Danvers Columbus Day petition sparks AG complaint from Mass. Italian American organization
A Massachusetts Italian-American association filed an open meeting law complaint against the Danvers Human Rights and Inclusion Committee. The Italian-American Alliance made the complaint to the Attorney General’s office over what they perceived as secretive meetings about changing having the town change the name of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peopl...
The pasts of Marini's futures
Tuesday February 11 2020 / 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. 421 Broome St. 4th fl. New York, NY 10013. Clemente Marconi and Ann Kuttner work on the art of Mediterranean antiquity, and its own issues of reception and retrospection. For this CIMA program, they conduct a dialogue about how Marini positioned his statuary practice in relation to what he would have kn...
Owner of Krebs legendary Italian market passes away
Sam Lovera, owner of the iconic Lovera’s Italian Market in Krebs, died today at the age of 63. Details are still developing, but according to a source Lovera suffered an apparent heart attack this morning, was taken to a local hospital for treatment, but did not survive. This is a massive loss for the small town of Krebs. Sam’s family dates back to...
An Italian Deli with Sicilian Pizza Is Coming to Montavilla
Montavilla continues to expand its culinary scene, as the neighborhood gets ready to welcome Sebastiano’s, a mom and pop Sicilian deli. Opening this spring, Sebastiano’s will have muffuletta and Sicilian pizzas, wines by the glass and by the bottle to go, an aperitivo hour, and Italian kitchen staples like olive oils, sauces, and other goods. Sebas...
Now available! Tickets for the 11th Italian Film Festival of Minneapolis / St. Paul
Tickets for the 11th Italian Film Festival are now available! The Italian Cultural Center, in partnership with MSP Film Society, is proud to present nine films never before seen in Minnesota, including a celebration of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time, Federico Fellini, with a showing of his little-know gem Lo sceicco bianco...
Il console generale Usa in visita a Palermo a Palazzo d’Orléans
Il presidente della Regione Siciliana, Nello Musumeci, ha ricevuto stamane in visita di cortesia a Palazzo Orleans il neo console generale degli Stati Uniti d’America a Napoli Mary Avery. Il diplomatico americano era accompagnato da Patrick Horne, capo dell’Ufficio politico del consolato. «Il legame tra Sicilia e America – ha detto il governatore –...
Back by popular demand: Texas BBQ meets Italian wine with J.C.Reid Houston Chronicle columnist
We are thrilled to announce that this year’s Taste of Italy festival will host the third annual “Texas BBQ and Italian Wine” seminar moderated by Houston Chronicle food columnist J.C. Reid, the world’s leading authority on Texas BBQ and foodways. Click here for the seminar schedule and registration. This event will sell out quickly: Act now to ensu...
Rome native heads Vermont presidential campaign for Bloomberg
In a large Italian-American family, says Christopher Di Mezzo, there’s a tradition of learning to speak your mind without making other people too angry. It’s one of the ways growing up in Rome has helped him get off to a strong start in his career in politics. Di Mezzo earlier this month became the Vermont state director of former New York Mayor Mi...
NOIAFT interviews Annabelle Attanasio, director of Mickey and the bear
Annabelle Attanasio is a writer and director based in Brooklyn. Her first feature, MICKEY AND THE BEAR, had a critically acclaimed premiere at SXSW where it was described as ‘a sharp, affecting film that’s brimming with darkness and hope, every instant of it vividly alive,’ by The Hollywood Reporter, and named one of Variety’s Best Movies of SXSW....
Caffe Buon Gusto to Open in Uptown Hoboken
Hoboken is home to some of the best Italian restaurants. Every block has a different spot for you to eat all the pasta and chicken parm that your heart desires. Another popular Italian restaurant, however, is making its way to Hoboken this winter, and we could not be more excited. Caffe Buon Gusto of Manhattan is opening on 7th and Washington Stree...
"Little Italy in the Great War. Philadelphia's Italians on the Battlefield and Home Front" by Richard N. Juliani
The Great War challenged all who were touched by it. Italian immigrants, torn between their country of origin and country of relocation, confronted political allegiances that forced them to consider the meaning and relevance of Americanization. In his engrossing study, Little Italy in the Great War, Richard Juliani focuses on Philadelphia’s Italian...
Aida Returns to HGO Stage in Modernized Take on Verdi Classic
AMERICAN TENOR RUSSELL THOMAS MAKES A DOUBLE DEBUT in Houston Grand Opera’s production of Aida, a sweeping tale of love and tragedy amid war written by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi in 1871. It’s the first time he’s sung the male lead of Radames, and the first time he’s appearing with Houston Grand Opera. The Atlanta-based Thomas admits he’s feel...