October is Italian-American Heritage Month in Little Falls
The Little Falls Township Council has officially proclaimed the month of October as Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month in the Township. Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month, recognized since 1989, is an opportunity to pay tribute to the enduring legacy of Italian Americans in the United States. From the early explorers to the 5.5 mi...
NJ man who survived Andrea Doria sinking in 1956 donates life jacket to museum
A New Jersey man who survived the sinking of the Andrea Doria in 1956 donated his life jacket to a museum there. Vernon resident Alfonso Caliendo, 83, gave the orange jacket that saved his life 67 years ago to the New Jersey Maritime Museum on Long Beach Island. The doomed ship left Genoa, Italy en route to New York City when it collided with the p...
Filitalia South Philadelphia Entrepreneur Award Italian Luncheon
Saturday, October 7 · 1pm EDT. Aroma on 3rd, 1245 South 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Join us for the Filitalia South Philadelphia Entrepreneur Award Luncheon at the charming Aroma on 3rd. We will be honoring Chef Joey Baldino (Palizzi Social Club, Zeppoli) and Jennifer Santore (Ground Up Cafe & Coffee). Get ready to celebrate and honor the br...
Italian Festival returns on Sunday
A beloved tradition with roots back to the early 1900s returns to South Philadelphia this weekend. The Annual St. Nicholas of Tolentine Authentic Italian Festival will bring out thousands of people on October 1 to the 1700 Block of South 9th Street. One of the largest authentic Italian festivals of the year is back after the pandemic and will star...
‘Potentially Dangerous’ Uncovers Suppression of 600,000 Italians in US
Potentially Dangerous exposes the unknown story of how 600,000 Italians living in the U.S. during WWII were surveilled, stripped of their livelihoods and native language, and were forced to leave their homes; some were even sent to internment camps — all while one million of their sons were fighting and dying in Europe and the South Pacific to keep...
Galbani Maryland Italian Festival Brings Italian Fun, Flavors and Festivities to Hartford County This Fall
The largest Italian festival in Maryland is coming to Harford County with newly announced title sponsor and premier Italian cheese producer Galbani Cheese. The Galbani Maryland Italian Festival will take place at the Harford County Equestrian Center in Bel Air, Maryland from September 29 through October 1, 2023, and will feature a full schedule of...
The John Basilone Memorial Parade is Sunday. Here's all you need to know
The John Basilone Memorial Parade, one of Central Jersey's biggest annual events, will be attracting thousands to the borough on Sunday. It's the only parade in the United States that honors a war hero, borough resident John Basilone, whose exploits were celebrated in the HBO series, "The Pacific." Basilone, who grew up in Raritan, was a Marine ser...
How women played a bigger role in the Renaissance and beyond
The Italian Renaissance did indeed produce Renaissance men—architect-goldsmiths, sculptor-painters, statesmen-patrons and the like—but they were only part of the story. From the perfecting of perspective in 15th-century Florence to the peninsula-wide triumph of the Baroque two centuries later, women were distinguishing themselves in the arts as eve...
Rector represents Suffolk in trip to Italy
The City of Suffolk and Oderzo, Italy, have been linked to each other since 1995 as Sister Cities. In a recent trip to the sister city, Council Member John Rector of the Suffolk Borough represented the city alongside Suffolk’s Sister Cities Commission, part of the overarching Sister Cities International nonprofit. President Dwight D. Eisenhowe...
The Act of Contrition & Other Stories
Heinz History Center, 5th floor Mueller Center. 1212 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA. Monday, October 2, 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.). Free to the public (in-person & virtual). Register here. For additional questions, please email here. Join the Italian American Program during Italian Heritage Month for a free reading with author Joseph Bathan...
The Italian-American Experience, a film and lit minicourse by Dr Gloria Pastorino, FDU
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 10:00 AM. Florham Park Public Library, 107 Ridgedale Ave, Florham Park, NJ. ‘The Italian-American Experience,’ a film and literature minicourse, by Dr Gloria Pastorino, Fairleigh Dickinson U, has been organized by the Friends of the Madison Public Library, a 501c3 organization. This minicourse will run for five cons...
L'Italia Festival to return to Lititz (PA) Springs Park Sept. 16, with Italian food, cars and more
Pizza. Pasta. Arancini. Cannoli. Italian ice. It’s all on the menu at the second annual L’Italia Festival, which will return to Lititz Springs Park on Saturday, Sept. 16. Admission is free to the festival, which runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The L’Italia Festival is presented by Lititz restaurant Piccolo Eatery and nonprofit Keystone Italian Project....