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		June 2007 - San Rafael, CA. Italian Street Painting Festival Youth in Arts Italian Street Painting Festival - a celebration of art, music and cuisine! Just 25 minutes north of San Francisco at the historic Mission San Rafael Arcangel, hundreds of Madonnari (street painters) transform the streets of San Rafael into a color-splashed gallery for 60,000 visitors each year. Using chalk as the medium and asphalt as the canvas, artists create over 200 images in various styles and sizes. This feast for the eyes is complimented by entertainment on 2 stages and a wide variety of Italian fare. Youth in Arts showcases some of the world’s most talented Madonnari in this captivating and unique performance art. Imported from Italy, the tradition of street painting has discovered its place in the United States and the Youth in Arts festival is renowned as one of the finest street painting festivals in the world. www.youthinarts.org/pages/italian.htm August 2007 - Sacramento, CA. Festa Italiana Sacramento's Italian Food and Music Celebration • Music and Entertainers from Italy and the USA • Delicious Italian Food From the areas best restaurants • Italian Marketplace with over 30 vendors, free tasting • Cooking Demonstrations with Celebrity Chefs • Children's Carnival- pony rides, petting zoo, giant slide www.italiancenter.net August 2007 - Seaside, CA Concorso Italiano 2007 A Celebration of Italian Style • Celebrating 60 Years of Ferrari • The 50th Anniversary pf the Ferrari 250GT Cabriolet & CA Spyder • The beautiful and much loved Siata 8V/Fiat 8V • Lamborghini Countach Reunion for the Upcoming 35th Anniversary • The 50th Anniversary of the Maserati 3500GT • Honoring Italian Designer, Ugo Zagato (1890-1968) www.concorso.com September 2007 - San Luis Obispo, CA I Madonnari - San Luis Obispo The streets around San Luis Obispo's Mission Plaza come alive with color during the last weekend every April in this Italian street painting festival. Wander Mission Plaza and Monterey Street viewing hundreds of chalk street paintings from artists around California, and sample Italian fare like gelato at the same time. The even is a benefit for public school art programs for children. Admission is free for viewers; if you want to try your hand at making great chalk art, you can buy your own patch of street and even some crayons. For details, contact the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce at 805-781-2777. September 2007 - Monterey, CA. Festa Italia di Santa Rosalia At the Custom House Plaza, downtown Monterey. Italian music, bocce competitions, arts and crafts, delicious Italian food. The Festival always concludes with a procession to the water front and the blessing of the fleet. www.sonsofitaly-monterey.org (goto Local Culture) September 2007 - Los Angeles, CA Precious Cheese Feast of San Gennaro Just like the 76-year old New York City tradition, the 2006 Feast of San Gennaro will celebrate Italian culture, entertainment and food and will feature live music, carnival games, street performers and strolling musicians in addition to wine from local wineries and food from Los Angeles' best Italian restaurants. Guests will be invited to learn recipes at the cooking stage, play bocce ball with some of Hollywood's most prominent Italian-American celebrities and much more! www.sangennarofoundation.org September 2007 - Alessandria, in Italy's Piedmont region THIRD INTERNATIONAL BARBERA COMPETITION The Third edition of the International Barbera Competition will be held this year in Alessandria, in Italy's Piedmont region. This event will build on the success of the two previous editions International Barbera Competition, held in 2005 and 2006, which have seen an increasing participation of non-italian wines. The objective of the competition is to showcase the Barbera grape variety. The potential of Barbera to produce wines adapted to the global wine market is increasingly recognized. Special Incentives for Foreign Wines Non-Italian Barbera producers can make use of the following special conditions: - Free registration - Producers of the three winning wines will be reimbursed for travel expenses to Italy to participate in the evening of Awards Presentation. - Partial reimbursement of wine shipping expenses (up to $US 100 per entry) Wine samples must be received, at the latest before September 15th, 2007 For more information and entry details, CLICK HERE. September 2007 - San Luis Obispo, CA I Madonnari - San Luis Obispo The streets around San Luis Obispo's Mission Plaza come alive with color during the last weekend every April in this Italian street painting festival. Wander Mission Plaza and Monterey Street viewing hundreds of chalk street paintings from artists around California, and sample Italian fare like gelato at the same time. The even is a benefit for public school art programs for children. Admission is free for viewers; if you want to try your hand at making great chalk art, you can buy your own patch of street and even some crayons. For details, contact the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce at 805-781-2777. October & November 2007 - Marin, CA. The 2006 Italian Film Festival Under Lido Cantarutti direction the program has included appearances from Italian film directors and composers, dignitaries of the Italian and Italian-American communities, and an authentically Italian atmosphere at every presentation. The centerpiece, however, is always top-quality Italian cinema. www.italianfilm.com October 14, 2007 - San Diego, CA. The 13th Annual Little Italy Festa The 13th Annual Little Italy Precious Festa presented by the Little Italy Association and Precious Cheese, a leading producer of Italian cheeses, is taking place on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2007, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Visitors to the Little Italy Precious Festa can listen to an array of Italian music on three stages including headline entertainer, Antonia Bennett, daughter of musician Tony Bennett, visit over 150 food and vendor booths and watch the annual stickball tournament. Additionally, attendees can observe first hand as artists create works of art on concrete at “Gesso Italiano,” an Italian street painting festival that celebrates artists and is held in conjunction with Little Italy Precious Festa. www.littleitalySD.com October 2007 - San Francisco, CA San Francisco’s 139th Italian Heritage Parade This event is the city’s oldest civic event and the nation’s oldest Italian-American parade and community celebration. The parade takes place Sunday of Columbus Day Weekend. www.sfcolumbusday.org 2008 - Napa, California Cal-Italia Wine & Food Festival The Cal-Italia Wine & Food Festival’s signature event is an annual Italian Festival that will take you to a place transformed into an Italian-style “piazza.” People of all ages and backgrounds will enjoy wine, food, information booths, entertainment and in general, “la dolce vita,“ the good life, Italian style. www.cal-italia.com/festival

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