105th Fisherman’s Feast in Honor of Madonna Del Soccorso Di Sciacca – 2015 Schedule
The 105th Fisherman's Feast in Honor of Madonna Del Soccorso Di Sciacca is scheduled for Thursday, August 13 through Sunday, August 16, 2015 in Boston's North End at North, Fleet and Lewis Streets. Opening ceremonies start at 7pm on Thursday night where the staute of La Madonna Del Soccorso will leave her permanent chapel on Lewis Street for a sole...
Bibiana Osteria Enoteca: An Elegant Addition Stands Out From the Crowd in Washington, DC
by Richard Basch Sleek Bibiana Osteria Enoteca is appointed with dark wood, layers of artistic glass, black leather, and lighting accents that speak of high-style Milanese design. The color scheme ranges from gold and beige tones found in the carpet to shades of silver grey-to-black incorporated in the fabrics, lighting warm jewel accents....
Hilton Head's Italian Heritage Festival serves up nostalgic, good time
by Mindy Lucas Rick Storzieri, of Bluffton, still remembers his grandfather who lived with him and his family when Storzieri was just a boy growing up in New York City. "My grandfather used to make these every Thursday," he said, as he stood sampling the Zeppole at the Italian Heritage Festival held Saturday on Hilton Head Island. Or...
Summer Nights Breath Life Into A Garden Of Remembrances
by Cookie Curci Long before I began nurturing my own backyard herb garden, I spent my summers watching my Nonna Isolina passionately cultivate her productive garden of carrots, zucchini, string beans, peppers, tomatoes, Swiss chard, rosemary, garlic, escarole, onions, parsley and arugala in the Santa Clara Valley of California.As a child,...
"The Difference Italy Makes" Begins Oct. 1
Villanova University's Department of Romance Languages and Literatures in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will introduce a conference series focusing on the impact that Italian business and commerce has on the world stage. The series of lectures aims at presenting success stories related to the Italian industry and trade, and at i...
Italian-American Association of Luzerne County celebrates Columbus Day Oct. 11
The Italian-American Association of Luzerne County (IAALC) held a Columbus Day ceremony on Sunday, Oct. 11 at the statue of Christopher Columbus, Pittston. District Magistrate Alexandra Kokura-Kravitz was guest speaker. Dr. Anthony Bruno II and Peter J. Adonizio, 2015 honorees, laid a wreath at the statue. The 38th annual Columbus Day Banq...
“La Materia Prima” Star of the Show as Vic Rallo Eats and Drinks His Way Through Italy For Third Season
Eat! Drink! Italy! with Vic Rallo will premiere on Create TV on Tuesday, November 3 at 6:30 p.m. (check local listings). Season Three features thirteen, new half-hour episodes showcasing Vic Rallo's unique knowledge of Italian regional cuisine and wine. In the third season, Emmy nominated Vic Rallo takes viewers on a culinary adventure thr...
From the asylum to the heights: disablement, folly, love, mysticism in the poetry of Alda Merini
Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 Hours: 2 p.m. Site: University of Illinois at Chicago - 703 S. Morgan St. - 308 Grant Hall Organized by: In collaboration with: University of Illinois at Chicago "Dall'ospedale psichiatrico alle vette: disabilita', follia, amore e misticismo nella poesia di Alda Merini".Luca Badetti, dottorando in "disabi...
Gino’s Italian restaurant stays consistently tasty
by James Patrick Kelly Gino Vuolo didn't have to look into a crystal ball six years ago when he moved his popular Italian restaurant from Downtown Boise. He knew Meridian was becoming Idaho's fastest growing city and wanted to situate his eatery, Gino's Italian Ristorante, smack dab in the center of the suburban sprawl. ...
30,000 US Students Studied in Italy - More than France and Germany Combined
The Institute of International Education recently published updated statistics relating to foreign exchange education in the world. I'm pleased to announce that the US-Italian educational relationship has crossed a significant threshold: more than 30,000 US students studied abroad in Italian territory for academic credit in the 2013/14 school year,...
A Trip to Trieste: Italy’s Most Beautifully Haunting City
By Tara Isabella Burton Blending into the smoky stone edifice of Caffè Stella Polare, a tiny plaque, barely 3 inches across, announces that this is a caffè filosofico, a salon of sorts for philosophical debate. Next to it, another sign marks the popular lunch spot as a stop on the literary " Italo Svevo Itinerary," for devotees of that titan of It...
Carte Italiane Vol. 11 Call for Book Reviews
Dear all, please see the following Call for Book Reviews by Carte Italiane, the journal of the Department of Italian at UCLA. In addition to our upcoming issue dedicated to how conflicts and wars have shaped Italian identities, Carte Italiane will also feature a section of Book Reviews. Not only do we believe in up-to-date and thorough scholar...