Heritage, honor part of Columbus Day celebration at Italian American Citizens Club
Leo Feldman takes the cigar out of his mouth, sips from his vodka-and-orange juice and explains why he enjoys a seat of honor in the Italian American Citizens Club. "I'll be 91 in a few days and I've been sitting in the same seat for 65 years," he said.The Harbor Street club with its small patio and bocce courts is a shrine to Italian-American his...
Newark, New Jersey's Feast of San Gerardo Maiella in Pictures
By Giovanni di Napoli Sunday, October 19th, my friends and I joined thousands of pilgrims in Newark, New Jersey for the 115th Annual Feast of San Gerardo Maiella at Saint Lucy's Church. Always a fantastic turnout, celebrants came from far and wide for the celebration. Following Mass I took the opportunity to admire the church architecture...
Bloomfield Unico announces essay winners
Bloomfield Unico received more than 200 fourth-grade essays, representing eight local schools. The 13 winners were: James Damiano of Brookdale School, first place, $125; Allyson Calle of Watessing School, second place, $75; and Emily Molina of Fairview School, third place, $50. Equivalent monetary gifts went to the top three's Home and School...
L'Europa incontra la Bay Area, verso un futuro con città tecnologiche ed ecosostenibili
San Francisco è universalmente considerata la più europea delle città americane.Un'ulteriore prova al riguardo si è avuta con la conferenza "Toward Green-Tech Cities", la quale ha evidenziato come California e Europa siano precursori sulla scena globale nel campo di tecnologie ambientali e sviluppo urbano. L'evento organizzato dal Consolat...
CIAO! Annual Christmas Potluck Social Dec. 13
On Saturday, December 13, 2014, from 6 - 9 p.m., the Capital Italian American Organization (CIAO!) will be hosting its annual Christmas party and potluck social at Staybridge Suites located in the Summit East Complex at 1600 Summit Lake Drive, Tallahassee, just east of Interstate 10 on U.S. 90 (Mahan Drive). Please join us for good food, I...
Japan's Angelo Pietro Italian restaurant finds new Hawaii location
by Duane Shimogawa Angelo Pietro, the popular Japan-based Italian restaurant chain, which closed down its only Hawaii location near Ala Moana Center in Honolulu in September, has found a new location, but a little further east to the Kaimuki neighborhood, the restaurant's general manager confirmed to PBN. Angelo Pietro's will open in the spring o...
IT and US: Photos of the emigration to the US from Veneto and Belluno
WTI Magazine #50 2014 December, 26Author : Associazione Bellunesi nel Mondo Translation by: Numerous Italians emigrated to the U.S.A. between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century to seek their fortune. Many of them came from the region of Veneto and from the province of Belluno, even if America was not on...
Petaluma’s Pizza, Pasta and Other Tasty Italian and Not-So-Italian Fare
Petaluma restaurant has been serving up Italian food on the Upper East Side since 1984—with a brief interruption. This past summer the restaurant reopened under new management and with a new chef, C.J. Bivona. Wood-fired pizza and pastas make up much of the menu, both classic recipes and updated takes on favorites. Read more &nbs...
Lecture and concert: "Tasso, Monteverdi and the Arts" at the National Gallery of Art - January 25, 2015 at 6:00 pm
The National Gallery of Art, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute and Georgetown University, presents Tasso, Monteverdi, and the Arts. Lecturers Laura Benedetti (Georgetown University) and Peter Lukehart (National Gallery of Art CASVA) will present Torquato Tasso's poem Jerusalem Delivered and the works of art it inspired....
Photography exhibition: "Women on set - Italian actresses from the latest generation"
On the occasion of the Los Angeles, Italia Film Fashion and Art Fest, the IIC presents an exhibition of about 40 black and white and color portraits of Italian actresses on set during the last ten years. This stunning visual documentation by some of the best set photographers of recent Italian cinema offers a glimpse into the backstage of a profess...
Visione italiana, pragmatismo americano: Cosimo Pizzulli, artista, designer e vignaiolo
Bisogna arrivare alla terza generazione, neanche così lontano, per vedere realizzato in pieno il sogno americano. Quello di un pastore pugliese che arriva, come tanti, agli inizi del Novecento, analfabeta e povero, con l'iconografica valigia di cartone. Tre generazioni segnano il traguardo verso il successo, il riscatto di un rischio: aver...
Italian language: Latin or plural, Italian is always rich!
WTI Magazine #54 2015 February, 20Author : Manuela Bianchi for learnitalygroup.com Translation by: Latin, which is no longer spoken nowadays, is still alive in many words that we the Italians still use. We can find a few Latin words and expressions in sports coverage, in advertising, in the official badges of our cities, in legal lan...