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Benvenuti! Welcome!
Check out our past events. We had fun and hope to see you at the next one!
16th Annual Sicilian Festa - Festa Siciliana
Sunday, May 17, 10:00am - 6:00pm
Join us for the 16th 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.
Free lecture on Madama Butterfly with Aperitivo
Thursday, May 7, 6:00PM at the ICC.
The speaker will be once again Dr. Nicolas Reveles, San Diego Opera’s Geisel Director of Outreach and Education
Please RSVP as soon as you can to Roberto Ruocco: ruocco2@hotmail.com
Seats are limited. Preferred seats for students who purchased the Trittico Tickets at the ICC. Italian aperitivo and red and white Italian beverages will be served.
ICC member CHEF KENNETH SPRATT WILL FEATURE HIS CULINARY ART" FATTO IN CASA"
Donation at entrance for purchase of wine.Please reserve you seat and come again to enjoy this cultural event.
A message from the ICC President and pictures from the event:
"On may 7, 2009, the lecture of prof. Reveles and home made food dinner by Kenneth Spratt took place at the ICC. It was a terrrific success.
I would like to thank prof. Nick Reveles, chef Kenneth Spratt and his team, and 40 ICC members for participating in the celebration of the art of Italian music and italian food".
Roberto Ruocco
ArtWalk
April 25 & 26 - 12:00-6:00 PM in Hip and Historic Little Italy
This year, Mission Federal ArtWalk celebrates our 25th anniversary. The festival takes place on April 25 & 26, 2009, from Noon - 6pm. The streets of Little Italy in downtown San Diego will be filled with fine art, music and dance performances, activities for children and families, and delicious food and beverages. Don't miss this spectacular event.
ICC will be participating in this event. Stop by our classrooms to see ICC members art work!
ICC in collaboration with UCSD
presents
FROM FLORENCE TO SAN DIEGO,
IN SEARCH OF THE LONG-LOST LEONARDO
ICC gives you an exclusive insight into an Italian mystery
about to be solved in San Diego
ICC invites you to a special evening with professor Maurizio Seracini to experience the groundbreaking research that he is leading at UCSD’s state-of-the-art facilities in search of Leonardo Da Vinci’s lost masterpiece, the Battle of Anghiari mural, a study of the Palazzo Medici Riccardi, and in support of the preservation of Italy’s invaluable cultural heritage. You will be lead through a tour of some of their facilities to see how they use science and technology to study our cultural artifacts.
FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2009 at 6:00 pm
Reception to follow – catering by Acqua al 2 Restaurant, San Diego
UCSD CISA3 - http://cisa3.calit2.net
Atkinson Hall, 5th Floor - 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA
Direction and Parking: http://atkinsonhall.calit2.net/directions
Park in LOT 502, parking ticket $4 directly at the parking attendant
RSVP by April 14 to info@icc-sd.org
please include name, contact info, number in your party, number of cars
ICC Members - free;
non ICC Members - $10 donation (cash/check only)
please send check to ICC – 1669 Columbia St. – San Diego 92101
SD Italian Film Festival presents:
SE devo essere Sincera - Italian with English subtitles
Thursday May 16th, 7:00 pm
MoPA theater, Balboa Park
Set in Torino, this story of a teacher (played by popular television star Luciana Littizetto) and a detective (Neri Marcorè), brought together by a murder, follows their investigation of a crime and their exploration of a relationship. Director Davide Ferrario mixes questions of love with a comedic series of events to give the audience both laughs and thoughtfulness..
Admission is FREE for SDIFF email subscribers Seating is limited, so come early!
ICC’s Quarterly Aperitivo Culturale – Thursday March 26th, 2009 @ 6:00PM
Wine, appetizers and a presentation on the Sanremo Music Festival
Little Italy Spaghetteria, 1953 India St San Diego, CA 92101
 Aperitivo - from the Latin aperire (to open) - used to be an alcoholic beverage consumed before dinner, with ancient medicinal origins as a concoction to cure inappetence.
