That's Amore: The Great Italian-American Songbook with Dave DeLuca
Middletown Township Public Library located at 55 New Monmouth Road is proud to present That's Amore: The Great Italian-American Songbook with Dave DeLuca on Saturday April 18, beginning at 2:30 pm. "Featuring such songs as That's Amore, O Sole Mio, Come Back To Surriento, and Volare, The Great Italian-American Songbook celebrates the 'Ital...
Italian American Sports Hall of Fame honors Mid-Mon Valley trio
Three local standout athletes were among those honored at the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame Pittsburgh Chapter's 29th Annual Scholarship Awards Dinner held this past April. Monessen's Donna DeMarino Sanft was a Hall of Fame inductee while Louis "Bimbo" Cecconi of Donora received the Frank A. Santamaria Lifetime Achievement Award. B...
La Festa Italiana expands to four days this year
La Festa Italiana will be extended to four days this year, starting Friday, Sept. 4, and running through Monday, Sept. 7. Organizers decided to start early for the 40th annual festival, which traditionally spans Labor Day weekend, because it coincides with First Friday, said Christopher DiMattio, chairman of the La Festa committee. Fe...
Month Long Celebration Of Italian Culture Wraps Up This Week
by Tim Jimenez A month-long celebration of Italian culture called "Ciao Philadelphia" wraps up with a number of events this week. There's an Italian Cinema Night at Widener University on Wednesday. On Friday, it's a Wine and Cheese tasting at Drexel. Andrea Canepari is Consul General of Italy in Philadelphia. For a second yea...
Little Italy Christmas Tree Lighting
Sponsored by the Original Little Italy Restaurant Association. Friday, December 4, 2015 - 7 pm - rain or shine. FREE FAMILY EVENT! (corner Stiles & High Streets) Christmas carols sung by Baltimore Choral Arts Society. Candlelight caroling will begin previously in the church and process to the tree lighting...
Leading veterans advocate Sartini dies
by Bob Kalinowski Neno Sartini, one of Northeastern Pennsylvania's leading advocates for veterans, died on Tuesday afternoon, his wife said. He was 85. Sartini served in the Air Force for 27 years, retiring as a master sergeant. The Wilkes-Barre man fought in the Korean and Vietnam wars. He was awarded the Bronze Star for his ser...
N.J. Senate President Sweeney Receives Italian Consular award
The Consul General of Italy in Philadelphia, Andrea Canepari, presented New Jersey State Senate President Stephen Sweeney with the Italian Consular General Award May 23 at Rowan University. The award recognizes Sweeney's support of, and friendship with, Italian Americans in Sweeney's legislative district and around the state, Canepari said. &...
Fig trees are an Italian tradition and need winter care
As a child, Mary Menniti spent a lot of time with her Italian grandfather, who visited their rural home to tend his figs. "He came from a lifestyle of surviving on what he could grow and brought that knowledge to New Castle," she says. Even then, she could tell there was a special connection between her grandfather and those figs. The...
Commission will honor Caterina Dattola Dawson
By Bob Shryock Caterina Dattola Dawson, a Mickleton resident, has been named 2016 Italian-American Citizen of the Year by the Gloucester County Italian Heritage Commission in recognition of her efforts to keep Italian heritage alive, instilling a love for the culture and inspiring the younger generation to carry on the Italian tradition. ...
Italian Wounded Warriors visit the United States
A delegation of Italian "Wounded Warriors", led by Lieutenant Colonel Gianfranco Paglia, Italy's Gold Medal of Military Valor and advisor to the Minister of Defense, visited the USA from November 28 to December 2, 2016. The delegation of Italian soldiers wounded during mission, comprised of Lieutenant Colonel Marco Iannuzzi, Command Sergeant Major...
UNICO hosts Christmas tea at Harbor Healthcare
Members of UNICO-Delaware District 1 and St. Edmond Church Choir gathered at Harbor Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Lewes Dec. 3 to share the spirit of Christmas. Residents enjoyed singing Christmas carols led by the choir and tasting a variety of baked goods provided by UNICO members. UNICO is a national Italian-American service org...
Esame di italiano AP 2013 - date di scadenza per le iscrizioni
RICORDA: SE TI ISCRIVI ALL'ESAME AP DI ITALIANO PUOI PARTECIPARE ALL'ESTRAZIONE DI BORSE DI STUDIO PER CORSI DI ITALIANO IN ITALIA – SEGUI LE NEWS SU: www.usspeaksitalian.org ewww.ambwashingtondc.esteri.it/Ambasciata_Washington SE HAI UN DIPLOMA DI HIGH SCHOOL AMERICANO EVUOI ISCRIVERTI AD UNA UNIVERSITA' ITALIANATI SARANNO SUFFICIENTI L'ESAME AP...