Shudder + Mimmo/Blunt Duo
The Bay Area welcomes the extraordinary duo of Italian soprano saxophonist Gianni Mimmo and UK violinist Alison Blunt for a concert of improvised chamber and electro-acoustic music rooted in deep chemistry and dynamic ensemble interplay. Mimmo, “one of the most inventive and virtuosic soprano saxophonists on the scene today,” (All About Jazz), was once a […]
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Gran Serata Futurista (Grand Futurist Soiree)
A homage to Italian Futurism Massimiliano Finazzer Flory plays the role of the Italian Futurist movement’s founder, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti. In an effervescent monologue which uses the words of Marinetti and other Futurist ideologues such as Giovanni Papini, Libero Altomare and Aldo Palazzeschi, Finazzer Flory, in a frock coat bringing to mind the formality of […]
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Napoli Act II
Fundraising evening to promote cooperation between San Francisco and Naples Campania Felix LLC, Mind the Bridge Foundation, Two Universities by the Bay, and Unite the Two Bays cordially invite you to: Napoli and San Francisco Act II A Fundraising Event to celebrate the second anniversary of Unite The Two Bays and to launch its new […]
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Food Revolution Day: Food apps for a better lifestyle
Towards the Milan Expo 2015 Food Revolution Day (FRD) is an annual series of events under the aegis of the Jamie Oliver Food Revolution Foundation (JOFR) dedicated to promoting healthful, responsible and flavoursome food choices. This year’s FRD events in San Francisco span three days (16-18 May). They include:San Francisco a Tavola, a formal dinner […]
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Beppe Severgnini in San Francisco
Italians and Americans: How We See Each Other Americans and Italians often look at each other through the lenses of stereotypes and clichés, and so do Italians and Italian-Americans. New York Times and Corriere della Sera op-ed columnist Beppe Severgnini, former correspondent of the Economist and author of La Bella Figura: A Field Guide to […]
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Iconoclasm
Artwork by Arnix and Max Papeschi The McLoughlin Gallery is pleased to present Iconoclasm, a two-person exhibition of works by Arnix and Max Papeschi. Works On view May 1– 31, 2014 Jarringly beautiful, hauntingly confrontational, and politically incorrect, Iconoclasm is the debut American exhibition for both artists Arnix and Max Papeschi. Through sculpture and digital […]
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Zadig: Voltaire meets Kafka
A three-part concert of new music by Massimiliano Messieri, Nicola Baroni and Vangelis Lympouridis. Zadig: caprices for cello, hypercello and live electronics focuses on the interaction between human and computer. The music, by Messieri, is inspired by Voltaire’s philosophical novel of the same name. The first part is entirely acoustic (solo cello) and highlights the […]
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Building with Air
Dante Bini will present his book Building with Air, chronicling the invention and evolution of the remarkable ‘Binishell’ structural system, the inflated concrete dome Dante invented in 1964. Dante and his son Nic Bini will also talk about subsequent ‘air-powered’ construction methodologies, which are becoming more technically daring and aesthetically complex. The Binishells are circular-based, […]
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Pasquale Esposito
Italian tenor performs in Northern California Pasquale Esposito is an international touring and recording tenor. He was born in Naples, immigrated to the United States in 1988, and studied vocal performance, specialising in opera, at the San José State University School of Music under the direction of Professor Joseph Frank. He has released six full-length […]
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57th SFIFF (San Francisco International Film Festival)
This year’s SFIFF will include a new Italian film: Il sud è niente (South is Nothing) (2013, 90’). Directed by Fabio Mollo. Cast: Miriam Karlkvist, Vinicio Marchioni, Valentina Lodovini. Synopsis: Miriam Karlkvist took a well-deserved Shooting Star award at Berlin for her portrayal of a seemingly androgynous teenage girl negotiating life in a mafia-controlled town […]
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