Spoleto festeggia Lidia Bastianich, ambasciatrice dell’olio italiano
Grande cena a Spoleto, nei giorni del Festival dei 2 Mondi, in onore della superchef Lidia Bastianich. A volerla, Maria Flora e Zefferino Monini, terza generazione della dinastia imprenditoriale che ha scritto la storia del mercato dell'extra vergine. L'occasione? Festeggiare con un nuovo gemellaggio Italia-Usa la collaborazione tra la che...
Laura Pausini Returns to Chicago
International pop superstar and winner of over 81 major awards including Grammys, World Music awards and Billboard Chart Toppers, Laura Pausini will return to Chicago October 23rd. This very rare Chicago appearance comes at the hands of local entertainment pro Ron Onesti, who produces over two hundred shows annuall...
Visiting Italians welcomed to sister city of Monongahela
By Chris Buckley Chess Park in Monongahela has been the site of countless weddings over the decades. On Friday, more than 200 Italians and Italian Americans celebrated the marriage of two sister cities – Monongahela and Ono San Pietro – at the picturesque park. The event was 30 years in the making - the result of a true romance, fitt...
Rita’s West LA’s Grand Opening Will Offer Complimentary Italian Ice for a Year to First 50 Customers
Rita's Italian Ice of West LA is offering Angelenos an incredible giveaway that will generate chills at its official grand opening Friday, September 12, 2014. Presenting a unique blend of Italian Ice and old-fashioned frozen custard, first recognized and loved by East Coasters, every guest who visits the West LA location during the grand o...
Celebrate Festival delle produzioni Alimentari Italiane Friday Night!
Selected Foods & Beverage, a specialist in importing and distributing gourmet products from all over the world, is pleased to host a Festival of Italian Food Productions event at the Houston Italian Festival (October 9-12, 2014). Food products imported from various regions of Italy will be available for your sampling pleasure. This min...
Get Ready for a One Day Bertolucci Marathon at the Castro Theater
The Bay Area is being graced by a jam-packed day of Bertolucci films to be played at the Castro Theater (429 Castro Street) on October 18th. Entitled, BERTOLUCCI - A FILM SERIES, the event will encompass four of the legendary Italian director's films from the 70's, 80' and 90's. The series will also feature the exclusive Northern Californi...
'Miele' is a standout at San Diego Italian Film Festival
Italian cinema has achieved something of a renaissance in the past few years, thanks to high-profile award wins at the Venice Film Festival (the documentary Sacro Gra) and talents like Paolo Sorrentino and Matteo Garone showcasing new works on the international stage. But focusing on these highlights threatens to diminish the impact of sma...
Angelo Bellobono porta le cerniere del mondo a New York
Ama la montagna. Un amore nato sulle piste da sci, dove ogni anno si dedica all'insegnamento in Italia. Ma quell'amore non si ferma sulla superficie delle montagne su cui si destreggia sciando. Le montagne lui le ha volute scavare, per scoprire il loro lato più arcaico e nascosto. E' così che Angelo Bellobono, artista di origine romana, ha...
The Italians Take Red Hook
The affinities between both Red Hook, Brooklyn, and Venice, Italy, aren't immediately apparent—until, that is, Aldo Andreoli draws attention to them. "Both were built on land that is subject to flooding," he says of the up-and-coming neighborhood and the biennale art capital. "I absolutely believe that Red Hook will become the next place f...
L'On. Donatucci (Democratici USA) in visita al Museo di Filitalia International
Ronald Donatucci, esponente del Comitato Nazionale del Partito Democratico degli Stati Uniti d'America, ha visitato il Museo della storia dell'immigrazione italiana di Philadelphia nella giornata di venerdì, 21 novembre. Hanno partecipato all'evento Pasquale Nestico, fondatore e presidente emerito di Filitalia International, nonché consigl...
(Not Only) Contemporary Art in Italy. 2000–2014
December 11, 7:00 PM. New Museum, 235 Bowery, New York, NY 10002Curators Laura Barreca and Costanza Paissan join New Museum Artistic Director Massimiliano Gioni in conversation for the release of Terrazza: Artists,Stories, Places in Italy in the 2000s (Marsilio Editori). Terrazza is the first atlas of contemporary art in Ita...
Italian actress Virna Lisi dies, aged 78
Italian actress Virna Lisi passed away today, aged 78. Well-loved by young and old, Virna Lisi, born in Ancina in 1936, began her career in her early teens, debuting in The Line of Steel in 1953. She later took part in films alongisde Toto' and debuted in a Hollywood comedy as a blue-eyed temptress opposite Jack Lemmon in How to Murde...