Faithful view relics of Italian saint
A metro area church expected to draw a large crowd for the viewing of relics of an Italian Catholic saint on Friday. Those expectations were well founded as an estimated 3,000 people had viewed the relics of St. Pio of Pietrelcina by 3 p.m. at Christ the King Catholic Church, 8005 Dorset Drive. At times, the line to get into the house of worship sn...
Louis Prima: His legacy through the eyes and words of daughter Lena
During this past summer, I attended my friend’s bachelor party in New Orleans. Prior to visiting the Crescent City, I had made preliminary arrangements to mix some business with pleasure and schedule an interview with Lena Prima, daughter of Louis Prima, the irrepressible, jazz trumpeter, singer and just a gigolo New Orleanian showman from the1930s...
‘Ezio Gribaudo: Life and Art’ Exhibition Opens to Commemorate the Artist’s 90th Birthday
To celebrate the 90th birthday of Italian artist Ezio Gribaudo, the Italian Program at Texas Tech University Department of Classical & Modern Languages & Literatures (CMLL) will host an exhibition next month featuring select paintings from 1957 to 2015. The exhibition, “Ezio Gribaudo: Life and Art”, will open with a reception at 5 p.m. Oct. 2 in t...
Trash Town: Excavating Garbage at Ancient Pompeii
When: Thu, October 10, 2019 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM CDT - Where: American Italian Cultural Center, 537 S. Peters St., New Orleans, LA 70130 The excavations of Roman Pompeii, a bustling seaside town utterly destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD, have revealed no shortage of treasures. Golden jewelry, evocative wall paintings, delicate...
Old Mama Rosa's meets new-school design: A peek at big changes for a New Orleans landmark
Many fondly remember Mama Rosa’s Slice of Italy on North Rampart Street. Its heyday began in 1982 when People magazine reported it had some of the best pizza in the country. The building was an anomaly in the French Quarter, with a midcentury modern façade. Now it's even more of a contrast. With a new contemporary façade and interior, the main buil...
Italian Heritage Month 2019 in Texas
Thanks to Texas Governor Abbott Proclamation! Keep the Traditions, support the Columbus Day and promote the Italian Culture! E' per me motivo di grande soddisfazione ricevere e poter condividere questo significativo riconoscimento, non solo per la sensibilita' espressa dal Governatore dello Stato del Texas, nei confronti della comunita' Italo-Texan...
Hotel Monteleone's Carousel Bar spins into its 70th year
Lena Prima, the daughter of renowned New Orleans bandleader, trumpeter and vocalist Louis Prima, remembers when her dad used to perform "Jump Jive An' Wail" and "Just A Gigolo" at the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans' French Quarter. She wasn't old enough to attend the shows in the early 1970s, but today she holds court crooning at the hotel's iconi...
Maggiano’s Donates More Than $700,000 to Make-A-Wish
Maggiano’s Little Italy© just completed its 16th annual Eat-A-Dish for Make-A-Wish© campaign. During the campaign (May 30-Aug. 7), guests were invited to help Maggiano’s grant transformative wishes for children battling critical illnesses. The campaign raised a total of $725,000, which has been donated to Make-A-Wish. “I’m amazed by our incredible...
Little Italy Arkansas Heritage Museum opening this weekend
Arkansas-made wine, authentic Italian food and a look back in time at a cultural gem just west of Little Rock is how you can spend your Sunday at the grand opening of the Little Italy Arkansas Heritage Museum on September 15. The brought along the following historical items on Good Afternoon Arkansas: Immigration Inspection Card from Ellis Island (...
Leonardo's Way: Da Vinci simbolo dell'eccellenza italiana in USA
Leonardo Da Vinci, simbolo dell’eccellenza italiana nella creatività e nell’innovazione: è questa la chiave di lettura del progetto Leonardo’s Way: alla scoperta dei moderni geni italiani in occasione delle celebrazioni per i 500 anni dalla morte di Leonardo Da Vinci , l'originale iniziativa della Miami Scientific Italian Community presieduta da Fa...
Dual citizenship hustle rouses Italian consulate
A Los Lunas woman got caught up in a wacky kind of scam recently when she tried to apply for Italian dual citizenship through the honorary consul’s office in Santa Fe. In the end, she was duped into sending off copies of her birth certificate, Social Security card and driver’s license, as well as her mother’s original passport into the United State...
Hometown Hero - Vincent Circello
Vincent Circello was born in New York City, but found himself living in northern Italy when World War 2 broke out. "I saw German troops coming through our town, gather all the young folks, and take them somewhere," recalled Circello. "A lot of them never came back, never seen them. We ran on top of the roof so they wouldn't get my brother and I bot...