Women Who Jazz: Rita Marcotulli
Our Women Who Jazz series comes back with a much-awaited concert by pianist and composer Rita Marcotulli. Rita Marcotulli, an icon of Italian jazz, carved herself an impressive international career in a very short period of time. She played alongside jazz greats such as Chet Baker, Joe Lovano, Paul Bley, Palle Danielsson, Michel Portal, Enrico Rava...
In Venice, Following in the Footsteps of Tintoretto
Tintoretto was one of the leading painters in Venice between the 15th and 16th centuries – he spent almost his entire life in Venice, where he was born in 1518 or 1519. His family name was Robusti; he took the name Tintoretto from his father's profession of dyer (tintore in Italian). He was also nicknamed ‘Il Furioso,’ (the furious) for his energy...
The Ironies of Italian American History - Lecture & Book
Tuesday, October 1, 2019. 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT. Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Boulevard, Queens, NY 11373. Stanislao Pugliese, Professor of History will discuss his new book as well as the dilemmas and paradoxes of Italian American history. Stanislao Pugliese, Professor of History and the Queensboro Unico Distinguished Professor of It...
Scoperta a Matera una sinagoga rupestre, forse è la più antica d’Europa
Matera città con oltre ottomila anni di Storia alle spalle non poteva non conservare nei suoi rocciosi meandri una delle identità culturali di cui si compone quel meraviglioso mosaico che è la storia del Sud Italia: parliamo degli Ebrei, la cui presenza nelle nostre contrade si perde nella notte dei tempi, senza dover aspettare la celebre cacciata...
Not your average street fair: Festival embraces tradition and culture
Hofstra University celebrated “Italy’s culture and culinary influence on America” by hosting its 27th Annual Italian Festival on the south campus on Sunday, Sept. 15. The Italian Experience Festival, emceed by host of “Sabato Italiano” on WRHU-FM and President of the Association of Italian American Educators Cavaliere, Josephine Maietta, is a popul...
Ucima promotes Italian packaging in Las Vegas
From 23 to 25 September, the Italian Automatic Packaging Machinery Manufacturers’ Association will be taking centre stage at Pack Expo, the most important event for the industry in North America. Following its success in Chicago in 2018, Ucima is preparing to return to the USA for Pack Expo (23-25 September), one of the most important international...
The Future of the Columbus Murals
An exhibit about the early history of the University of Notre Dame, including images of the Christopher Columbus murals and information about their historical significance, will be created in a room on the second floor of the Main Building, Jenkins said on September 17 in his annual address to the faculty. Italian artist Luigi Gregori’s 12 painting...
Great Rivers & Routes: Italian Fest happening in Collinsville
Do you like delicious food with big flavor? Then the Italian Fest in Collinsville, Illinois is the place for you! The festival is happening this Friday and Saturday, September 20 and 21, on Main Street in uptown Collinsville. For the past 36 years, Collinsville has been celebrating the Italian heritage the city is built on. The Collinsville Mayor t...
Italian TV Biz Puts on Hollywood Showcase
With the advent of streaming, European television has successfully solidified its place in Hollywood, conquering international audiences with shows such as “Gomorrah,” “Medici” and “Suburra: Blood on Rome,” all Italian dramas available on Netflix, in addition to HBO’s “My Brilliant Friend” and the Italian-French-Spanish drama “The Young Pope.” And...
Italiano per piacere: Come si insegnano le lingue con i videogiochi
Ciao a tutti! Spero che tutti si siano divertiti quest’estate. Alcuni di noi hanno avuto il piacere di vedere alcuni di voi a vari eventi come la festa di Ferragosto e The Festival of Nations mentre per altri la riunione di Ottobre rappresenterà la prima opportunità di riunirsi con altri appassionati della lingua e cultura italiana da mesi. Per la...
Deadline to register for Via Arte festival is this Friday
The deadline to register to participate in the annual Via Arté Italian Street Painting Festival is coming up soon. Artists have through Sept. 20 to register for the event, which takes place Oct. 19 and 20 at The Marketplace, Ming Ave. Students and Professional artists will use chalk to create art pieces on the asphalt. Artists can enter up to three...
Tourist head-butts Venice gondolier 'over a selfie'
A visitor to Venice attacked one of the city's gondoliers after he stopped the tourist from borrowing his boat to take a selfie, according to reports. The incident, first reported in local newspaper La Nuova di Venezia, took place near the Bareteri bridge in the heart of the historic centre, where a group of four apparently climbed aboard a station...