New Salotto Zarletti in Mequon puts a new spin on Italian classics
Diners in Mequon were taking Salotto Zarletti's tagline of "a place to gather" seriously. They crowded into the bar; they filled the tables in the dining room. Waiting until the same day to make a reservation meant I could dine quite early or quite late. A couple of weeks in at chef-restaurateur Brian Zarletti's new restaurant, and it look...
See highlights from the 26th Annual NELA Gala
Thank you to The Hon. Leon Panetta, Harry Lombardo, The Hon. Chris Dodd, LTG Flora Darpino, The Hon. Samuel Alito, The Hon. Nancy Pelosi, GEN Raymond Odierno, The Hon. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Joe Mantegna and all the sponsors, supporters, volunteers and more than 700 guests of the Sons of Italy Foundation's (SIF) 26th Annual National Education &...
National Gallery of Art acquires 16 new works, from the 15th century to a New York video
The National Gallery of Art has acquired 16 works, including its first by Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto, a mid-15th-century group of Nottingham alabasters, a winter scene by Dutch master Jan van Goyen and a 61-minute video homage to New York. The spring acquisitions "constitute a broad span of subject matter across a range of medi...
Nella crema c’è il tartufo - L’Italia seduce l’America
by Annachiara Sacchi Annusare: «Sente l'aroma? Al cento per cento naturale». Toccare: «Avverte la morbidezza del siero sul viso? Merito del nostro centro ricerche che collabora con l'Università di Ferrara». Guardare: «La confezione rispecchia il nostro stile. Italianissimo». Gabriel Balestra espone al pubblico di Cosmoprof North America,...
Summer 2014 - Cinema Sotto Le Stelle Italian Film Nights
Thursday, August 7th @ 8 PM - Summer Italian Film Festival Week 5 - Otto e Mezzo (1963)This classic Fellini film stars Marcello Mastroianni as Guido Anselmi, a famous film director. Guido Anselmi is suffering from the dreaded "directors block" while working on a science fiction film with autobiographical references. As Guido stru...
Finding Our Immigrant Ancestry – Details, Details!
by Angelo Coniglio While perusing individual census listings, note the township, county and state where the census was taken. You can contact churches, courthouses or public offices in those localities for other records: naturalization, birth, death or marriage records, etc. Questions varied over the years. I've previously listed...
Accordo tra l’Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata e la George Washington University definisce termini e requisiti del programma di mobilità studentesca
Internazionalizzazione/Un L'Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata" – Facoltà di Medicina ha firmato un accordo di collaborazione con la George Washington University (USA) per un programma di reciproca mobilità studentesca. L'accordo quinquennale, il cui perfezionamento ha visto l'intervento decisivo dell'addetto scientifico presso l'...
Italian Language Classes at Newton’s Ciociaro Club of Massachusetts
The Ciociaro Social Club of Massachusetts is proud to announce their Italian classes for Children from ages 4 to 12. Located at 144 Bridge Street in Newton, classes meet every Saturday starting from the second Saturday of September through the last Saturday of May. The first semester runs from September to mid-January. The second semester runs fro...
I monumenti italiani all'Hope Cemetery di Barre
Nell'Hope Cemetery di Barre, in Vermont, è possibile guidare nei viali tra le tombe, tanto è grande l'area. Le lapidi sono tutte dello stesso granito chiaro che costituisce la materia prima su cui ha prosperato l'industria della zona. L'impressione è di estremo ordine, ravvivato dai colori accesi dell'autunno sui monti Appalachi. Colpisce...
Center for Italian Culture presents fall programs
The Center for Italian Culture at Fitchburg State University is launching its 2014-15 programming with the third year of Canti e Cantici, including workshops, presentations and a concert focusing on Italian music and literature. The series starts with a faculty talk on St. Francis of Assisi by Professor Rala Diakite on Thursday, Oct. 30 at...
Gino Bartali: The man who helped save Italy's Jews
"He never asked nor accepted any reward, because he was good and simple and did not think that one did good for a reward." (Primo Levi, If This Is A Man) Gino Bartali wanted to keep it to himself. How could a man, so famous and so revered, keep it a secret for so long? "Good is something you do, not something you talk about," Bar...
Italian leather line Valextra brings understated luxury to NYC
Of all the accessories brands promising "discreet luxury," few deliver quite like Valextra.The iconic Milanese label has perfected the art of low-key elegance — offering bags, cases and luggage that convey sophistication and status while never resorting to bougieness or bling. No wonder timeless icons like Grace Kelly and Jackie O made Val...