Orecchiette Pugliesi Challenge - A "Duello ai fornelli" series
When: Sun, November 18, 2018 from 6:30 PM to 11:30 PM EST - Where: Dante Alighieri Society of Massachusetts, 41 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 Ciao a tutti, It's that time of the year that all of you were waiting for...Pasta Night Competition is coming! The four Italian Student Associations existing in the Boston Area (i.e. from BU, Harvard,...
Wwoofing, Italian Style
WWOOF (Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms) is a worldwide movement linking volunteers with organic farmers and growers to promote cultural and educational experiences based on trust and non-monetary exchange, thereby helping to build a sustainable, global community. As a volunteer, one lives alongside their host helping with daily tasks and e...
The best Italian wines are the ones you don’t know yet
The universe of Italian wine is vast — maybe, ultimately, unknowable. Over 2,000 indigenous grape varieties originated in the country, claims expert Ian D’Agata, more than Spain, France and Greece combined. (Of those, just 377 are cultivated, according to Jancis Robinson’s “Wine Grapes.”) Some, like Sangiovese and Nebbiolo, will sound familiar (at...
Mario's Real-Life Namesake, Mario Segale, Dies At 84
Mario Segale, the namesake for Nintendo’s Mario character and a successful American real estate developer, passed away on October 27, Kotaku has learned. Segale was surrounded by his family in Tukwila, Washington. He was 84. Segale developed office buildings and malls in Washington state and, in 1998, sold his construction services company to an Ir...
Italian American Women in Psychotherapy: Perspectives and Reflections
Wednesday November 14, 12:15 - 1:30 pm EDT. President's Conference Room #2 of Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library - Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367. Admission: free; open to the public. Contact: Alexandra de Luise 718-997-3748. [email protected] Olivia Tursi, M.A., L.C.S.W-R, a psychological counselor at the John D. Calandra Ita...
L.A.’s Once and Future Little Italy!
More than 300,000 Italian Americans in Los Angeles are waving their red, white and green flags in celebration of the establishment of a Little Italy area in their city. Little Italy of Los Angeles is in San Pedro, a coastal community near the port of Los Angeles. A part of San Pedro recently was named Historic Little Italy by the Los Angeles City C...
Eataly Las Vegas at Park MGM to hire 500 people
A new upscale store and restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip is set to hire 500 people at an upcoming hiring event. Eataly Las Vegas, the first of its kind in the city, features a variety of Italian products, a cafe, restaurant and live cooking demonstrations. Its set to open at the Park MGM in December. A representative for MGM said Eataly will host...
Primo Levi's Jewish Question
Monday, November 12 2018 from 6.30 PM to 7.30 PM CST. Giffels Auditorium, Old Main - University of Arkansas - 416 Campus Dr, Fayetteville, AR 72701. Dr. Druker’s lecture addresses the question of how Judaism informs Primo Levi’s identity and, more importantly, how it is reflected in the thematic and stylistic aspects of his autobiographical texts d...
Mi hanno spezzato le braccia quando mi hanno portato via i miei fratelli
Finalmente i fratelli Gaetano, Giuseppe e Santino Aliano si ritorvano dopo oltre sessant'anni di separazione forzata. Essi sono solo la cima dell'iceberg perché fanno parte degli oltre 3700 "orfani" italiani emigrati negli Stati Uniti per essere adottati da coppie americane tra il 1950 ed il 1970. Finally the three brothers, Gaetano, Giuseppe and S...
Sette Osteria Brings All Things Authentic Italian To Wynwood In Taste Of The Town
Bringing more than fifteen years of experience from Washington D.C. under the same name, Sette Osteria opened in the Wynwood Arts District in late May. It is an authentic Italian restaurant and bar with an open kitchen, soft tones, and high ceilings leading way to a sophisticated casual feel. “We wanted it to be updated because Wynwood is about mi...
Termoli incontra la comunità italo americana della Florida, domani la firma del gemellaggio
Continuano a ritmo serrato gli incontri relativi al gemellaggio Termoli-Pompano Beach fortemente voluto dal comitato omonimo e dalla città della Florida dove molti termolesi e molisani si sono trasferiti da diversi anni. Dopo il tour turistico e quello dell’università, la delegazione nostrana ha incontrato il sindaco Lamar Fisher e la giunta comuna...
Remembering Angelo A. Puglisi, Sr.
The Italian-American Community in Washington, D.C., mourns the passing on October 24, 2018, of Angelo Puglisi a long-time supporter of the Casa Italiana Sociocultural Center and Holy Rosary Church. He was 93 years old. Angelo, as he liked to be called, was an active member of the Lido Civic Club for 62 years. He was a member of the Abruzzo and Mo...