Newsgroup: it.cultura
Titolo: virtualitalia.com (august 1998)

VIRTUALITALIA.COM
An online resource for Italians, Italian Americans and enthusiasts of Italian culture.
..........................................................................
Have you been looking to expand your Italian music collection?  Come visit the
new music section!
If you can't make it to Borders Books in downtown San Francisco to celebrate
Italian month this August, check-out our books section, too!
..........................................................................
SAN FRANCISCO, BAY AREA EVENTS
Here are a few suggested events to attend, see a complete listing (of almost
daily Italian-centric events) visit the website at 
http://www.virtualitalia.com
playing now, film, "Mafia!", A comedic spoof movie about an Italian crime
family that is not well received in the Italian American community
(
http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,3357,00.html
). Judge for yourself,
visit 
http://www.777film.com
, for show times and locations.
every Sunday, 11:30 am-12:00 pm, radio show, "Nonna's Attic", a half-hour long
radio show that plays Italian pop music from the 1930's to today. Listen for
free giveaways to Italian events around the Bay Area. At,KUSF, 90.3 FM. If you
can't pick up their radio station, listen to their live real audio feed
(
http://www.radio.audionet.com/radio/ram/kusf.ram
). Produced by Amici
dell'Italia Foundation. Call 
(415) 837-0235
 for more information. 
to August 13, film, "Le Notti di Cabiria" un film di Federico Fellini, con
Giulietta Masina, Fran ois Perier, Amedeo Nazzari. At the Castro Theatre, 429
Castro St. (at Market) in San Francisco 
(415) 621-6120
. ALSO PLAYING: August
7-11 at the UC Theater, 2036 University Ave in Berkeley. (510)843-FILM. August
28-31 at the Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur, 
(415)924-3311
.
August 2-30, 7:00 & 9:15 pm Saturdays, 7:00 pm Sundays, preformance, "Outer
Mission, Middle Class: The comic Diary of an Immigrant's Son", a one man play
written and performed by Dan Scopazzi. At the Bannam Place Theatre, 50-A
Bannam Place (in the heart of North Beach in the alley around the corner from
Grant and Union) in San Francisco. Call 
(415) 281-0126
 for reservations. 
August 3, 6:30-8:30 pm, lecture/presentation, Rennaissance Art of Florance:
Paintings, venture into the minds and hearts of Florentine Renaissance artists
such as Masaccio, Verrocchio, Paolo Uccello, Pietro della Francesca,
Botticelli and many more... The second part of a two-part lecture series/slide
presentation. Admission is $20.00 for members and $25.00 for guests. At the
San Francisco Bay Club, in the Conference Room, 150 Greenwich St, in San
Francisco. Call 
(415) 433-2200
 for more information. 
August 14, 7:30 pm, film, "La Dolce Vita" as part of the Pacific Film
Archive's The way we wore: Fashion in cinema series
(
http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/pfa/
). At the Pacific Film Archive, 2621
Durant Avenue, in Berkeley 
510/642-1412
 (office) 
510/642-5249
 (tickets). 
August 19, 7:00 pm, conversational dinner, Monthly Italian conversational
dinner in SF for the World Affairs Council's International Forum Language
Dinner program. People must be able to speak enough italian to hold a
conversation but need not be member of the World Affairs Council to
participate. This month, the dinner will be held at Via Vai on their heated
patio. The restaurant is located on Union Street at Octavia. Contact Laura Del
Rosso (
ldel...@aol.com
) or call 
(415) 386-3224
 for more information. R.S.V.P
by noon, August 18. 
August 22, 9:00 am-3:00 pm, The Auxillary's Sixth Annual Mercantino del Museo
(Rummage Sale). A successful mercantino begins with your contributions... What
is no longer of intrest to you may be cherished by someone else. Scour your
house for donations and, in the process, make room for the new treasures
you'll want to bring home! Books, art, jewlery, music CD's and casettes,
housewares, small appliances, games, toys, sports equiptment, craft & hobby
items, collectibles and more! Donations will be accepted at the Museo
begginning August 1, 1998. For more information call Judy Dale at (415)
563-4140 or Anne Parachini at 
(510) 254-3415
. At the Museo ItaloAmericano
(
http://www.well.com/user/museo/
), Fort Mason Center, Building C, in San
Francisco, call 
(415) 673-2200
 for more information. 
August 25, 6:00 pm, film, Italian Month at Borders Books & Music in San
Francisco. "Il Conformista", 1970, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. At
Borders, 400 Post Street (enter on Powell) in San Francisco. Call Josette for
more information at 
(415) 399-1690
. 
August 26, 7:00 pm, Italian Month at Borders Books & Music in San Francisco.
Meet the author of The Hill Towns of Italy, Carol Field. At Borders, 400 Post
Street (enter on Powell) in San Francisco. Call Josette for more information
at 
(415) 399-1690
.
August 28 to September 27, theatre, "Romeo and Juliet", The Marin Shakespeare
Company (
http://www.marinshakespeare.org/
) puts on the classic romantic
tragedy in traditional form in Dominican College's Forest Meadows
Amphitheater. David Berkson directs a visually arresting production, with
choreography by La Tonya Watts and original music composed by Billie Cox.
Forest Meadows Amphitheater Grand Avenue (off Highway 101) San Rafael, CA
94901 on the Dominican College campus 
(415) 456-8104
  [NOTE: Be sure to bring
a blanket or sleeping bag to share, the evening shows can get quite chilly. 
They usually sell hot cocoa and coffee during the intermission]
 
..........................................................................
ITALIAN PROVERB
	"Val di piu' un amico che cento parenti."
	 A friend is worth more than a hundred relatives.
..........................................................................







paz (
p...@virtualitalia.com
) wrote:
: 
VIRTUALITALIA.COM
: An online resource for Italians, Italian Americans and enthusiasts of Italian culture.
: ..........................................................................
Of course....leave it to those Sexy Italians to preserve the culture 
around here!
Don't you just love it!
I can't wait to go to their little country...I may just stay on the coast 
there and paint for the year 2000....
Any of you sexy Italians know the Gallery Arte' Club ? It is in Catania...
I am supposed to go there paint and show the Chair of the Italian 
Department from Georgwtown is heping sponsor the excange.
Other amazzing ideas on exhibitions, painting, galleries, sponsorships, 
patronage is appreciated.
Mattison Fitzgerald
Artist
http://www.rhinodev.com./M
: Have you been looking to expand your Italian music collection?  Come visit the


 around here!
Why, thank you, Matti.
Now, for some Italian trivia. In the italian edition of  the T.V. show "ER", the Mark Green
character is named Ciccio.
Hmmm, there was that episode when he was swigging a BUD!
Ciao!
Ciccio

Hmmm, there was that episode when he was swigging a BUD!
No!  An eye-tie drinking America's Beer instead of godawful
sweaty-foot stomped chianti?  Imposibile, you must be hallucinating.
RB