National Symphony Orchestra names rising star Gianandrea Noseda as music director
By Anne Midgette Months before it was expected, the National Symphony Orchestra has named Italian conductor Gianandrea Noseda, 51, as its seventh music director, taking over at the start of the 2017-2018 season. He will succeed Christoph Eschenbach, whose contract expires in 2017. It's a coup for the NSO. Noseda is a star at the w...
Il famoso attore Gary Sinise riceverà il prestigioso Saint Pio Award in Washington, D.C., il prossimo 27 maggio 2016
Il famosissimo attore Gary Sinise (Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, Il Miglio Verde), candidato al premio Oscar e vincitore del premio Golden Globe ed Emmy, riceverà il prestigioso Saint Pio Award il prossimo 27 Maggio 2016, nella capitale americana, Washington, D.C. Il premio Saint Pio è stato creato dalla più rinomata fondazione che promuove Padre Pio i...
Melissa Marino selected as future leader of NIAF on Campus
Melissa Marino has been selected by the National Italian American Foundation to join the Italian American Leadership Council (IALC) Fellow Program. Melissa Marino is a Santa Barbara native receiving a BFA in Theatre Performance and a BA in Italian Language and Culture at Chapman. She studied abroad in the spring of 2015 in Milan, Italy, an...
M.A. in Italian Studies - Georgetown University
The M.A. in Italian studies at Georgetown University is now accepting applications for the 2017-18 academic year. The four-semester, 30-credit program offers a common core and two specialization options in Literature/Culture or Linguistics/Pedagogy. As part of their coursework our students spend one of the four semesters at an Italian universi...
Restaurants Serving the Feast of the Seven Fishes
While its exact origins and the specifics of its history are not clear, the Feast of the Seven Fishes is an Italian-American tradition that takes place in many homes on Christmas Eve. The reason, for many, is that the Vigil consists of fasting from red meats on Christmas Eve, which results in an abundance of seafood as the grand meal. But...
NIAF Scholarships
Ten university students who reside in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area have received National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) Scholarships. The students are Katie Anastasi of Rockville, Md. Mackenzie Burnett of Ellicott City, Md., Mattia D'Affuso of North Potomac, Md., Daniel Evans of Germantown, Md., Gabriella LaVerghetta and Nicholas Tsu...
JRS ITALIAN SPECIALTY, INC. is looking specifically for PINOT GRIGIO and other still wines from Veneto and Sicily
Paese: Stati UnitiSettore: Settore agro-alimentare Prodotti: Bevande, liquidi alcolici e aceti. Vini di uve fresche, incl. i vini arricchiti di alcole; mosti di uva, parzialmente fermentati e con titolo alcolometrico effettivo > 0,5% vol o aventi un effettivo tenore, in peso, > 0,5% vol di alcole addizionato Interessi di mercato: RICERCA PR...
4th annual Italian American Festival arrives June 2
Thousands of people are expected to join the festivities, 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday, June 2 at Rose Tree Park in Media. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy, the Italian Embassy in Washington, and the Consul General of Italy, represented in Philadelphia by the Consul General Luigi Scotto, have declared 2013 Anno Della Cultura Italiana Negli Sta...
Rocco DiSpirito Serves Up Lasagna Bolognese Ala Italian Mamma
By Irina Dvalidze Who doesn't love Italian food? American adaptations of Italian classics have taken on a flair of their own over the years, and along with the flair came the calories. Rocco DiSpirito authored the New York Times best-seller Now Eat This! Italian in which he adresses that caloric problem, creating all the best Italian dish...
A change behind the scenes for iconic Italian Market stands
by Emma Jacobs One of Philadelphia's most distinctive places will see a change behind the scenes on Jan. 1. Control of the Italian Market's iconic fruit and vegetable stands will move from the city to the neighborhood merchant association. "Everybody eats," observed Leo Pracopio, who has worked at Hollywood Meat Market since 1983. &n...
Dedicate ai capolavori di Rossellini "Viaggio in Italia" e Risi "Il sorpasso" due serate alla National Gallery a Washington
La National Gallery a Washington dedica due serate a due capolavori italiani "Viaggio in Italy" di Roberto Rossellini il 26 settembre ed "Il sorpasso" di Dino Risi il 28 settembre per la rassegna "Eventi Speciali: Estate 2014". Il film del regista italiano narra di un Viaggio attraverso l'Italia meridionale di una coppia inglese, interpret...
Gtech sigla contratto 10 anni con Lotteria Washington
Gtech Corporation, controllata da Gtech, si e' aggiudicata un nuovo contratto della durata di 10 anni con la Lotteria di Washington per la fornitura di un'ampia gamma di un nuovo sistema centrale, terminali per le lotterie ad estrazione, macchine self-service, tecnologie multimediali per i punti vendita, oltre a servizi di supporto. Il con...