Atlanta Opera to Open 2013-14 Season with TOSCA; Tickets On Sale 9/5
The Atlanta Opera opens its 2013-2014 season with a production of Giacomo Puccini's dramatic tour de force, Tosca. Tosca will be presented on October 5, 8, 11 and 13 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, and will be directed by new General and Artistic Director Tomer Zvulun, who joined the Opera on June 1. Single tickets, ranging from...
Convegno degli azzurri USA a Miami: più attenzione agli italiani all’estero
Grande partecipazione di pubblico nei giorni scorsi a Miami per il convegno 2014 degli Azzurri Usa. Tra i "grandi" assenti le due deputate La Marca (PD) e Nissoli (PI). Ha aperto i lavori il Console Generale Adolfo Barattolo che ha illustrato gli "ottimi risultati raggiunti" nei suoi primi due anni di attività ed i prossimi programmi per il Consol...
Auburn Italian-American group to honor Bisgroves, Bartolotta at Columbus Day dinner
The Cultural Italian American Organization, of Auburn, will host a Columbus Day recognition dinner at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13, at the Springside Inn, 6141 W. Lake Road, Fleming. The dinner will honor Jack and Jerry Bisgrove and Matteo Bartolotta for their efforts to revitalize the Auburn area, and will also feature a five-course Italian dinner,...
Profile: Art Furia
by Susan Danseyar Art Furia treasures the traditions of his Italian-American heritage. Living up to his designation of "Cavaliere Ufficiale" bestowed by the prime minister of Italy in 2008, Mr. Furia finds time in his busy schedule as a partner with Shutts & Bowen to serve as general counsel and a member of the Executive Committee...
Italian Food Festival marks church’s heritage
Four years ago, Robert Sbirssa saw the Italian community around Birmingham losing touch with its roots. It was then that he decided to create a festival that was about more than just the food. "We wanted to build an event for the parish which really would find a common thread with a lot of our parishioners," said Sbrissa, the Feast o...
The Italian film festival: only five weeks left to opening night!
With the 2013 Academy Awards still fresh, it could not be more appropriate talking a about Italian cinematography. The Italian Film Festival celebrates its seventh anniversary in Atlanta from April 11th to the 14th with a brand new alliance with the Atlanta International Film Festival and a move for the seven films in competition for the Best Film...
Festa Italiana celebrates Ybor City’s roots
Roz Hulburt and her husband Terry paused in the shade along Ninth Avenue in Ybor City Sunday, as hundreds of people milled around them. The smoke from Terry Hulburt's cigar mingled on the breeze with a bouncing rhythm from the main stage at the 18th annual Festa Italiana weekend in Ybor City. On the hunt for a peach bellini, a light c...
Ceramics of Italy, calda ospitalità a Coverings
Fino al 2 maggio 2013, è di scena Coverings, l'importante evento dedicato ai rivestimenti che si svolge ad Atlanta. Nella città statunitense è presente anche Ceramics of Italy, che offre il suo marchio di calda ospitalità. Lo stand numero 2231 – progettato da e+i studio di New York e organizzato da Confindustria Ceramica con il sostegno dell'Istitu...
Italy in the CBD
The World Heritage Sites in the Work of 14 PhotographersJune 22 - August 7Main Library, Auditorium and 1st floor exhibition stairwell101 W Flagler Street - Miami • 305-375-2665ReceptionSaturday, June 22, 1-3:30 p.m. The Italian Ministry of Culture and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Consulate General of Italy in Miami presents un...
Osia: Buona Fortuna Lodge #2835
The Order Sons of Italy in America (OSIA) is the oldest and largest organization of Italian American men and women in the United States and represents an estimated 26 million Americans of Italian heritage who are dedicated to promoting Italian culture, traditions and language. Originally called "Figli d'Italia," the Order Sons of Italy in America®...
Una "festa italiana" a Miami come cornice della xv settimana della lingua italiana nel mondo
Le numerose manifestazioni che hanno caratterizzato, in Florida, la Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo si sono concluse con la seconda edizione della "Festa Italiana", iniziativa di notevole respiro che ha registrato una grande partecipazione ed ha ottenuto un ulteriore successo. Conferma di ciò è arrivata anche dalla numerosa parte...
Rediscovering a lost Da Vinci
This Sunday, February 16, 2014, Robert B. Simon, Ph.D., will be the guest lecturer at the annual brunch for Friends of the Uffizi Gallery, which will be held at the Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antiques Show. Dr. Simon will provide information about his discovery of Leonardo da Vinci's, "Salvator Mundi" painting in a lecture titled, "Leonardo Lost...