L'Italo-Americano

THURS DAY, ��� DECEMBER��� 20, ��� 2012 L'Italo-Americano PAGE��� 17 San Francisco Kicks Off ���2013 Year of Italian Culture��� Continued from page 16 Italian art be presented to the people of San Francisco, but also innovation, sustainability and architecture. ���First of all, the remarkable exposition of a Caravaggio���s painting will be on display for several weeks at the Legion of Honor Museum. To be mentioned is also the collaboration between San Carlo Theater of Naples with Opera San Jos�� and the San Francisco Opera, which will bring lyric representations of Il Trovatore, Falstaff and Requiem, on the occasion of the bicentennial of Maestro Giuseppe Verdi���s birth.��� Other events will be represented by the Bulgari���s jewelry At the official press conference at City Hall to kick off the Year of Italian Culture. From left to right, Aldo Mura, Carabiniere David Mauro, Consul General Mauro Battocchi, Carbiniere Marcellino Gemelli, Carabiniere Alessandro Bocchio, and Commercial Attach�� Stefano Mancini. leader for these programs. The aim is to present the best of Italian talent, culture, and enterprise, and to encourage the American public���s encounters with all levels of current Italian society, economy, and institutions. Following the press conference, a ���Best of Italy��� gala reception was held at the newlyremodeled Italian Cultural Institute at 814 Montgomery Paolo Barlera, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute, and Mauro Battocchi, Consul General of Italy in San Francisco, officially kick-off the Year of Italian Culture. exhibition, a work-in-progress; a meeting with renowned architect Renzo Piano, designer of the Academy of Sciences of San Francisco; a series of events based on the ideas of Maria press conference, at the National Gallery in Washington D.C., Italian Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero and Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi di Sant���Agata presided over a simiJ. Rosalynn Smith-Clark, Artistic Director of Opera Noir, delights the crowd at the Italian Cultural Institute. Alberto Cipollina, President of the San Francisco Italian Athletic Club, enjoys a cocktail with Guido Perego, President of Stella International, one of the Bay Area���s largest Italian importers. Montessori; a symposium on the ���Italian contribution to Silicon Valley��� in collaboration with the Museum of Computer History; and finally, an event focusing on the concept of ���smart cities,��� with the support of all Italian and Italian-American associations in the Bay Area. A few hours earlier on the same day as the San Francisco lar event inaugurating the yearlong journey of adventure and discovery that will showcase today���s Italy to Americans. Throughout 2013, cultural and promotional events celebrating contributions by Italians to the world���s quality of life will be presented in numerous cities throughout the United States, and San Francisco will be the Street in North Beach. An art exhibit currently showing featured San Francisco artist Karen Wilberding Diefenbach���s recent bronze sculptures from Italy entitled ���The Pecore,��� life-size and miniature bronze sculptures and mixed-media works on paper. The reception featured Slow Food delicacies, wines, live music by composer and pianist Luciano Chessa, and opera arias sung by J. Rosalynn SmithClark, Artistic Director of Opera Noir. If the extremely impressive press conference and gala reception that followed are any indication of what is in store for 2013, the ���Year of Italian Culture��� will undoubtedly be remembered not only in the Italian Community, but in the City of San Francisco���and the entire nation���for many years to come. Photos courtesy of Nickolas Marinelli CONSOLATO GENERALE D���ITALIA SAN FRANCISCO Console Generale: Mauro Battocchi Segreteria: Anna Clara Maselli (segr.sanfrancisco@esteri.it) 2590 Webster StreetSan Francisco, CA 94115 Telefono: (415) 292-9200 Fax: (415) 931-7205 E-mail: it.sanfrancisco@esteri.it ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA Direttore: Paolo Barlera 814 Montgomery Street San Francisco, California 94133 Tel.: 415 788 7142 Fax: 1 415 788 6389 Email: contact.sanfrancisco@ esteri.it COM.IT.ES. - COMITATO DEGLI ITALIANI ALL���ESTERO President: Romana Bracco 870 Market Street, Suite 815San Francisco, CA 94102 Telephone: (415) 398-5312 Fax: (415) 398-3345 Email: SanFranComites@aol.com MUSEO ITALO AMERICANO Managing Director: Paula Bagnatori 204 Bay St # C, San Francisco, CA(415) 673-2200 Phone: (415) 673-2200 Fax: (415) 673-2292 E-mail: sfmuseo@sbcglobal.net ITALIAN AMERICAN SOCIAL CLUB OF SAN FRANCISCO Manager: Julie Clima 25 Russia Ave.San Francisco, CA 94112 Phone: 415.585.8059 Fax: 415.585.8060 Email: info@iascsf.com SAN FRANCISCO ITALIAN ATHLETIC CLUB President: Al Cipollina Administrator: Rich Baldoni-Denney 1630 Stockton St., San Francisco, CA 94133 General Information: (415) 781-0165 Fax: (415) 781-0167 Office: (415) 781-0166 (Office hours are 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. M-F, Pacific Time), email: administration@sfiac.org ORDER SONS OF ITALY IN AMERICA State President: Maria Fassio Pignati State Recording Secretary: Arlene Nunziati (Rlene49@pacbell.net) 5051 Mission Street San Francisco, California 94112-3473 Phone: (415) 586-1316 Fax:(415) 586-4786 Email: sonsofitalyca@aol.com IL CENACOLO - ITALIAN CULTURAL CLUB President: Jim Boitano Membership Chair: Ronald Derenzi (membri@ilcenacolosf.org) Post Office Box 475119 San Francisco, CA 94147-5119 Email ilpresidente@ilcenacolosf.org ITALIAN AMERICAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION President: Ken Borelli 425 No. Fourth StreetSan Jose, CA 95112www.iahfsj.org Phone: 408-293-7122. Fax: 408-293-7154. Facebook: Italian American Heritage Foundation ITALIAN COMMUNITY SERVICES President: Luigi E. Pinotti Executive Director: Anna Maria Pierini (ampierini @italiancs.com) 678 Green Street, San Francisco, Ca 94133 Tel. (415)362-6423 Fax (415) 362-6423 E-mail info@italiancs.com - www.italiancommunityservices.org

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