Jhumpa Lahiri wants people to consider the power of language
Pulitzer-prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri gave Montclair State University a public lecture titled “Unbuilding Walls, Expanding Cultural Horizons: Jhumpa Lahiri on Translation.” The lecture took place Nov. 18, on the seventh floor of University Hall from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Lahiri is the editor and partial translator of “The Penguin Book of Ita...
EU to give recognition to Turin’s Vermouth Geographical Indication
The European Union has just given the green light to the recognition of “Vermouth di Torino” Geographical Indication. The European Commission has completed the evaluation of the technical file for this geographical indication and, in the coming months the specification of this historic aromatised wine from Turin, usually drunk as an aperitif, will...
Sinatra’s Tailor-An Italian Immigrant’s Story
Aakenbaaken & Kent Publishers is pleased to announce the release of Sinatra’s Tailor-An Italian Immigrant’s Story, available for purchase at bookstores, directly from the publisher at Aakenbaakeneditor.com, and online at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and everywhere books are sold. Sinatra’s Tailor, by Mark A. Thompson, is the remarkable coming-of-age sto...
New York Mets reportedly express interest in Team Italy catcher Drew Butera
According to Ken Davidoff of the New York Post, the New York Mets have reached out to 36-year-old MLB veteran Drew Butera in an effort to extend depth at the catcher position. Originally selected by the New York Mets in the fifth round of the 2005 amateur draft out of the University of Central Florida (UCF), Drew Butera began his professional caree...
Triangle Fire Memorial Coalition hosts NYC fundraiser to finish monument
One of the rare pro-worker memorials in the U.S. is underway, but it needs a little more money for completion. And that led the Remember the Triangle Fire Memorial Coalition, in conjunction with the New York Central Labor Council and many unions in and around the Big Apple, to host a fundraiser at the United Federation of Teachers building on Lower...
L’aeroporto d’Abruzzo diventa grande e guarda al mondo: in futuro voli per Usa, Canada e Cina
Fra qualche anno l’aeroporto di Pescara potrebbe diventare uno scalo internazionale capace di ospitare aerei di grandi dimensioni capaci di collegare il capoluogo abruzzese con nazioni quali gli Stati Uniti d’America, il Canada, la Cina e la Russia. Non si tratta di semplici auspici, ma di programmi basati su una importante novità delle ultime ore....
Max Mara and Their Iconic Teddy Bear Coats Have Arrived in Dallas
Following a successful hosting of a temporary Louis Vuitton store in October, the new lofty space above the Highland Park Village Starbucks (a top five Starbucks in Dallas, no doubt) is home to a new pop-up: Max Mara. Through this Saturday, November 23, the Italian luxury brand (which is still privately owned) has brought their iconic Teddy Bear co...
New Event, "Veneto Region" at the Garibaldi Meucci Museum
Saturday, November 23rd @2:00pm. Garibaldi Meucci Museum · 420 Tompkins Avenue · Staten Island, NY 10305. Join Professor Louis Leonini and Anita Sanseverino on a Picturesque and Cultural Journey through the "Veneto Region". $10 non-members, $5 members Award Winning Photographer Anita Sanseverino dedicated to the subject of Italy returns to the muse...
La Fortuna Serving Italian Classics In Stratford
The team behind Stratford's newest dining establishment, La Fortuna Bar & Restaurant, hopes to offer customers a blend of Italian comfort food and modern culinary technique. The business opened Monday in the space once occupied by Stella's Restaurant at Oronoque Shopping Plaza, and celebrated last week with a ribbon cutting Friday. "The food is goi...
Terra Mia takes flight Saturday in McAdenville
Inside a cozy booth at his new McAdenville restaurant, Tony Coppola pats the exposed brick wall and grins. It's just days before the launch of his new restaurant and it's apparent Coppola is having fun. "We felt like we had a great opportunity here, right now in McAdenville," Coppola said, his voice booming throughout the space. "We've got a passio...
2020 Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition Now Accepting Entries
Confindustria Ceramica (the Italian Association of Ceramics) and the Italian Trade Agency had made the official call for entries for the 2020 Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition. This annual competition awards North American architects, designers and students for their outstanding projects and creative applications of Italian ceramic and porcelain...
Ragazzi’s Busy Holiday Schedule Explores Immigrant Heritage
Ragazzi Boys Chorus explores cultural ideas through music in “Celebrations of the Season: Stories of Our Immigrant Heritage,” performing works from Poland, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, China, and Africa. “Celebrations of the Season” — with the participation of Ragazzi’s Avanti, Concert Group, and Young Men’s Ensemble — will be performed on Dec. 7 in Pal...