Vineland celebrates Italian-American heritage on Columbus Day
Columbus Day in Vineland isn't just a day to recognize explorers sailing the ocean blue. It's also a celebration of the community's Italian heritage. On the front steps of city hall, local politicians and community members spoke of the Italian spirit that is found throughout Vineland. "If you just go through the phone book, you will see t...
All hail ‘The Prince’: Italian Embassy hosts exhibit on Machiavelli’s signature work
"The Prince" is one of the most influential books published in Western literature, and people have been getting it wrong for five hundred years. British philosopher Bertrand Russell, for example, dismissed Machiavelli's canonical work as "a handbook for gangsters." A typical misconception, according to Giuliano Amato, a former prime minister...
Mandolin Orchestra entertaining crowds for 74 years
by Peter Fiorilla The Bloomfield Mandolin Orchestra, which has some of the deepest roots of any musical organization in New Jersey, is honoring its long and celebrated history in more ways than one at its next annual concert. History is a point of pride for the orchestra, which will be playing in concert at the Bloomfield Mi...
“Protecting our Heritage" continues in Washington. Yesterday’s spotlight was on the Museo Egizio of Turin
The "Protecting our Heritage" initiative continues with a series of exciting new events. This series of events, supported by UNESCO and organized by the Washington cluster of the Network of the European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) under the 2016 Presidency of the Italian Cultural Institute, is aimed at raising awareness of the nee...
A NEAPOLITAN PRESEPIO
At Folger Shakespeare Library A NEAPOLITAN PRESEPIO by artist Ulderico Pinfildi IN THE SHAKESPEARE GALLERY: This Neapolitan presepio, sculpted by artist Ulderico Pinfildi, re-creates the nativity with the colorful details of 18th century Italian life. Pre-concert reception commemorating the display on Wednesday, December 19 from 6:30PM to 7:15...
La Famiglia
Early in Christopher Castellani's new novel, "All This Talk of Love," Frankie Grasso wonders whether he and his family are "at the end of something." Frankie is a 30-ish graduate student in English literature, still a long way from the end of (for one thing) his dissertation. An answer begins to take shape when his sister, an affluent stay-at-home...
NIAF 39th Anniversary Awards Gala
During the NIAF 39th Anniversary Awards Gala, as the Foundation celebrates Italian American culture and heritage, noted actor, writer and director John Turturro, who is featured in the highly anticipated PBS documentary series "The Italian Americans," will showcase the project before thousands of black tie-guests from across the United States and I...
DelGrosso Foods Sponsors "The Italian Americans" on PBS
You know DelGrosso Foods for their array of premium sauces and amusement park, and now they're bringing you something a little bit different. They're the sponsors of the four-part PBS series "The Italian Americans", a documentary that begins with Italian immigration to the United States and follows the culture to the present. In celebratio...
Sons of Italy lodge missing links to history
An approaching 100-year milestone for the state's oldest active Sons of Italy lodge has sent its leadership on a quest to resolve a long-time predicament. The problem: Much of the history of Alighieri-Garibaldi Lodge 494 of Westmont, Order Sons of Italy in America, is missing. Italian immigrant families founded two Sons of Italy lodges in...
NJIHC Chair Recognized as “Man of the Year”
On Thursday April 28th, New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission Chairman Robert DiBiase was recognized as Man of the Year by the Ocean County Federation of Republican Women during their Annual Gala. This title is given to "individuals who have given a lifetime of service to improving their community and insuring the quality of life in Ocean County."...
Washington Onora Giorgio De Chirico: L’ambasciatore Bisogniero Presenta La Mostra Alla Phillips Collection
I Senatori Tom Udall e John Barrasso, il Congressman John Tanner, il Direttore finanziario di Lockheed Martin, Bruce Tanner, la Direttrice di Arena Stage, Molly Smith e numerosi altri VIP americani membri dello Steering Committee o sostenitori del Gala annuale della Phillips Collection di Washington hanno reso omaggio alla cultura italiana in un ev...
La vendetta di Dan, l’angelo custode di Barack Obama
Eccolo mentre tiene aperta la portiera della "bestia", la limousine presidenziale. Completo grigio scuro a righine che veste un corpo atletico, capelli imbrillantinati, piccoli occhiali da sole avvolgenti, sguardo concentrato. "Copre" Barack Obama che, con aria assorta, entra nell'immensa Cadillac blindata. Un'altra foto: Obama tra la folla, in man...