An afternoon of Italian opera
AN AFTERNOON OF ITALIAN OPERA BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER FOR A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE THE PASSION...POWER...AND EXPRESSION OF ITALIAN OPERA Featuring Annamaria Stefanelli, Lyric Soprano & Rory Angelicola, Tenor with Special Young Artists Chamber Ensemble Conducted by Andrew Macirowski Time: 3:00 pm...
Drawn to Flavor: Casa Luca
Casa Luca (1099 New York Avenue NW) is the middle child of Fabio Trabocchi's restaurants. Opened between Fiola and last year's Fiola Mare, Casa Luca is styled more like a traditional osteria and focused on rustic Italian food. Trabocchi's family is from Le Marche, in Northern Italy, on the Adriatic sea. That region's cuisine is often lighter and f...
Elizabeth UNICO Awards Scholarships to Graduating High School Students
By Fran Sullivan The Elizabeth Chapter of UNICO, an Italian heritage service organization, awarded scholarships to six graduating high school seniors headed to college, three of whom are Elizabeth residents, at its annual End of the Year Celebratory Dinner at Costa's Restaurant in Roselle Park. The Elizabeth residents are Abigail Iannelli...
Festa Italiana promises feast, fun and fireworks
by Amanda Nichols There is an Italian saying: "Tutte le strade conducono a Roma," meaning, "All roads lead to Rome." Without fail, each fleeting Bradford summer rounds out with the much-anticipated Festa Italiana. The Festa Italiana Committee said this year's event, slated for Aug. 6 to 8, will once again feature a feast of...
NJPAC Presents Patrizio Buanne
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents an evening with international multiplatinum recording artist Patrizio Buanne on Friday, October 28, 2016 at 8:00pm in the Victoria Theater. Buanne has impressed around the world with his ballads and uptempo tunes, all rooted in the pop traditions of his Italian homeland, earning him the title "The...
IL Volo delights a sold-out Atlantic City crowd
IL Volo, the popular Italian trio, recently performed their music at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City. The sold-out concert brought hundreds of screaming fans who gave numerous standing ovations to the group that puts their own twist on classic operatic songs. Founded in 2009, the group consists of baritone Gianluca Ginoble along...
Ciao, baby! Our guide to the Italian Festival
by Ken Mammarella St. Anthony of Padua's 42nd annual Italian Festival brings a Renaissance theme – and food and drink, music, expressions of faith, rides, games, handicrafts and more food and drink – to Wilmington, Sunday through June 19. The festival, which boasts the third biggest crowds of any Delaware event – 73,000, after Fir...
Gabriele D’Annunzio: local tailor is ‘well suited’ to be honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
by Peg DeGrassa Filitalia International will present a Lifetime Achievement Award to Gabriele D'Annunzio of D & B Tailors in Newtown Square on September 25 at the Overbrook Country Club. No one seems to be more "well suited" to receive the prestigious award than D'Annunzio, who is celebrating his fiftieth year in the custom clothier bu...
How to make escarole: A New Jersey Italian-American staple!
Many Northern or Central New Jersey Italian-Americans can trace their roots to the province of Naples and the surrounding area. This would explain why I didn't grow up eating this very "New Jersey Italian" dish. My grandparents were from regions further south. However over the years many people growing up in Italian households in New Jersey we...
Community invited to enjoy four days of Italian festival
The Italian American Association of Monmouth County will present its annual festival at Freehold Raceway, Park Avenue (Route 33), Freehold, July 11- 14. The festival hours are 6-11 p.m. each night. Italian food, games, rides, crafters and entertainment are on the agenda. Italian novelties and a collection of children's books translated into Italia...
Se le aziende italiane preferiscono il New Jersey
Campanello d'allarme: almeno quattro piccole e medie imprese del Nord iniziano il trasferimento in uno Stato Usa che offre facilitazioni fiscali.Almeno quattro piccole e medie aziende italiane stanno pianificando il trasferimento in New Jersey. La notizia filtra da una ambienti finanziari di Manhattan che hanno registrato la novità con un misto di...
Italian American Heritage Club meets June 11 in Hampton
Entertainer, Carmen Jon to perform at the Italian American Heritage Club meeting on Tuesday, June 11, at the Grand Colonial Restaurant on Rt. 173 in Hampton. The club will present several scholarships to local high school graduates at this meeting and all will be entertained by Carmen Jon a well known singer/entertainer. Carmen, also know...