillfully represented by
Italian cinema as the quintessential symbol of Italian beauty throughout the years by Italian cinema.
This series is organized in collaboration with the Italian Program at SDSU. Clarissa Clo, Director of Italian Language Program at SDSU will give a brief lecture to introduce the festival and the film and will hold Q&A after the movie.
Second movie features CLAUDIA CARDINALE in La ragazza con la valigia, 1961 by Valerio Zurlini. Antonietta was photographed by coincidence and her image is on the cover of a magazine. Aida, a stunning but innocent lounge singer has terrible luck with men -- until she encounters Lorenzo who's unlike any man she's ever met. Bad luck follows.Lorenzo is the 16-year-old cousin of her ex-boyfriend and Lorenzo's family tries to keep the couple apart.
Anche libero va bene (2006) by Kim Rossi Stewart – Italian with English subtitles
Friday, March 14, 2008 @ 7:00 PM
11-year-old Tommy, his older sister Viola and their father Renato have formed a strangely united family since the most important woman in their life, the mother of the two children and Renato's wife abandoned them. Despite all, this family, so full of fury, failings and inconsolable loneliness, keeps going, thanks to their abiding concern for others and their love.
Starring: Alessandro Morace, Barbora Bobulova, Kim Rossi Stuart
Cost: $2 donation, ICC members free
WINE PAIRING DINNER TASTING EVENINGS
Friday, March 7th 2008 @ 6:00 – 9:00 pm at the ICC
Following the success of last year’s events, ICC members are invited once again to attend the next food tasting and wine pairing evening.
The March event will feature one of the one of the best treasures of nature: Funghi Porcini (Porcini Mushrooms). We will learn all about these tasty mushrooms both fresh and dried. While being introduced to their preparation, participants will taste three tasty recipes:
Porcini Mushroom Crostini
Tagliatelle Pasta with Porcini
Chicken Breast in Porcini Mushroom Bechamel Sauce
These delicious dishes will be paired with two or three regional wines that Andrea, chef in command for the soiree, will select for us and it will be preceded by an aperitif.
Seating will be limited to 20 participants, with minimum enrollment of 12.
Admission -which includes lecture and documentation, recipes, dinner and wine tasting - is $45 per person and it's reserved to members only so don't miss this opportunity to become a member!
For more information and to download the reservation form click here
Or contact us at info@icc-sd.org
This event is also made possible by the generous contribution of Asiago Food.
NEW! ICC Sponsored Event!
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 Acqua al 2 Restaurant, 322 5th Ave @ 6:00 PM
 Everything Italy in a Night
... an evening of language, tips and food
Italy Experts from the ICC will lead a tasty presentation to include:
Speed language session
Transportation do's and dont's
Where to stay and play
What to eat...and more
Free Italian Appetizers, event open to non members!
Please RSVP by February 25 at: www.acquaal2.com
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ICC in collaboration with SDSU proudly presents:
ITALIAN BEAUTY FILM SERIES
Every Month from January to July
Friday February 29, 2008 @ 6:30pm
This festival is a snapshot of the feminine image so skillfully represented by
Italian cinema as the quintessential symbol of Italian beauty throughout the years by Italian cinema.
This series is organized in collaboration with the Italian Program at SDSU. Clarissa Clo, Director of Italian Language Program at SDSU will give a brief lecture to introduce the festival and the film and will hold Q&A after the movie.
Second movie features SOFIA LOREN in La fortuna di essere donna, 1956 by Alessandro Blasetti. Antonietta was photographed by coincidence and her image is on the cover of a magazine. While her boyfriend wants to sue the editor Antonietta wants to become famous and marry a rich man. However something goes wrong in the plans for a much
better ending.
Location: ICC
Cost: Attendance is free for ICC members and donation by guests
Click here to download the program
Tuesday February 26, 2008 @ 7:30 PM
Warwick's Bookstore
7812 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, CA 92037
The bestselling author of Too Much Tuscan Sun, Dario Castagno will be at Warwick's to discuss and sign his new book, A Day In Tuscany.
This charming and warmly funny sequel picks up where Dario Castagno´s much loved memoir Too Much Tuscan Sun leaves off - quite literally, as the tour guide-turned-author returns from his first American book tour. After three hectic months of pingponging across America, Dario wakes up back in his beloved Chianti and decides to spend the day refreshing himself with its sights, reacquainting himself with its rhythms, and reconnecting with the irresistible cast of characters who people his life, from herb-collecting grannies and wizard-like storytellers, to the daring female Palio jockey and the gently batty “maestro” in his trailer. They trigger in him a flood of memories of this dazzling land - of wars ancient and modern, of heroes and ghosts, lovers and legends - as well as comic recollections of his own misadventures as a fireman, hot-air balloon entrepreneur, soccer hopeful, ardent oenophile, and - of course - professional guide to a succession of wonderfully eclectic American tourists. Readers who loved Too Much Tuscan Sun will relish the opportunity to spend more brilliant, sunlit days in Dario Castagno´s corner of the world. New readers should pour themselves a glass of Chianti Classico, sit back, and prepare to be transported to a place where everyday life is still infused with magic.
