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BALTIMORE — Italian soccer stars are coming to Baltimore to promote a cancer awareness program. The Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center says Alessandro "Billy" Costacurta and Paulo Taveggia will be at the center on Tuesday to announce the Red Card Cancer partnership.

Si è aperta al National Museum of Women in the Arts (Nmwa) di Washington la mostra dal titolo "Bice Lazzari: Signature Line". L'esposizione, che il pubblico potrà visitare fino al 22 settembre prossimo, è dedicata all'artista Bice Lazzari, figura simbolo della pittura astratta in Italia negli anni Venti e Trenta. Organizzata in collaborazione con l...

June 15th is the Feast day of San Vito (St. Vitus), one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. Widely venerated across Southern Italy, he is the patron saint of Mazara del Vallo, Ciminna, Forio, San Vito sullo Ionio, Regalbuto and Torella die Lombardi, among others.   Read more   Fonte: Magna Grece    

Yet another huge Italian celebration has returned to New Jersey. The 87th Annual Hoboken Italian Festival, otherwise known as the Feast of the Madonna dei Martiri, kicked off in style yesterday at Sinatra Park along the Hoboken waterfront.   The four-day event offers festivalgoers a delicious variety of Italian delicacies, live music an...

Italians in DC e' onorata di annunicare la sua partnership con la Washington Concert Opera (WCO) el celebrare ilalt 200mo anniversario della nascita del piu' grande compositiore italiano del 19mo secolo: Giuseppe Verdi. Per la stagione 2013/2014 la WCO presenta due gemme della produzione di Verdi relativamente sconosciute: I masnadieri e Il co...

Inizia il 20 maggio, la visita ufficiale della Presidente della Camera Laura Boldrini negli Stati Uniti. Come sempre in occasione dei suoi viaggi all'estero, agli incontri istituzionali si affiancheranno quelli con la società civile e le visite a luoghi di particolare rilevanza economica, scientifica e culturale.   Prima tappa della visita s...

Centuries ago, if you wanted to see the paintings of the great Italian masters, you would have embarked on something called The Grand Tour, a kind of traveling educational experience to the principal artistic centers of Renaissance Italy: Rome, Milan, Bologna, Florence, Siena, Naples and Venice.   This summer, The Grand Tour, by way of Glasg...

È stata la Danaë (1544–45) di Tiziano, una delle opere più rappresentative del Rinascimento italiano, a dare ieri, 1 ° luglio, l'avvio al semestre di Presidenza italiana del Consiglio dell'Unione Europea a Washington.   Presenti alla National Gallery of Art, che ospiterà il quadro fino al 2 novembre prossimo, rappresentanti dell'Amministrazi...

Join in an evening of deli­cious food, enter­tain­ment and good com­pany at: TRUMPETS JAZZ CLUB, 6 Depot Square, Mont­clair, on Feb­ru­ary 17th from 6:30 — 10:30PM. Tak­ing place on the eve of "CARNEVALE."   Enjoy a hot buf­fet — includes penne alla vodka, lasagne, egg­plant parmi­giana, pork loin, salad and much more. There will spe­cial d...

The Valerie Fund was presented with a $1,000 donation by the Sons of Italy on Wednesday, February 25 in support of their upcoming event on Saturday, June 13 in Essex County’s Verona Park. The 2015 Valerie Fund Walk & JAG Physical Therapy 5K Run will mark the tenth time supporters have come together to celebrate the courage and hope o...

Come and join the Italian American Police Society of New Jersey at the 113th Annual La Festa Italiana at Holy Rosary Church on Saturday night August 13th, 2016.   Law enforcement officers from the organization and Associate Member Chairman Nicholas Grillo will be on hand to distribute crime prevention and safety education as well as gifts to...

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie joked Wednesday with radio host Don Imus that he was reporting Time to the "anti-Italian defamation league" after seeing its latest cover. "I mean, come on," Christie said. "I can't wait for that to come home for my kids to see it." "The Boss" could be a reference to Christie's beloved Springsteen. But Manny Alfano,...