Studenti di Everett (USA) visitano l’Abruzzo e la sua natura grazie al gemellaggio con Orsogna
Da lunedì di Pasqua, 17 aprile, a domenica 23 aprile una delegazione di studenti di Everett, città del Massachusetts (USA) gemellata dal 1988 con Orsogna (Chieti), sarà ospite del paese abruzzese per uno scambio culturale con gli alunni delle scuole locali. L’iniziativa rientra in un progetto per la valorizzazione e la conoscenza dei parchi e riser...
At vigil, Mount Carmel faithful pray church will rise again
Parishioners hoping to save Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church from the wrecking ball are praying for a miracle this Easter season. Opponents of the planned demolition of the historic Italian Catholic church held a prayer vigil Thursday in front of the shuttered landmark. About 20 longtime members of the parish said the rosary in front of the chain-li...
His heart may be in San Francisco, but Bennett returns to Worcester
Tony Bennett returns to Worcester for a sold-out show at Hanover Theatre Saturday, April 8. Having recently turned 90, he will keep a slow pace and deliver an abbreviated performance. Not. The singer, whose career spans some six-plus decades, says he has never felt better. Being on stage is right where he wants to be, and that can only mean good th...
Have we learned anything from the closing of Our Lady of Mount Carmel?
By now, most people in our area know the story of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. After a half-century of residing next to Interstate 290 and its heavy traffic, the church began to fall apart. So church leaders made the decision to close the parish and merge with Our Lady of Loreto Church on Grafton Hill. The ensuing fight between some parishioners, past...
Fire at Italian Center in Stamford
A fire started in the sauna at the Italian Center in Stamford early Thursday morning. When firefighters arrived heavy smoke was coming from the building and it had already been evacuated. Additional fire companies were called in to help fight the fire. Firefighters had to deal with heavy fire conditions as the fire quickly spread beyond the sauna a...
Retired Southington language teacher honored with Unico gold medal
A longtime local Italian teacher will be honored as the 2016 Southington Unico Gold Medal of Honor recipient next month. Alphonse D’Angelo will receive the honor at the Gold Medal Award Dinner at the Aqua Turf Club on May 17. He taught at Southington High School for more than 30 years and helped start the school’s Italian-language program. “I certa...
Botticelli and the Search for the Divine
Perhaps more than any other painter, Sandro Botticelli (about 1445–1510) exemplifies the artistic achievement of Renaissance Florence in the 15th century. “Botticelli and the Search for the Divine,” organized by the Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of William & Mary and Italy’s Metamorfosi Associazione Culturale, explores the dramatic change...
Our Lady of Grace celebrates St. Joseph’s Day
Fioretti Hall, the oft-used multi-purpose room at Our Lady of Grace Church in Johnston, has perhaps never looked as festive as it did Saturday night. For example, the Italian colors of red, green and white were everywhere inside the jam-packed Roman Catholic Church’s parish center. Those colors came in many forms and sizes, none more striking than...
New Italian-American Musical, "Noni Cimino's Kitchen" to debut in Downtown Milford
Award-winning Pantochino Productions Inc., a not-for-profit professional theatre company for family audiences, presents it’s new musical, “Noni Cimino’s Kitchen” opening Friday, April 21, 7:30pm, at the Center for the Arts in Downtown Milford. Inspired by memories of growing up in a large Italian-American family, the new musical offers a slice of l...
Mario DeCarlo celebrates his 92nd birthday
Stamford resident Mario DeCarlo celebrated his 92nd birthday with family and friends at Madonia's restaurant in Stamford recently. DeCarlo, a Stamford native and one of the founding fathers of the Italian Center in Stamford, is a World War II veteran who received the Military Order of the Purple Heart. He is also the recipient of UNICO's Giuseppe G...
Cahoon Museum of American Art Presents Paul Moro Retrospective Curated by Dr. Valerie Ann Leeds
The Cahoon Museum of American Art, in Cotuit, Mass., presents a significant and large-scale exhibit, Paul Moro: A Painter's Journey as its opening exhibition of the 2017 season. This landmark exhibition is a retrospective of artist Paul Moro (1886-1953), whose oil paintings showcase a masterful vision of Cape Cod in the early twentieth century. Cap...
Participate in Italian immigration discussion & artistic talent sought
Dante Alighieri Society is looking for 4 individuals to join a panel discussion on Sunday, June 4, 2017 on the subject of Italian immigration to the U.S. If you came from Italy within the last 10 years, or between 10 and 25 years ago, and have an interesting personal story to share with the audience, we want to hear from you. Those interested in sh...