For more, check out dariocastagno.com
La stella che non c’é (2006) by Gianni Amelio – Italian with English subtitles
Friday, February 15, 2008 @ 7:00 PM
Vincenzo, the maintenance manager of a steel mill in Bagnoli, is charged with the responsibility of shutting down the plant and selling the molten metal to the Chinese. When things are just wrapping up, Vincenzo realizes that the Chinese were sold a defective machine, which years earlier had caused the death of a worker. Having discovered a way to fix to machine, Vincenzo leaves for China where accompanied by an interpreter, Liu Hua, he will try to track down the plant and fix the machine...
Based on the novel "La Dismissione" by Ermanno Rea
Starring: Sergio Castellitto, Tai Ling
Cost: $2 donation, ICC member free
WINE PAIRING DINNER TASTING EVENINGS
Friday, February 8th 2008 @ 6:00 – 9:00 pm at the ICC
Following the success of last year’s events, ICC invites you to attend another food tasting and wine pairing evening. This time we focus on one of the finest staples of Italian cooking, Extra-Virgin Olive Oil. We will appreciate how to taste this basic ingredient king of all Italian dishes. From North to South, olives have been grown in Italy for centuries, and Andrea will explain us the differences between productions from Abruzzo, Liguria and Sicilia. Participants will also learn about the history and the many uses of the precious juice in and out the kitchen, the DOP classification and how to recognize a good product. While being introduced to their preparation, participants will taste three mouth-watering recipes, which for this evening will be:
Zuppa di Farro campagnola (Country Spelt Soup)
Tagliata di Filetto di Manzo alla Frantoiana (Filet Mignon Olive Mill style)
Fagioli Cannellini al naturale (Cannellini Beans)
These delicious dishes will be paired with two or three regional wines that Andrea, chef in command for the soiree, will select for us, and will be anticipated by an aperitivo.
Admission is $45 per person which includes lecture and documentation, recipes, dinner and wine tasting.
Seating will be limited to 20 participants, with minimum enrollment of 12.
ICC in collaboration with SDSU proudly presents:
ITALIAN BEAUTY FILM SERIES
Every Month from January to July
Start date Friday January 25, 2008 @ 6:30pm
This festival is a snapshot of the feminine image so skillfully represented by
Italian cinema as the quintessential symbol of Italian beauty throughout the years by Italian cinema.
This series is organized in collaboration with the Italian Program at SDSU. Clarissa Clo, Director of Italian Language Program at SDSU will give a brief lecture to introduce the festival and the film and will hold Q&A after the movie.
First movie features ANNA MAGNANI in Roma Citta' Aperta 1945, by Roberto Rossellini.
Rome, 1944. Giorgio Manfredi, one of the leaders of the Resistance, is tracked down
by the Nazis. He goes to his friend Francesco's, and asks Pina, Francesco's fiancee,
for help. Pina must warn a priest, Don Pietro Pellegrini, that Giorgio needs to
leave town as soon as possible.
Location: ICC
Cost: Attendance is free for ICC members and donation by guests
Fallbrook Music Society Presents:
ITALIAN SAXOPHONE QUARTET
Sunday, January 20, 2008 @ 3:00 p.m.
This unique Quartet from Italy is acclaimed by critics worldwide as one of the most outstanding ensembles on the international music scene. Four of the most established soloists in their field blend their saxophones to produce a unique fusion of awe-inspiring sound.
The Quartet will showcase their artistry with a wide variety of musical genres with a selection of classics (i.e. Bach, Scarlatti and Mozart), to music by Joplin, Gershwin and Cole Porter.
