Beyond the Basement: Cultures Survive through Stories
When Niccolo Machiavelli penned his masterpiece, The Prince, Italy was a land divided and besieged by many foreign forces. In his last chapter, “An Exhortation to free Italy from the Hands of the Barbarians,” he calls for new weapons and formations to be used in warding off intruders and to prepare for new leadership of Italy. In many ways, the cur...
Little Italy From City to Strip: Rao’s Italian Brunch With Frank Pellegrino Jr.
Given the original Rao’s is over a century old in New York City and the Caesars Palace outpost just turned 10, the brand has become an American institution. You can even buy their famed pasta sauce across the country at most grocers. But there is always something about walking through the doors of Rao’s. And while the New York original may be the h...
The Best Is Yet To Come - The Paley Center For Media Celebrates 90 Years of Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett is truly a renaissance man. He has won 19 Grammy Awards, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and three Emmys, as well as a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a 2005 Kennedy Center Honoree, a 2006 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Humanitarian Award winner, inductee into the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame, founder...
Missione Funzionario Itinerante a Rochester per la rilevazione dei dati biometrici ai fini del rilascio del passaporto italiano
Si informa la comunità italiana residente a Rochester nello Stato di New York che nei giorni 15 e 16 maggio 2017, sarà effettuata una missione itinerante per la rilevazione dei dati biometrici ai fini del rilascio del passaporto italiano. La missione avrà luogo presso i locali del corrispondente consolare italiano in Rochester – 2851 Monroe Avenue,...
NJPAC Presents Vic DiBitetto
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents two opportunities to have an evening with Vic DiBitetto in the Victoria Theater - first on Friday, January 26, 2018 at 8:00pm and again on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at 8:00pm. A grand prize winner on America's Funniest People, frenetically fantastic comedian Vic DiBitetto – aka “The Italian Hurric...
A food tour of Arthur Avenue, the Bronx’s Little Italy
Little Italy in Lower Manhattan has long been associated with pizza parlors and gelato bars. But with gentrification, the neighborhood has shrunk and many residents have relocated to other boroughs and suburbs. One of the most noteworthy is the Bronx’s Arthur Avenue, where another, more authentic Little Italy proves harder to get to for tourists bu...
Italian Opera, Bel Canto and Future of Conducting in Safe Hands with Carlo Rizzi
Ranking among today's leading conductors, Carlo Rizzi's vast repertoire ranges from the foundation works of the operatic and symphonic canon to rarities by Bellini, Cimarosa and Donizetti. He is in high demand as a guest artist at the world's most prestigious venues and festivals, not least for the insight and integrity of his musicianship and the...
Providence College Turns 100
“The need of a college, catholic in spirit and under catholic auspices, is most evident …” — Providence Bishop Matthew Harkins to the Dominican Fathers, October 9, 1915 On November 8, 1915, setting sail from Naples, Italy and bound for New York City, the Italian-American liner Ancona carried with it approval documents of the Master General of the D...
Rome Is Finally Restoring the Mausoleum of Augustus
According to Greek historian Strabo of Amasia, the Mausoleum of Augustus, built by the Emperor to house his ashes and the ashes of his family, was one of the most remarkable buildings in Imperial Rome, constructed sometime before 23 B.C. But these days it’s a dilapidated ruin in the middle of the city, disappointing any tourists who hope to take pe...
5 Couples Italian Cooking Classes in NYC
If love is in the air and you also want the smell of a good meal in the air, you’ll love this list of 5 couples Italian cooking classes in NYC. I may not be the best cook, but I do love cooking and I especially love eating Italian food. While I love eating it, I don’t really know how to make many Italian recipes other than an Alfredo sauce from scr...
Study in Italy
When: Wed, May 31, 2017 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM - Where: Italy-America Chamber of Commerce WEST, 925 N La Brea Avenue, 4th floor, Los Angeles, California 90038 The Consul General of Italy, Mr. Antonio Verde, is happy to extend the invitation to “Study in Italy”, a presentation about the Italian Higher Education system and opportunities for American...
The Gold Medal goes to the man with the golden tongue: Language teacher Alphonse D’Angelo will be honored by UNICO
Southington UNICO named Alphonse D’Angelo as the 2016 Gold Medal Award recipient, the club’s most prestigious honor that has been awarded annually to a town resident since 1945. He will be honored during the Gold Medal Award Dinner on Wednesday, May 17, at 6 p.m. at the Aqua Turf Club. Tickets are still available for the event. D’Angelo is a life-l...