The Beauty of the Amalfi Coast Isn’t All Outdoors
As ornate and colorful as its prime Positano setting, Villa Dorata is among on of the most opulent villas on the Amalfi Coast. With frescoed ceilings, a private wine cellar, and a full-service spa, this luxurious Baroque-style home has to be seen to be believed. Surrounded by lemon and orange trees, Villa Dorata offers panoramic views of t...
'Italian Salad' musical feast on campus
The Northwestern University Music Academy Chorus and Chamber Choir -- a group of 30 or so community members, faculty, staff and students who sing recreationally -- will perform a concert of Italian songs, choral works, arias and madrigals. The fall program of Italian music is titled "Italian Salad," in honor of the opera parody by Prussian...
Incontro con l’artista: Giulia Corda racconta il suo ultimo lavoro Venus Transit
di Marco Bruna "Dopo un'infanzia segnata dai film di Billy Wilder e un'ossessione per la Nutella, ho lavorato per anni a Rai Tre, come sceneggiatrice per Un Posto Al Sole e collaboratrice ai testi e regista per il programma Sfide". Leggere il ritratto che Giulia fa di se stessa ti porta immediatamente a fraternizzare, prima ancora...
Fr. Tony Pizzo and Dr. Jim Foody Named Honorees for Augustinian Gala
Father Tony Pizzo, O.S.A., has been an ordained priest for 30 years and a member of the Midwest Augustinians for 35 years. He is currently assigned as Pastor of St. Rita Parish in Chicago, where he has been serving since June, 2006. Under his pastoral leadership, St. Rita has been actively involved in community organizing to seek solutions...
The National Italian American Foundation mourns the passing of former New York Governor Mario Cuomo
Attributed to NIAF Chairman Joseph V. Del Raso and NIAF President John M. Viola "On behalf of the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) Board of Directors, we are deeply saddened by the passing of former New York Governor Mario Matthew Cuomo. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the Cuomo family. Cuomo died of heart failure on New...
Colletta Italian restaurant opens February 5 at Avalon
Steve Palmer, founder of Charleston-based Indigo Road Hospitality, has a new restaurant in the works. Located next to its Oak Steakhouse at Avalon in Alpharetta, Colletta will begin serving pizza and pasta February 5. This will be the group's second Italian restaurant, and about 40 percent of the menu will be comprised of favorites from Ch...
Top 6 Reasons to Visit Italy in 2015
With the start of the New Year, there's just one resolution that should be of your list: Travel to Italy in 2015. It's always a good time to visit Italy, but we think 2015 will be the best year yet! The 2015 Expo in Milan has motivated Italy to do some early spring-cleaning, restoring monuments and art to their ancient glamour, adding visi...
Italian culture and history: House Museums and Historic Homes
WTI Magazine #53 2015 February, 6Author : italia.it Translation by: As the name says, a "house museum" is a habitation or palazzo that has been transformed into a museum. It could have been the abode of illustrious gentlemen, or of common citizens, site of familiar intimacy or a center of power: that which renders a house museum exce...
Chef Massimo Camia returns to arte italia!
arte italia is pleased to announce the return of Michelin Star Chef Massimo Camia from Barolo! Massimo will guest-host culinary exhibition classes April 19 - 21, 2015. Please read about visiting Chef Massimo Camia and enter your name in the Randomized Selection Registration explained below. You may register anytime from February...
World’s biggest eyewear fair, Mido, gets even bigger
by Chiara Beghelli "Optimism" is one of the most recurring words among exhibitors at Mido, the world's biggest eyewear fair that opens its 45th edition in Milan today and runs until March 2. The "Made in Italy" eyewear industry turnover reached €3.17 billion in 2014, up 9.4% on 2013, boosted by the highest export revenues in 10 years,...
Joliet musician to be honored at 34th Chicago Music Awards on March 15
Ted Lega of Joliet is being honored at 34th Chicago Music Awards, in Chicago IL, March 15 with a life time achievement award. Lega spent 34 years at Joliet Township High School Central. He started a band program at Richland School in Crest Hill, He spent nine years at the Troy Middle School, retiring in 2014. He graduated from Joliet...
RUN AWAY WITH ME: Stories of love and latitudes
"Run away with me: Stories of love and latitudes" is a collection of short stories written by Henry J. Ginsberg and published in the United States by Lighthouse Publisher, New York. The author, Marco Pontoni – who chose the name Henry J. Ginsberg as his pen name –, is a journalist and narrator from Italy with a passion for travels and the explorati...