Mancitaly: Rebirth Of Italy National Football Team
Roberto Mancini and the millennials: these are the new formidable ingredients to revive the Italian football team, still hurting from the missed qualification in the Russia 2018 World Cup, and their poor performance in the first edition of the Uefa Nations League. But now Italy is worthy of being feared again by the national teams. And thank goodne...
Group seeks 'stay of execution' for doomed Mount Carmel Church in Worcester
Preservationists filed suit in Worcester Superior Court on Monday in a bid to put the brakes on the demolition of historic Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. “The objective of this lawsuit is a stay of execution,” said Robert A. Scott, the attorney representing the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Preservation Society in a civil suit brought against Carol Gl...
O Thou, My Generous Rossi’s Ristorante
There is a place where the pasta runs wild. In heaps and in mounds it’s piled and piled. “Just a side for me,” you will say, unaware That what you’ve just ordered could feed Delaware. The restaurant’s Rossi’s; it’s outwardly mild. In Archbald, PA, it’s Italian-styled.A friendly corner place for the small-town’s folk, But oh God, the portions—they’r...
History Professor William Connell Selected Winner of Andrew Carnegie Fellowship
William J. Connell, Professor of History and Joseph M. and Geraldine C. La Motta Chair in Italian Studies, has been selected a 2019 Andrew Carnegie Fellow. As a recipient of the so-called "Brainy Award," the fellowship includes a $200,000 grant to devote significant time to research, writing, and publishing in the humanities and social sciences. Co...
Turning Darkness Into Light: The Life And Legacy Of Rita Levi-Montalcini
At the height of Mussolini’s Italy, in the midst of war, few if any locals took notice of a diminutive woman cycling around the Italian countryside looking for eggs. After all, in the midst of international turmoil, a mother searching for rations for her children seemed the epitome of “normal.” Her native town of Turin, in northern Italy near the b...
Unexpected Italy: Vinicio Capossela Folk Trio
As part of Unexpected Italy, the Festival organized by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in Washington DC and the Italian Cultural Institute, phantasmagorical singer-songwriter, poet, writer, illusionist and showman Vinicio Capossela presents for the first time in the United States Ballat...
Italy’s great Ugo Tognazzi gets his due in Castro retrospective
On a glorious Saturday at San Francisco’s Castro Theatre, you’ll feel the wheels coming off as Italy undergoes jarring change during a painful decade of transition. Of course, it happens on 35mm film. It’s the 1970s, and our guide is Ugo Tognazzi, who is government bureaucrat, corporate villain, suicidal chef, proudly gay and one very ridiculous ma...
Join Versetto Libero for Translation Experience
Saturday April 27 2019 from 14:00 to 16:00 EDT. NYPL Mulberry Street Library, 10 Jersey St, New York 10012. Be Part of Versetto Libero. Translation Experience with Laura Caparrotti and Dave Johnson. At the IAWA event, Italian artists and Free Verse poets will recite poems in their original version followed by the Italian translations. The audience...
Casting call for Italian Characters
Pixar is casting voices for an upcoming animated film. We’re looking for female and male actors age 10 – 15 years old. The characters are fun, energetic, and adventurous kids from Italy. We’re looking for actors who: Can speak with or naturally have an Italian accent. Feel comfortable speaking a few words or sentences in Italian. Are enthusiastic,...
Myrtle Beach South Carolina Lodge 2662 Presents "FESTA ITALIANA" Festival 2019
The Sons and Daughters of Italy Myrtle Beach Lodge #2662 proudly presents "FESTA ITALIANA" being held at The Market Common on Farrow Parkway in 4017 Deville St, Myrtle Beach, SC on Saturday, June 22nd 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM and Sunday, June 23rd 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM. There will be at least 3,200 meatballs. 1,050 sausages, 2,500 raviolis and 50 gallons of...
Contractors for Little Italy Cultural Center & Museum
Construction on our long awaited Little Italy San Jose Cultural Center & Museum is almost underway! We NEED YOUR HELP. We are looking for donated and partially donated labor from experienced contractors and construction management professionals to assist with this community improvement project. Email Joshua at [email protected] or apply here 1)...
Le biblioteche italiane tra le più belle del mondo
Per gli antichi monaci le biblioteche erano il luogo dove è raccolto il sapere sacro; per i primi scienziati sono ciò che ha reso possibili gli avanzamenti tecnici e le cure mediche. L'avvento delle moderne biblioteche rappresenta la massima aspirazione per le società civili in quanto significano che le persone desiderano leggere, istruirsi e ampli...