These days in Italy, Aperitivo is used to define first and foremost a social happening, a moment of relaxation where people exit the work mode, meet up with friends, chat while enjoying a drink (alcoholic or not) and some appetizers before dinner, which usually happens later on in the night.
How could we not introduce our friends to this wonderful Italian ritual? And what could we do to make it even better? We decided
to add some culture to the happening, thus the Aperitivo Culturale was born.
This quarter’s Aperitivo Culturale will feature a presentation on the Sanremo Music Festival, a very popular song contest held yearly at the Ariston Theater in Sanremo, Liguria since 1951. The internationally notable song "Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu", also known as "Volare", was performed at this festival for the first time by Domenico Modugno in 1958. The festival is so popular in Italy that it is often referred to simply as "Il Festival". Come to see who won this year’s contest and learn about the Italian contemporary music scene!
This quarter’s event will be held on March 26th at 6:00PM at:
Little Italy Spaghetteria
1953 India St
San Diego, CA 92101
Membership to ICC required
SD Italian Film Festival presents:
Incantesimo Napoletano - Italian with English subtitles
Thursday March 19th, 7:00 pm
MoPA theater, Balboa Park
 In Naples, what could be worse than not being Neapolitan?
Written and directed by Paolo Genovese, Incantesimo Napoletano ("A Neopolitan Spell") is a fanciful tale of the horror felt by a fifth-generation Neopolitan couple whose first daughter's first words are in Milanese.
This film features Chiara Papa, Gianni Aiello, Serena Improta and Clelia Bernacchi.
Admission is FREE for SDIFF email subscribers Seating is limited, so come early!
Invisible Cities: A Literary Journey through Italy
Thursday, March 19 at 6:00-8:00 PM at the ICC
Tuition: $15 (buy 2 lectures for $25)
 In Invisible Cities (Le Citta’ Invisibili), Italian author Italo Calvino uses glorious, lyrical passages to tell the imaginary story of Marco Polo’s travels though brilliant, ephemeral cities. An argument has been made that all of Calvino’s cities are Italian cities. Discover this evocative book- and the poetry of imagination -though photographs and art by an Italian artist and poet. Travel the wondrous cities and sights of the Italian Peninsula and acquaint yourself with Calvino’s strongest muse: Italy.
“When a man rides a long time through wild regions, he feels the desire for a city. Finally he comes to Isidora, a city where the buildings have spiral staircases encrusted with spiral seashells, where perfect telescopes and violins are made, where the foreigner hesitating between two women always encounters a third, where cockfights degenerate into bloody brawls among the bettors. He was thinking of all these things when he desired a city. Isidora, therefore, is the city of his dreams: with one difference. The dreamed-of city contained him as a young man: he arrives at Isidora in his old age. In the square there is the wall where the old men sit and watch the young go by; he is seated in a row with them.
Desires are already memories.”
Suggested Reading: Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
SD Italian Film Festival and Cinema Society of SD present:
Free Italian Movie Screening: Ti voglio bene Eugenio
Tuesday February 17, 7:00PM at AMC 12 La Jolla
 Eugenio, played by Giancarlo Giannini is a man about fifty with a caring family, work he believes in, a personal routine, and a house in the country. This seems a simple and ordinary profile, but Eugenio is challenged by Down's syndrome, and every task of living is a struggle to achieve a sense of normalcy. Eugenio's special personality radiates contentment as he magically provides strength to others who are not burdened with the problems he faces because of his disabilities. He works in a rest home for recovering accident victims where his kindness and wisdom mysteriously influence a young woman who languishes listlessly in her wheelchair, giving up on life.
Admission is FREE for SDIFF email subscribers Seating is limited, so come early!
Under the Shadow of the Duomo: Architecture of the Renaissance in Florence
Thursday, February 26 at 6:00-8:00 PM at the ICC
Tuition: $15 (buy 2 lectures for $25)
 Discover anew the Architecture of the Rinascimento in Firenze through photographs, sketches and watercolor paintings. Journey through the cobbled streets of the city to find the works of Brunelleschi and Michelangelo and learn about the Renaissance Palazzi.
