Le calzature italiane approdano a Las Vegas
Nuovo appuntamento negli Stati Uniti per il calzaturiero italiano: dal 19 al 21 febbraio, ANCI accompagnerà per la prima volta 22 aziende del settore alla fiera FN Platform, che si svolgerà presso il Las Vegas Convention Center. In mostra le collezioni autunno/inverno 2013-2014 di calzature e pelletteria fine e medio-fine. L'iniziativa, che si ins...
Our Annual (family) Christmas Party
Christmas Party this Sunday (the 14th) from 11:00 to 3:00 --Yes, it is that time of year again: Christmas! And, part of the tradition is the Club's annual Christmas party for kids. Please don't miss this! Andrea Collura provided the following on this years featured entertainers. Las Vegas Academy Choral Department is happy to be performing this ye...
Gene Ferrari to perform at Italian American Club, Saturday, Oct 3
Gene Ferrari was a recent guest on the Dennis Bono show at the South Point Hotel, where he showed the same mature good looks, Continental charm and supple voice of a proud Italian-American, who first appeared in Las Vegas back in the early '80s. It is no wonder he has been a favorite, both as a headliner and an opening act, in Las Vegas, Atlantic...
Il calcio femminile made in Italy negli Usa: in 19 volano a Seattle. E la Schiavi è top player
di Ivan Palumbo Il popolo di Seattle le aspetta senza promesse di rivoluzione: perché la rivoluzione sono loro, le 19 ragazze italiane sbarcate negli Stati Uniti a diffondere il calcio made in Italy. È un sogno, o forse era un sogno. Perché da domani, giorno della presentazione, sarà realtà. E ancor più da domenica 9, giorno del debutto co...
Seattle-Perugia Sister City Association
by Michela Tartaglia It was between September of 1991 and May of 1992 when Seattle Mayor Norman Rice and Perugia Mayor Mario Valentini signed a pact of friendship between their cities and since then that relationship has grown stronger and stronger. The origin of that pact resides in a desire of a Seattleite named Hans Lehmann, who had co...
Share you world with an Italian AFS Exchange Student
Dear Friends, AFS-USA, a 501(c)3 nonprofit that has been a leading international high school student exchange for more than 65 years, is currently looking for host families for high school exchange students in our community. There are five Italian students in particular who will be arriving to the Seattle area this fall. Please read t...
Un’avventura la vita dell’eroe emigrato
Felice Pedroni, per gli americani Felix Pedro, nasce a Trignano di Fanano il 16 aprile del 1858, ultimo di sei fratelli. Costretto all'emigrazione, nel 1881, dopo una breve tappa in Francia raggiunse gli Stati Uniti dover partecipò alla grande corsa all'oro. Trasferitosi dapprima in Canada, poi, nel 1895, in Alaska nel bacino del fiume Yukon, nel 1...
Lecture series features Italian cuisine talk
The sixth installment of the Windows to the World Lecture Series will feature Ken Albala, speaking on the cultural history of Italian cuisine in the United States. His talk, "Italianità in America," will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 11, at Sonoma Community Center, 276 E. Napa St. The lecture series is sponsored by the Sonoma Community...
Festa Italiana presents cultural feast at Seattle Center
by Madeline Mckenzie Festa Italiana performances, food, a grape stomp, a bocce tournament, beer and wine gardens and classic Italian vehicle show will help celebrate and explore cultural roots of Italy and Italian-Americans in the Northwest this weekend at Seattle Center. The popular festival, in its 27th year, offers free activities for...
Jimmie Moglia: The Rhinestone Renaissance Boy
by Ken Kane Six Italian-Americans sit around the table, a barbecue just completed. Now it's time to chat and drink a little. Seated are an engineer, a Shakespearean scholar, an inventor, an online historian, an expert on reading and memory, a cruise ship crooner- and his five friends. Jimmie Moglia talks, in his usual lilting, sel...
Italian Club at the Opera: The Marriage of Figaro
By Gina Fabbro What do you think of when you think about opera? Do you imagine serious, dramatic, sometimes over-the-top stories, filled with love, betrayal, and sometimes death? (I'm looking at you, Tosca !) While this may be true for the majority of operas, it definitely does not apply to the Marriage of Figaro. On May 11th...
Living History: Italian immigrant became Utah’s pasta king
After working in the mines of Pennsylvania, Colorado and Mercur, Utah, at the turn of the century, Italian immigrant Antonio Ferro opened a small market at 562 W. 200 South in Salt Lake City, married his sweetheart, Giovannina Calfa, and found his true calling. In 1906, the young entrepreneur managed — owned and incorporated — the Western...