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The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is excited to announce a new Italian American Museum Fellowship, being offered for the Fall 2016 semester to two interested students or recent graduates. Please read below for full details on this wonderful opportunity and we hope you are able to forward along to your students!   NIAF Italian A...

Are you an Italian American who is sick and tired of the negative portrayal and denigration of our heritage? If so, we need you to attend the Italian American ONE VOICE Coalition general meeting on Sunday, April 21st, at 1:30 p.m. at the Chancellor's Suite, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ. The event is free and all are welcome to attend.

Viva Maria! A close-up of the recently restored one hundred-year-old statue of the Madonna del Sacro Monte. We owe a debt of gratitude to Patrick O'Boyle and Monsignor Joseph Ambrosio for the recovery and restoration of this historic relic   Read more     Fonte: Magna Grece    

di Oscar Bartoli   Nell'auditorium dello Scottish Rite Center di fronte a cinquecento persone l'astronauta Scott Douglas "Scooter" Altman ha tenuto una brillante conferenza intercalata da foto e video.   Ha ricordato i suoi quattro voli con lo Shuttle, l'ultimo dei quali per sistemare i problemi dello Hubble Telescope che da oltre tre...

One of the most eagerly anticipated events of the year in Wheeling, the Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival, is slated for this weekend. Opening ceremonies are at noon Friday at the Heritage Port. Our Ohio Valley is proof positive of America's tradition as a melting pot of cultures. Northern Panhandle and East Ohio residents revel in that,...

Restaurant furniture supplier and local, lively Italian restaurant collaborate to bring a more refined dining experience to Falls Church, VA residents.   Leading restaurant furniture manufacturer and distributor Affordable Seating recently helped Falls Church, Virginia restaurant and Argia's revitalize its interior design with new restaurant...

by Christopher Robbins   Leonardo. Michelangelo. Titian. Rodin. Some of the western world's greatest artistic talents were Italian, so this Jersey Shore borough's mixture of a Columbus Day festival with an arts fair makes perfect sense. On an otherwise dreary Saturday afternoon, laughter and smiles brightened up Spring Lake's business d...

by Richard Gorelick    Venti Tre (3731 Boston St., 410-563-0302, venti-tre.com), opening March 18 at The Shops at Canton Crossing, is a new fast-casual concept from Fazoli's, the nation's largest chain of quick-service Italian restaurants.   Venti Tre (which means 23 in Italian) features a customizable menu with 23 fresh toppings...

Celebrity chef, author and television star Mario Batali will be featured guest at the annual "An Evening of Wine and Roses" fundraiser benefitting Newton Medical Center.   Batali will appear on Thursday, May 29 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Centenary College's David and Carol Lackland Center in Hackettstown.   Read more   Source:&n...

 La prima de "Il Flauto Magico" trasmessa in simulcast nello Stadio di Baseball dei Nationals di Washington ha certamente convertito all'Opera i tanti che per la prima volta hanno potuto godere uno spettacolo in cui la musica ,le scene,i colori,le proiezioni costruivano e narravano la trama fantastica della stupenda fiaba.   Dall' ini...

The Nutley-Belleville Columbus Day Parade and Italian Heritage Month Committee held its Annual Taste of Italy Dinner on Sunday at the Nutley Parks and Recreation Building.   Among attendees were committee members, front row from left, Chair Tom Nicastro, Vito and Melissa Matturo, Barbara Freda, Anthony Santasieri, Susan LaMorte and Joseph Co...

by Meta Pettus   National Coffee Month is nearing its end but that doesn't mean you're going to stop drinking coffee. In fact, if you're like other Americans you might be nursing a cup of coffee right now. Galllup recently found that 64 percent of American adults reported drinking at least one cup of coffee daily, with only 10 percent o...