Location: Bob Burton Center for the Performing Arts, 2400 S. Stage Coach Lane,Fallbrook
Cost: Special pricing of $30 adult for ICC members (regular price is $37); Students $10
Tickets: (760) 451-8644 (mention Italian Cultural Center when ordering)
Mio fratello é figlio unico (2007) By Daniele Lucchetti – Italian with English subtitles
Friday, January 11, 2008 @ 7:00 PM
Accio is his parents’ desperation, irritable and a trouble-maker, impulsive and explosive fighting every battle like a war. His brother Manrico is handsome, charismatic, loved by all, but just as dangerous… In the Italian small town life of the ‘60’s and ‘70’s, the two brothers have opposite political beliefs, are in love with the same woman and through an endless confrontation, they live a period of their lives made of escaping, retuning, fighting and great passions. It is a story about growing up where fifteen years of Italian history pass by across the adventures of Accio and Manrico, two brothers, very different, yet alike…
Starring: Riccardo Scamarcio, Elio Germano, Angela Finocchiaro, Diane Fleri, Luca Zingaretti
Cost: $2 donation, ICC members free
Saturday, December 15, 2007 @ 5:30 PM
RECIPE FOR: Dolce Natale
A sweet celebration of the holidays, Italian style
INGREDIENTS:
* Italians and Italians at heart
* a delicious traditional Christmas dessert buffet
* drinks, music and raffle prizes
METHOD:
Bring your favorite savory holiday dish for a yummy potluck. Enjoy some good Italian music and great conversation.Taste traditional Italian Christmas sweets with a glass of vin brulé. Enter a fantastic raffle**
Makes:
Everyone happy!
** Win great prizes, including a free 2 week standard course at our sister school Il Sasso in Montepulciano, Siena –Italy. Tickets are 1 for $2, 5 for $8 or 10 for $15. >more
Notte Prima degli Esami (2005) by Fausto Brizzi – Italian with English subtitles
Friday, December 14, 2007 @ 7:00 PM
Luca is convinced he will pass his final exam and so, on the last day of school, he takes his courage into his hands and, without mincing his words, confesses to his literature teacher that he hates him and doesn't have any respect for him. In reply, professor Martinelli reveals that he will be the school's internal representative on the exam board. This is the start of a few frenetic days before the exams are held, moments of chaos spent desperately cramming, while also trying to track down a girl who he met at a party and has never seen again. Things start to get complicated when the press also get involved, announcing that the school's exit exams are being cancelled. There's cheering in the streets, but unfortunately it is really only a joke, and so while Luca has to roll up his sleeves and avoid professor Martinelli failing him, his friends start to come to terms with the dreaded exams, which also mark the start of their adulthood and real responsibilities.
Starring: Giorgio Faletti, Cristina Capotondi, Nicolas Vaporidis
LITTLE ITALY HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING
Saturday, December 1st, 2007 @ 5:30 PM - Piazza Natale
Come to Piazza Natale at the corner of India and Date and enjoy music, hot cider and pastries. The Little Italy association is having the 8th annual Holiday Tree Lighting.
Enjoy the Holiday Spirit and don't forget to shop and dine locally! >more
The Little Italy Association (LIA) is a public benefit corporation established in 1996 to oversee and expedite the revitalization and beautification of the Little Italy neighborhood of Downtown San Diego. The Association works for the residents, property owners and business of Little Italy.
Friday, November 30, 2007
ENCORE at the ICC!
WINE PAIRING DINNER TASTING EVENINGS @ 6:00 PM - SOLD OUT!
Due the large success of our first event in this new tasty series, we are inviting more ICC members to attend an evening of food tasting and wine pairing featuring two of the finest Italian delicacies from the Emilia Romagna region, Parmigiano Reggiano and Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena e di Reggio Emilia. The presentation of these two products (in English) Participants will learn about the history and the many uses of parmigiano and aceto balsamico, the DOP classification and the difference between Aceto Balsamico and Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena e di Reggio Emilia.
Then while being introduced to their preparation, participants will taste three mouth watering recipes:
- Insalata di Cremini, Parmigiano e Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale
- Risotto all'Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale
- Fragole con gelato alla vaniglia e Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale
These delicious dishes will be paired with two or three regional wines that Andrea, chef in command for the soiree, will select for us.
Cost:$40.00 (includes documentation, recipes, dinner and wine)
Saturday, November 17, 2007 at 8:00 PM
The Neurosciences Institute, La Jolla
ICC Partners with ArtPower! At UC San Diego to present QUARTETTO DI VENEZIA IN CONCERT
Founded more than a decade ago, when the members were students at the Venice Conservatory, the quartet has developed an exquisite quality of sound and a unique voice, which emphasizes the characteristics of individual instruments. Yet, these four award-winning musicians are known for perfect balance, graceful intonation, and lyricism that give them a distinctively Italian charm and flair. Andrea Vio, violin; Alberto Battiston, violin; Luca Morassutti, viola; Angelo Zanin, cello. PROGRAM Luigi Boccherini: Quartet in F Minor, Op. 52, No. 4; Luigi Cherubini: Quartet No. 4 in E Major; Giovanni Sollima: Zobeide & Federico II from “Viaggio in Italia”; Giuseppe Verdi: Quartet in E Minor.
