A birthday party fit for a Stradivarius, at Frankly Music
by Kirstrin Roble From roughly 1700 until his death in 1737, Italian luthier and crafter Antonio Stradivari produced more than 1,000 instruments, considered to be "bold and innovative" even in his lifetime. To call a Stradivarius bold and innovative today is an understatement. The nearly 450 violins that have survived are consider...
In Upper Manhattan, Restoring the Golden Halo of Mother Cabrini
In the apse of a midcentury chapel in Upper Manhattan, there is a sparkling mosaic mural that depicts the life of America's first saint, Frances Xavier Cabrini. The mural was recently restored to its original luster using period tiles, or tesserae, made of various types of marble (Carrara, Botticino) as well as gilded Venetian glass tiles,...
What's up with WTI: Editorial # 54
WTI Magazine #54 2015 February, 20Author : Umberto Mucci Translation by: It is not by chance that the interview published in this number of our magazine is our 100th ... Happy birthday to us! We wanted to celebrate this event in the proper way, and we thought that having John Maggio as our guest would be perfect to do it. We were rig...
A Different Perspective on those Italian American Documentaries
So, what did you think of it? The PBS Documentary on Italian Americans, I mean. I’m the one they interviewed who looked just like Rudolph Valentino. I didn’t look like Rudolph Valentino to you? Who did I look like? On second thought, don’t answer that question. I’ll settle for a cross between Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer and Kermit the f...
Mosaics: small wonders from Ostia Antica’s great past
Ostia Antica was founded by king Anco Marzio in the 7th century BC to be Rome’s harbor. By the time it fell into decay at the end of the Empire, it had been embellished with incredible mosaics, both polychrome and black and white. Small tesserae in calcareous stone, marble, flint, or colorful local rocks – brick red, pale yellow, brown, gr...
Visual Art from Italy this April/May at Agora Gallery NYC
The original work of three Italian artists Dante Macchioni, Gianni De Marchi and Sarah Arensi will be on display at Agora Gallery, NYC. The exhibitions open on April 24th and run until May 14th, 2015. The opening reception takes place on the evening of Thursday, April 30th from 6-8 PM. Any art lover who enjoys thought-provoking artworks and meeting...
La Leonardo da Vinci Society ed Andrea Centazzo celebrano il Genio del Rinascimento italiano
A sessantaquattro anni di distanza dal primo Gala organizzato presso il De Young Museum di San Francisco, la Leonardo da Vinci Society ha reso omaggio all'eccellenza della cultura italiana con una grande serata di arte e musica. In celebrazione del piu' grande genio del Rinascimento originario di Vinci, l'organizzazione no-profit sotto la...
DeMarco’s Pizzeria opens with old-school New York charm in Seaside
by Mark Anderson There are meatballs on the pizza, baked ziti in the oven and capicola hot ham, salami and pepperoni in the deli case. But the most essential ingredient that makes those morsels and DeMarco's New York-Style Pizzeria go is its soothing Italian nostalgia. You can hear the New York Italian in the voice of restau...
Spiralizers, peelers turn veggies into oodles of noodles
by Kristine M. Kierzek Perhaps you're going gluten-free or cutting carbs. Maybe your latest recipes are all about clean eating or paleo, raw foods and vegan fare. Perhaps you're just hungry. No matter, vegetable noodles are for you. Vegetable noodles are not pasta, they're vegetables that replicate the look and texture of t...
John of Divinity
Saturday, May 16th at 3 p.m. the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum will host the presentation of the book John of Divinity by Louis Borelli and Dr. Vincent Maligno, a Staten Island writing team publishing their first novel. John of Divinity is a powerful and timely novel inspired by spiritual encounters, exploring the meaning of God's teachings in the time...
A Trip to Eataly: An Italian Food Lover’s Heaven
A Trip to Eataly: An Italian Food Lover's HeavenIf I could live anywhere, I'd live in Italy. It's warm and friendly, family comes first, and they live to eat and drink. The next best thing? Eataly — Chicago's Italian food megamarket. All things Italian in one city block. I visited recently for the first time, and over the course of four da...
All you need to know about Italy’s regional elections
by Morena Pivetti This weekend Italy will hold regional and municipal elections. About 22 million voters are eligible to choose the government of seven Regions, Veneto and Liguria in the North, Tuscany, Umbria and Marche in the Center and Campania and Puglia in the South. Voters are also called to elect more than 1,000 municipalit...