Italian Professor Initiates 'Comic Relief: Making the Best of Things in the Italian Tradition' Seminar Series
Daniela D'Eugenio, assistant professor of Italian, will initiate the University of Alabama's five-part seminar series "Comic Relief: Making the Best of Things in the Italian Tradition." D'Eugenio's talk, titled "The Hopeless Tricked and the Clever Trickster from Boccaccio to Basile," will take place via Zoom at 4 p.m. CDT Friday, Sept. 18. For info...
Olivia Culpo Is Helping Feed Thousands of Americans—And You Can, Too
Put whatever preconceived notions you may have about beauty pageants aside: There is no denying that winning one, especially one as massive as Miss Universe, has some major advantages. The best one—in our opinion—is having the public platform to highlight social causes you care about. Just look at Olivia Culpo. Since winning the crown in 2012, the...
Italy's Many Voices: 50 Shades of Latin
October 6, 2020, at 7:00 pm Pacific Time. Event is free and presented via Zoom meeting. Zoom link will be provided to attendees a few days before the meeting. REGISTRATION HERE. The month of October is a month of celebration of the Italian language in the world. This month Angela Zagarella will be presenting a brief overview of the history of Itali...
National Columbus Education Foundation Condemns Alleged Private Statue Theft
The National Columbus Education Foundation has condemned the alleged theft of a Christopher Columbus statue belonging to an elderly Upper West Side, New York City, resident. According to a recent New York Post article, the purported incident took place in late June at a co-op on Riverside Drive owned by 91-year-old John Cartafalsa, who had placed...
Sicilian-Style Trivia Challenge & Happy Hour
Presented by award winning author, Carla Gambescia and Allison Scola. September 29th - 7:00 PM EDT. Register for 10 USD. Created specially by La Dolce Vita University to celebrate La Bella Sicilia! Through an engaging Q & A format, we will explore and discover that delicious layer cake of culinary & cultural history that is the dazzling island of S...
Multiculturalism in Italian Literature
Sat, October 3, 2020. 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM CEST. ONline event. A discussion with acclaimed writer Kossi Komla Ebri who will join us directly from Italy. The event will be in the format of an interview with an opportunity for Q&A afterwards. In Italian with simultaneous English translation. Born in Togo, Kossi Amékowoyoa Komla-Ebri is a medical surgeon...
A living tribute
When my dad, Henry, passed away on October 16th, 2004, at the age of 91, our loss was met with a wonderful outpouring of love and condolences. Family and friends showed their compassion in a number of wonderful ways. One example that I will always remember was receiving a sympathy “dish garden” from my employer. The garden consisted of a variety of...
Norcia Multi-Purpose Community Center Now Open. NIAF Gave $450,000 to Fund the Project & Provide On-going Support after the Devastating Earthquakes in 2016
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is pleased to announce that Norcia’s new multi-purpose community center, a central component of the relief effort led by the Foundation in response to the devastating earthquakes that struck Central Italy in 2016, is finished and now open to the public. NIAF gave $450,000 to fund the project and provi...
IAP 156: understanding the 2020 Italian constitutional referendum with special guest Umberto Mucci of We the Italians
Well Podcast fans, its time once again to turn our eyes to our beloved Motherland for the continuing drama that is Italian politics, as our cousins across the Atlantic are gearing up for the latest constitutional referendum facing voters in the Italian Republic –including those living abroad like the many Italian American dual citizens here in the...
This Relationship-Building Consultancy’s Growth Proves Gratitude Is Key During Covid-19
No crisis affects companies equally. But for one human connection consultancy, Covid-19 has been an incredible blessing. That’s not to downplay the damage the pandemic has done. The U.S. Census Bureau’s Small Business Pulse Survey showed 83% of small businesses have experienced either a “large” or “moderate” negative effect. Entrepreneurs are strug...
OSDIA Interviews LIVE with Lidia Bastianich!
Tune in this Wednesday for the second episode of OSDIA Interviews LIVE!: Season 2. Wednesday (9/16) at 7pm EST/4pm PST on Facebook Live, our hosts Mark DeNunzio and Mary Kovach will be joined Italian-American celebrity chef, television host, author, and award winning restaurateur, Lidia Bastianich! Don't forget to tune in and leave your questions f...
The Luca Guadagnino Guide to Coming of Age in Italy
Confession time: I’ve always been a sucker for films and TV shows that, even if they aren’t necessarily good, work extremely well as travel porn. Maybe Fool’s Gold and Into the Blue have cringey dialogue and even cringier acting, but I’ll always have a soft spot for these movies because they’re just so pleasing to look at. If the AMC miniseries The...