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by Annie Shapiro   After her three publications in Italy, two novels and one collection of stories, Elena presented for the first time in New York two of her works. The unusual and interesting backdrop was of the event were a hundred and fifty early ink and graphite drawings by Andy Warhol exhibited for the first time ever at Anton Kern Gal...

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By Sarah Gooding A hearty helping of Italian food and culture was dished up by Miners Hall Museum this fall as the museum featured an exhibit on Italians in Southeast Kansas. Accompanying the display were events celebrating the heritage and food, beginning with antipasto to whet the appetites at the members-only opening in October, continuing wit...

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by Paige Hoffman   It's winter in Milan, no question about it. Grey skies and a chilled drizzle characterize this non-jolly time of year, sending residence scurrying for the warmth of a nearby café or bar. Nevertheless, this winter there was one more reason to celebrate under the weary skies of the northern Italian capitol.   A m...

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Thu, Feb 5, 2015, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pmREGISTERThe Italian Academy - 1161 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027 (Just south of 118th Street)With Michael Beckerman (NYU) and Harvey Sachs (Curtis Institute of Music).   Europe and the United Nations commemorate the victims of the Shoah each winter on the date of Auschwitz's liberation in...

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Dell'esperienza dell'emigrazione-immigrazione tanto si è detto e scritto ma di quel processo di trasformazione restano tuttora in ombra le conseguenze psicologiche.   Eppure il distacco, l'abbandonare ciò che si conosce per l'ignoto, il lasciare le sicurezze per una realtà in cui bisogna reinventarsi e ricostruire una propria identità, è un...

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by NOIAW   We are currently accepting applications for our 2015 undergraduate and graduate scholarship competition! An important part of our mission is to promote the educational advancement of Italian American women. We are committed to helping women succeed through our scholarship grants. Our scholarship recipients have diverse inter...

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Pop diva Lady Gaga has announced to the world that she is getting married - to an actor she met making a video, in which she wore her mother's wedding dress. The 28-year-old superstar, who has become as known for her extravagant outfits as for her music, revealed the engagement by showing a simple, heart-shaped ring that fiance Taylor Kinney g...

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As it was and as it forever shall be, UArts legend/muse/smartest of the smarties Camille Paglia is a Philadelphia treasure. She is what the kids would refer to as "something else," and we are always intrigued by what delightful intellectual pursuits she is up to.   So when we learned that America: The Catholic Pagan got a hold of her for the...

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by Joanna Fantozzi   Get ready for a new Mario Batali restaurant.The menu for Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich's upcoming mega 474-seat restaurant inside (and outside) the Maritime Hotel in New York has finally been revealed.   The proposed menu was unveiled at a community board meeting. It will include separate breakfast, brunch, lunc...

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Domenica 22 Marzo avrà luogo il settimo "Annual Dinner-Dance" dell'Inter Club Facchetti del New Jersey, con la partecipazione speciale dall'Italia di un mito del calcio italiano e una bandiera della formazione meneghina: Beppe Baresi.   Il Gala si terrà da mezzogiorno alle 5pm presso il lussuoso ristorante "The Venetian" ubicato al 546 River...

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"Are you the wife?" The wife. Maria Trabocchi gets that question a lot.  Six days a week, Maria — blond, 5-foot-9 before she slips a foot into her high-heeled ankle boots, as tan as if she's just flown back from Tulum, Mexico — flits between the dining rooms of Fiola, Fiola Mare and Casa Luca, the trio of Washington restaurants she owns...

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"We wanted to promote Italy abroad, through its craftsmanship and creativity," says Andrea Vigan, co-founder of Italian e-commerce platform Finaest.com. The in 2013-established online retailer, specializes in Italian-made handcrafted accessories and ready-to-wear goods, for him and for her.   Its name derives from the combination of the word...

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