Concert Opera: Bellini’s “I Capuleti e i Montecchi”
You are invited to attend a performance of Vincenzo Bellini's beautiful opera "I Capuleti e i Montecchi" (the Romeo and Juliet story) which will take place at the GW Lisner Auditorium, 21st and H St. NW in DC at 6:00 pm on Sunday, September 28, 2014. Concert opera is a form in which the singers are at the front of the stage and perform in...
San Gennaro Festival brings taste of Italy to the Jersey Shore
When it comes to cultural celebrations, the borough – host of the state's biggest St. Patrick's Day parade every year – is no stranger to honoring Irish heritage. For the past three years, however, the borough's Main Street has been blocked off for one weekend in September as Belmar and St. Rose Parish celebrate the Italian culture and mor...
AMHS Luncheon: "Bersaglieri" The Unique Italian Army Infantry Unit
Join the Abruzzo Molise Heritage Society (AMHS) for a fascinating presentation by Col. Rodolfo Scanga, Military Attache, Embassy of Italy. He will tell us the story behind the amazing high-mobility light infantry unit of the Italian Army. The Bersaglieri are known for their distinctive wide-brimmed plumed hats ("vaira") and black gloves, and for t...
Sicilian cooking in Trenton
April 25, 2015 Saturday 2:30 PMQuakerbridge Mall (Lawrenceville, NJ) - 150 Quaker Bridge MallTrenton, New Jersey 08648We all love Italian food and in this class we'll take the opportunity to help you master some delicious authentic dishes from southern Italy. Our chef instructor will show students how to take advantage of traditional Sici...
Fratelli's Italian Restaurant now open in Barboursville
by Paul Sebert Many Tri-State residents were saddened last year when Tascali's Decades Pasta Bar & Grill closed after 29 years when owner Darrell Smith retired. There's now a new Italian option in the village of Barboursville. Fratelli's Italian Restaurant opened it's doors in early June in the former home of Tascali's. "...
Wine-tasting event to be held at Bloomfield's Oakeside
The Center for Italian & Italian American Culture announces its kick-off celebration of the Italian Heritage Month: "Vino 2015," a wine-tasting event with wines offered by Gary's Marketplace from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1 at Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural Center, 240 Belleville Ave., Bloomfield. Tickets for members are $40 per pers...
‘Don Giovanni’ at University of Maryland’s Maryland Opera Studio
by Sam Hall Interesting fact –Lorenzo da Ponte , librettist for Don Giovanni, was the first professor of Italian literature at Columbia University in New York City; he was also the first ethnically Jewish member of the faculty, and the first to be a Catholic priest. Before that, he worked at various points in his life as grocer, among oth...
Italy in the White House: A Conversation on Historical Perspectives in Washington
March 2, 2016. Wednesday 9:00 AM - White House Historical Association - 748 Jackson Place NorthwestWashington, District of Columbia Long before the emergence of the United States and Italy as nations, close connections between our two peoples influenced political philosophy, architecture, culture, and more. Over time, these...
Sip rare Italian wines at Independence Seaport Museum
Rare Italian wines will be at the Independence Seaport Museum for a tasting event April 27. The event is being hosted by Drink Philly and South Italy Imports. Attendees will have an opportunity to sample more than 40 hard-to-find wines made with different varieties of grapes from the various regions of Italy. Light appetizers will be avail...
Mary Ann Pessolano Mattone, NOIAW Board Member, Honored by OSIA
We are proud to announce that NOIAW Board member and Secretary, Mary Ann Pessolano Mattone, will be honored at the Sons of Italy Foundation's 28th Annual National Education and Leadership Awards on May 26, 2016 in Washington, D.C. A philanthropist and community leader, Mrs. Mattone will receive a National Education and Leadership Award, as will he...
Authentic gelato leads to SCORE award for West Chester residents
Vincenzo Tettamanti didn't start his dessert cafe on Market Street in the borough because he was pining for the old country. But he was hungry for something authentically Italian. "I always cooked, since I was little," Tettamanti recently recalled inside his Gemelli Artisanal Gelato and Dessert Cafe across from the Historic Courthouse in t...
"From Sicily with love": Da Philadelphia a Chiaromonte il gran varietà promosso dai ragusani nel mondo
Sono cinque i talenti iblei, già affermati sulla scena internazionale o sulla via della consacrazione, che negli anni scorsi hanno ricevuto il riconoscimento del Premio Ragusani nel Mondo. Sono Francesco Cafiso, jazzista di acclarata fama, Giovanni Cultrera, pianista esibitosi nei teatri di svariate metropoli mondiali, Rachele Amenta, giovanissima...