Food for thought: Maiolica at the Georgia Museum of Art
Like a talented storyteller beginning his tale, a generous host invites visitors into the scene by setting the table with delicious food and decorated dinnerware. In Renaissance Italy, maiolica was the standard form of pottery used to serve these welcoming meals. The exhibition “Storytelling in Renaissance Maiolica,” on view at the Georgia Museum o...
A Seasonal Roman Gelateria Is Opening in Gramercy
Hallie Meyer, the daughter of New York City restaurateur Danny Meyer, is prepping to open an Italian coffee and ice cream parlor in Gramercy this summer. The new scoop shop will be called Caffè Panna, translating to “coffee” and “cream,” and will focus on just that. It’ll be a 25- to 30-seat space with a separate coffee bar and ice cream counter, s...
Italian program at Beth-Center a unique foreign language offering
Words such as buongiorno and grazie may be as likely to be heard on the streets of Fredericktown as they are on the streets of Rome. Students at Bethlehem-Center High School are learning a Romance language spoken by millions throughout the world but taught in few high schools in the region. The Deemston school bolstered its foreign language program...
Celebrazioni per il cinquecentesimo anniversario del Tintoretto. Evento dedicato alla Associazione Save Venice a Vila Firenze
L’Ambasciatore d’Italia, Armando Varricchio, ha ospitato a Villa Firenze una serata in onore dell’Associazione Save Venice che dal 1971 si dedica alla tutela del patrimonio storico e culturale della città di Venezia. L’evento apre “Tintoretto on the Potomac: Save Venice in Washington”, una serie di visite, incontri e conferenze, organizzate dall’As...
Firsthand account of Padre Pio thrills St. Louisans
With enthusiasm and an infectious smile, Adolfo Affatato approached the microphone at St. Ambrose Church in the Hill neighborhood of south St. Louis. “Good morning. I don’t speak English,” he said in English looking out at a full church on a Thursday morning. He did what he could in an opening statement, addressing the crowd as “my dear friends, m...
One of the most appreciated Italian wines: Moscato wine
Here is one of the best Italian winesOne of the most delicious Italian wines is the Moscato wine and it is one of the products that makes Italy known all over the world for the excellent quality of its traditional gastronomic products, coming from various Italian regions. One of the most appreciated Italian wines is precisely the Moscato wine. Ita...
Rutgers Senior Heads to Venice for Prestigious Guggenheim Internship
Peggy Guggenheim was a glamorous American heiress who spent much of her life traveling throughout Europe, assembling a collection of Cubist, Surrealist and abstract expressionist masterpieces. Joanna Zotti is the cheerful daughter of an actuary and a radiologist from Roseland, N.J., who has spent her last four years at Rutgers University-New Brunsw...
Bocce ball courts officially open in Lebanon
Community members, government leaders and local Special Olympics athletes gathered Thursday at the Don Fox Community Park entrance near North Castle Heights Avenue for a ribbon cutting for Lebanon’s newest park addition, a series of bocce ball courts. Lebanon Mayor Bernie Ash said it was just one addition to the growth of the city’s parks, an addit...
Villa d’Este
Stepping onto the grounds of the Villa d’Este in Tivoli is like taking a trip back in time. The gorgeous complex, totally reimagined under the ownership of Cardinal Ippolito II d’Este in the 16th century, is a testament to the ingenuity and beauty that were hallmarks of the Renaissance period. History of the Villa d’EsteIppolito II, the grandson of...
Capone's Italian American Bar & Grill set for mid-May opening in Spruce Pine
Downtown Spruce Pine will soon be home to yet another new restaurant. Capone’s Italian American Bar & Grill is set to open in mid-May at 69 Locust St. and owners Tim and Marsha Hoilman intend to offer not only high-quality dining but an unforgettable experience. “I’ve always wanted to open a restaurant,” Tim said. “I saw the opportunity and my wif...
Local Italian-American students awarded Catholic school scholarships
The Department of Education center in Hicksville was red, green and white on Saturday at a ceremony awarding 25 students from Long Island Catholic schools scholarships from the Tri-State Italian-American Congress. “The scholarships were designed to assist deserving families with the cost of their annual tuition to attend a Catholic elementary schoo...
Tony (Antonio) Orsillo: Cement mason who ‘built Seattle’ loved his garden, grandchildren
Tony (Antonio) Orsillo passed away April 6, 2019 at Swedish Hospital in Edmonds, WA. Tony was born on February 10, 1933 in the tiny Italian hill town of Pago Veiano, an hour outside of Naples. He was born in to a large farming family, where he learned to grow fruits and vegetables which became his life long passion. In 1960, at the urging of his ol...