Italian art: Palazzo D'Arco
WTI Magazine #11 2014 Jan, 3Author : Enrico De Iulis Translation by: Alessandra Bitetti During the Italian Renaissance it wasn't uncommon to decorate rooms, halls or courtrooms with an astrological subject. The works of the "Palazzo della Ragione" in Padua survived to this day. This calendar and astrological decoration even "helped"...
La VII Giornata Mondiale delle Cucine italiane ha visto protagonista gli spaghetti al pomodoro e basilico
By Riccardo Chioni Per la settima edizione della Giornata Mondiale delle Cucine italiane centinaia di cuochi in tutto il mondo ieri hanno fatto chiarezza sulla ricetta di uno dei piatti più semplici e gustosi della nostra tavola: gli spaghetti al pomodoro e basilico, per proteggere il Made in Italy. Nell'auditorium del International Culinary Cent...
Maserati Debuts the All-new Ghibli in Super Bowl XLVIII
Maserati, one of the world's most respected luxury automotive brands, continues to celebrate the North American roll out of the all-new Ghibli with a 90-second broadcast spot titled "Strike" during the first quarter of America's most anticipated football game. "Maserati is embarking on its 100th year of craftsmanship with an important entry into t...
Make A Calabrian Inspired Dinner
Calabria is at the toe of the boot, the extreme south of Italy – lapped by the crystal blue Ionian and Tyrrhenian Seas and separated from Sicily by the Strait of Messina. The warm climate, the beautiful colors of the sea, rocky coasts that alternate with sandy beaches, the classic flavors of local foods and the vestiges of its ancient origins make...
"Visit to Relatives" A Play by Aldo Nicolaj
You are cordially invited to attend a special staged presentation of Aldo Nicolaj's play, "Visit to Relatives" on Wednesday, March 5 at the Italian American Museum. The play is comprised of four monologues; "The Clause", "The Man Who Loved Women", "The Queen" and "The Soap Maker". In "Visit to Relatives" the visitor-spectator is led into a...
2014 AATI Distinguished Service Awards Call for Nominations
AATI's two Distinguished Service Awards recognize and further encourage the achievements and contributions of AATI members for distinguished teaching and/or published research in the fields of Italian language, literature, and civilization. Any AATI member who has made a significant contribution to the building of the Association, to the f...
Italian troubadour and Calabrian cantautore Peppe Voltarelli returns to the US for a pair of concerts on April 6th in Chicago and April 9th in New York City
The first North American appearances of the year for the singer-songwriter/actor, these performances mark the release of Voltarelli's new studio album "Lamentarsi come ipotesi" (To Complain as Hypothesis) and follow his critically acclaimed two-night stand at last summer's Montreal Jazz Festival. The album provides a metaphoric soundtrack...
Zucchero's Americana Tour rocks California
When an Italian superstar like Zucchero comes to town, one can't expect things to be done in the American way. A crowd of Italians, Italian Americans, and also Americans passionate about his music gathered at the Nokia Theater in Downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, April 2, to attend the performance of one of Italy's best contemporary artists. &nbs...
Italian cinema: Newport Beach Film Festival and Italian Spotlight
WTI Magazine #27 2014 Apr, 25Author : Simone doc Bracci Translation by: With the goal of bringing in the "Orange County", famous to most for a teen movie of a few years ago, the best of classic and contemporary filmography from all over the world, the Newport Beach Film Festival will start today, april 24.
La Start-up made in Sicily che fa tremare i colossi del web
La nuova frontiera del site-building è targata Flazio ed è interamente catanese. Il merito è tutto dei due fratelli Elisa e Flavio Fazio, originari di Paternò, fondatori di una start-up che continua a crescere non sono in Italia, ma anche oltre confine dando filo da torcere ai grandi colossi del digitale. Dalla precocissima passione per la...
Art in Motion: Italian Futurist Aesthetics
Tuesday, June 10, 2914 7:00PMInspired by New York's Guggenheim Museum which has organized the largest, most important exhibit on Futurism, Italian Futurism, 1909 – 1944: Reconstructing the Universe, the Museo presents an illustrated lecture by Christopher Atwood, PHd candidate in Italian Studies at UC Berkeley. Italian Futurism called for...
Italian cinema: Gabriele Muccino, an Italian filmaker at the top of America
WTI Magazine #33 2014 June, 4Author : Simone doc Bracci Translation by: When you want to enjoy a movie, is it better the dubbed version, or the one in the original language? Surely it is better to watch it in the original language, maybe subtitled, not to miss the hidden meanings, the gags and the typical idiomatic expressions.