New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera’s 2016 Season Features La Gioconda and Rigoletto
Love, seduction, jealousy, vengeance, and death all come together in the New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera's 2016 season presentations of grand, traditional opera at the Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC). During 2016, Verismo Opera, the house opera company of bergenPAC, will present Amilcare Ponchielli's La Gioconda and Giuseppe Verdi...
Diamond Celebration - A Tribute to the Bloomfield Mandolin Orchestra
The Bloomfield Mandolin Orchestra, led by Maestro Enrico Granafei, will present its 75th Anniversary Spring Concert, on Sunday, May 1 starting 3 p.m., at Bloomfield Middle School, 60 Huck Road, Bloomfield. Entitled "Diamond Celebration - A Tribute to the Bloomfield Mandolin Orchestra," the concert will feature the favorite repertoire of the orchest...
16th Annual Feast of Saint Anthony
When: June 9 @ 6:00 pm - 11:00 pmWhere: Church of the Assumption, 113 Chiego Place, Roselle Park, NJ United States The Church of the Assumption in Roselle Park (Union County) announces our 16th Annual Feast of St. Anthony to be held Thursday, June 9 – Sunday, June 12. The event features delicious food, rides, games, nightly and super 50/...
Cedar Grove Deputy Mayor, Former West Orange Deputy Mayor and More Honored by Essex County Freeholders
Cedar Grove Deputy Mayor Michael Maffucci was honored by the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders during its Italian Heritage Month Celebration held at the Hall of Records in October. The event was co-sponsored by Freeholder Leonard Luciano of West Caldwell (District 4) and At-Large Freeholder Vice President Brendan Gill of Montclair. ...
Celebrating Italian Americans in Baltimore
by Charlene Cowan Over Thanksgiving, I had the chance to share a meal with friends in Baltimore City. As we finished our food and were imbibing good conversation and egg nog, a friend read aloud a headline published in The Baltimore Sun: "City Council moves to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples and Italian-Americans Day." This wa...
The Ravioli Queen of Baltimore
By Rafael Alvarez How many ravioli do you think Lucy Palmere Pompa has made—by hand—in almost 95 years of life in Baltimore? Her nephew Willie Matricciani, 54, who calls on her every time he has to remember exactly how to season ricotta for the filling, is overwhelmed by the question: "I don't think a million is an unrealisti...
Big man in Little Italy Tom Iacoboni dishes on his love of food and family
For a number of years I've been on the Tom Iacoboni's email listserve on all things Italian. The listserve started when Tom managed the mailing list for two Italian organizations, and has now grown to more than 6,000 subscribers who receive his notifications on events, job opportunities and fundraisers. He chaired Little Italy's Columbus Day parad...
Gourmet Italian American meals in center of town
With unique twists on upscale Italian/American dishes, the new restaurant Otto Strada on Park Avenue has been bustling with hungry patrons who have heard about it through word of mouth since it opened in November. Located near several schools and parks, the corner restaurant has attracted families, moms' groups, young people, and singles o...
Con la cerimonia dell'alzabandiera ieri sono iniziati gli eventi in New Jersey per il Mese della Cultura italiana
di Riccardo Chioni Lo Stato Giardino ha avviato per primo i festeggiamenti in occasione del Mese della Cultura italiana con una cerimonia di alzabandiera ad Hackensack, dove ieri la executive della Bergen County, Kathleen Donovan ha decretato con una "proclamation" la giornata "Italian Heritage Day". Numerose le autorità e i rappresentant...
Calligaris: Bringing Italian smart design to Washington
Italian furniture store Calligaris has just settled into its new location in Georgetown at 3328 M St., and it is a classy, welcome addition for anyone interested in contemporary Italian design. The well-curated showroom feels more like an exhibition of fine design. Calligaris furniture is visually pleasing, particularly the selection of vi...
Teacher Colacurcio brings human touch to Roque ticket
by Al Sullivan If teacher Susan Colacurcio felt nervous at the Feb. 12 fundraiser for West New York Mayor Felix Roque, she had every right to be. Roque introduced her as yet another new candidate being added to the ticket of commissioners he will be running with in May. In West New York's form of government, five commissioners run...
Little Italy loses icon Ralph Papa
Ralph Papa, the owner of the legendary Papa's Food Market in Wilmington's Little Italy, died Saturday at the age of 70. He died about 11 a.m. at Christiana Hospital, where he had been in intensive care with gall bladder problems and infection, then developed pneumonia, which affected his breathing and heart function, Rosemarie Papa, his wife o...