Varricchio sugli Usa e l'Italia: "Idee nuove"
"In tutti i miei incontri, dal presidente Barack Obama in giù, ho visto una grandissima attenzione verso l'Italia. In questo momento siamo considerati come un Paese portatore di idee nuove": il nuovo ambasciatore italiano a Washington, Armando Varricchio, dal dossier Libia al caso Regeni, passando per le ripercussioni in Italia della campagna elett...
Wright hits grand slam; US gets 6-2 WBC win over Italy
PHOENIX — David Wright hit a two-out grand slam in the fifth inning and the United States beat Italy 6-2 Saturday night in the World Baseball Classic. The U.S. (1-1) meets Canada (1-1) in the final game of Pool D play on Sunday with the winner advancing to the second round. Ryan Vogelsong settled down after a shaky start to get the victory. The S...
100 years of Italian aviation come to life in Seattle’s Museum of Flight
by Rita Cipalla Battered and stained, its cappuccino-colored fabric stretched taut over wings and body, the 101-year-old Italian-built Caproni Ca 20 greets visitors to Seattle's Museum of Flight. With its wood struts and a single propeller, it's hard to believe this small, fragile aircraft is considered the world's first fighter plane. &n...
Italian heritage night at Seattle Mariners
Yankees vs. Mariners - Friday, June 7 - 7:10 p.m.Enjoy Seattle Mariners Baseball at a special price on Italian Heritage Night at Safeco Field! Round up your friends and family members and enjoy a fun-filled night of Italian culture. A portion of the proceeds from tickets purchased through this special offer will benefit Festa Italiana, the fre...
Italians On The Great Plains
Italian immigrants entered the Great Plains first as missionaries (Fra Marco da Nizza, 1495-1558 and Eusebio Francisco Kino, 1645-1711 were two) and later as adventurers ( Count Leonetto Cipriani, 1816-1888 and Italian American Charles Siringo, 1855-1928, for example). Since Italy was not a unified country until the Risorgimento (1860-70), early tr...
"Sinatra 100 — An All-Star GRAMMY Concert" Special Set For Dec. 6
The Recording Academy, AEG Ehrlich Ventures and CBS will honor the legacy of nine-time GRAMMY winner Frank Sinatra by presenting "Sinatra 100 — An All-Star GRAMMY Concert," a primetime entertainment special celebrating the late icon's 100th birthday. The live concert taping will be held Wednesday, Dec. 2 at Wynn Las Vegas' Encore Theatre. ...
Q+A: Tony Bennett — ‘I learned a long time ago the importance of giving back’
By Robin Leach Superstar singer Tony Bennett is not only set to celebrate his milestone 90th birthday as a Keep Memory Alive benefit May 21 for the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, but he also is committed to its expansion and continuing caregiver program. Tony expects a lineup of incredible recording artists and...
Little Italy Comes to Downtown Reno with Great Eldorado Italian Festival
Are you longing for the sights, sounds and flavors of Italy? The 32nd Annual Great Eldorado Italian Festival is celebrating Italian culture and traditions this weekend at downtown Reno, according to an official with Eldorado Reno. On Saturday, October 12 and Sunday, October 13, 2013, people can visit the festival and enjoy grape stomp...
Seattle’s Famous Teatro ZinZanni Serves Up An International Cast for Its Latest Theatre Spectacle “Be Italian!”
It's old country meets new world in the all-new larger-than-life Teatro ZinZanni Seattle creation, "Be Italian!," which is starting rehearsals with its brand new cast this week in the magical, Seattle-based spiegeltent. Teatro ZinZanni is a fully original show based in Seattle, Washington whose model is unlike anything else seen in the Uni...
Maria Gillan Receives AWP's 2014 George Garrett Award
Maria Mazziotti Gillan has been given the 2014 George Garrett Award for Outstanding Community Service in Literature from AWP (Association of Writers & Writing Programs). Contemporary literature and AWP have benefited from the efforts of many teachers, writers, editors, and administrators who have done their utmost to help the next gene...
New exhibit by photo-journalist Jeff Scheid features Fallini family, Nevada ranching traditions
The story of one of the most rugged and resilient Nevada families, as told by one of the state's most enduring photo-journalists, comes to the Nevada State Museum, Carson City, Thursday, Aug. 13, as photographer Jeff Scheid premieres a one-year exhibit, "Ranching in the High Desert: Five Generations, One Family." The exhibit text and labels that e...
Passaporti in Nevada: missione a Las Vegas per il funzionario del Consolato
Nell'ambito delle iniziative volte ad agevolare l'accesso dei concittadini ai servizi offerti dall'Ufficio Passaporti, il Consolato Generale d'Italia a Los Angeles sta organizzando – in collaborazione con il locale Vice Consolato Onorario – un incontro in Las Vegas, per la raccolta delle impronte digitali dei connazionali che hanno bisogno di un nu...