Can you believe the first month of 2012 is almost over? It can be difficult finding and keeping track of all the best Italian events around San Francisco. Experiencing the most out of the local cultural scene requires that one gets out of the house to join the community, whether it be admiring Renaissance art or drinking some delicious Nero d’Avola with newly made friends. To make your life easier, each week’s upcoming and ongoing events will be featured in a Monday post, so you’ll always be informed about what’s going on. If you have any suggestions or additions, please feel free to message me via email or Twitter.
ITALIAN CULTURAL EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF 1/23 TO 1/29
Monday, January 23
L'Ingegno in Cucina - The Delicious Economy of Italian Home Cooking (6:30 p.m.)
18 Reasons
3674 18th St., San Francisco
Instructor Viola Buitoni teaches how to cook like a true Italian, utilizing great techniques while working on a budget. Take all three of her courses to become a true scholar of the culinary arts!
Wednesday, January 25
Il mercoledì incontro (7:00 p.m.)
Cafe La Scala
1655 N. Main St., Walnut Creek
If you’d like to meet some Italian speakers over a cup of coffee in the East Bay, head over to Cafe La Scala and look for the Italian flag. You’ll quickly make some new friends at this regular Meet Up event.
Thursday, January 26
BAIA Panel: Beyond borders, the age of global Biotech (6:00 p.m.)
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey
1 Maritime Plz., San Francisco
BAIA holds industry-related events for young working professionals. A focus is given on Italian and Italian-American subjects. This Thursday, join the group for a discussion of how far we've come in the life sciences and biotech.
Holocaust Remembrance Day (6:30 p.m.)
Italian Cultural Institute
898 Montgomery St., San Francisco
Historian Carlo Ginzburg presents the English translation of his collection of essays, "Threads with Traces." Massimo Mazzotti, Associate Professor at UC Berkeley, will also be presenting. The remembrance continues on January 30 with journalist Enrico Deaglio.
Friday, January 27
Europa Galante (8:00 p.m.)
First Congregational Church
2345 Channing Way, Berkeley
Europa Galante and conductor Fabio Biondi present <I>New Faces and Old<I> with concertos, symphonies and a suite. Organized by Cal Performances.
The House by the Cemetery (10:00 p.m.)
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission St., San Francisco
Lucio Fulci's 1981 exploitation film, The House by the Cemetery, follows a deranged killer living below an old mansion. Occassionally, he comes out to kill, earning him the title of "deranged killer" (he has a status to uphold). The classic Italian thriller runs 86 minutes.
Saturday, January 28
Giochiamo a Bocce! (2:00 p.m.)
Lincoln Park
1450 High St., Alameda
Learn how to play this fancy Italian game of what resembles lawn bowling. Don't know how to play? Your new friends will show you how. This event emphasizes speaking in Italian (FYI).
ONGOING EVENTS
November 17 - February 19
Bernini's Medusa at the Legion of Honor
Legion of Honor
100 34th Ave., San Francisco
Bernini's Medusa makes her way to San Francisco, on loan via the Musei Capitolini in Rome. For more info and photos of this poignant piece of work, check out this article on Bernini's Medusa at the Legion of Honor.
November 17 - February 19
John Grillo: The Birth of Abstract Expressionism
Museo Italo Americano
Fort Mason Center, Bldg. C, San Francisco
The Museo Italo Americano celebrates an artist who is not only Italian-American, but also Italian-San Franciscan. John Grillo was an active artist during the post-war period when art was shifting from the “old world” to the new. His resulting style was regarded as a “truly homegrown art style,” with its inventiveness and dramatic intensity. Here are five reasons to visit the Museo Italo Americano.
October 29 - February 12
Masters of Venice: Renaissance Painters of Passion and Power
The de Young Museum
Golden Gate Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr., San Francisco
The ongoing exhibition at the de Young Museum presents 50 Renaissance-era paintings by great Venetian painters on loan from the Gemäldegalerie of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. The exhibit includes artists primarily from the sixteenth century, including Titian, Giorgione, Veronese, Tintoretto, Mantegna and more.
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