Nel Giorno della Memoria riprendono le ricerche per scovare 6 mila volumi razziati a Roma dai nazisti
by Riccardo Chioni "In occasione del Giono della Memoria quest'anno abbiamo pensato di presentare la ripresa delle ricerche della biblioteca molto importante della comunità ebraica di Roma razziata dai nazisti nel 43". Così ha spiegato Alessandra Di Castro direttrice del Museo Ebraico di Roma la missione a New York per un evento organizzato ieri...
Il Principe dei Sogni: dopo 150 anni tornano insieme i 20 arazzi medicei
di Flavia Fiorentino «Il Principe dei sogni. Giuseppe negli arazzi medicei di Pontormo e Bronzino» unisce Roma, Milano e Firenze nel segno dell'arte e della cultura per rappresentare l'Italia del Rinascimento nell'occasione di Expo 2015. Domani 17 febbraio la mostra curata da Louis Godart, aprirà al pubblico nel Salone dei Corazzieri al Pa...
2015 Pescosolido Family Scholarship Foundation
PESCOSOLIDO FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION, Inc. for the TWENTY-FIRST year, will award scholarships for study at accredited and acceptable educational institutions in ITALY. You are respectfully requested to distribute the statement and the applications to interested and qualified students who may wish to participate in this learning experi...
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II: il salotto di Milano celebrates 150 years
by Serena Perfetto If, after travelling to Milan, you have the feeling that you have visited more than one city at the same time, don't consider yourself a fool. The capital of the Lombardy region is one of the richest in history, art and architecture, and one of the best examples of this variety, which has developed over time, is without...
Discover Italy: Piemonte - presented by Professor Joseph N. Spedaliere
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 6:30pm The program will start at 6:30pm with a tasting of some of themost renowned Piemonte's wines. Professor Spedaliere will take you on a virtual journey through the region discovering unique medieval towns and villages, where its historic castles, and cobblestones streets make it seem as though time has never stop...
San Francisco Welcomes Sandro Botticelli and Elsa Schiaparelli
by Catherine Accardi In rare exhibitions, the work of two noteworthy Italian artists will be shown in San Francisco's de Young Museum and Legion of Honor. Exhibits of the works of Sandro Botticelli and Elsa Schiaparelli arrived in the city by the bay in early March. Two very different artistic mediums will showcase the extraordinary work o...
ISSNAF Awards for Young Investigators : Call for Applications 2015
ISSNAF - Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation yearly presents awards to acknowledge the research of young Italian investigators working in North America, whose commitment to their discipline of study is innovative, potentially impactful and honors their country of origin. ISSNAF Board of Trustees encourages al...
SICIS Unveils Massive New York Expansion
The Italian-headquartered design company SICIS, known for its colorful glass mosaic tiles, has announced that it will expand its footprint in New York later this year. The company has purchased a 50,000-square-foot building in the South Bronx that is currently undergoing renovations, as well as a five-story townhouse at 240 Fifth Avenue in the city...
Italians’ culture narrated by the volumes of the Treccani Encyclopedia
by Andrea Carli On April 25 seventy years ago, Italy was liberated from the Nazi occupation by the Allied forces and the Italian partisans. In the years immediately following the fall of the dictatorship and the birth of democracy, the thirst for greater knowledge turned into a desire for redemption, as explained in the 1950s by Aldo Ferra...
Cleveland Opera Theater asserts itself on cultural scene with new 'Tosca' production at Masonic Auditorium (preview)
No "ritardando," or slowing down, for Cleveland Opera Theater. No, at this point in the score it's following, the marking clearly reads the opposite: "accelerando." Even as it puts the finishing touches on a full-scale production of Puccini's "Tosca," its largest effort to date, the group also is advancing rapidly as an organization,...
Pizzelle in Portland: Tired & Pour Coffee Co. Opens Doors with Signature Old-World Cookie
by Tonia Russo Hamilton Every Christmas, Tiffany Lillebo's Nonna Angelina made pizzelle using a pizzelle iron that had been passed down through the family for generations. "They were always such a treat," says Tiffany. "We enjoyed them during the holidays with Nonna but we also love to eat them year-round." When her nonna passed away...
The thirty first summer street Italian festival
Holy Rosary Catholic Church presents the ethnic event of the summer. Friday, June 12th and Saturday, June 13th, 2015 from 5:00 to 11:00 p.m, the historic Catholic Church, located at 520 Stevens Street and surrounding Lacy park, will once again transform into an outdoor Italian Festival and celebration. The annual s...