How our family learnt to ski in two days in the Italian Dolomites’ best resort for novices
A puff of snow flicked up into my face as yet another pint-sized skier nonchalantly glided past where I sat struggling to untangle myself from what was the latest in a succession of ungainly falls. Somewhere further down the slope – if indeed it could be called a slope – my two young children continued to revel in their latest snowball fight. My wi...
The Metropolitan Museum Receives Gift of Exceptional Italian Renaissance Portrait
The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced on Tuesday that it has received a gift of an exceptional oil painting by celebrated Italian artist Francesco Salviati (1510–1563). Executed on a one-inch thick marble slab, the arresting portrait depicts Bindo Altoviti (1491–1557), a powerful Florentine banker and one of the most significant political oppone...
Goodfellas and Kevin home alone: Movie star Joe Pesci turns 80
Joe Pesci became famous in 1990 with one of the shortest sentences that have ever written film history. “Funny how?” was his increasingly angry question in Martin Scorsese’s “Goodfellas” to the fellow gangster played by Ray Liotta, who had described him as a funny guy. The false outburst of rage of the choleric, pathologically brutal mobster Tommy...
"Save Venice Inc.: American Philanthropy and Art Conservation in Italy, 1966-2021"
Save Venice Inc. American Philanthropy and Art Conservation in Italy, 1966-2021. A book presentation with Christopher Carlsmith, Professor of History, UMass Lowell. February 16, 2023 | 6PM. Istituto Italiano di Cultura - 686 Park Avenue, NY. Free entrance | RSVP HERE. In collaboration with Save Venice. In this book talk, Prof. Christopher Carlmsith...
Italy's ancient, conical homes
Fifty-six kilometres south of the Puglian port city of Bari, on the heel of Italy's boot, I could see several small stone huts with conical rock-covered roofs scattered among the olive trees on both sides of the road. Reminiscent of teepees or tiny forts, these structures were unlike anything I'd ever encountered. While Puglia is famed for its butt...
Monument to the Sicilian Sugarcane Harvester Immigrants
Donations have launched our Fundraising Campaign to erect the 16' High Monument to the Sicilian Sugar Cane Harvester. Please Place Your Order Here. Sixty-Thousand Sicilians were recruited to work in Louisiana's Sugar Cane fields from 1870-1920. We have started fundraising for a 12' high monument to be placed on a 4' pedestal to honor those whose sh...
Beloved Little Italy cheese shop Alleva Dairy closing its doors after 130 years
Another iconic New York City business is shuttering after a long battle with its landlord following financial woes after the pandemic. Alleva Dairy in Little Italy is closing after 130 years of business. The little cheese shop with its iconic red, white, and green sign sits in the heart of Little Italy on the corner of Grand and Mulberry streets. ...
Queens College Job Opportunity
Queens College (City University of New York) is a public institution enrolling more than 19,000 students and serving New York City’s highly diverse and global population. The Confidential Executive Assistant will report directly to the Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and will be an integral part of the smooth operation and overall succ...
Joe Montana Was Here
My late father bought me a Joe Montana jersey when I was a boy. Home red with white stripes. I don't remember when he gave it to me, or why, but I'll never forget the way the mesh sleeves felt against my arms. The last time I visited my mom, I looked for it in her closets. She said it'd been put away somewhere. On trips home I half expect to still...
Marta Bassino beats Mikaela Shiffrin in Super-G to continue Italy's golden form at Worlds
Italy have two gold medals from two women's events at the 2023 Alpine World Ski Championships after Marta Bassino clinched the Super-G crown in Méribel, France, on Wednesday. Two days after Federica Brignone took the combined title, Bassino produced a brilliant run – notably in the lower sections of the Roc de Fer slope – to top the event. In cold...
At the Italian Embassy in Washington the annual meeting of the Italy-US Council
The Embassy of Italy in Washington hosted the annual meeting of the Council for Italy-U.S. Relations in America, after a two-year interruption due to the pandemic. The Ambassador of Italy to the U.S., Mariangela Zappia received participants on the evening of Feb. 6 at Villa Firenze. In addition to the Ambassador, Assistant Secretary for Europe and...
THAT'S AMORE - Bring Your Valentine's Date! SUNDAY FEB 12 Film Biography, "Rudolph Valentino, The Great Lover"
“RUDOLPH VALENTINO - THE GREAT LOVER" - Sunday, February 12 at 1:30 pm at the Italian Center (6821 Fair Oaks Blvd, Carmichael, CA). Admission $10 / Refreshments Included / Doors Open at 1:00p From St. Valentine in 200 AD and Giacomo Casanova in the 1700s, through Marcello Mastroianni, Gina Lollabrigida, Rosano Brazzi, and Sophia Loren to Fabio, the...