Alla Salute! Book Signing with Amy Riolo
The Greater Washington, D.C. Region of the National Organization of Italian American Women invites you to a special presentation and book signing by award-winning author, chef and television personality Amy Riolo, on Thursday, May 14, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at NIAF HQ, located at 1860 19th Street NW, Washington, D.C. Amy will discuss the...
Recital and Screening: PAOLO BORDOGNA sings Rossini / "La Scala di Seta" Screening
MAY 26, 2015 - 06:00 PMCasa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò24 West 12th Street - New York, NY 10011In cooperation with the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro (presenting the 2015 edition) and UNITEL Classica Bass-baritone Paolo Bordogna in recital (arias and songs by Rossini), followed by a Q&A with the artist, presenting his new album Tutto Buf...
Greater New Haven Columbus Day Committee Still Accepting Reservations to Participate in This Year's Parade
The Greater New Haven Columbus Day Committee is encouraging all other groups or organizations to participate and make reservations for the 2015 Columbus Day Parade. This year's Columbus Day Parade will be held in East Haven on Sunday, Oct. 11, beginning at 1 p.m. The committee has announced this year's Kickoff event will be held on Su...
Marchionni, la prima ceo italiana al Nyse
di Mario Platero Cominciamo da un primato non irrilevante: Federica Marchionni, romana di nascita, milanese di spirito, americana di vocazione è la prima donna italiana a diventare ceo di un'azienda Usa quotata in Borsa, Lands' End, uno dei più conosciuti gruppi di abbigliamento e arredo in Usa che è fra l'altro, il fornitore preferito dei celebri...
The True Patriotism of Italian Americans Seeking Italian Citizenship
by Flavia Idà Dear Editor, I've often heard that people of Italian descent born abroad have no sense of patriotism toward the land of their ancestors, aside from superficial aspects that often lend themselves to stereotypes: "Italians are the best cooks, the best lovers, the best soccer players" and so on. But my experience o...
Italian art: A University turned into a museum
WTI Magazine #63 2015 June, 27Author : Enrico De Iulis Translation by: A very interesting initiative began in Padua this month: the opening to the public of two historical headquarters of the University, two jewels of rationalist architecture and art from the early twentieth Italian century. The dean Giuseppe Zaccaria continues to pr...
Laura Benaglia Nones: Unveiling the Endless Beauty of Life in NYC Art Show
Chelsea's Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Bolzano artist Laura Benaglia Nones in Interpretative Realms. The exhibition opens July 31st and will run until August 20th, 2015. The opening reception will take place Thursday, August 6th, from 6-8 PM. Any art lover who enjoys thought-provoking artworks and meeting talented and interesting...
The Fall and Rise and Fall of Pompeii
by Joshua Hammer On a sweltering summer afternoon, Antonio Irlando leads me down the Via dell'Abbondanza, the main thoroughfare in first-century Pompeii. The architect and conservation activist gingerly makes his way over huge, uneven paving stones that once bore the weight of horse-drawn chariots. We pass stone houses richly deco...
Enfield’s 90th annual Italian Festival to celebrate heritage, family, friends, food
by Annemarie A. Smith For Carl Sferrazza, the 90th annual Mount Carmel Society's Enfield Italian Festival is a testament to the community's love of God and country, family and friends, and, of course, Italian heritage. "This festival is an opportunity for us to celebrate the values our ancestors brought here," Sferrazza said Tuesday as he motione...
Orsogna ed Everett: un'alleanza figlia dell'emigrazione
di Maurita Cardone Se camminando per le strade di Everett, Massachusetts, vi capita di sentire accenti del Sud Italia, è probabile che nei paraggi ci siano degli orsognesi. La cittadina della contea del Middlesex, infatti, ha una vasta popolazione di immigrati arrivati dal paese della collina abruzzese, uno di quei centri della re...
Silvia Tancredi to Perform in New York City; New Album Due Out This Fall
The Italian singer, Silvia Tancredi returns to the Big|Brave Apple for some concerts where she will perform - unplugged - in venues around Manhattan. The confirmed dates are: 1) August 29, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Uncle Charlie's Piano Bar & Lounge, New York; 2) Sept. 5, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Leftfield NYC, 87 Ludlow St, she w...
Wal-Mart 'drifter' could be Queens woman who vanished 21 years ago
The temperatures were freezing outside, when 35-year-old Renee LaManna was found wandering in bare feet on January 8, 1994, outside the apartment in Fresh Meadows, Queens, where she was living with her boyfriend of ten years. He was an immigrant taxi driver from Afghanistan. LaManna was raised Catholic by her Italian-American family in Sc...