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• Tuscany on a Moped

  Thursday, March 10th, 2011No Comments

  The wind whistles up and the air warms each time we crest another hill. Occasionally, drops of rain sting as they sprinkle down from fast moving silver clouds high above us. We are hunched over a moped, buzzing along, alone on the winding roads of Tuscany. Long sun shadows glide across the hills which show [...]

• Teatro Italiano

  Thursday, March 3rd, 2011No Comments

  Ciao, mi chiamo Antonio, e vengo da Napoli; mi sono trasferito qui a San Diego, ed ho portato con me, oltre ai miei ricordi, anche le mie passioni, tra cui quello della recitazione; in Italia ero il regista ed attore principale di una compagnia teatrale.
  Mi piacerebbe, poter metter su’ anche qui un gruppo di amici [...]

• 100 Worlds Project. Sculpures by Ron Miriello

  Thursday, February 10th, 20111 Comment

  Pappalecco has been my fuel (espresso lungo ma non troppo) and my Italian clubhouse for my 100 Worlds Project sculpture exhibit. I’ve been meeting there with Fabrizio Scippa (doing the website), my mamma (support and kisses), Francesco (encouragement and critique) and all my other Italian friends who’ve helped get the show together. 100WP was just [...]

• Camp Palomar

  Friday, January 28th, 2011No Comments

  Recently, I went to Camp Palomar with my school, Marshall. It’s a camp about nature and the outdoors, and I had a great time there. It is located in the Palomar Mountain State Park, north San Diego County, and on the top of the mountain there is the world famous Observatory. I stayed away 4 [...]

• Halloween

  Friday, November 12th, 2010No Comments

  “Trick-or-Treat” …  Well, I had a lot of fun trick-or-treating with my friend, we got tons of candy! I was a Candy Corn Witch, my costume was orange, yellow and white, and I had a pointy hat with the same colors. My friend was Hermione, from Harry Potter, she was all black, with a beautiful [...]

• San Diego Italian Film Festival

  Saturday, October 30th, 2010No Comments

  Hello Friends,
  Please click below to listen to Victor Laruccia and Pasquale Verdicchio as they talk about  the “San Diego Italian Film Festival”
  http://www.jazz88.org/Programs/Inside_Art/
  For more information about SDIFF please visit the website

• Hollywood Trip

  Sunday, August 29th, 2010No Comments

  My family and I recently went to Los Angeles CA. When we did, we visited one very exciting place that goes along with Italy. We went to Hollywood walking on the Walk of Fame where there are stars with famous names of big hits such as, Michael Jackson, Julie Andrews, John Travolta, and one important [...]

• Tribute to the “King of Pop”

  Monday, July 12th, 2010No Comments

  On June 25th was the first anniversary of his death. As I am 11 years old I knew about Michael Jackson’s music few times ago and I love it. The song “Thriller” will be the finale of our dance show. On June 25th I went to Del Mar Fair to dance for his tribute. I [...]

• A Big Opportunity: An Opportunity to Fail

  Friday, July 9th, 2010No Comments

  Yes, soccer is big in Italy. Huge!

  We Italians use soccer to express our feelings, our frame of mind, and our style.
  A metaphor is that privileged segment of world where something is like something else. We choose to communicate a concept by linking it to something else: When Italy plays We are Italy. We are our [...]

• The Little Italy ArtWalk is this weekend!

  Friday, April 23rd, 2010No Comments

  The Mission Federal ArtWalk in Little Italy is this weekend, April 24th – 25th! Come down to Little Italy from 11 AM to 6 PM on Saturday and Sunday to see fine art, watch and listen to music and dance performances, and enjoy delicious foods and beverages.