O’Donnell’s ‘A Christmas Carmella’ a big laugh riot
by Don Fowler While you have probably seen enough "Christmas Carols" to last a lifetime, you've never seen one quite like Frank O'Donnell's spoof on the Christmas classic "A Christmas Carmella." The Rhode Island comedian has presented two previous, zany Christmas playa about Ant'ny Clause and his dysfunctional family at Theatre Wo...
Italy: Italian Language and Culture
Have you been in Italy before ? Had a great time, but came back feeling like deep down you never really left the US? You are not alone. That is what our Dialogue of Civilization is tailored for. During this 1 month program you will not only get to follow intensive language and culture courses, but you will get to experience the true "secret life" o...
Italian Fishing Tradition Lives on at Peter Zappa’s The Causeway in Gloucester
Discussing Italian food always proves to be quite a curious concept, as conversations tend to invariably focus on what Americans would refer to as “Italian classics,” such as chicken parmigiana, pizza, and tiramisù. But what many fail to recognize is that these foods and fine pastas are not the only rudimentary dishes that encapsulate the...
Obituary: Filomena (Gesualdi) Zelano, Longtime Communicant of St. Mary Star of the Sea Church
Obituary from Campbell Funeral Home. Filomena (Gesualdi) Zelano, 89, beloved wife of the late Luigi Zelano, died Monday, March 9, 2015 at Beverly Hospital. Born in Panni Foggia, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Carlo and Maria (Calitri) Gesualdi. She was raised in Italy and immigrated to the United States in 1960, settling in Beverl...
Woburn's Chief Ferullo to be honored by Mass. Sons of Italy
The Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, part of the national Order Sons of Italy in America, is honoring several leaders in the Italian-American community, and will also award $30,000 in scholarships to graduating high school seniors at the Massachusetts Education and Law Awards, on Sunday, May 3. This is a continuation of a 31-year tradition of the Gra...
Boston Landmarks Orchestra presents Italian Night (Aug. 5)
When: Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015 — 7 p.m. (rain date: Thursday, August 6 at 7 p.m.)Where: DCR Hatch Memorial Shell, Charles River Esplanade, Boston The Golden Age of Italian opera is about passion writ large. Its music now occupies a central place on the concert stages of the world. The thrilling voices of two stars of American opera join a coalition...
De Pasquale brings new Mare to life
by Kerry J. Byrne Frank De Pasquale was holding court with Gov. Charlie Baker on the Hanover Street sidewalk when we arrived Monday night at Mare Oyster Crudo and Seafood Bar, a 1-week-old addition to the restaurateur's North End empire. The governor had just dined at De Pasquale's Bricco. It seemed a fitting political encounter for the d...
Boston’s Towering Presence: Developer Don Chiofaro
by Nicola Orichuia "But what if you could?" Sitting in their Belmont home, Don Chiofaro and his wife, Diane, considered her question as they contemplated his notes for a 1.8 million square foot development project that would one day become International Place. It was 1981, and the challenge was bigger and more audacious than...
Celebrate 100 years of Italian culture at Fitchburg State
The Center for Italian Culture at Fitchburg State University celebrates its 15th year with a host of events in October and November, including a concert celebrating Italian music from the past 100 years -- and the 100th birthday of Frank Sinatra. The celebration, dubbed "Canti e Cantici: Cent' Anni di Musica e Cultura Italiana (A Hundred Y...
Why Save Venice? Round-table Discussion With Matteo Casini
When: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 — 7 p.m.Where: Room 211, Boston University, 685 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA [map]Three local scholars will share their personal and professional reasons for choosing to study and support Venice. Intended primarily to acquaint students, young professionals, and others unfamiliar with Save Venice to the mission of our...
Celebrating a Hundred Years of Devotion to Santa Agrippina di Mineo in Boston, Mass. (Part 1)
By Giovanni di Napoli I returned to Boston, Massachusetts last weekend for the highly anticipated 100th Anniversary of the Feast of Santa Agrippina di Mineo. Part of me was a little sad that I was going to miss the Feast of Saint Rocco in Glen Cove and the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Bergen Beach, but you only get one opportunity...
Italian Cultural Center of Western Massachusetts in Springfield welcomes new members
Members don't have to be Italian to join the Italian Cultural Center of Western Massachusetts. The Springfield-based organization is open to new members who appreciate Italian culture and are looking for Italian learning and social opportunities. The Italian Cultural Center of Western Massachusetts, located on Margaret Street in Sprin...