Andrea ‘Drew’ Bacigalupa, 1923-2015: Son says early Canyon Road artist ‘felt he had left a heritage’
Andrea "Drew" Bacigalupa, a longtime artistic fixture on Canyon Road as well as a writer, teacher and World War II veteran, died Sunday at his Santa Fe home. He was 91. "He was a complex man in that he had a lot of things going on," one of his sons, Ruan Bacigalupa, said Tuesday. "He was a writer and an artist and a draftsman-illustrator for the S...
A Conversation With Veronica Mainetti of the Sorgente Group of America
by Vivian Marino Ms. Mainetti, 36, is president of the Sorgente Group of America, one of three holding companies of the Sorgente Group of Rome, which is run by her father, Valter Mainetti, the majority shareholder and chief executive. Sorgente specializes in historical preservation projects and is majority owner of New York's Flat...
Così Google si è creata da sola un pericoloso competitor: la startup di Marco Zappacosta
Anche se i giornali americani lo hanno indicato spesso nelle interviste come «an Italian startupper», Marco Zappacosta, 30 anni, in realtà è nato in California. Poco dopo che i suoi genitori si trasferissero lì dall'Abruzzo. 35 anni fa. Papà imprenditore, negli Usa per lavoro. Negli ultimi 5 anni a San Francisco si è speso esclusivamente a...
Car Club USA: Ferrari Club of America
Car Club USA heads to Florida for the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, where, for the Ferrari Club of America, the real fun begins the day after the storied endurance race. Ferrari owners from across the country gather every year to watch the pros on race day, and then take over the track to get a chance to run their Italian Stallions at speed. ...
Alla Salute! Book Signing with Amy Riolo
The Greater Washington, D.C. Region of the National Organization of Italian American Women invites you to a special presentation and book signing by award-winning author, chef and television personality Amy Riolo, on Thursday, May 14, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at NIAF HQ, located at 1860 19th Street NW, Washington, D.C. Amy will discuss the...
Recital and Screening: PAOLO BORDOGNA sings Rossini / "La Scala di Seta" Screening
MAY 26, 2015 - 06:00 PMCasa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò24 West 12th Street - New York, NY 10011In cooperation with the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro (presenting the 2015 edition) and UNITEL Classica Bass-baritone Paolo Bordogna in recital (arias and songs by Rossini), followed by a Q&A with the artist, presenting his new album Tutto Buf...
Greater New Haven Columbus Day Committee Still Accepting Reservations to Participate in This Year's Parade
The Greater New Haven Columbus Day Committee is encouraging all other groups or organizations to participate and make reservations for the 2015 Columbus Day Parade. This year's Columbus Day Parade will be held in East Haven on Sunday, Oct. 11, beginning at 1 p.m. The committee has announced this year's Kickoff event will be held on Su...
Marchionni, la prima ceo italiana al Nyse
di Mario Platero Cominciamo da un primato non irrilevante: Federica Marchionni, romana di nascita, milanese di spirito, americana di vocazione è la prima donna italiana a diventare ceo di un'azienda Usa quotata in Borsa, Lands' End, uno dei più conosciuti gruppi di abbigliamento e arredo in Usa che è fra l'altro, il fornitore preferito dei celebri...
The True Patriotism of Italian Americans Seeking Italian Citizenship
by Flavia Idà Dear Editor, I've often heard that people of Italian descent born abroad have no sense of patriotism toward the land of their ancestors, aside from superficial aspects that often lend themselves to stereotypes: "Italians are the best cooks, the best lovers, the best soccer players" and so on. But my experience o...
Italian art: A University turned into a museum
WTI Magazine #63 2015 June, 27Author : Enrico De Iulis Translation by: A very interesting initiative began in Padua this month: the opening to the public of two historical headquarters of the University, two jewels of rationalist architecture and art from the early twentieth Italian century. The dean Giuseppe Zaccaria continues to pr...
Laura Benaglia Nones: Unveiling the Endless Beauty of Life in NYC Art Show
Chelsea's Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Bolzano artist Laura Benaglia Nones in Interpretative Realms. The exhibition opens July 31st and will run until August 20th, 2015. The opening reception will take place Thursday, August 6th, from 6-8 PM. Any art lover who enjoys thought-provoking artworks and meeting talented and interesting...
The Fall and Rise and Fall of Pompeii
by Joshua Hammer On a sweltering summer afternoon, Antonio Irlando leads me down the Via dell'Abbondanza, the main thoroughfare in first-century Pompeii. The architect and conservation activist gingerly makes his way over huge, uneven paving stones that once bore the weight of horse-drawn chariots. We pass stone houses richly deco...