Miti Aiello, Faculty of Newschool of Architecture and Design, spent a year in this most poignant of cities for her Master in Architecture and Urban design. Using rare photos of wooden competition models and architectural plans, she will discuss the buildings and the city which defined one of the greatest periods of Western civilization: il Rinascimento.
“It is the light in Florence at 5 in the afternoon. You will never find a light like this anywhere in the world.
It is this light which caused all the Arts, and all the Architecture….the LIGHT is the reason of the Renaissance.
Now you know... now you understand how one can have a love affair with a city.”
Lisa Castagnola, Architect
Suggested Reading: Brunelleschi’s Dome by Ross King
Lecture on TOSCA - Free of charge
Friday, January 23rd, 6:00PM at the ICC
Speaker: Dr. Nicolas Reveles
In collaboration with the Opera House of San Diego we are very proud to offer a free lecture on the Trittico :Tosca-Rigoletto-Madama Butterfly.
Please RSVP by January 20th to info@icc-sd.org
Seats are limited. Preferred seats for students who purchased the Trittico Tickets at the ICC.
Special screening of the Italian movie: Perlasca, an Italian Hero
 Sunday, January 18 at 7:00 PM - Garfield Theatre, Lawrence Family JCC
Based on true events, this compelling drama tells the story of Giorgio Perlasca (portrayed by popular Italian television actor Luca Zingaretti), an Italian businessman who saved the lives of thousands of Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust. By posing as a Spanish ambassador, Perlasca fed, hid, and smuggled Jews to safety, ultimately keeping his heroism a secret. Director Alberto Negrin’s film explores the power of ordinary people to fight the most extraordinary injustice.
Director: Alberto Negrin, Italy, 2002, 125 min., DVD, Italian with subtitles, Feature
Ticket Information: $11 – Underwriters & JCC Members
$13 - Non - Member
Order online at tickets.lfjcc.org or
call JCC Box Office at
 Stop by the ICC booth at the San Diego Multicultural Festival Saturday, January 17 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in downtown San Diego
Attendees will enjoy storytellers, musicians, activity booths and a variety of food, merchant, informational and educational booths representing local to international organizations. Students from three local schools will construct Global Villages, which display international customs and cultures they have studied in depth. A new addition to the festival is the Downtown Education Fair, a special section of booths showcasing many of downtown’s unique learning opportunities. This family-friendly free festival will take place along the Martin Luther King Jr, Promenade (between Fourth Ave. and Market St. on Harbor Dr.). ADDITIONAL FESTIVAL INFORMATION CLICK HERE
A sweet celebration of the Holidays, Italian style.
RECIPE FOR: DOLCE NATALE
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 gr eat conversation. Enter a fantastic raffle**
Makes: Everyone happy!
When: Sat, Dec 20, 2008 @5:00PM
Where: Our Lady of The Rosary PARISH HALL - State Street, San Diego CA, 92101
** Win great prizes, including 4 ICC language
courses.
Tickets are on sale now and at the party: 1 for $2, 5 for $8 or 10 for $15.
You do not need to be present to win! Just remember to clearly write your name and phone number on the ticket, so we can contact you in case you win.
Book Presentation by Joanne M. Ferraro, PhD
Monday, December 15, 2008 @ 5:00PM
the Museum of Art (Renaissance Gallery) - Balboa Park
Reception To follow
Please respond to with your name and those of guests
 Nefarious Crimes, Contested Justice
Illicit Sex and Infanticide in the Republic of Venice, 1557–1789
This captivating history exposes a clandestine world of family and community secrets—incest, abortion, and
infanticide—in the early modern Venetian republic. With the keen eye of a detective, Joanne M. Ferraro follows the
clues in individual cases from the criminal archives of Venice and reconstructs each one as the courts would have
done according to the legal theory of the day. Ferraro gives voice to field workers, spinners, grocers, servants, concubines,
midwives, physicians, and apothecaries who gave evidence to the courts. Nefarious Crimes also traces shifting
attitudes toward illegitimacy and paternity from the late sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries.
Author Information: Joanne M. Ferraro is a professor of history at San Diego State University and has written widely on the history of family and sexual relations in early modern Italy. She is the author of Marriage Wars in Late Renaissance Venice.
