New Italian Art Calendar by Mario Fusco
Your 2013 Italian Art Calendar is now available on Zazzle. Lovingly assembled by the artist herself, Angelica Di Chiara, this calendar consists of a series of iconic images of Italy, each image a...
View ArticleItalian Creativity! by Mario Fusco
So, what if you’re a library and have a few thousand books you need to recycle, and are in need of a nice new checkout desk? And of course you have a limited budget (everyone has a limited budget these...
View ArticleLe Carte Napoletane by Mario Fusco
Italian Aces Allora, facciamoci una partita a carte! With these words Italians whip out un mazzo di carte and sit down to play scopa or briscola or tressette. Children use a miniature version of the...
View ArticleWinter 2013 Italian Language Classes
WINTER 2013 Classes at IEI begin on January 7, 2013, according to the following schedule: Class Days Start Date Time Room Fee Italian 1 Wednesdays Jan. 9 7 to 8:30 pm TBD 190 Italian 3 Mondays...
View ArticleSummer in Italy by Mario Fusco
Whether you’re a first-time traveler to Italy or a seasoned veteran you won’t want to miss the Tuscany, Cinqueterre and Rome Tour being organized by The Sacramento Italian Cultural Society. Scheduled...
View ArticleItalian Restaurants
Italian cuisine is enjoying a renaissance on the peninsula. Notable among recently-launched Italian restaurants are FIGO and IL TERRONE, both in Palo Alto, and POSITANO and LIMONE in San Carlos. And in...
View ArticleItalian Elections 2013 by Mario Fusco
Italian Politics 2013 On February 24 Italians went to the polls to elect a new government. The results were widely decried as inconclusive, resulting in a gridlocked Parliament that would be unable to...
View ArticleBeppe Grillo revisitedby Mario Fusco
Over the last few years, as an unavoidable consequence of online reporting and blogging, there has been a general degradation in the language of public discourse. For instance, the unmistakable...
View ArticleSpring Language Course Schedule
Come study Italian at IEI! New courses begin the week of March 11 on the campus of Menlo College in Atherton Classe are eight (8) weeks long and each lasts 90 minutes 2013 SPRING SCHEDULE ENROLL NOW OR...
View ArticleItaly – Baseball Powerhouse?
Watch out, Canada, we’re thinking of taking up hockey! YOU MUST REGISTER TO COMMENT. GO TO SIGN UP PAGE
View ArticleIEI Students in Italy!
Hi Mario: I made it to many of the places you’ve mentioned. Unfortunately, this was my one and only full day here! I leave tomorrow to head back north. I absolutely love Napoli! I didn’t expect it; I...
View ArticleItalian Elections 2013 by Mario Fusco
Italian Politics 2013 On February 24 Italians went to the polls to elect a new government. The results were widely decried as inconclusive, resulting in a gridlocked Parliament that would be unable to...
View ArticleBeppe Grillo revisitedby Mario Fusco
Over the last few years, as an unavoidable consequence of online reporting and blogging, there has been a general degradation in the language of public discourse. For instance, the unmistakable...
View ArticleSpring Language Course Schedule
Come study Italian at IEI! New courses begin the week of March 11 on the campus of Menlo College in Atherton Classe are eight (8) weeks long and each lasts 90 minutes 2013 SPRING SCHEDULE ENROLL NOW OR...
View ArticleItaly – Baseball Powerhouse?
Watch out, Canada, we’re thinking of taking up hockey! YOU MUST REGISTER TO COMMENT. GO TO SIGN UP PAGE
View ArticleIEI Students in Italy!
Hi Mario: I made it to many of the places you’ve mentioned. Unfortunately, this was my one and only full day here! I leave tomorrow to head back north. I absolutely love Napoli! I didn’t expect it; I...
View ArticleAnother Mystery about the Mona Lisa?
Florence. December, 1913. The Mona Lisa, stolen from the Louvre in 1911, turns up in an antiquarian’s shop on via Borgognissanti in Florence. Discover the true facts about the theft and the man who...
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