Opening night of the Your Theatre Inc. eight performance run of Italian American Reconciliation, by John Patrick Shanley, author of Moonstruck is Thursday, Jan. 15. With a cast of five South Coast actors, Suzanne Bergeron, of New Bedford, directs the play. This lighthearted play follows Huey Maximilian Bonfigliano who has a problem. While he is sa...
Kiwanis Club of Medford - Wednesday, October 21, 2015 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT) - Medford, MAThe Kiwanis Club of Medford is producing the 10th annual Taste of Italy on Wednesday October 21, 2015. Come taste samplings of the best cuisine, wine and beer in the area- The best Italian around but even MORE THAN JUST ITALIAN. Proceeds will...
Fitchburg State University President Richard S. Lapidus announced Tuesday that Alberto J.F. Cardelle, dean of the College of Health Sciences at East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania, has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs at Fitchburg State. Cardelle, who will assume the role in July, was selected following...
By Evan Sparks Dorothy Savarese tells a story about a humbling discovery she made shortly after moving to Cape Cod and how it reflects the heart of community banking. She already had 16 years of experience in economic development and at a large regional bank in the Midwest. She had taught credit analysis on a national basis. So when...
By De Castillo ARTFARM invites theater activists and comedy enthusiasts to gather to honor the life & legacy of the iconic Italian actor/playwright/activists Dario Fo and Franca Rame. This tribute will take place at the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown on Thursday, December 8 at 6 p.m. The Politics of Laughter: A Tribute to Dario Fo and...
Grab a brush and learn the technique used by artists of the Italian Renaissance, stepping back in time and right into art history. The Housatonic Valley Art League is offering a lecture and weekend workshop, from Friday to Sunday, with Alma Ortolan, one of Italy's premier fesco restorers, conservators and educators. Ortolan, an Italian art...
Boston's Pirandello Lyceum announced the 2015 recipients of its prestigious "I Migliori in Mens et Gesta" award, the "Best in Mind and Deed." The Board of Governors recognized a group of outstanding Americans of Italian descent who have made important contributions to their profession, to society and to the Italian-American community. The I Miglio...
For some, the allure of the Maserati Ghibli is its sleek design and luxurious feel. For others, it's the fine Italian leather interior, Ferrari engine and Brembo brakes. But for many, it's simply the "basso profundo," as Italians like to call the car's rumbling. The resounding tone is present no matter how fast the luxury car is going. &...
The North End Historical Society would like to gain your support for a new documentary about the vibrant Italian-American community that has called the North End of Boston home for well over 100 years. This unique film is narrated by the North End's own Stephen Passacantilli and based on interviews with North Enders and their descendants from...
A menu that features dishes like eggplant parm and garlic bread sounds like something you'd expect to find alongside red-checked tablecloths, candleholders made from straw-wrapped Chianti bottles – and maybe even a pair of cartoon dogs sharing a romantic plate of pasta in an alley. But in designing their new Washington Avenue restaurant, Roustabou...
By Mary Serreze In 1960, Giovanni Daniele arrived from Salerno, Italy and founded Red Rose Restaurant in Springfield with his sister Edda and her husband Nicola Caputo. Sixteen years later, he founded Nini's Ristorante in Easthampton -- a popular establishment now run by his son Johnny Daniele. The elder Daniele passed away in 2011 f...
Piccolo, a small "modern classic" Italian restaurant with influences from Calabria and Abruzzi, had a soft opening last night and will open to the public tomorrow at 5 p.m. The highly anticipated spot is from the husband and wife team of Damian Sansonetti and Ilma Lopez. It's the first time Sansonetti and Lopez have worked together professionally s...