Comedian Frank Santorelli to appear at Pitman's
Frank Santorelli, an Italian-American who is best known for playing the recurring role of "Georgie the Bartender" on The Sopranos, will appear at Pitman's Freight Room on Friday, April 5, at 8 p.m. Santorelli has starred in numerous movies, including "No Reservations," "Meet the Parents," and "Crooked Lines." HIs passion has always been comedy. He...
Tony & Elaine’s is the newest old-school restaurant in the North End
Tony & Elaine’s, a red-sauce joint from North End restaurateur Nick Frattaroli (Bodega Canal, North Square Oyster, Ward 8). The restaurant is new, but it feels like a throwback, intentionally: red-checked tablecloths, raffia-wrapped Chianti bottles, cheesy vintage posters, the works. It follows in the footsteps of restaurants like Carbone and Parm...
Scholarship available by the Sons of Italy, Purple Aster Chapter
Applications are being accepted for two scholarships donated by the Sons of Italy, Purple Aster Chapter of Galloway and Absecon, to high school seniors at Absegami and Holy Spirit high schools. Students who have a parent or grandparent of Italian descent and who will be enrolled in college in September 2019 are eligible to apply. Two $1,000 scholar...
Matera, European Capital of Culture
Thursday, April 4, 2019 @6pm–7pm PDT. Sahara West Library, 9600 W Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada 89117. The talk is part of the Discovering Italy Series offered through the Sahara West Library. Matera is a town in Basilicata in the arch of the boot of Italy.A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Matera is famous for its remarkable “Sassi” neighborhoods ca...
The Bambini Dance Troupe invites you join them for an information meeting and dance practice!
Wednesday, April 3 at 6:30 PM at The Italian Center, 6821 Fair Oaks Blvd., Carmichael 95608, CA. No reservation required. Coem early, doors open by 6:15 pm. Families are invited. Sit in on practice, talk with the coach and other parents, and learn about our costumes, performances and traditions! We are a performing children's dance troupe always lo...
Carla Gambescia at the American Italian Heritage Museum
Our April Monthly Business Meeting and Cultural Presentation will take place on Thursday, April 11th at 7:00pm. The Presenter is Carla Gambescia, author of La Do/ce Vita University: An Unconventional Guide to Italian Culture from A to Z. She recently received the "best of the best" Silver Prize Winner from the North American Travel Journalists Asso...
Sweet success: Fabrizia Spirits experiences growth, moves to larger location
Still settling into the new location that’s more than three times the size of their old warehouse, brothers Phil and Nick Mastroianni are gearing up for the busy limoncello season. The owners of Salem-based Fabrizia Spirits have come a long way during their 10 years in business. In the beginning, the two would gather their friends and family on ni...
L’Italia e gli albori del «secolo americano»: il business degli agrumi negli USA
L’Italia e gli albori del «secolo americano»: questo è il titolo del nuovo libro di GianPaolo Ferraioli, da oggi disponibile in libreria a cura delle Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane. GianPaolo Ferraioli è un vecchia conoscenza della redazione di Sicania News, che ha già avuto il piacere di recensire tanti altri suoi libri, a testimonianza della prol...
DOGMAN, Winner of 9 David di Donatello Awards, Starts April 12th in US Theaters!
DOGMAN, Matteo Garrone’s award winning drama comes to the US, starting April 12 and Cinema Made in Italy is proud to support the latest release of great Italian cinema! Last night DOGMAN won 9 David di Donatello Awards, including for Best Picture and Best Director. It previously won Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival and European Film Awards. “...
Fort Worth Chef Tim Love Goes Italian for His Newest Restaurant
Chef and reality TV star Tim Love has announced plans to open a new Italian restaurant in Fort Worth. The chef announced the forthcoming debut of Gemelle, a “casual” Italian restaurant on Twitter, and filings with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts indicate that it will open at 4400 White Settlement Road in a space that once housed short-live...
Five2Ride: 5 of the Best Mountain Bike Trails in Northern Italy
My first foray into Italian mountain biking came in the spring of 2013 when my partner and I entered an eight-day XC stage race in Liguria’s Apennine mountains. The course stretched from the “Bay of Poets” in La Spezia, west across the entire region of Liguria, and ended a few kilometers from the French border. The race included stages with ascent...
Aeolian Islands
The Aeolian Islands or the Lipari Islands is an archipelago of volcanic islands located north of Sicily. The Islands are known to be a very popular tourist destination during summer, and attract more than 200,000 visitors each year. The islands are a world heritage site since 2000 because of their unique geological features. There are 8 main island...