For more information and to purchase the book  click here
L'APERITIVO CULTURALE
November 14, 2008 @ 6:00 PM
Perry L. Meyer Fine Art Gallery on 2004 Kettner Blvd.
Dear members,
The ICC would like to invite you to our next "Aperitivo Culturale", a quarterly FREE event for all our members.
This quarter we will be hosting the event on Friday, November 14 @ 6:00pm at the beautiful Perry L. Meyer Fine Art Gallery on 2004 Kettner Blvd.
The theme for this quarter is the month of November: a month of olive harvesting and gastronomic travels in Italy and we want to tell you all about it!
Join us for a lecture on Olive Oil and Cultural Food & Wine Travels with wine, light appetizers and olive oil tasting sponsored by our very own Andrea Zarattini owner of Italianissimo and Laura Bianconcini owner of Exclusively Italian. The presentation will be held in English.
We will have free raffle tickets for premium extra-vergin olive oil bottles and discounts for the next exclusive food and wine tour to Italy.
This event is reserved to ICC members and it will be a wonderful opportunity for all of us to socialize and have fun while learning always something new about Italian culture.
New membership registrations can be accepted in person at the ICC or via mail up to 3 days before the event or at the check-in desk from 5:45 pm (please check or cash only).
Please RSVP to Rossella Brogliaby November 12, 8:00PM robroglia@gmail.com
Event Date: Friday, November 14
Time: 6:00-8:00pm
Address: Perry L. Meyer Fine Art Gallery :: 2400 Kettner Blvd. :: Little Italy
Slide Shows and Presentations:
- Tradition and production of Extra Virgin Olive Oil by Andrea Zarattini
- Food & wine tourism: traveling to Italy discovering seasonal flavours by Laura Bianconcini
ABOUT OUR SPONSORS
 Exclusively Italian is led by Laura Bianconcini, a native of Rome, Italy who has lived in Italy most of her life. Laura has traveled extensively throughout Italy and wants to share with you a different style of travel. That is, travel at a relaxed pace discovering the real essence of the Italian culture, through its territory and people, and its multiple perspectives. We want to show you the diversity that every destination has to offer: art and history, traditions, crafts, food and wine, culture, life-style and close contact with the local people.
Our expertise comes from extensive research and experience. Our deep regional knowledge allows us to work by theme, organizing specific tours in areas where your passions will blossom fuller than ever. www.exclusivelyitalian.com
 From the best tradition of the regions of Abruzzo and Emilia Romagna, comes the best for your table. This is after all, the "mission statement", of Andrea Zarattini, owner of Italianissimo Inc. a project that is linked to the cultural and culinary traditions of generous and rich lands that represent excellence in Italian food products. The care, the passion and the research for the best products available in the two regions are at the base of our project.
This makes ITALIANISSIMO an avant-garde company in the import, distribution and commercialization of superiority in history and authenticity of the products that are the fruit of a tradition that renews itself respecting the one rule that ITALIANISSIMO is committed to the highest quality selection. www.italianissimo.us
ICC celebrates the 8th annual Italian Language Week by organizing a trip to the Getty Museum!
October 26, 2008
Bus trip with private guided tour of the BERNINI EHIBITION in Los Angeles!
Dear members, the Paul Getty Museum of LA is hosting an incredible exhibition on Italian sculptor Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680).
Bernini is frequently credited with inventing Baroque art and, throughout his long life, remained its greatest exponent. Celebrating Baroque sculpture, paintings, and drawings, this major international loan exhibition brings together nearly 60 works from both public and private collections, and is the first important exhibition on Bernini in North America.
The ICC offers its members the opportunity to visit this spectacular exhibition by organizing a trip to the Getty museum October 26th .
The tour is reserved for ICC members, the cost of $25 includes bus transportation to and back from the museum and a PRIVATE guided tour of the exhibit.
Space is limited so please RSVP by October 19th to Rossella Broglia at: robroglia@gmail.com or at .
ICC major sponsor of the San Diego Italian Film Festival
October 3 – October 19, 2008
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 .
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: (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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