Second Annual Italian American Baseball Foundation Fundraiser attracts MLB’s finest on December 7, 2017
Kicking off its inaugural event last year honoring National Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Piazza at Carmine’s Restaurant and Sports Bar in Brooklyn, New York, the Italian American Baseball Foundation (IABF) has set out to make this year’s festivities better than ever by presenting guest of honor Bobby Valentine with a commissioned portrait of the Ita...
Little Shops on Hudson: Turiello’s Italian Restaurant
Strategically located at the corner of Main and Broadway in downtown Nyack, Turiello’s Italian Restaurant has been in the village since 1980 under the ownership of Girolamo (Nino) Turiello. When asked where he lives, he says in the store, although his real home is in Brooklyn. Nino came to America in 1972 from Bari, Puglia in Italy. In Bari they ma...
Author Talk: Anthony LoFrisco (The LoFrisco Family Cookbook)
Friday, December 8, 2017 - from 6 PM to 9 PM EST. I Am Books - 189 North St, Boston (MA) 02113. THE LOFRISCO FAMILY COOKBOOK, HOW JOSIE BROUGHT SICILY TO BROOKLYN by Anthony LoFrisco, is part cookbook, part memoir. The author, son of Sicilian immigrants in the early 1900s, shares not only his mother's time-tested simple and delicious recipes, but h...
New rules from March 1, 2018 at the Italian Consulate in Houston
Please note that as of March 1, 2018 passports will not be issued the same day of the appointment. exception will be made for proven emergencies. Therefore, the day of the appointment, beside the required documentation, a prepaid and self-addressed traceable type envelope (express mail, federal express, ups, etc.) has to be provided to mail the new...
Donatella Versace is ‘Fashion Icon Award’ winner at this year’s Fashion Awards
The Italian designer, who took over the role of Artistic Director of the legendary Versace house 20 years ago following her brother Gianni’s death, will accept the award at a ceremony to be held on December 4 at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Versace said she was “truly honoured” to receive the award, stating: “For 40 years my brother and I have...
Call For Submissions. The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles presents "Italianitá: Artists of the Italian Diaspora Reflect on History and Identity"
The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles Presents "Italianitá: Artists of the Italian Diaspora Reflect on History and Identity" - A Temporary Exhibition of Visual Art that Explores the Italian Diaspora. About the exhibition: In the arts, the term diaspora refers to artists who have migrated from one part of the world to another, or whose ancesto...
A San Francisco la serata annuale dell'Italian Community Services
Domenica 5 novembre, presso lo storico Mark Hopkins Hotel a San Francisco, si è tenuta la 101esima serata annuale dell’istituzione Italian Community Services. L’organizzazione, presieduta dall'avvocato Donald Parachini, offre risorse per lo sviluppo della lingua e della cultura italiana oltre ad attività di assistenza e supporto per la comunità ita...
Holidays at Amici House
Amici House, the new Italian cultural and heritage center in Little Italy, is now open! Operated by Convivio, this initiative brings to the neighborhood a unique and intimate resource in which to celebrate art, culture, heritage, and community through our many events and programs. As part of our overall vision, Amici House will be a way to collabor...
The Hard-Working Italian Origins of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
Dressed in overalls and jackets, wearing work boots and hats, the men lined up five dozen strong on Christmas Eve 1931 for that week’s pay at a Midtown Manhattan construction site. Behind them stood a fine Christmas tree. It had been mounted by the men and draped with the traditional cranberry strings and garlands. They also decorated it with the f...
110° anniversario della tragedia mineraria di Monongah
Il 6 dicembre 1907, 361 uomini, fra cui oltre 170 italiani, furono vittime del più grave incidente minerario occorso negli Stati Uniti e della storia dell’emigrazione italiana, verificatosi nella miniera di Monongah (West Virginia). La maggior parte degli immigrati dall’Italia proveniva dall’Abruzzo, dalla Calabria e dal Molise. In occasione del 1...
Starbucks comes to Rome
Starbucks, the US-based chain of coffee shops, is set to launch two outlets in Rome next spring: one at Termini station and the other in Piazza di Spagna. The Termini outlet is expected to open in March 2018 while the café at the Spanish Steps is due to launch in May, according to a report in Italian daily newspaper La Repubblica. Starbucks is beli...
Growing Family Trees
On PBS’ Genealogy Roadshow, Mary M. Tedesco and her cohosts investigate colorful tales lurking in the bloodlines of ordinary Americans. They’ve pursued prized connections to Blackbeard and Pocahontas, tested long-held tales of ties to royalty and Viking raiders. Professional genealogist Tedesco (CAS’06), a host on the show since 2015, has traced he...