Staged Readings of "The Giants of the Mountain," play by Luigi Pirandello
The Giants of the Mountain is a "myth" between fable and reality that Pirandello continued to imagine, write, and rework from 1929 to 1934, but eventually left unfinished despite encouraging contracts with American impresarios. Yet, in its present form, the play vibrates with the powerful contradictions of sublime Art torn between the inner necessi...
Secrets of New York – Detectives NYC Life. Premieres Tuesday, October 22, 8:30pm
In the mid 1800s New York was a dangerous, chaotic city teaming with newly arrived immigrants. Ruthless crooks and brutal criminal gangs ruled the lawless streets. Host Kelly Choi maps the emergence of the police force that took on these cutthroat thieves and mobsters. Along the way, she highlights the work of some of New York's greatest detectives...
In Boston, helping amputees is this family's biz
When amputees take their first steps on artificial legs, that moment of triumph can be tinged with a sudden sense of disappointment that things will never be the way they were before. Paul Martino, president of a family-run Massachusetts prosthetics company, has seen it many times. Lately, he has seen it with survivors of the Boston Marathon b...
Revamped Aria holding grand opening Saturday in Woodland
By Elizabeth Kalfsbeek After more than three months of being closed, Aria is planning its grand opening Saturday. Though the name of the Italian restaurant remains the same as before, the owners and menu have changed. This is the second business venture for sportscaster Del Rodgers and chef Jeremy Martinez, who also co-own of...
Minister of Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino, Prime Minister Enrico Letta: Keep the Consulate General of Italy open in Philadelphia.Mantenete aperta la sede consolare di Philadelfia
The Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia might close down as a consequence of budget cuts planned by the Italian Government. Closing the Consulate would be a significant loss for both the local Italian community and the Country itself. Traditionally a historic site of Italian immigration and home to a large Italian-American community...
Salvatore Ferragamo's SF store moving to Post Street
by Carolyne Zinko and Valerie Demicheva Coming but not going: The Salvatore Ferragamo store, which opened with great fanfare at 233 Geary St. in September 2000 (nearly the entire Italian clan flew in, Union Square was tented, Tony Bennett sang a benefit concert), is moving to 236 Post St. and will open officially on Jan. 8. To mar...
Italian Cultural and Community Center hosts new chef's cooking demo and dinner series
The Italian Cultural & Community Center of Houston is launching this January a new series of educational cooking demonstration and dinner aimed to promote and to guide the public through the history, the tradition and the flavors of the Italian-American Cuisine. The first event of this new and exciting series will be held on January 20th at 7:...
Great Italians of the past: Federico Fellini
WTI Magazine #15 2014 Jan, 31Author : Giuseppina Salzano e Giovanni Verde Translation by: When in 1993 Federico Fellini comes up on the stage of the Academy Awards for the last time, he is beautifully honored by the America of movies and dreams, engaged and grateful for the career of one of the grea...
Ancient skeletons dug up at Florence's Uffizi
Work to expand the Uffizi Gallery's exhibit space has unearthed an ancient cemetery with dozens of skeletons archaeologists say might have been victims of the plague or some other epidemic that swept through Florence during the 4th or 5th century. Archaeologists and art officials showed reporters Wednesday the excavation at the renowned mu...
A San Francisco Musical Hero - from Tuscany to the Golden Gate (PART ONE)
A living link between Italy and San Francisco comes in the form of the inestimable Tuscan conductor Nicola Luisotti, who serves as Music Director of the San Francisco Opera and of the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples. Luisotti began studying music as a child with lessons on the church organ and by age eleven he was the director of the church choir. &...
Italia-USA: Ambasciata americana, 20/03 ''Self Made in Italy"
Self Made Italy Imprenditorialità come antidoto alla crisi: un sogno solo americano? Young Conference Center - Ambasciata degli Stati Uniti d'America Ingresso Via Sallustiana, 49 – Roma Giovedì 20 marzo ore 16.30 L'obiettivo è promuovere un confronto sull'imprenditorialità e l'autoimprenditorialità in Italia, analizzando l'American dream e i suoi p...
Dal Cuore brings Italy's flavor to Johns Creek
by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson Nestled behind the QT and Waffle House on the corner of State Bridge and Jones Bridge roads in Johns Creek sits a taste of Italy with a dash of New York. Dal Cuore restaurant, located at 2100 Ray Moss Connector in Johns Creek, is an authentic New York-Italian restaurant featuring family recipes passed do...