Join us for Cinema and Culture: An Italian Perspective, Saturday April 7
Join us for the third presentation of Chapman University’s s Italian Perspective series, this year focusing on the intersection between cinema and culture. It will take place at the Musco Center for the Arts on Saturday, April 7, 2018 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. A celebration of Italian cinema and culture, exploring the beauty and complexity of Italy...
One Year On Air: Italian Wine Podcast Celebrates Its First Birthday
Italian Wine Podcast is an English-language podcast project dedicated to the storytelling of Italian wine through the voice of its main proponents: producers in the first place along with a number of personalities (educators, experts, trade professionals) orbiting planet vino in Italy and abroad. Listeners can enjoy the show free of charge by subsc...
Galleria Sciarra: This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.
The opulent courtyard was built in the late 19th century for the wealthy, influential Sciarra family. It was meant to be a shopping mall, which, had the mall come to fruition, would perhaps be one of the most beautiful shopping centers in Rome. Every inch of the four-story walls enclosing the space is covered by colorful frescoes of women and men s...
Acclaimed Italian pianist Benedetto Lupo to perform at National Gallery of Art
When: March 25 at 3:30 - Where: West Building, West Garden Court Benedetto Lupo, the Piano Master Course professor at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome. has been described by critics as an “exceptionally fine pianist . . . who has a remarkably fine touch and beautiful tone control” (The Oregonian). Praised for his “keen musical intel...
University students excel in experimental opera learning experience in Italy
Nine students from the University of Nevada, Reno attended an intensive two-week course last year in Italian voice lessons, opera scenes rehearsals and body movement courses. The experience ended with each student performing in an opera gala where they sang an aria developed by the coaches. University Assistant Professor of Music Olga Perez Flora w...
Italy's art police recover works stolen from quake-hit churches
An Italian police unit specializing in protecting the country's cultural heritage on Tuesday presented 37 artworks it had recovered, some of which had been stolen from churches in the aftermath of deadly earthquakes in central Italy. The artworks dated back to between the 16th and 20th centuries, and had been taken in 16 separate robberies over the...
Italian Coffee Sales Down In 2017, But Capsules Buck The Trend
Roasted coffee sales in the Italian retail channel were worth €1.19 billion in 2017, down by 0.6% in value and by 4.3% in volume compared to the previous year, according to a study by IRI. However, coffee capsules bucked the trend, growing by 16.8% in value to €282.2 million, and by 20% in volume, with prices over four times higher than the categor...
CIACO to honor Remo Turano
The Chicagoland Italian American Charitable Organization will honor Remo Turano as Humanitarian of the Year at its Honor & Hope Gala on April 28 at the Medinah Shrine Center in Addison. More than a dozen scholarships will be presented at the event, along with donations to a wounded veteran and other worthy causes. To participate, visit http://www.c...
Brooklyn Pizzeria Roberta's Pops Up at Ultra Before Departing Miami
This week, Roberta's, the popular restaurant and pizza shop based in Brooklyn's Bushwick neighborhood, will fire up its oven in Miami's Design District for the last time. Following a successful six-month run in Miami, the pop-up will close Wednesday, March 21. After a short break, Roberta's will relocate to Ultra Music Festival in Bayfront Park, wh...
Get Free Italian Ice, Ice Cream Cones Tuesday In Point Pleasant
There's one way to make the prospect of a first-day-of-spring snowstorm a little less painful: Free dessert. To celebrate the first day of spring, Rita's will be giving away free Italian ice from noon to 9 p.m. at all of its locations. If Italian ice isn't your thing, how about an ice cream cone? Dairy Queen will give away free ice cream cones at a...
Guerin's Italian Club re-establishes St. Joseph's Day tradition
Rosa Lappano said Guerin College Preparatory High School holds special meaning to her, especially around St. Joseph's Day. Lappano said she's a Guerin graduate and an Italian immigrant. "I want the traditions to continue from when I went to Guerin," she said. Lappano, along with Guerin students, alumni and friends, attended their annual St. Joseph'...
Butchered and Cured, a new exhibition by Jim Dessicino
Jim Dessicino is pleased to present, "Butchered and Cured" a exhibition of new artworks at Little Water Distillery in Atlantic City, NJ. Opening March 29th, 2018. With his new exhibition, Butchered and Cured, Dessicino tackles the iconic Italian tradition of curing meats. He seals them in gilt frames under resin in a gesture that is simultaneously...