Dina Morrone’s “The Italian in Me” wins the Valley Theatre Award
“Call me! Federico Fellini wants to see you.” When actress Dina Morrone received this message from her agent, she didn’t think much of it and believing it was just a joke, she didn’t call her back. But the famous Italian director was indeed looking for a blonde girl for his first ever commercial. It was for Banca di Roma, and he wanted to audition...
Opera Delaware: 'Semiramide'
This Saturday at 1 p.m., Classical IPR presents a recent production of Rossini's "Semiramide" from Opera Delaware. The production stars Lindsay Ohse in the title role, with Aleksandra Romano as Arsace and Daniel Mobbs as Assur. Anthony Barrese conducts. The opera is sung in Italian. To see the libretto in Italian and English, click here.
Truffle Day at Eataly Boston
Mark your calendar: Eataly Boston is celebrating Truffle Day on Wednesday, November 21. In time for the holidays, you can bring home a fresh white truffle from Italy at the season's lowest cost and specially-priced truffle dishes in our restaurants! Why is this exciting? Fall is the peak season for the revered white truffle! In Italy and across th...
The Bad Boy & Bad Girl of The Renaissance
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 @ 7:00 PM. The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere, 79 Howard Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10301. Join Us for a Presentation on the BAD BOY & "BAD" GIRL OF THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE: BENVENUTO CELLINI - SCULPTOR & PROPERZIA DE' ROSSI - SCULPTRESS. A visual presentation and lecture by Snjezana Smodlaka, PhD. BENVENUTO...
Foggia. In ricordo di Joe Petrosino
Pubblico e privato insieme, come spesso avviene, per ribadire e rilanciare l’impegno contro la diffusa cultura dell’illegalità. Stavolta, però, nel nome e nel ricordo del grande Joe Petrosino, il primo poliziotto italoamericano che si oppose a Cosa Nostra, pagando con la vita. L’Università di Foggia e Patto Consulting Impresa Sociale, in collabora...
The Art of Teaching Italian with Art: Montclair State University’s Symposium
At Montclair State University on Friday, October 26th, the eleventh Teaching Italian Symposium/Workshops, “Art at the Core of the Language Curriculum,” was dedicated to the enhancement of the teaching of the Italian language in North America. The day was beautiful, and from the windows of the conference center, which is situated on the seventh floo...
La Notte della Taranta at the Italian Embassy
The Italian Embassy's Italian Cultural Institute is hosting a night dedicated to pizzica on Thursday, November 15th at 6:00pm! Pizzica is the name of a traditional dance from the Salento region that originated from an Italian legend. The story warned against venomous tarantula bites, claiming that the only way to shake spider poison out of your bo...
Rinnovato successo del Gala annuale di Filitalia International, celebrando il traguardo di 31 anni di attività
La Trentunesima Cena Annuale di Gala di Filitalia International (FI) si è svolta al Celebrations Banquet Hall, in Bensalem, PA dalle 16.30 fino alle 22.30 di domenica 11 novembre 2018. Il Maestro di Cerimonia della serata di gala è stato Marco Circelli, Direttivo Esecutivo di FI, il quale ha ricordato ai presenti che l’organizzazione celebra il tre...
Tre Donne: Kitty Genovese, Diane di Prima, Virginia Apuzzo
Tuesday, November 27, 2018, 12:30-2pm. Vertical Campus, Room VC5-160, Baruch College, CUNY, 24th Street and Lexington Avenue, Manhattan, NY. For more information, call (646) 312-4334. Tre Donne: Kitty Genovese, Diane di Prima, Virginia Apuzzo, and the Roots of Italian American Feminism in 1960s New York. Marcia Gallo, University of Nevada, Las Vega...
WWII vet celebrates 100th birthday
At 100, Steubenville native Harry J. “Buff” Buffone distinguishes himself on two fronts. For one thing, he’s among a growing group of centenarians, as more people enjoy longevity and reach the 100-years-old mark. But as a veteran of World War II, he’s in a diminishing circle of men and women, too, as the ranks of those who fought and won the great...
Leslie Gigliotti (President of the Italian Folk Art Federation of America)
In the Italian American community, where traditions are a fundamental part of the rich cultural heritage that those who are part of it proudly claim, folklore has a particular importance, which is sometimes difficult to understand here from Italy, where we unfortunately often neglect the importance of our traditions. The Italian Folk Art Federation...
For Passaic soldier, a Purple Heart that comes from the heart
The church bells at St. Mary’s rang at the appointed time on Sunday: at the stroke of the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. One hundred years had passed since the end of World War I, and a family gathered to finally give one soldier his due. Joseph Lorino was an Italian immigrant from Sicily who left his adopted city of Passaic in 1917 t...