Cucina serves artfully crafted Italian cuisine
Cucina, located in the Shops at Woodlake in Kohler, could be Sheboygan County's best kept secret when it comes to Italian cuisine. A couple of months ago I was talking to a friend whom I consider a foodie and asked him what he thought was the best Italian restaurant in our area; his answer was Cucina. I also have had requests from readers to r...
Italian traditions: The Carrese in San Martino In Pensilis, Molise
WTI Magazine #78 2016 April 15Author : folclore.it Translation by: The Carrese of San Martino in Pensilis is among the dearest events to the population of Molise. A poet from San Martino has described it as an "archaic collective prayer in honor of St. Leo": a race of ox carts, each led by three men and "pushed" by riders behind and...
Oetzi the Iceman to go on North American tour
Italy's famous Iceman mummy, Oetzi, is set to tour the United States and Canada after a plan to make a lifesize copy was unveiled at the Alto Adige Archaeological Museum Wednesday. The sculpture, crafted by top US 'palaeo-artist' Gary Staab, in collaboration with the Cold Spring Harbor Dna Learning Center in New York, will start its tour in Octobe...
Museo ItaloAmericano Spotlights Contemporary Art, History
When most people think of Italian art, their minds jump to old masters like Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, and Michelangelo. But the Museo ItaloAmericano at Fort Mason is entirely focused on contemporary works by Italian and Italian-American artists, many of them currently active. The museum is the only true Italian-American museum in the country,...
IAWA’s Open Reading Series–Saturday, June 11, 2016–Featuring Stephanie Laterza and Tony Iovino
WHERE: Sidewalk Café, 94 Avenue A (6th Street) East Village, NYC-10009 WHEN: Saturday, June 11, 2016 @ 5:30 – 7:30 pm The Italian American Writers Association is celebrating its 25th Anniversary. Since 1991, IAWA has given voice to writers through its literary series every 2nd Saturday of the month. Readings begin with an Open Mic: IAWA-E...
La Magna Grecia dei due mondi
By Paola Benvegnù Nei primi giorni di un maggio newyorkese ancora grigio e freddo si è celebrata la XII Magna Grecia Week che ha riscaldato l'atmosfera con un carnet ricco di appuntamenti, iniziative e novità. Organizzata dall'ormai storica Fondazione Internazionale Magna Grecia, l'annuale conferenza di tre giorni, dal 2 al 4 Maggio...
Top 10 Dream Castles in Italy
Life is too short not to daydream. With such a storied past, plenty of fairytale-like castle formations continue to rock the vast lands of modern-day Italy. Here at Artinfo, we track down 10 of the dreamiest ones—though by no means an extensive list—to make a beeline to. #10: Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome | Originally ordered by Roman Empe...
Long-awaited restaurant finally racing toward opening at Monmouth Park
Plans for building a new restaurant at historic Monmouth Park Racetrack have been in the works since 2012, but destruction from Hurricane Sandy temporarily delayed the project. Nearly two years later, in 2014, ground was broken on the planned mid- to high-end restaurant, as well as a planned 7,500-seat amphitheater that was also subsequent...
Ricercatori italiani srotolano i Papiri di Ercolano, la biblioteca più antica al mondo
Aprire e leggere virtualmente i famosi papiri di Ercolano, fragilissimi reperti, sigillati per 2 mila anni dalla cenere vulcanica, con una tecnica all'avanguardia ma non invasiva. È quanto è riuscito a compiere un team internazionale di ricercatori, guidato dagli istituti del Cnr Istituto di nanotecnologia (Nanotec-Cnr) e Istituto per il lessico i...
A Gagliano Aterno (L’Aquila) inaugurato il Corso di lingua e cultura italiana della Wayne State University (Detroit)
Si è tenuta, sabato scorso, a Gagliano Aterno, la cerimonia di inaugurazione del 12° corso di lingua e cultura Italiana, che la Wayne State University di Detroit svolge a Gagliano Aterno. La Wayne State University e' l'università metropolitana più grande degli Stati Uniti d'America, ha scelto la Regione Abruzzo, e precisamente il Comune di Gagliano...
'Ferragosto on The Beach' brings Italian flavor to Chicago
Ferragosto, the annual Italian summer feast, is preparing for its return to Chicago beaches. Taking place at Oak Street Beach, Ferragosto is an Italian public holiday celebrating the beginning of summer vacation, when Italians head to the coast to eat, drink and celebrate together. Chefs Tony Mantuano and Joe Flamm from Spiagga Restau...
Italy’s Fragile Beauty
by Beppe Severgnini If you put a pin right in the middle of a map of Italy, you're likely to hit Amatrice. A small, historic city known as "the town of the hundred churches," it lies two hours from Rome and 3,280 feet above sea level, in the scenic Gran Sasso National Park, on the watershed between the Adriatic and the Tyrrhenian Seas. The...