E Pluribus. What Is Italian America?
di Stefano Luconi Italian American Studies Association, Hofstra University, Hempstead (NY), 29 novembre-1 dicembre 2012 L'iscrizione della pietra tombale di Edward I. Koch, l'ex sindaco di New York recentemente scomparso, riporta la citazione delle ultime parole di Daniel Pearl, il giornalista del «Wall Street Journal» decapitato da terro...
Local Festival Celebrates Italian Culture
Sunday was the last day of the Festa Italiana in Rochester. For 11 years now the Italian American Center has represented Italian culture with everything from traditional folk music, to mouth-watering food. Organizers say about 6,000 to 10,000 people attend the Festa Italiana every year. Vendors at the festival each represented a diff...
A Look at the 10th Annual Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Bergen Beach, Brooklyn
The Feast of the Madonna del Carmine at Saint Bernard's Church in Bergen Beach, Brooklyn culminated on Sunday with Mass and a procession through the neighborhood. The four day celebration was jam-packed with great entertainment, delicious southern Italian delicacies, and amusing games and rides for the children. Each Feast is special in it...
Festa EATaliana will bring out Lemont's inner Italian
Festa EATaliana is returning to downtown Lemont for a second year and changing its name from Festa Italiana. "We changed the name because it's really a melting pot of multiple cultures that is celebrating Italian cuisine," said Lisa Simone Porter, marketing chair for St. Al's/St. Pat's School in Lemont and organizer of the event. ...
"Sotto le Stelle Italiane", Under the Italian Stars
Under the Italian Stars, a Champions for Children Event, will gather Houston's business & community leaders to celebrate the work of Texas Center for the Missing, Houston's Amber Alert provider. The event will include Italian fare, wine & cigar tastings, a Big Board auction, and numerous other ways to keep local children safe. Duri...
A slice of Italy
In a town already dominated by pizza places, three new by-the-slice pizzerias are opening downtown this semester, testing students' appetites for the cheesy classic as they compete for customers. Though city Economic Development Coordinator Michael Stiefvater said the three pizza joints aren't necessarily a reversal of the city's trend toward diffe...
Italian Furniture Maker Calligaris to Hold Bedroom Furniture Sale in Its Washington, DC Store
The Calligaris Bedroom Sale which begins on Friday, September 27th will feature discounts of up to 30-percent off MSRP on beds, dressers, night stands, accessories, and more. The sale ends on Monday, October 14th and applies to items in the Calligaris quick ship program, as well as special orders. Anyone interested in learning more about C...
Joseph Consorte honored as West Haven’s ‘Italian Person of the Year’
Many will celebrate Columbus Day Monday with a day off from work. But Joseph Consorte Sr. started his celebration a few days earlier. Consorte, 79, was honored with the city's annual "Italian Person of the Year" award Friday afternoon at City Hall. "I am truly thankful for this. I am grateful to be a part of the group that has receive...
Renzo Arbore presenta "my American way", i brani della "memoria"
"...my American way" (Gazebo Giallo/ Sony Music) e' il titolo dell'ultima "malefatta" di Renzo Arbore. Un nuovo album che mostra in pieno il lato crooner dell'artista: 15 canzoni, quelle con la "C" maiuscola, che rappresentano i brani della "memoria", secondo l'insindacabile giudizio di Arbore. Gli americani le chiamano "evergreen" perche' sono bra...
Kentucky Opera to Present Giuseppe Verdi's SIMON BOCCANEGRA
The Kentucky Opera, in celebration of renowned composer Giuseppe Verdi's 200th birthday, will perform the musically stunning yet rarely produced opera SIMON BOCCANEGRA in continuation of their THE BROWN-FORMAN 2013/14 SEASON. This unique operatic event will take place at the Brown Theatre on Friday, November 15th at 8pm and Sunday, November 17th at...
Il corriere d’America investe sul dinamismo dell’export italiano
Antenne puntate su Sardegna e Sicilia. Ma non solo. Nel piano industriale di Fedex, Espress in Italia, da oggi al 2018, ci sono nuove aperture in tutta la Penisola, con un'attenzione particolare per le Isole e il centro-Sud del Paese (Perugia, Bari, Pescara, Napoli le filiali più recenti). Negli ultimi ventiquattro mesi, il corriere espres...
Il sindaco di Roma Marino ha incontrato tre reduci italoamericani protagonisti dello sbarco ad Anzio
di Riccardo Chioni Il sindaco di Roma Ignazio Marino ieri ha avuto un incontro presso la Columbus Citizens Foundation con le maggiori istituzioni italiane presenti nella Big Apple, della comunità imprenditoriale italiana e italoamericana. Al pranzo offerto dalla Fondazione erano presenti il console generale Natalia Quintavalle, l'amba...