AIHA June Picnic on the Lawn
Let's have an old-fashioned Italian style picnic... you bring the lawn chair and we will bring the music and the food... AIHA annual Picnic on the Lawn is back. This fundraising event has grown in popularity each year. This is a great family event. Take out food is also available to purchase. June 27, 2013 5-8 pm1227 Central Ave...
Constantine Brumidi: The Greek-Italian ‘Michelangelo’ of America
Greek Italian artist Constantine Brumidi was one of the most influential artists that ever worked at the Capitol building in Washington. Brumidi was born in Rome, but his father was a Greek from Filiatra in the province of Messinia, Greece, while his mother was Italian. He showed his talent for fresco painting at an early age and painted in se...
Borse di studio Fulbright
La Direzione Generale Affari Internazionali del MIUR ha confermato anche per quest'anno il finanziamento di 5 borse di studio Fulbright rivolte a giovani laureati italiani per opportunità di studio negli #SA. In particolare si tratta di borse di studio della categoria Graduate Study, Foreign Language Teaching Assistant e Fulbright - BEST....
2013 ISSNAF summer meeting
Dear ISSNAF members and friends, I am pleased to announce a rose of fantastic speakers for our upcoming 2013 ISSNAF summer meeting, that will take place in the Harborview Medical Center (HMC) Auditorium (300 9th Ave, 98104, Seattle) on Thursday August 29th 2013. Our first speaker, the celebrated Italian writer Sergio Campailla will introd...
Month of Italian science
A series of meetings with Italian scientists and scholars in the South West of the US and an exhibition on research and technology for the new lifestyles September 4 - October 2, 2013Los Angeles, Italian Cultural InstitutePasadena, Jet Propulsion LaboratoryIrvine, University of California Italians in SpaceConversation with Italian...
The L.I.S.A. Project Transforms Little Italy into a Colorful Street Art Destination
By Emily Colucci Known primarily for its classic Italian food, perfect cappuccinos and admittedly, a few tourist traps, Little Italy has recently become Manhattan's premier destination for street art thanks to the L.I.S.A (Little Italy Street Art) Project. Established by Little Italy Merchants Association President Ralph Tramontana with c...
Teaching Italian Cultural Conference
The Department of Italian at Georgetown University together with the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington D.C. invites you to a conference titled Teaching Italian Culture. The one-day conference will take place on October 19th 2013 during the Italian Language Week as part of a series of events celebrating the Year of Ita...
Viola Buitoni Resumes Italian Cooking Classes at the Consulate
by Mauro Battocchi We're honored that Viola Buitoni's monthly classes on the traditions and trends of Italian cooking, held in the private kitchen of San Francisco's Italian Consulate, have now resumed. The next class is on the 2nd of October. In these intimate hands-on workshops, students integrate Italian regional cuisine and seasonal i...
Italian traditions still thrive across Queens
by Domenick Rafter Peak immigration from Italy to the United States died down three-quarters of a century ago, but generations later their influence is still obvious in America, especially in southern Queens. Try buying fish from Brothers in Howard Beach in the days before Christmas Eve, when many Italian-Americans still practice the old-worl...
Sons of Italy finds homes in Norwalk, Southport
The Norwalk Sons of Italy Pietro Micca Lodge No. 744 has found two new homes in advance of selling its property at 162 New Canaan Ave.Going forward, the Italian-American organization will hold its regular meetings and Ladies' Night events at the Norwalk Pastime and Athletic Social Club, 59 Seaview Ave., in Norwalk, and its Men's Night events, danci...
Jason Lamb to Coach Italian National Team at World Lacrosse Championship
by Hannah Benson Rodriguez Throughout the coming year, Southern Virginia University Head Lacrosse Coach Jason Lamb will periodically return to the country where he served a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to coach the Italian National Lacrosse Team. Lamb, one of two coaches working to se...
Antonio Allegranzi, 70: Merged his love of Italy and America
By Michelle E. Shaw Italian-made chandeliers, shoes and garden statues are just a few of the things Antonio Allegranzi managed to share with people in America.And it wasn't by chance that Allegranzi moved from his boyhood home in Vicenza, Italy, to Roswell in 1994, family members said. It was always part of the plan. Alessandro Allegranzi, said h...