A talk on Puccini's Messa di Gloria, by Richard Giarusso
You are cordially invited to “A talk on Puccini's Messa di Gloria”, by Richard Giarusso. Friday, November 16, 2018, at 6:30 pm. ICS Headquarters - 4833 Rugby Ave. Suite 201, Bethesda, MD 20814. Join conductor, singer, and scholar, Richard Giarusso, Chair of the Musicology Department at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore and Music Director of the...
Ernesto’s Italian Restaurant Lending a Hand to Local Schools and…
Ernesto’s Italian Restaurant is now offering a discounted rate on its banquet rooms for local schools and nonprofits. “We will also waive any audio-visual fees associated with hosting any events,” said Chris Wegner, owner of Ernesto’s Italian Restaurant, which recently replaced all its plastic straws with hay straws in order to protect the environm...
Carlo Battaglia: The Abstract Figurative
Valli Art Gallery (507 W 27th Street New York, NY 10001) is pleased to present works by the Italian painter Carlo Battaglia (1933-2005) in an exhibition in our New York location at the High Line Nine Galleries from November 15th to December 14th, 2018, with an opening reception on Thursday, November 15th from 6pm to 8 pm. Born on the Sardinian isla...
Alderman Vetro will be grand marshal of Veterans Day Parade Sunday
Milford’s Veterans Day Parade will be Sunday, Nov. 11, at 2 p.m. in downtown Milford. The grand marshal and keynote speaker will be Phil Vetro. Vetro joined the Marine Corps in January 1968, and was stationed on Parris Island, S.C., and went to Camp Lejeune, N.C., for advanced infantry training. He was then sent overseas, serving in Okinawa, Japan,...
Identità Golose opens in Los Angeles with Carlo Cracco
Being behind the counter and in front of the cooker feels familiar to Carlo Cracco; here he shows us step by step, ingredient after ingredient, how to cook his spaghetti with cocoa beans, purple cabbage and salmon roe. It is with this dish that Masterchef Italia’s former judge, introduced by the ambassador of Italian taste in America, Lidia Bastia...
Cuomo Wins Third Term in New York as Democrats Consolidate Control in Albany
Andrew M. Cuomo was resoundingly elected to a third term as governor of New York on Tuesday, riding Democratic enthusiasm in a deep blue state to beat back his Republican challenger and capture a victory for the party’s old guard. In defeating Marcus J. Molinaro, the Dutchess County executive, Mr. Cuomo, 60, soaked up the vast majority of votes in...
Bosco del Sasseto
In the late 19th century, a banker named Edoardo Cahen purchased the castle of Torre Alfina and the surrounding forests. It’s rumored that his family obtained titles (marquis) and royal support for having supported King Victor Emmanuel II during the key period of the Italian Risorgimento. Cahen spent significant sums on restructuring the castle, wh...
On the Scene: Italian community celebrates Viva La Panza!
More than 600 men attended the 80th anniversary of Viva La Panza! (Hooray for the Belly!) Oct. 24 at Todaro’s Party Center, hosted by the Italian American Professional and Businessmen’s Club. The event began in 1938 as a small gathering of politicians and Italian businessmen in the rear of the Belt Line Grocery Store on Grant Street, owned by curre...
Muffuletta in the hood
I’ll go ahead and say it. I never much cared for South Park Abbey. It had a solid beer list, and I would catch the occasional NFL game there, but between food and booze, and my own snarky standards, there wasn’t a lot to keep me coming back. It’s possible the place just suffered the comparison to its predecessor, South Park Bar & Grill, which used...
On November 10th, 1902 Bocconi University was inaugurated
Different events have taken place over the course of history that have changed the course of things. These are remembered every year through the celebrations of their anniversaries. One of these is the one that took place in Milan on 10th November 1902. On this day the Bocconi University was inaugurated, to soon represent one of the most important...
Adolph Caso, Una Voce Importante Per Gli Italo Americani; Un’intervista Esclusiva.
Ho incontrato Adolph Caso per la prima volta all’International Book Show di New York, e mi ha colpito perché dava l’impressione di amare i libri più di qualsiasi altra cosa al mondo. Ho scoperto solo in seguito che non si interessava soltanto di pubblicazione, ma anche di scrittura, traduzione, insegnamento e sostegno per la comunità italo american...
Review: Sergio's Italian Restaurant in Massapequa on Long Island
On November 4, this journalist had the chance to dine at Sergio's Italian Restaurant in Massapequa on Long Island. Digital Journal has the scoop. The restaurant itself has a family atmosphere to it, and it is situated in the heart of Massapequa. Sergio's serves Gluten Free and Whole Wheat Pasta, in addition to their elaborate menu of traditional ap...