cinema > THE SHAMEFUL HISTORY (La storia vergognosa)
The Shameful Story (La storia vergognosa) Tuesday, April 8 | 6:30 PM (doors open at 6 PM) Free admission | Registration required REGISTER HERE In collaboration with Comites SF and the Italian Migration Studies Working Group of the University of California Berkeley, under the patronage of the Consulate General of Italy in San Francisco, the […]
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film festival > ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL PORTLAND
Italian Film Festival USA – Portland 21st Edition April 4 – 13, 2025 5th Ave Theatre, 510 SW Hall Street, Portland OR PROGRAM Free Admission / All film are in Italian with English subtitles Enjoy the local premieres of six recent, critically acclaimed Italian films, and one program of short films at the 2025 Italian […]
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opera > ARS MINERVA
Ars Minerva presents its next opera production at the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco on March 31, at 6:30 PM. Artistic Director Céline Ricci, alongside soprano Aurélie Veruni, mezzo-soprano Kindra Scharich and harpsichordist Arthur Omura, will accompany the audience through the exceptional journey of an overlooked composer. REGISTER HERE Ars Minerva is a San […]
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film > Il colibrì (The Hummingbird)
The Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco is pleased to present, for the third meeting of the series From Page to Screen, The Hummingbird (Il colibrì), a 2022 film by Francesca Archibugi based on the novel of the same name by Sandro Veronesi. Marco Carrera is like a Hummingbird, he uses all his energy to […]
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Voice Portraits: The Voice of Italian Poetry
March 21 – May 31, 2025 On view at the Italian Cultural Institute @INNOVIT 710 Sansome St., San Francisco By appointment MON-FRI, 10 AM – 4:30 PM Email: contact.sanfrancisco@esteri.it Start the virtual tour HERE The Italian Cultural Institute San Francisco is pleased to present the exhibition “Evenings will return… The Voice of Italian Poetry” […]
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VOICE PORTRAITS: Evenings Will Return… The Voice of Italian Poetry
March 21 – May 31, 2025 On view at the Italian Cultural Institute @INNOVIT 710 Sansome St., San Francisco By appointment MON-FRI, 10 AM – 4:30 PM Email: contact.sanfrancisco@esteri.it OPENING EVENT: March 21, 2025 | 6:30 PM Olivia E. Sears and Julia Nelsen will open the multimedia exhibition “Voice Portraits: Evenings will return… The Voice of Italian […]
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music > PAOLO ANGELI at SF JAZZ
THU, MAR 13 & FRI, MAR 14 | 7 PM & 8:30 PM SF Jazz, 201 Franklin St, San Francisco The innovative Sardinian guitarist and composer Paolo Angeli performs with his 18-string instrument combining elements of guitar, cello and drums. LEARN MORE & BUY TICKETS Guitarist Paolo Angeli is a musical conjurer, an artist whose […]
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film > THERE’S STILL TOMORROW (C’è ancora domani)
Wednesday, March 5 | 6:30 PM Italian Cultural Institute @INNOVIT 710 Sansome St, San Francisco Thursday, March 6 | 6:30 PM Oshman Family JCC Palo Alto 3921 Fabian Way, Room E-104, Palo Alto REGISTER HERE for the screening @Istituto di Cultura San Francisco (March 5) REGISTER HERE for the screening @OSHMAN Family JCC Palo Alto […]
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literature > ONE EVENING WITH GIACOMO SARTORI
Writer Elizabeth Mc Kenzie and literary translator Michela Martini will be in conversation with Italian writer Giacomo Sartori about his work, including the novel Anatomia della battaglia/Anatomy of the Battle, which they recently translated into English and is being reissued in Italy in March 2025, Sono Dio/I Am God, and Baco/Bug (published in the US by Restless Books). Free Admission | […]
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Black History Month | AMIR ISSAA: This is What I Live For
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 | 6:30 PM Italian Cultural Institute @INNOVIT 710 Sansome Street, San Francisco THIS IS WHAT I LIVE FOR Book presentation and concert Amir Issaa presents his new book This is What I Live For, released in parallel text, English and Italian, in an enticing conversation with Cristina Farronato (UC Berkeley). The presentation will […]
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