Professional development worshop for teachers of Italian
Free Professional Development for preK to AP TEACHERS OF ITALIAN Saturday October 19 - 9:00 – 15:30Saturday January 11 - 9:00 – 15:30Saturday March 28 - 9:00 – 15:30Organized by the America-Italy Society of PhiladelphiaCourse Supervisor Patrizia Calanchini Monti, Director of Education Office, Consulate General of Italy in PhiladelphiaWith the help...
Good Libations: The Curious Case of Fernet Branca
We have all been there. After engorging yourself on an enormous meal of meat loaf, mashed potatoes, green beans with biscuits and gravy, letting out that belt buckle two more notches just does not give enough relief from your indulgence. Death by chocolate cheesecake is offered, but that would just compound the misery. What is needed is what Europe...
Rascioni Named Assistant Sabre Coach
University of Notre Dame fencing head coach Gia Kvaratskhelia announced the completion of his coaching staff Tuesday, with assistant sabre coach Christian Rascioni joining the Irish ahead of the 2019-20 season. A native of Trieste, Italy, Rascioni earned his “maestro di scherma” (three-weapon fencing master) diploma from the Accademia Nazionale di...
La Familia more than a name at new Easton eatery
The La Familia Restaurant takes its name seriously. Not only does the restaurant pride itself on homemade fare in a welcoming place, but the business is family-owned and family members, with years of culinary expertise, can be found in the kitchen cooking up Italian and Portuguese favorites, creating desserts for the pastry case and in the dining r...
Italian-Americans to show artwork at Caldwell library
Five Italian-American artists from New Jersey will exhibit their work this month at the Caldwell Public Library, 268 Bloomfield Ave. October is Italian Heritage Month, and each artist is a descendant of Italian immigrants. The title of the exhibition, “The Golden Door,” refers to a 2006 Italian movie, “Nuovomondo,” about Italian immigration at the...
The Art Lover's Guide to Pompeii – a city frozen in time
Few things could be as fascinating to the historically minded as Pompeii – a town buried by the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. Much of what we know about Ancient Rome has come from the artifacts archeologists have discovered under the ash, revealing a host of insights into ancient Roman civilisation. Chief among these is the murals,...
Claudio Berti promoted to director and state geologist at the Idaho Geological Survey
Claudio Berti has been named director and state geologist at the Idaho Geological Survey (IGS). Berti is responsible for working with the IGS Advisory Board to set the survey’s course and direction, leading day-to-day operational management of the survey and fostering relationships with the University of Idaho and other partner institutions, out-of...
Fanello's Authentic Italian restaurant opens in Mishawaka with family recipes, atmosphere
When Papa Joe’s Casa de Pasta in Mishawaka was extensively damaged after a fire in 2016, the owners decided not to reopen the restaurant. Soon after, the city of Mishawaka purchased the land where it once sat for its future plans of widening Union Street, but dedicated fans of the restaurant were left wondering what was next. Kristina Ungerecht,...
Boston's Archdiocese expands effort to digitize archives
When Thomas Lester began his job as the Boston Archdiocese's archivist in 2014, he quickly noticed that many of the archdiocese's bound archives containing centuries of records of sacraments performed by its clergy were beginning to fall apart. "It was very obvious right from the beginning that these thousands of records were seeing a lot of use an...
Dayna Roselli hosts 'Cultures of Las Vegas: The Italians'
Officials with Clark County said Las Vegas' history is rich with Italian-Americans influences. In a recent episode of “Cultures of Las Vegas: The Italians,” 13 Action News anchor Dayna Roselli was a special guest host on the topic. Dominic Gentile, the original publisher of La Voce magazine and emeritus Honorary Council for the Republic of Italy; C...
Flesh & Blood
Flesh and Blood: Italian Masterpieces from the Capodimonte Museum, opening on October 17th at the Seattle Art Museum, offers a rare opportunity to experience the fierce beauty of art from the 16th and 17th centuries. Renowned Renaissance artists such as Titian and Raphael join Baroque masters including Artemisia Gentileschi, Jusepe de Ribera, Guido...
Protecting neglected heritage sites in Italy
Italy is the country in the world with the most UNESCO Heritage Sites: 55, just as many as China which is, however, hundreds of times larger. While Italy has made of artistic and cultural patrimony one of its winning assets also when it comes to economic gain, there are hidden — or less so — corners in the country that time and people appear to hav...