Artifacts from Oplontis on View for the First Time in US
The Smith College Museum of Art will host LEISURE & LUXURY IN THE AGE OF NERO: THE VILLAS OF OPLONTIS NEAR POMPEII, February 3 through August 13, 2017. Smith College Museum of Art - 20 Elm St, Northampton, MA ABOUT THE EXHIBITIONFeaturing works seen for the first time outside Italy, this groundbreaking exhibition centers on the ancient town of Oplo...
The Medici's Painter: Carlo Dolci and 17th-Century Florence
When: Friday February 10 2017 12:00 AM. Where: The Davis Museum at Wellesley College 106 Central St, Wellesley, MA The Medici's Painter: Carlo Dolci and 17th-Century Florence is the first exhibition in America devoted to the luminous and meticulously rendered paintings and drawings of Italian artist Carlo Dolci (1616-1687). It provides an unprecede...
Watertown chef set to compete on 'Cutthroat Kitchen' this week
Watertown chef Mike Fucci's friends have been teasing him that, as of Wednesday, he's going to be famous. The reason? Fucci will be featured on Cutthroat Kitchen, a competitive cooking show on the Food Network on Feb. 1 at 8 p.m. Fucci, who has lived in Watertown for 11 years, has always been involved in cooking and community. "I have coached Water...
An award-winning Boston chef will host a pop-up Italian restaurant at Eataly Boston
James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Schlow will launch Via Emilia this week as the first installment in a new rotating series featuring local chefs cooking regional Italian cuisine at Eataly Boston. Schlow’s concept will feature dishes inspired by Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region, and his menu will include seven antipasti (appetizers), three pasta...
Olga F. Carito
Olga F. (DiIanni) Carito of Watertown, Massachusetts and Boothbay Harbor, died Jan. 27, 2017 at age 88. Olga was the former owner and operator of the 1879 Seafarer Inn on Union Street from 1989 to 2005. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts in the Italian community of the North End. She entered elementary school only speaking Italian, but went on t...
Owner Of Italian Bistro Aims To Keep Newtown On The Map For Fine Dining
The owner of Sal e Pepe Contemporary Italian Bistro believes that Newtown is a great destination for fine dining — and he aims to keep it there. “I think we are a special restaurant — we have a lot of repeat guests," said Angelo Marini, who owns the restaurant with his wife, Renia. He describes the food as “polished casual, northwestern Italian." M...
29 gennaio 1951: Fiore e Cesario, italo-americani a confronto
L’alto numero di pugili americani di origine italiana che popolarono le riunioni statunitensi fino agli anni ’50 dello scorso secolo, induceva molti di essi ad affrontarsi tra di loro, in particolar modo quando il valore dei contendenti era più elevato rispetto alla media nazionale. In tale maniera il 29 gennaio 1951, nella città di Holyoke, Massac...
Wilmington Sons of Italy celebrates 50 years
The Order Sons of Italy in America Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli Lodge is celebrating their 50th anniversary later this spring. On March 25, the Wilmington Sons of Italy lodge is throwing a party to commemorate the occasion. The event will take place at the Wilmington-Tewksbury Elks and begin at 6:30 p.m. with a cocktail hour and hors d’oeuvres. At 7...
PIB helps building a gathering space for central Italy earthquake victims
Dear PIB members, we are excited to provide you with a brief update following the November 8th event featuring Mons. Gennaro Matino (click here for info on that event). The $5000 collected by PIB were used by the Mondo Amico Association, led by Mons. Matino, to build a community room adjacent to a newly constructed church in Arquata del Tronto, one...
A gambit that failed - Unnecessary end to Mount Carmel's temporary reprieve
In their zeal to save Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, the Mount Carmel Preservation Society appears to have driven its preservation efforts over a cliff. And it was all so unnecessary in the short term, casting aside a voluntary demolition reprieve offered by Bishop Robert J. McManus at least until January 2018 to study other options. The Mount Ca...
Brunch with (Mario) Batali at Sun Wine & Food Fest at Mohegan Sun
More than 20 celebrity chefs and winemakers will be showcased when the 14th annual Sun Wine & Food Fest comes to Mohegan Sun, but only one of those renowned professionals, Mario Batali, is inviting you to join him for brunch on Sunday, Jan. 29, in the Uncas Ballroom. “Brunch with Batali” features sweet and savory dishes from his most recent book, “...
La "mappa" americana per sbloccare l'Italia
Vista dall'Italia l'America, nel senso comune degli Stati Uniti, è qualcosa che mette insieme il miraggio, la speranza, il progresso, ma che offre anche le ragioni di un certo senso di superiorità se mettiamo a confronto la nostra cultura, le nostre tradizioni, magari anche la nostra capacità di mangiare e vivere bene. L'America ha creato le basi...