"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.
Algieri becomes the 65th Italian American boxer to hold a world title
In what has been dubbed a shocking upset, Junior Welterweight boxer Chris Algieri defeated Ruslan Provodnikov to claim the 140 – pound WBO Junior Welterweight World Title Saturday, June 15th. The 30-year-old former kick boxer, and Long Island, native won the fight with a split decision over reigning title holder Provodnikov in front of a c...
Ricetta Italia di Belinelli: "Bisogna imparare dal tifo americano"
"In Italia bisogna prendere esempio dal tifo americano". Ne è convinto Marco Belinelli, reduce dai festeggiamenti per il titolo Nba vinto a San Antonio. Il primo italiano a conquistare l'ambito anello, ospite della Gazzetta dello Sport, nelle sue sette stagioni nella Grande Mela è transitato da Golden State, Toronto, New Orleans e Chicago e ha sper...
Ohio Valley Names Italian American of the Year
We're less than a week away from the Annual Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival and Bob Gaudio is one man who has been synonymous with with the festival. He is finally being honored this year as the Ohio Valley's Italian American of the Year. "Having that one spot where you have Italian music, great Italian food, Italian wines, jus...
Italian festival in New Hyde Park
CELLINI LODGE #2206 OSIA of New Hyde Park, Order Sons of Italy in America will be hosting its ANNUAL FESTIVAL in August 2014. Much of the Festivals proceeds will be used to continue the Lodge's contributions to charitable programs. DATES: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13 THRU SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, 2014 HOURS: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 6:...