Italian festival celebrates community, family
Street painting, rides, games, and an eclectic display of Italian foods to eat and enjoy. These are some of the fun items on the menu of the 13th annual Feast of Little Italy in Jupiter this weekend. What started more than a decade ago as a vision to create an experience rich in Italian culture has turned into a celebration of the contrib...
Italian round table book discussion - Tavola rotonda, "Pista nera" di Antonio Manzini
21 Nov 2015, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM. Italian Cultural Center - 528 Hennepin Avenue, Suite 501 - Registration - Member $15.00 (USD), Non Member $20.00 (USD). The ICC is excited to announce a new, very special Italian round table book discussion--- Tavola rotonda, "Pista nera" di Antonio Manzini! ICC native Italian...
1st Annual Tombola Gala Fundraiser
December 4. 6:30 pm — 8:00 pm. Westchester Italian Cultural Center - One Generoso Pope Place - Tuckahoe , NY 10707 United States. Join us as we celebrate the Holiday Season and the opening of Presepio Napoletano at the first Tombola Gala Fundraising Event. The event will feature: • Live music• Sumptuous specialty dinne...
Service, style and so much of a good thing at Carbone
One of the biggest restaurant openings of the year on the Strip, Carbone effortlessly fulfills its promise to provide a distinctive experience. The building blocks that come together to make it unique—dramatic design, warm service, favorite Italian-American foods, tableside service for several dishes—can be found at a handful of other Vegas eaterie...
“Vatican Splendors” at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia
The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia is hosting the exhibit Vatican Splendor, until February 15, 2016 The exhibition, opened during the historic Papal Visit (September 26-27) and the 2015 World Meeting of Families Congress in Philadelphia (September 22-25). The exhibition explores the historical and cultural impact of the Vatican over th...
In 2015 Italy’s food exports scored +7% keeping the sector afloat, now betting on domestic demand
by Emanuele Scarci According to Federalimentare's (the industry's association) research center, food export has grown by 7% reaching €21.2 billion in the first nine months of 2015, showing a significant stabilization after the +7.3% of the first eight months and the +6.8% of the first seven months. Wine is still leading the way of Ita...
Apply now for the 2016 Italian Diaspora Culture Program in Calabria
This three-week summer program, to be held for the second year in a row at the University of Calabria (Arcavacata di Rende) takes place June 13 through July 1 and is designed to introduce participants (doctoral students and professors) to cultural studies of the Italian Diaspora from a variety of academic perspectives. This is the second y...
The Costa Smeralda Landing in New York
Starwood Costa Smeralda is planning to open a luxury restaurant in New York within 2016, that will contribute in promoting traditional culture and food of Sardinia. After launching the initiative Taste of Sardinia promoted in the UK, France and Qatar, the exclusive company geared by Qatar sheik's, is now ready to conquer the US with the Cala d...
Hall of Fame boxer Georgino dies at 95
Southern California boxing guru Bennie Georgino, 95, died Tuesday. The Italian-American was born and raised in Lincoln Heights, a small neighborhood in East L.A. and was a crusader for the sport of boxing since the 1930s as a boxer, trainer and manager of several world champions. Georgino's first steps were as an amateur boxer during the Depre...
Lady Gaga, Ennio Morricone & More To Be Honored At 2016 Italia Film Festival
by Ross A. Lincoln Several 2016 Oscar contenders including Lady Gaga & Diane Warren, and Ennio Morricone, will be honored next week at the 11th annual Italia Film Festival. The week-long pre-Oscars showcase of the best of Italian culture happens February 21-27 in Los Angeles at the TLC Chinese 6 Theatres. Among the events featured in...
Lidia Bastianich: Italian of the Week
On February 21, 1947, Lidia Giuliana Matticchio was born in Pola, Italy. A few days before her birth, the Paris Peace Treaty handed the Italian city over to Yugoslavia. In 1956, the family sought refuge and moved to Trieste where they lived in a refugee camp. When she was 12-years-old, Lidia and her family immigrated to North Bergen, New Jersey. &...
Italian Winery Featured at Mākena Wine Dinner
Mākena Beach & Golf Resort welcomes back Castello Banfi Winery for a seven course Winery of the Month dinner on Saturday, March 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the Molokini Bar & Grille. The wine dinner will pair the internationally-acclaimed wines of Castello Banfi, as well as other wines from the Banfi Vintners portfolio, with a special...