Lettera di Dimissioni da Consigliere Membro eletto del Comites Circoscrizione Consolare di Houston
di Vincenzo Arcobelli Caro Presidente e Cari Colleghi, dopo aver fatto una riflessione, direi che la mia missione, sin dalla selezione dei singoli candidati con la presentazione della lista per le elezioni e la successiva composizione dell'esecutivo con il mio passaggio di consegne, sia da considerare al termine. Ringrazio tutti...
Chef Stefano Secchi and Shilo: An Italian Immigrant’s Debt to America
Chef Stefano Secchi—a Southern Methodist University and Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park graduate, youngest chef ever invited to cook at The James Beard House, and current consulting chef for America Airlines—has talent that thrives beyond the kitchen. Two plus years ago, he traveled to the Sardinia homeland of his father to make a...
Expo e COMITES: il saluto della Console Sgarbi ai connazionali del Texas
"Cari Connazionali, desidero ringraziarvi per il sostegno che mi avete dato nella fase iniziale della mia missione quale Console Generale". Inizia così il messaggio che Elena Sgarbi indirizza ai connazionali dalle pagine del Bollettino del Comites di Houston, presieduto da Vincenzo Arcobelli. "In questi primissimi mesi – ricorda Sgarbi – h...
Bad weather delays Italian Fest opening until Saturday
By Littice Bacon-Blood The potential for severe weather has canceled the Friday night (April 1) opening of the 16th annual Festa Italiana in Kenner. Instead, the Italian Heritage Festival will begin Saturday at noon in Rivertown, Kenner city officials announced Friday (April 1). "Safety is priority No. 1, so the decision has...
Il Centro di Cultura Italiana a Houston guarda la Sicilia
Tiziana Ciacciofera Triolo è una palermitana doc trasferitasi oltreoceano tre anni fa portandosi dietro un ricco bagaglio di esperienza nel settore del management e delle pubbliche relazioni, anche se una delle sue più grandi passioni, è l'amore per la cultura e le tradizioni Italiane. Oggi Tiziana vive a Houston, nel Texas dove dirige la...
Consul General Perrone to visit New Mexico on April 14-16
Consul General Perrone is going to pay his first official visit to New Mexico on April 14-16, during which he will be received by the Governor of the State, Susana Martinez. The Consul General will meet with Italian individuals and associations in Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Taos in order to reinforce the Italian presence in the State and to...
The Butler Center For Arkansas Studies issues Press Release on Legacies & Lunch featuring history of Little Italy
Not long after Little Italy was settled in central Arkansas, the community became a Prohibition-era oasis for winemakers and consumers. At Legacies & Lunch on Wednesday, May 4, from noon-1 p.m. in the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) Main Library's Darragh Center, 100 Rock St., Chris Dorer will discuss his book, Images of America: Little...
Chazz Palminteri ospite dei siciliani in Texas domani a Dallas
L'Associazione dei Siciliani in Texas - tra le prime ad aderire alla confederazione dei Siciliani in Nord America – ha organizzato domani, 8 agosto, dalle 18.30 alle 21.00 un incontro presso il Lombardo Custom Aparel (17604 North Dallas Parkway) per dare il benvenuto all'attore Italo-Americano originario di Menfi Chazz Palminteri, noto al pubblico...
Italian Futurism: The Avant-Garde Movement that Revolutionized the 20th Century
Italian Cultural & Community CenterTuesday, April 5, 2016 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (CDT)Houston, TX Join us at the ICCC for a lecture on Italian Futurism, a literary and arts movement originated in Italy during the early 20th century. The movement emphasized rejection of the past and traditions, defending anti-classical style oriented t...
Gretna Italian-Open helps Cafe Hope
By Helen Williams Proceeds from the 2015 West Bank Italian Open were presented at a recent Italian-American Society meeting to Luis Arocha, executive director of Café' Hope, a restaurant training program in Marrero for at-risk youth. The presentation was made by the golf tournament's honorary chairman, Kenner Mayor Mike Yenni, and...
Little Italy's 86th Annual Spaghetti Dinner and Bazaar
St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Little Italy (Pulaski County) will host its 86th Annual Spaghetti/Italian Sausage Dinner and Bazaar Sunday, Oct. 6 from 11 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. The all-you-can-eat meal includes spaghetti, original recipe sauce, traditional sausage, bread, salad and dessert. The cost is $12 for adults, $5 for children aged 6-12 a...
Giuseppe Penone Brings Nature Inside at the Nasher Sculpture Center
by Lauren Smart In the sunny main gallery of the Nasher Sculpture Center, a single tree branch seems to be growing out of a marble column. Or perhaps it has been trapped that way, memorialized in this regal way. Then, upon closer inspection, you'll see this branch, and the others like it, aren't branches at all, but bronze sculpted to appe...