Ccà Semu "siamo qui", il documentario di Luca Vullo
Ccà Semu "siamo qui", il documentario di Luca Vullo che racconta Lampedusa tramite le parole e le emozioni dei suoi abitanti, è adesso disponibile online gratuitamente! Il film è frutto di un progetto di ricerca socio-antropologico dell'Università UCL di Londra condotta dalla Prof.ssa Michela Franceschelli e dalla ricercatrice Adele Galipò per far...
Venice Study Abroad Program at Florida Atlantic University honored with the Program of the Year Award
On November 21, 2019, a very important date for Venetians, the feast of Madonna della Salute (Our Lady of Health), the Venice Study Abroad Program at Florida Atlantic University was honored with the Program of the Year Award. The Venice program runs for 6 weeks in the city of Venice, between May and June, every year. Students have the chance of stu...
Cuomo panel eyes Brooklyn Bridge, Battery parks for Mother Cabrini statue
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s panel tasked with erecting a statue to honor Mother Frances Cabrini has narrowed in on two potential sites Friday — one in Battery Park and the other in Brooklyn Bridge Park. From both sites, visitors would be able to view the statue of Cabrini, the patron saint of immigrants, as well as the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor...
Award-Winning Italian Tenor Michéal Castaldo and Friends to Perform Italian Christmas Concert in Buffalo, a Fundraiser for St. Rose of Lima Church, December 1
“Italian Christmas Concert in Buffalo,” a traditional Italian Christmas concert featuring award-winning Italian tenor Michéal Castaldo and friends, will take place on Sunday, December 1, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. at St. Rose of Lima, 500 Parker Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14216. Castaldo will perform classic Christmas carols from his chart-topping best-selli...
New Italian spot Pacino's debuts in Chicago
Looking to chow down on some Italian fare? A new spot has you covered. The new addition, called Pacino's, is located at 1010 S. Delano Court. Pacino's specializes in classic Italian dishes, according to the website. The menu features pizza, pasta and salads. With a five-star rating out of six reviews on Yelp so far, the newcomer seems to be a welco...
Christmas through Italian-tinted lenses
Christmas is a time for celebration, but how celebrate has changed over the centuries. How do you celebrate Christmas? Do you embrace the more secular version embodied by Santa Claus with his big bag of presents, or the more religious one in which gifts are given in recognition of God’s gift to us of His Son Jesus Christ? One tradition I embrace is...
From Prayer To Boxing: Naples Church Offers Jobless Youths Lifeline
Thwacks and thumps echo through the hallway of the 17th century church in a neglected Naples neighborhood as 21-year-old Nico Rodrigues and 20 other youngsters go through their paces in the boxing ring. Rodrigues is one of 60 young people who have found an escape from the local area’s harsh streets in the boxing project founded a year ago by Father...
Professor Barbara Faedda meets the demand for more fashion on campus
As she sits across the table from a portrait of Lorenzo Da Ponte, the first professor of Italian at Columbia University, Barbara Faedda prepares to change the direction of the Italian department with her new seminar, Introduction to Fashion Studies. Faedda is the executive director of the Italian Academy and an adjunct assistant professor in Columb...
Caesar’s Salad, a gift from Baveno, Lake Maggiore
Before pasta, there was Lady Salad. Today we can taste all kinds of spectacular insalatone or large salads, yet the first to prepare raw leafy vegetables drizzled with olive oil and seasoned with salt and cumin were the Ancient Romans. The root word of salad is sal, the Latin name for salt. And the Latin noun salata (salad) stands for herba salata ...
Italian Chef Creates Dining Experiences
Since he was a young boy, Giuseppe Letteri has been surrounded by food. He would help his dad in the butcher shop in early mornings before school back home in Italy. After going to culinary school, Letteri had a stint as a professional basketball star in Italy. He then decided to pursue a career as a chef, and after many years of being a head chef...
All’Italian Academy di New York l’evento dedicato al mito della Callas
La prestigiosa "Italian Academy" della Columbia University di New York sarà la location del grande evento dedicato al mito dell’Opera Maria Callas, nata proprio nell’Ospedale Terence Card Cook nell'Upper East Side di Manhattan. Il concerto evento, ideato e prodotto dal Presidente della Melos International, Dante Mariti, in collaborazione al diretto...
Think like Leonardo!
When: Saturday, December 07, 2019 From 4:00 pm To 5:30 pm - Where: Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles Through special activities and games, authors Sonia Scalco and Carlo Carzan will guide children (6+) into Leonardo Da Vinci’s world. This playful and interactive learning workshop presented by “Così X Gioco” from Palermo, will investigate t...