Laureati in fuga dall'Italia: tutti i numeri di un'emergenza nazionale
Avere un figlio all'estero, con il quale si comunica via Skype, via Whatsapp. È ormai una consuetudine per molte famiglie italiane che prendono atto dell'assenza di opportunità di carriera in Italia e accettano la dipartita, con grande sofferenza, al punto che molti italiani sono più preoccupati per i propri ragazzi che emigrano, anziché dell’arriv...
Zoppe Italian Family Circus returns to Chandler for another year
Looking on doing something with the whole family before the New Year? This event may be for you! The Zoppe Italian Family Circus are back in the Valley and will be hosting their shows in Chandler for it's 11th year. This year, they are all about the women as the show is called La Nonna or “Grandmother” in Italian. Organizers say the shows are dedi...
Colosseum tickets to include Roman forum
Tickets for the Colosseum will also include a swathe of sites in the Roman forum from January 1, the culture ministry recalled on Tuesday. The new 'differentiated' ticketing system has been introduced for the Colosseum and other nearby archaeological sites in Rome. Visitors will have to pay 16 euros, an increase of 33% from 12 euros, for a ticket g...
How to Butcher a Beautiful Language
Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at 7:00 pm. New Season's Market, 7703 SW Nyberg Street, Tualatin OR. For the past two decades, Bob Powers and his husband Donald have made dozens of trips to the beautiful walled city of Lucca. For much of the past decade, Bob has been working on a travel memoir, based upon his experience trying to learn the blessed Italian...
Team Italy catcher Francisco Cervelli signed by Miami Marlins
The Miami Marlins and Team Italy catcher Francisco Cervelli have reached an agreement on a one-year deal worth $2 million. The 33-year-old Italian-Venezuelan made his MLB debut with the New York Yankees in 2008 when he played alongside current Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter and special adviser Jorge Posada. 2009 proved to be a monumental year for Fr...
Boogie Down Bites: MangiPasta
A Bronx couple is bringing a taste of true Italian cuisine to the neighborhood. Aurora Cerrato and her husband Estevan Vargas decided it would be great to share their love for food with others, opening MangiPasta in the heart of Little Italy."So, as it says the name itself, it's where you can come and eat pasta. You pick the pasta with the sauce. S...
Italian American reconciliation in San Diego
From Friday, January 17, 2020, 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Scripps Ranch Theatre, 9783 Avenue of Nations, San Diego, 92131. Age limit: 18+ Cost: $37 | Get tickets. The plot of this Italian American comedy is near operatic: 2 men, 2 women and an overseeing matriarch - Aunt Mae. Huey is married to Janice, Aldo loves Janice, Teresa hates Janice. Huey also loves...
Caffè Letterario Speaker Series presents Gina Caruso
Sunday, January 5, 2020. 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM EST. Italian Cultural Center of Maryland, 315 Homeland Southway, Baltimore, MD 21212. Italian Cultural Center of Maryland's Caffè Letterario is an intimate conversation with selected guests about the arts, community and culture over coffee and pastries in the classic Italian style. It facilitates the shari...
A comparison of Christmas lights: Bay Ridge & Dyker
For neighborhoods within the five boroughs, Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights have long been beautiful neighborhoods with rich colonial history and many gorgeous homes on larger plots of land . Dyker, having been a hidden gem for decades, is now world-renowned for the cluster of mansions with the most tantalizing Christmas decorations and lights each yea...
My Cookie’s Better Than Yours: Italy Is in a Hazelnut Cream-Filled Civil War
As Marianna Farina and her husband did some Christmas shopping on a windy night in Milan, she noticed lots of people walking around with small brown packages of cookies. “I was curious,” she said. “Because I had heard about the cookie wars.” She had found her way to a promotional pavilion set up to hype the introduction of Pan di Stelle Biscocrema,...
Tiramisu Is Just the Right Number of Things
Even in these confused times, there are a few truths no one can dispute. Seltzer is the only true embodiment of the current human condition. The New York Knicks will always find a way to be terrible. And, when it is made correctly, tiramisu is a perfect dessert. Tiramisu is not everything, but it is the correct number of things. The flavors — coffe...
Park Avenue Armory Opens 2020 Recital Series With Performances By Emerging Italian Soprano Rosa Feola
Park Avenue Armory will embark on the eighth year of its Recital Series, a series of intimate chamber music performances in the austerely elegant Board of Officers, intended to continue the salon tradition of chamber music performances. The 2020 Recital Series will open with two performances by young Italian soprano Rosa Feola, Monday evening, Janu...