Turismo Congressuale: dagli USA alla scoperta della Sicilia con l'ENIT
Dal 2 al 6 febbraio scorsi, ENIT Usa – con Sicilia Convention Bureau, Convention Bureau ItaliaeComune di Catania- ha portato un gruppo di buyer del turismo congressuale USA in Sicilia per il Famtrip“DiscoveringSicily& The Feast of St.Agatha” tra Catania, Siracusa, Taormina e l'Etna. Oltre al tour alla scoperta dell'Etna, la delegazione americana ha...
Dining review: Bruno’s Italian Bistro offers a refined take on the traditional Italian repertoire
Since 2010, Bruno Seafood and Steaks has been a prime dining destination – many would say the prime dining destination – in northern Wake County. It’s no exaggeration to say that the name Bruno is practically synonymous with fine dining in that neck of the woods. So when owner/chef Bruno Peros opened a second restaurant called Trattoria Italiana by...
REVIEW: Finding oneself (and Federico Fellini) in Italy
In Search of Fellini, the new movie from writers Nancy Cartwright and Peter Kjenaas, is a whimsical journey from rural Ohio to the wonders of Italy. The one making this journey is Lucy (Ksenia Solo), a quiet young woman who has been sheltered her entire life by her mother, Claire (Maria Bello). When she breaks free of her home life, Lucy heads to t...
Onesti ready to rock Evanston
Onesti Entertainment opened three new food and music venues in one place at the former 27 Live building in Evanston in January. After almost two years and hundreds of thousands of dollars in renovations, Rock ’N Ravioli Italian restaurant, Bourbon ’N Brass speakeasy bar and the Evanston Rocks music hall are now in full swing. Rock ’N Ravioli serves...
Italian Professor Talks Art Restoration With Kean Students
From Kean University: Professor and researcher in geological studies at the University of Siena in Italy Marco Giamello shared insights on the science of art with Kean University's Fine Arts Conservatory students. In a guest lecture, he presented observations from his studies of the masterpieces of Tuscan sculptors, including Michelangelo's David a...
Da Bologna a New York, l’arte nel segno dei semi: ecco “Hope” di Laura Fantini
Se il palcoscenico è il mondo, non sempre le persone sono protagoniste. In un giardino botanico, ad esempio, lo sono i fiori, le piante, gli alberi eccezionali, le foglie dalle forme più svariate, i profumi di tutti i generi e i semi. Sì, i semi, come mette in evidenza, attraverso la sua arte eccezionale, Laura Fantini, artista Bolognese pluripremi...
Politiche 2018/ Alderisi (FI): Priorità Assoluta Migliorare I Servizi Per Gli Italiani All’estero
“Quello che voglio fare è portare la voce degli italiani residenti all’estero in Parlamento, innalzare il livello di attenzione per chi vive fuori dall’Italia ma si sente italiano. Io mi batterò per risolvere i problemi concreti dei nostri connazionali”. Così Francesca Alderisi, candidata al Senato nella lista di centrodestra in quota Forza Italia...
Café Alaia Is Scarsdale’s New Hipster Italian Digs
Some things are meant to be — or so it seems for Vincenzo Alaia. When the lease he had been negotiating in Greenpoint, Brooklyn fell apart, Alaia and his partner Nancy Rosner, went to check out 66 Garth Road in Scarsdale. The numeric entry code was exactly the same as the one that Alaia, a New York City restauranteur, had been personally using for...
Enjoy the music and comedy of the Italian-borne Duo Baldo
Who says classical music has to be a staid, somber affair? In the same vein of Chico and Harpo Marx or the late zany virtuoso pianist Victor Borge, Portsmouth Community Concerts Inc. will present a concert where the audience will be serenaded with expert classical music while laughing ‘til they cry. The famed international twosome, Duo Baldo, will...
Why thousands of people join a massive food fight in this Italian town each year
Italy is home to many spectacular spring carnivals, from masks and extravagant costumes in Venice to political satire in Viareggio. But one of the most unusual festivals takes place in a small town in northwestern Italy, where thousands gather each February to wage war... with oranges. The three-day food fight in Ivrea, Piedmont has taken place eac...
Ciminnesi to honor Antonino Napoli
Società SS. Crocifisso & San Giovanni Bosco di Ciminna (Chicago) will honor Antonino Napoli as Man of the Year at its dinner dance on March 3 at Alta Villa Banquets in Addison. A longtime luminary of the Chicago-area Italian-American community, Napoli has been a driving force among local Ciminnesi for decades. “Tony has been a pillar of our communi...
Giornata del Design Italiano nel Mondo
Oggi alla Farnesina l’evento di presentazione della Giornata del Design Italiano nel Mondo - Italian Design Day 2018, aperto dal Segretario Generale del Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Amb. Elisabetta Belloni. L’edizione di quest’anno dell’Italian Design Day si svolgerà il prossimo 1°marzo in 100 città nel mondo e...