Italian furniture makers look for new growth opportunities on the West Coast
by Giovanna Mancini With over €1 billion in sales, the US is the top foreign market into which Italian interior design firms are seeking to expand their activities. While it's true that the Chinese market is growing more quickly (with sales of Italian furniture up 27.5% in 2015), in absolute terms the US market remains by far the most impo...
Vito Marcantonio (1902-1954): Fourth Annual Commemoration
The Vito Marcantonio Forum (VMF) invites one-and-all to attend "Vito Marcantonio: Fourth Annual Commemoration". The one-hour-long program will feature the reading of "The People's Proclamation for Vito Marcantonio." In addition, there will be dramatizations by Roberto Ragone and LuLu Pascale. Gerald Meyer will deliver a eulogy. Elected officia...
Bocce brings scholarship dollars for students
By Olena Goncharova Robert Zitelli has managed to find a way to combine a favorite sport with a good cause. Last weekend, the organization he started — Athletes of Action — held its fourth bocce tournament in McKees Rocks to raise money to provide scholarships for graduating seniors from Montour and Sto-Rox high schools. Over the past s...
Zozo's Italian Restaurant and Bar Opening In River Vale
A new restaurant will open soon where Vale Bar & Bar used to be. Zozo's Restaurant will offer Italian food and a selection of offerings from the bar to compliment the food, Boozyburbs.com reported. The inside of the restaurant will not change and should remain the same as when Vale Bar & Grill was there when it opens in about...
Sorrento a New York patto con quattro istituti culturali italoamericani per ospitare eventi promozionali
A New York, patto a quattro per ospitare eventi culturali di promozione della penisola sorrentina Il Queens College della Cuny, la City University of New York, Il Calandra Italian American Institute, tra i principali istituti culturali italoamericani negli Usa, l'Ilica, l'Italian Language Inter-Cultural Alliance, la grande fondazione statunitense d...
“Recital Italiano” with Luciano Bellini
When: Thursday 13 October from 6:30pm to 8:00pm Where: Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco, 601 Van Ness Ave F, San Francisco, CA 94102 Luciano Bellini is a pianist, composer and very famous conductor. Luciano will perform Italian composers such as Scarlatti, Verdi, Leoncavallo, Bellini, Berio, Busoni, Casella and the one piano piece...
Why Naples's Museo di Capodimonte Is the Most Underrated Museum in Italy
Naples is not just a B-list Italian city or a gritty point of departure to Capri or Pompeii. It's the former seat of an entire kingdom that, after Italy's unification, had its treasury looted and its citizens taxed into submission. The best context for Naples, which only Paris rivaled for sophistication, is Museo di Capodimonte, the largest museum...
Federation of Italian-American Organizations Christmas Dinner
The Federation of Italian-American Organizations will host its third annual Christmas Dinner on Friday, December 16th at Favazza's Rose of the Hill. This evening again promises to be a memorable occasion and will include a very special menu that highlights Italian culinary traditions and Christmas specialties. Entertainment will include pe...
Calling all teachers of Italian and social studies teachers!!
The New York State Commission for Social Justice (CSJ), the anti-defamation and positive image arm of the Order Sons of Italy in America (OSIA), is hosting a "CSJ in the Classroom" event. We want to engage you with us to learn about the missions of CSJ ---fighting bias and bigotry against Italians and promoting a positive image of Italian people. P...
Comella’s Will Bring So Much Italian Food to Winchester
Winchester will soon be home to a purveyor of Italian food that has made a name for itself feeding the Greater Boston area family-style meals. Comella's is expanding to the town, according to Boston Restaurant Talk. Comella's will take over the space at 529 Main St., which was previously home to Pizza Express NY Deli. It will join a number...
Erri De Luca a Houston per la settimana della lingua Italiana
Si è tenuto mercoledì, 7 novembre, presso l'Italian Community and Cultural Center di Houston l'incontro con lo scrittore italiano Erri De Luca, organizzato dal Consolato Generale d'Italia a Houston, insieme alla University of Houston, alla University of St. Thomas ed all'Italian Community Cultural Center, nell'ambito della la Settimana della Lingua...
L’Italia al bookexpo America 2013 di New York
L'Agenzia ICE, in collaborazione con l'Associazione Italiana Editori, organizza la partecipazione ufficiale italiana al "BookExpo America", la più importante manifestazione internazionale del settore editoriale per il mercato dei diritti negli Stati Uniti. All'edizione 2012, cui erano presenti oltre 1300 editori provenienti da 26 Paesi di tutto il...