Commemorazione della tragedia mineraria di Monongah alla Camera dei Deputati
Non una semplice commemorazione che guarda al passato ma un punto di partenza per il futuro. Questo è quanto emerso dall'incontro tenutosi alla Camera dei Deputati per ricordare il "Disastro Minerario di Monongah" avvenuto il 6 dicembre 1907 in West Virginia. Ricordare in un luogo simbolo delle Istituzioni la tragedia e le sue vittime ha permesso...
"Potere e Pathos" a Washington DC
Dopo l'anteprima mondiale a Palazzo Strozzi di Firenze e la successiva tappa al Getty Center di Los Angeles, è giunta a Washington DC la grande mostra "Potere e pathos. Bronzi del mondo ellenistico", che si è aperta il 13 dicembre nella prestigiosa sede della National Gallery of Art. L'esposizione è organizzata dalla Fondazione Strozzi e dal Getty...
Caffe Anello in Westwood prepares charity farm to table dinner
John Vitale of Caffe Anello in Westwood will be cooking a five-course meal on Aug. 27 at Sunset Vista Community Garden in Andover Township for its annual Tuscan Sunset Dinner. The five-course meal, with seatings at 6 and 8 p.m., will be prepared at the farm. Dishes include homemade meatballs in a pomodoro sauce, sausage and peppers in a sw...
Lidia Bastianich cooks up tale for children
It feels nothing short of a miracle for a child today to reach adolescence with a healthy relationship to food. Childhood obesity statistics are in a constant swirl around them. Food allergies — their own or their peers' — lurk menacingly in the background. Adults warn of the many perils of sugary treats, even as we mark their favorite occasions —...
Watch Frank Bruni Talk Italian Food With Michael White, Mario Carbone, and Kate Krader
by Hillary Dixler Former New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni subbed in for Charlie Rose last week. He invited New York City chefs Michael White (Marea, Osteria Morini) and Mario Carbone (Carbone, Torrisi Italian Specialties) to join him in conversation with Food & Wine's restaurant editor Kate Krader to tackle the question: Wh...
Famiglia italiana in omaggio
Funny or Die ha pubblicato uno spot parodia della FIAT 500 L in cui chi compra l'auto riceve una famiglia italiana in omaggio seduta sul sedile posteriore. Fonte: Il Post
Italian Wine Dinner With Entertainment at Chesapeake Beach Resort & Spa
On Wednesday October 23, 2013 the Rod 'N' Reel Restaurant at The Chesapeake Beach Resort & Spa will present an Italian themed Wine Dinner. This occasion marks the final occasion of the restaurant's second year of popular wine dinners, which first launched in 2012 to coincide with the continuing development of the Resort's eclectic wine cellar....
Bronx Tale in Jersey. Chazz Palminteri brings a beloved play to the State Theatre
by Keith Loria "THE saddest thing in life is wasted talent". This memorable quote from A Bronx Tale is one that the movie and one-man-show's writer and star Chazz Palminteri continues to guide his life by. Over his 25-plus year career in show biz, the Academy Award-nominated actor has delivered standout performances in movies, TV...
AP exam on May 15, 2014: important correction
Due to an agreement between the Consulate General of Italy and the School District of Philadelphia, we are able to provide at no cost the Italian AP exam for those who will be present on MAY 15th at the "Central High School" (1700 W Olney Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19141; tel. 215-276-5262). In order to facilitate the arrangements, students are asked...
Salvatore Scarpitta Traveler at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
A fascinating and singular figure in postwar art, Salvatore Scarpitta (1919–2007) created a powerful body of work that ranges from non-objective abstraction to radical realism. Featuring key recent additions to the Hirshhorn's collection, this will be the first solo presentation of Scarpitta's work at an American museum in over a decade, a...
Nissoli (PI) a Washington: rinnovo Comites e associazionismo questioni di rilevanti attualità
Il 24 ottobre, l'on. Fucsia Fitzgerald Nissoli ha partecipato a Washington, alla riunione annuale, indetta da S.E. Amb. Claudio Bisogniero, presso l'Ambasciata italiana con i Capi degli Uffici consolari, i parlamentari italiani per il Nord America, il CGIE e i Presidenti dei Comites. "Tra i temi all'ordine del giorno - ha commentato l'on....
Philly in full preparation mode for pope’s visit
by Natalie Pompilio A quick look at the to-do list of a city preparing for a papal visit: •Design and print Mass booklets, about 2 million of them in multiple languages. •Solicit volunteers, at least 7,000 but as many as 10,000. Do background checks on each one. •Stock up on Communion wafers. Again, millions. Pope Francis' sche...