L'Italia Dei Sogni
Lecture by Mario Fratti and Goffredo Palmerini You are cordially invited to attend a lecture by acclaimed playwright, Mario Fratti and award-winning journalist, Goffredo Palmerini at the Italian American Museum on Thursday, October 9. Mario Fratti and Goffredo Palmerini will discuss Palmerini's latest book titled, L'Italia Dei Sogni. L'It...
Italian American PAC endorses Tom DiNapoli for NYs comptroller
On Columbus Day, a day of major significance to many in the Italian American community, The Italian American Political Action Committee strongly endorsed NYS Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, citing his work in furthering the achievements of Italian Americans. Tom DiNapoli, the first Italian American to serve as NYS Comptroller, was named a Knight of t...
Giovanni Mazzarino trio - November 10, 2014 at 6PM
Concert Program- Oh Que Sarà (Chico Buarque)- Nobody Else But Me (Jerome Kern)- Waltz For Ruth( Charlie Haden)- Wrong Together(Steve Swallow)- Piazza ( Giovanni Mazzarino)- Moonlight Serenade( Glen Miller) Giovanni Mazzarino was born on May 26, 1965. He has been playing jazz since 1980. He's considered one of the most important Italian ja...
The Vatican Boldly Steps Into The Light
Fifteen years ago, I was fortunate enough to take a tour through the Vatican's Sistine Chapel and have the humbling experience of standing beneath Michelangelo's masterpiece, "The Creation of Adam". I could make out the figures of God and Adam all right, but the fresco lacked the 3-D effect other, less famous parts of the ceiling were able...
‘Jersey Boys’ comes to Reno’s Pioneer Center
Hayden Milanes is too young to have caught the Four Seasons' music when they were topping the charts during the 1960s, but growing up in Tampa, Fla., he often heard his parents play the band's records, and vividly recalls his father walking around the house singing, "Can't Take My Eyes Off You." Milanes also feels at least two strong conne...
Italian classes at ItalCultura - Winter Open House
Join us for an evening dedicated to learning all about Chicagoland's finest Italian language classes. - Enjoy a free Italian class trial lesson- Meet instructors and other students- Sample authentic Italian cuisine- Participate in our free, live raffle- Enjoy musical entertainment- Register for your next course For a complete schedule of...
Sons of Italy Foundation® 2015 National Scholarship Competition Underway
Through the Sons of Italy Foundation® (SIF) with hundreds of thousands of family members located in all fifty states and the District of Columbia, the Order Sons of Italy in America (OSIA) has awarded nearly $59 million in scholarships to date. In past years, the SIF has offered 10 to 12 merit-based scholarships (National Leadership Grants...
A tour of Italian food: classic ingredients and new ideas
We know you love Italian food. And you know it could take a lifetime to explore every region and its specialties, markets, farmers and chefs. But you only have 5 days to do it. What do you do? You head for Salone del Gusto, the largest event dedicated to food-related topic held every two years in Turin, where the absolute best of Italian artisan fo...
Loyola Opera Theatre to present works by Giacomo Puccini
Loyola University's Opera Theater will present two one-act operas from "Il Trittico" by Giacomo Puccini, the legendary Italian composer of "La Boheme" and "Madame Butterfly," later this month. The performances will take place in Italian on Friday, Jan. 23 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 25 at 3 p.m. inside the Louis J. Roussel Performance Ha...
Winemaking on the Slopes of Sicily’s Volcano
VISITING FRANK Cornelissen 's winery means driving along a dangerously winding road that starts on the shores of the Mediterranean and ends high on the slopes of Mount Etna. Cornelissen, a wiry Belgian-born winemaker, has spent more than a decade in the volcano's northern valley, often sleeping in his cellar, always toiling in his vineyards and for...
The "IO SOSTENGO LA LINGUA ITALIANA" project is bearing its first fruit
The request we made to various Associations asking for their support for the AP exams with a targeted donation (new AP courses, direct support to those students who will be taking the exam in May and other similar initiatives...) was immediately heeded by the Federazione delle Associazioni Abruzzesi (FAA). Through its President, Rosetta Romagn...
The Torcise Family
by Bob Jensen Giuseppi Torcise and Domenica Zangri Torcise both came to the United States from Sicily. Giuseppi to New York City in 1911 and Domenica came to Boston in 1912. She was a seamstress in a garment factory and he was a boiler fireman. They married in 1916 in Lawrence, Massachusetts. They opened a grocery store in Lawrence which...