What Italian Americans Bring to the Table
I recently heard a geneticist on the radio talking about the scientific consensus that there are no categorical genetic differences between races or ethnicities. Those physical characteristics that we ascribe to a particular group are merely cosmetic in nature, he explained, and of very recent origin. Human beings are human beings, he stated unequi...
Art project paints an unflattering picture of urban renewal in Rome
The ruins of a landmark industrial building in Rome have become home to an art project that casts an unflattering light on the Italian capital’s patchy record of urban regeneration. Sections of the abandoned shell of the Mira Lanza, a former soap factory, now house a collection of works by Seth, a French street artist who camped illegally on the ru...
A little touch of Italy - Just down the road a piece, schoolteachers create magic at Tuscany Inn Tennessee
Easing along a one-lane road deep into Smith County's Hackett Valley between Gordonsville and Lancaster, one of the last things a traveler would expect to find perched part way up a steep, verdant knoll would be a marvelous little Italian inn. Yet, with a 20-year vision come to fruition, that's just what retired Florida schoolteachers Tamara Hassel...
That Stubborn Desire for Life: Re-Reading Leopardi after Mario Martone's film
Giacomo Leopardi lies in the middle of Italian culture as a milestone in the middle of a pathway. His name accompanies everyone who is committed to literature and more in general to the humanities. Hated by students during their high school years, disputed by literary critics because of his cosmic pessimism, reduced to an icon of eternally depresse...
An Italian Jewish Soldier’s Fight to Save His Family from Fascism
When: Sun, November 5, 2017 from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM PST - Where: Italian Cultural Center - New location! 1629 Columbia Street, San Diego, CA 92101 A compelling true story of Italian Jewish refugee, Alessandro (Alex) Sabbadini, who escaped Fascist Italy to America on the eve of WWII only to join the fight in Italy with the U.S. 5th Army. He joined t...
An Italian Enclave, A Little Italy, A Vanished Ward, A Church That Was Its Heart And Soul And A Gentle Saint Who Touched Their Lives
Each October countless scattered Italian Americans from all over the United States pilgrimage in what is a joyful return to the “old neighborhood” for the annual feast of Saint Gerard at St. Lucy’s Church in Newark, New Jersey. They come because they wish to express their outward devotion to a gentle saint who has touched their lives and their ance...
Ciao Italia! at the Bloomfield Public Library
October 21 (Saturday) 12:00 - 5:00 pm - "Ciao Italia!". An Afternoon of Delightful Italian Music, Dance, and Cultural Activities! Bloomfield Public Library. Children's Activities 12:00 - 2:00 pm; Tarantella Dance Lesson, Arts and Crafts, Bocce, Tambourine Drumming Italian American Show 3:00 pm featuring the Coro d'Italia Ensemble. This program is m...
The Week of the Italian Language in Detroit
The Week of the Italian Language in the World is an event promoted every year through the consular and diplomatic network of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This year’s edition (16-22 October) focuses on the theme “L’italiano al cinema, l’italiano nel cinema”. The Consulate of Italy in Detroit, in collaboration with the Detroit Film Theatr...
Italian Fiesta in Albuquerque
What's there to do when the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta wraps up? How about an Italian Fiesta?! Savor Italian foods, beer and wine, register for prizes including an HDTV and dinner for 2, and preview Italian car design during the Italian Fiesta at Alfa Romeo and Fiat of Albuquerque. The event will be Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, Oct. 19th-2...
Christopher Columbus statue vandalized in Tower Grove Park
Overnight on Thursday vandals hit the Christopher Columbus statue in Tower Grove Park, splashing red paint on it and writing phrases in spray paint along the base it. Early Thursday morning, crews power washed the statue as clean as they could, but there are still faint remains of the vandalism left behind. The crime was timely since Thursday morni...
Sunday, October 15 @ 3:00 - Lavinia Fontana at Garibaldi Meucci Museum
A producer of over 135 sophisticated oil paintings, Lavinia Fontana (1552-1614) was one of the first female portraitists to seek commissions. Her prolific body of work encompasses numerous categories of art, including single and group portraits, church altar art, and narrative and historic scenes. She was the first Bolognese female to earn renown r...
Former Bacco Chef Anthony Lombardo to Open Pasta-Centric SheWolf in Midtown
Chef Anthony Lombardo, who just weeks ago left his post at the celebrated Bacco Ristorante in Southfield, is opening his own Roman pasta-focused restaurant in Midtown in early 2018. Lombardo tells Eater the eatery will be called SheWolf Pastificio & Bar and will open on the ground level of the new The Selden development at 438 Selden next to Honest...