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or the 6th consecutive year, this festival is back in Los Angeles at the famous Graumann's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, on the eve of the Academy Awards®. Sponsored in part by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, the festival this year not only highlights the best of Italian Cinema, but also introduces stars from the worlds of dance and music.
With the festival ending Saturday, February 26th, there is still plenty of time to come out and catch one or more of the great films and/or performances. There are several U.S and World Premieres; and with Free Admission to the screenings, there is no excuse to miss out on this great celebration of Italian culture in film, fashion, and art! Just be sure to arrive early as seating is first come first served!
For more information on this year's festival, please visit www.losangelesitalia.com/.
The IIC promotes Italy as a center of conservation, production, and cultural diffusion from classical times to the present. In addition to organizing cultural events in fields such as art, music, cinema, theater, dance, fashion, design, and photography, the Italian Cultural Institute offers courses in Italian language, arranges contacts and venues to facilitate the involvement of Italian cultural operators in cultural exchanges and productions at an international level, and support initiatives that favor intercultural dialogue based on principles of democracy and international solidarity.
Since first opening its doors in 2003 in Torino, Italy, Grom has become the quintessential Italian gelateria. Founders Guido Martinetti and Federico Grom set out to search for the best that agriculture has to offer, from the Langhe to Sicily and Central America. The standards are strict: only fresh seasonal fruit, coming from the best consortia in Italy and from their own farm Mura Mura; no colorings or artificial additives, Lurisia mountain water for the sorbets and high-quality whole milk for the creams, organic eggs and a selection of the best cocoas and coffees from central America.
Please join us this Sunday, January 9 from 12:00 - 6:00 PM, as we celebrate the Grand Opening of Grom Malibu, only the second to be opened in the United States. This is not an event to miss so please bring your friends and family alike! And most importantly...
Free Gelato For Everybody!!!
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Grom Malibu
3886 Cross Creek Rd
Malibu, CA
The Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles participates in the 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival, one of the largest film festivals in North America featuring more than 200 films from 70 countries. Among the Italian films to be screened are: La Prima Cosa Bella (2010) by Paolo Virzì, 18 Anni Dopo (2010) by Edoardo Leo, Le Quattro Volte (2010) by Michelangelo Frammartino, Mine vaganti (2010) by Ferzan Özpetek, L’uomo che Verrà (2009) by Giovanni Diritti and La Doppia Ora (2009) by Giuseppe Capotondi. Directors Paolo Virzì and Edorado Leo will be in attendance.
Date: Thursday, January 06, 2011 - Monday, January 17, 2011
Hours: www.psfilmfest.org
Venue: Palm Springs, CA
Organized by: Palm Springs International Film Society
In collaboration with: Italian Institute of Culture - Los Angeles
The IIC promotes Italy as a center of conservation, production, and cultural diffusion from classical times to the present. In addition to organizing cultural events in fields such as art, music, cinema, theater, dance, fashion, design, and photography, the Italian Cultural Institute offers courses in Italian language, arranges contacts and venues to facilitate the involvement of Italian cultural operators in cultural exchanges and productions at an international level, and support initiatives that favor intercultural dialogue based on principles of democracy and international solidarity.
I hope you all had a wonderful holidays, spent with friends and family, and are already having a great start to the new year! The end of one year and the beginning of another offers us all the chance to start anew with the right foot forward. Here's to what I'm sure will be a year of health, happiness, love and success!!
I also want to thank all of our readers. This coming year promises to be full of exciting local events and exposure of Italian-American culture as 2011 marks the 150th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy. Be sure to check back regularly for updates on this year-long celebration!
Grazie mille a tutti e buon nuovo anno!!!!
Be sure not to miss the last weekend of the art exhibit Combustione: Albert Burri & America, presented by the Santa Monica Museum of Art. This tightly focused exhibition features 40 major works from 1945 to the late 1980s, paying particular attention to both Burri's reception and his production in the United States. This exhibition was organized with the special support of the Italian Cultural Institute.
Alberto Burri (1915–1995) was a seminal artistic figure of the 20th Century, an inspiration to many artists and artistic movements from Pop Art to Arte Povera, both in Italy and the United States.
Burri’s fame is great in his native Italy, but he remains relatively unknown in the United States, despite the fact that for over 25 years he would winter in his home in the Hollywood Hills, where he produced more than 60 major works of art.
For information and details on other upcoming events, please visit the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles.
The IIC promotes Italy as a center of conservation, production, and cultural diffusion from classical times to the present. In addition to organizing cultural events in fields such as art, music, cinema, theater, dance, fashion, design, and photography, the Italian Cultural Institute offers courses in Italian language, arranges contacts and venues to facilitate the involvement of Italian cultural operators in cultural exchanges and productions at an international level, and support initiatives that favor intercultural dialogue based on principles of democracy and international solidarity.
Joseph R. Cerrell, the legendary Los Angeles political consultant and public relations practitioner, who advised local elected officials, corporate executives and presidential hopefuls alike, died early this morning near his beach home in Oxnard, Calif. following complications from pneumonia. He was 75.
Cerrell’s storied political career began in the 1950s at the University of Southern California (USC), where he started the Trojan Democratic Club. Cerrell played key roles in the presidential campaigns of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Hubert H. Humphrey, Lloyd Bentsen, John Glenn and Al Gore. As the founder of Los Angeles-based Cerrell Associates Inc., he built a public affairs firm known for not only expert political campaign management, but also for its public relations and public affairs services to corporate and nonprofit clients.
Proud of his Italian-American heritage, Cerrell (born Joseph Cerrella) energetically promoted the contributions of Italian-Americans in Los Angeles and around the world. He served as vice-chair and president of the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF); vice-chair of the Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations, and was appointed to the California Italian-American Task Force by Gov. Pete Wilson. Additionally, he was chairman of the board of the Italy America Chamber of Commerce West and served as regional vice president of the American Society of the Italian Legions of Merit. He was also a member of the Sons of Italy, UNICO, and the Federated Italo-Americans of Southern California.
The Italian Studies MA Program at CSULB, originally slated to begin the Fall 2011 Semester, has recently been stalled, leaving countless prospective students' plans for the future in jeopardy. The George L. Graziadio Chair of Italian Studies at California State University, Long Beach was the first endowed chair established within the CSULB College of Liberal Arts, and this MA Program would only make the department even richer, offering students the opportunity to continue their studies in one of the leading university-level Italian Studies programs.
According to UNESCO, 60% of the world’s art treasures are found in Italy, a country whose heritage and creative spirit continues to fuel the most innovative advances in the arts, sciences and humanities. Knowing Italian allows you to understand, appreciate, and analyze this treasury of human expression, so, indeed, Italian at CSULB is as essential as is Spanish, German and French. Graduates of the program are uniquely positioned to find jobs in public service, business, consulting, academia, the arts and communications.
Help us to save this program! Please sign the petition at Change.org!!!