ArtTalks!: Join the artists for a pre-performance discussion (6:45pm to 7:30pm)
Adult Tickets: $34
ICC members: 10% OFF use discount code PARTD when buying online or call 858.534.TIXS More Information: www.artpower.ucsd.edu
Friday, November 9, 2007 at 7:00 PM
ICC - 1669 Columbia Street in Little Italy
Art of Italian Filmmaking ICC Cinema Club:
L'Uomo Perfetto (The Perfect Man)
Lucia, a young advertising executive in Milan, is hopelessly in love with Paolo. Paolo, however, has a girlfriend – Maria, who happens to be Lucia’s best friend. Lucia hires Antonio, a model, to seduce Maria so she will break with Paolo. Under Lucia’s tutelage Antonio becomes Maria’s ideal man. But it all gets much more complicated when Lucia falls in love with him, too.
Friday, October 26, 2007
WINE PAIRING DINNER - TASTING EVENINGS @ 6:00 PM - SOLD OUT!
The first event will feature two of the finest Italian delicacies from the Emilia Romagna region, Parmigiano Reggiano and Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena e di Reggio Emilia. The presentation of these two products (in English) Participants will learn about the history and the many uses of parmigiano and aceto balsamico, the DOP classification and the difference between Aceto Balsamico and Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena e di Reggio Emilia.
Then while being introduced to their preparation, participants will taste three mouth watering recipes:
- Insalata di Cremini, Parmigiano e Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale
- Risotto all'Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale
- Fragole con gelato alla vaniglia e Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale
These delicious dishes will be paired with two or three regional wines that Andrea, chef in command for the soiree, will select for us.
Cost:$40.00 (includes documentation, recipes, dinner and wine)
October 12-27, 2007
CINEMA SUD
The Italian Community Center is proud to sponsor CINEMA SUD, a series of films representative of the fertile cinematographic culture of Southern Italy organized by the Italian Ministry of External Affairs and sponsored by the Italian Consulate and the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles.
The films, all in Italian with English subtitles, show the diversity of life in the southern regions of Italy: Campania, Basilicata, Puglia, Calabria, Sicilia and Sardegna.
The free screenings will be at the beautiful venue of a major sponsor of the festival, the Museum of Photographic Arts, in Balboa Park, beginning in October, 2007.
ICC members can purchase tickets to the Gala dinner and Screening - which will be held on Saturday, October 20th -for the discounted price of $50 each (regularly $65).
For press release, additional information and program click here
Cinema Sud Website: www.cinemasud.com
San Diego CityBeat on the festival and our Board Member Victor Laruccia click here
Friday, October 19, 2007 at 7:00 P
ICC - 1669 Columbia Street in Little Italy
Art of Italian Filmmaking:
I Giorni dell'Abbandono (The Days of Abandonment)
Olga, a tranquil and satisfied woman, is suddenly abandoned by her husband. The story of an experience that is increasingly common--dumped partners and neglected children. The psychological and practical details of a family break-up are described in surprising detail– and are deeply disturbing.
Director Roberto Faenza, with Margherita Buy, Luca Zingaretti, and Goran Bregovic. Italian with English subtitles.
Admission: $2.00 - Free for ICC Members >more movies at the ICC Cinema Club
October 13 & 14, 2007
13th ANNUAL LITTLE ITALY PRECIOUS FESTA
The ICC has teamed with the House of Italy to have a booth on Sunday, October 14.
The Little Italy Association and Precious Cheese make the Little Italy District come alive on October 13 and 14.
The program consists of Gesso Italiano (Italian Chalk)--Little Italy's Street Painting Event and Toyota's Highway to the Future.
Sunday's program consists of over 150 Italian Food and Crafts Booths, 2 stages of entertainment, an Italian Motorsport Show, a Stickball Tournament, a Bocce Ball Tournament, and Beer and Wine Gardens.
Load up the family, friends & pets and come to the Largest Italian Festival outside of New York City. Click here to view the official web page.
This event is held on India Street between Ash and Grape Streets from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Sponsored by the Italian Program and the Circolo Italiano at San Diego State University, and the Italian Community Center
FIAMMA FUMANA in concert at: AcousticMusicSanDiego.com
Fiamma Fumana, from Italy, play Northern Italian traditional music with a contemporary attitude and new beats. Fiamma is Italian for "flame" = the energy of the present. Fumana means "fog" or "mist" = the mysterious resilience of the past. A predominantly female ensemble, this group is on a continuing mission to remember what is today being forgotten in their local culture and bring the songs to pop music. A cummulative sound that mixes "club beats and folk virtuosity... credible in both dance clubs and coffeehouses," touts j.poet at Tower Pulse!
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