Matilda Fumo, 92, guided tourists around Phila.
Matilda DeFlaviis Fumo could often be seen in the Independence Hall neighborhood, turned out as a well-dressed 18th century lady. In springtime and autumn, from the mid-1980s into 2009, Mrs. Fumo was a costumed guide for Centipede Tours. A very patient guide. The last tour that Mrs. Fumo worked alongside Centipede guide Sally A. Downe...
Rossini's La Cenerentola
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2015 Time: 6:30pm Venue: Embassy of Italy - Auditorium Organized by: Embassy of Italy/Italian Cultural Institute In collaboration with: Washington National Opera Washington National Opera presents Rossini's popular retelling of the beloved Cinderella story. Please join the Company's creative team leading this whimsica...
27th Annual National Education & Leadership Awards Gala
Thursday, May 21, 2015 : 6 p.m. reception - 7 p.m. programNational Building Museum, Washington, D.C. Join the Sons of Italy Foundation® (SIF) on Thursday, May 21, 2015, for the 27th Annual National Education & Leadership Awards (NELA) Gala. The signature Washington event returns to the National Building Museum to honor Gen. Raymond T. Odi...
Q&A: Frankie Avalon chats about his new Italian cookbook
by Molly Eichel Singer and actor Frankie Avalon returned to his Italian Market roots last year to gather ingredients from the likes of Cannuli's Meats and Claudio's with his childhood pal Jerry Blavat for his first cookbook, Frankie Avalon's Italian Family Cookbook (St. Martin's Press, $24.99). In the book, Avalon shares recipes f...
Symposium shows Italy in the White House
A symposium in the US capital on Tuesday highlighted the many influences Italy has had on the White House through the centuries, from Cicero's ideal of the gentleman politician to the concept of equality espoused by Filippo Mazzei, which influenced Thomas Jefferson in guiding the nation's founding principles. The symposium "Italy in the White Hous...
Fredericksburg to formalize sister city relationship with Este, Italy
Fredericksburg will confirm its sister-city relationship with Este, Italy, with a signing ceremony on Wednesday. It will be held at 11 a.m., in the City Council Chambers in City Hall, 715 Princess Anne St. The proclamation signing is free and open to the public. It completes the confirmation of the relationship, which began with a similar cer...
Alfonso's Pastry Shoppe brings old-fashioned touches to Cranford
THE EXPANSION of an Italian pastry shop from Staten Island to Cranford was never intended, but when Christina Campitiello visited the location, she just couldn't resist. It was like a scene from a movie. "The town was so perfect," she says. "We were there for one minute — it felt like home." Campitiello knows from movie scenes. The or...
East Hanover Columbus Day parade to honor Gandolfini
The annual Morris County Columbus Day Parade, which is hosted by the Italian American Club, is dedicated this year to the late "Sopranos" actor and New Jersey native, James Gandolfini. "James Gandolfini is a great actor of stage and screen, but he was also a great philanthropist for New Jersey charities and Rutgers University," said parade spo...
Clark UNICO prepares for Italian American Feast
Clark UNICO Chapter President Ralph Bernardo announces that the 8th annual UNICO Italian American Feast is just around the corner. This year's feast will take place Columbus Day Weekend – Oct. 10-11-12, on the Clark Municipal Building grounds at 430 Westfield Ave. The feast will be open Friday, from 6-11 p.m., Saturday, from 1-11 p.m., and Sunday,...
25th Annual Italian Food & Heritage Festival
Tipton, Pennsylvania – If you enjoy delicious Italian food and fine Italian music, then it is time for you to pull out your red, white and green and join the DelGrosso Family this Sunday, September 21st for the 25th Annual Italian Food and Heritage Festival. "We are proud of our family heritage and traditions. If there is one thing I...
Sons of Italy Foundation® 2015 National Scholarship Competition Underway
Through the Sons of Italy Foundation® (SIF) with hundreds of thousands of family members located in all fifty states and the District of Columbia, the Order Sons of Italy in America (OSIA) has awarded nearly $59 million in scholarships to date. In past years, the SIF has offered 10 to 12 merit-based scholarships (National Leadership Grants...
Geno’s donates to fallen heroes' families
by Dana Difilippo Geno's Steaks will donate $10,000 each to the families of firefighter Joyce Craig and Officer Robert Wilson III during a memorial plaque ceremony Friday near the South Philly landmark. Craig, an 11-year veteran and mother of two who was promoted posthumously to lieutenant, died while fighting a basement fire Dec. 9 i...