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Saturday, July 29, 2023

San Diego's Italian Church Celebrates 100th Anniversary

 




100TH ANNIVERSARY TRIDIUM

AUGUST 17 –19, 2023

For 100 years Our Lady of the Rosary has served as a beacon of hope to her members of Faith.  She has served as the center of a neighborhood to celebrate faith, family, community and traditions.  This August we celebrate the community and the Church that saved and re-built Little Italy.  

Join us for a community Triduum that culminates with an evening party in front of our historic Church celebrating those that came before us, sacrificed to build our parish and continue to build and preserve our community. MORE HERE

House of Italy Lawn Program

 




Dear HOI members and friends,

 

You can view and comment on "HOI Lawn Program 2023 Piadina Romagnola.pdf" at: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:08ec288f-4a3d-4fd1-a336-8ad9a8ed6878

 

We are inviting you, your family and friends to celebrate our traditional Italian festival of Ferragosto on August 6th, 2023.

 

Our chef Mark Pelliccia will prepare a very special and traditional Italian Piadina Romagnola from the Roman Etruscan times.

 

Our friend Rosario Monetti and his wonderful group of musicians, will perform popular traditional songs at the HPR stage.

We’ll provide the words for most of our dearest Italian songs, for you to sing with us.

 

See you in August!


Italian Heritage Night with the Angels!

 

Come enjoy a night out at Angel Stadium as we celebrate Italian Heritage Night! Great seating is available at a discounted rate in several areas including the Field Level and Club Level! The Italian community will receive special recognition during the game.

Read more here.

Italian Heritage Night with the Padres!

 



Come together with the Little Italy Association of San Diego, the Italian Community Center, Convivio, the San Diego Italian community, and the Padres for Italian Heritage Celebration at Petco Park. Your Theme Game package includes a limited-edition themed Padres hat, donation to a local community group, and a ticket to the Dodgers vs. Padres game.


This is a special, non-Convivio event so social club member benefits do not apply. More here.

Sunday, July 23, 2023

Italian American Admiral Lisa Franchetti Breaks Glass Ceiling as First Female Nominated to US Navy Joint Chiefs of Staff

 


President Joe Biden broke the glass ceiling on Friday when he nominated Admiral Lisa Franchetti as the Navy’s top officer. If confirmed, she would be the first woman in U.S. Navy history to hold the job, and the first woman appointed to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 

Franchetti, who is currently serving as the vice chief of naval operations (the Navy’s no. 2 post), joined the Armed Forces in 1985 and has served as the Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Korea, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Development, and director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy of the Joint Staff. She has also commanded two carrier strike groups.

Her personal awards include... More Here 

Friday, July 21, 2023

Tony Bennett, crooner who sang ‘I Left My Heart in San Francisco,’ dies at 96

 



Legendary singer Tony Bennett, best known for singing “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” has died, according to his longtime publicist, Sylvia Weiner.

He passed away Friday at age 96. More here.

Thursday, July 20, 2023

San Francisco's Museo Italo Americano Presents "Antipasti di Ferragosto"

 



Antipasti (singular Antipasto - from the Latin root "ante" meaning "before" and "pastus," meaning "meal") is the traditional course before a formal Italian meal. Usually made of bite-size small portions, the purpose of antipasti is to stimulate the appetite.

The Museo is preparing a selection of Antipasti for the special feast:

Antipasti di Ferragosto
Wednesday, August 16, 2023, 6:00 PM

More here

Santa Claus and the Italian Diaspora in the Arctic

  I talians immigrated to almost all parts of the world, the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia, Latin America, and the North Pole. Wait...what?...