Over 30,000 people attend Italian heritage festival in the suburbs of Philadelphia
People of all ages flocked to Rose Tree Park, in the suburbs of Philadelphia, on Sunday for the 5th Annual Italian American Heritage Festival in Media, PA. The one-day event attracted more than 30,000 people to enjoy a day in celebration of Italian heritage and culture. With a wide variety of Italian music, food, wine, and fashion along with fami...
Neoclassicismo e il Futurismo italiani esposti a Washington
di Emanuela Anderle Il Neoclassicismo e il Futurismo sbarcano a Washington. Dal primo settembre 2014, la National Gallery of Art ospiterà una mostra dedicata a questi movimenti artistici italiani dal titolo "From Neoclassicism to Futurism: Italian Prints and Drawings, 1800–1925". "Un periodo questo un po' trascurato ma che in realtà ha pro...
Italian Holiday Festival at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Over 2500 visitors enjoyed the Italian Holiday Festival at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington DC on Saturday December 13, 2014. The beautiful Kogod courtyard was abuzz with the magic of traditional Italian performances and activities. "The Italian Fairy" entertained young visitors. Opera-Pop performed favorite songs. The Teatro Tasca...
Italian American Heritage Club of Hunterdon County celebrates 35th Anniversary
The Italian American Heritage Club of Hunterdon County Celebrates its 35th Anniversary. During the 1970s, Vittorio Russo, proprietor of a fine Italian restaurant known as the Clinton Point Inn, established an Italian Club by canvassing local businesses owned by persons with Italian sounding names. The club was for men and had a business flavor...
Discover the Treasures of Two Italian Masters
The Christine Fréchard Gallery will host an Opening Reception of Two Great Italian Masters this Friday, April 24. Come and meet the artists, Pier Luigi Slis and Laura D'Andrea, at the Gallery located at 5871 Forbes Avenue (between Shady & Murray). Pier Luigi Slis is an amazing talented artist living in a small village in Northern Italy. In...
Moorestown resident & Philly POPS President Frank Giordano
By Ellen Weisberg On behalf of President of the Republic of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, Italy's Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero bestowed the prestigious Order of the Merit of the Italian Republic (Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana) to Joseph V. Del Raso, chairman of the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) and Frank Giordano, m...
Lowellville: The Mahoning Valley’s Unofficial Little Italy
Lowellville is a small village nestled along the banks of the Mahoning River, just west of the Pennsylvania border and nine miles from Youngstown. You won't find the streets busy with tourists like you do in the big city "Little Italys" around the country, but nonetheless if the Mahoning Valley were pressed to designate an entire town as a...
Philly friends of Italy, on a big boat
by Joseph N. DiStefano Andrea Canepari, Italy's gently polished, vastly energetic and partly Penn-educated Consul-General in Philadelphia, held a kick-off party Sunday for the city's prominenti i patroni in honor of Ciao! Philadelphia, the month-long abbondanza of Italian cultural events -- schedule here. It was a gray windy day f...
Congratulations to NIAF member Cav. John Scarpati
Congratulations to NIAF member Cav. John Scarpati for his community efforts, which restored the Christopher Columbus statue in Mercer County, Hamilton, N.J. The statue, that for many in the local Italian American community stood as a reminder of Italian culture, had recently been vandalized. Scarpati and the Mercer County Italian-American...
Well known Italian eatery goes up in flames
Flames have significantly damaged an iconic Italian restaurant in Monongalia County. No injuries were reported in the Saturday morning blaze at Colasante's Ristorante and Pub in Westover. But, there was significant damage to the building. The property included the long-time restaurant, apartments, and office space. Read more...
Coccia Foundation 15th Annual Italian Studies Golf Classic
When: June 20 @ 7:30 am - 8:00 pmWhere: White Beeches Golf and Country Club, 70 Haworth Drive, Haworth, NJ United States The Coccia Foundation's 15th Annual Italian Studies Golf Classic will be held on Monday, June 20, 2016 at the White Beeches Golf & Country Club in Haworth, N.J. The outing begins with a delicious hot and cold break...
Mario Lanza Museum Benefit Luncheon
Sunday April 28, 2013 1:00pm-3:30pm High Note Café1549 S. 13th St.Philadelphia, PA 19147 DOWNLOAD the flyer for this event. Live performances featuring Pasquale on the accordion, video of Mario Lanza, and a 50/50 raffle. 3 course lunch with a cash bar, $50.00 per person Seating is limited. Please RSVP by...