Free Italian holidays festival @ Smithsonian American Art Museum
AMERICAN ART MUSEUM + EMBASSY OF ITALY/ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE Present: ITALIAN HOLIDAYS FESTIVAL. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2014 | 11:30 AM to 4:00 PM - SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM - KOGOD COURT 8th & F STREETS | WASHINGTON, DC 20004 *** NOTE: ARTISTS' PERFORMANCES CYCLE THRU THE DAY. WEB SITE: CLICK HERE ARTIST...
In Hudson unity display, Cirillo sworn in as West New York commissioner as Roque slate begins to take shape Read more at In Hudson unity display, Cirillo sworn in as West New York commissioner as Roque slate begins to take shape
by Mark Bonamo Cosmo Cirillo became the youngest commissioner in West New York history on Wednesday in a display of Hudson County Democratic political unity that some had to see to believe. State Sen. Nicholas Sacco (D-32) swore in Cirillo, 27, while state Assembly Speaker Vinny Prieto D-32) looked on. Cirillo serves as Prieto's senio...
Let’s Learn from the Past: Bloomfield
By Breanna Smith Known as Pittsburgh's "Little Italy," Bloomfield today comprises a variety of specialty Italian shops and traditions. But more than 100 years before the first wave of Italian immigrants, another ethnic group laid claim to this city neighborhood. Located about three miles east of Downtown Pittsburgh, Bloomfield encompasses...
Treasures of Calabria Revealed
Embassy of Italy - 3000 Whitehaven Street NW - Washington, DC 20008. December 1, 2015 at 6:45PM MORE INFO: click here CONTACT INFO: Giulio Busulini, Scientific Attaché, Embassy of Italy - [email protected] Registration PHOTO ID REQUIRED TO ENTER THE EMBASSY Overview of the importance to protect and preserve the Treasures...
Review: Il Volo at The Kennedy Center
by Em Skow I've always known that the mix of pop music and classical singing is one of the most popular music styles in Italy. What I didn't know until last night's Il Volo concert was that it is "Fan Girl" (Fan Woman, Fan Grown Man...) levels of popular. Numerous standing ovations, countless screaming fans, and more than one mid-...
EU Month of Culture Spotlight: Italy
Elia Andrea Corazza, Kluge Fellow. Scholar Elia Andrea Corazza arrived at the Library of Congress in fall 2014 to conduct research on legendary Italian composer Ottorino Respighi. In particular, Corazza wished to know more about Respighi's collaboration with Russian impresario Serge Diaghilev, founder of the Ballets Russes, after World War I,...
Montclair church takes legal aim Newark archbishop
The small band of protesters was dwarfed by the soaring twin bell towers of the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart. They didn't take up much space on the grand and expansive entrance way, graced by Pope John Paul II in 1995. And they didn't have much of an audience, either. Sunday Masses at one of North America's most ornate and i...
Baltimore City Council to consider changing Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day
The Baltimore City Council is considering a bill that would change the name of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day within the city limits. City Councilman Brandon Scott introduced the legislation Thursday after students at City Neighbors High School suggested it. "We shouldn't celebrate terrorists," Scott said of the bill's purpose...
East Hanover Italian American Club and Long Shot Productions Honors James Gandolfini
by Jane Smith Hi There :) I am writing on behalf of Long Shot Productions, an independent film production company based out of East Hanover! I recently partnered with The East Hanover Italian American Club for their Columbus Day Parade with their tribute for James Gandolfini. The video we produced features James's family...
Sons of Italy members in Yardley wrap impoverished Native Americans in the warmth of kindness
Year after year Piazza Nuova Lodge member Barbara Lawless and her volunteer friends, Jennifer Gallagher and Lisa Baxter, pack clothing for shipment to impoverished American-Indian reservations. "We are happy doing God's work," said Lawless, who organizes the purchase, packing and mailing of the clothing to impoverished Native American fami...
Palazzo sul Potomac
A new edition of the "Palazzo sul Potomac" is now available. This English version, curated by Ambassador Gaetano Cortese, features the Embassy of Italy in Washington DC and chronicles diplomatic relations between Italy and the US. Sponsored by the National Italian American Foundation and dedicated to "2013 - Year of Italian Culture in the...
Festa Italiana serving up spaghetti, bands and more
St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church's Festa Italiana may have religious roots, but it is also one big celebration of food and music Friday through Sunday at Holy Cross Park in Williams Township. The annual event commemorates the Easton parish's patron, St. Anthony of Padua, whose feast falls on June 13. A favorite feature is the nightly e...