Che cosa sono le nuvole? (What are clouds?) by Pier Paolo Pasolini
When: Tuesday, February 06, 2018 From 6:00 pm To 7:30 pm - Where: Embassy of Italy - Organized by : Italian Cultural Institute - Entrance : Free Join us on February 6th for a rare screening of Che cosa sono le nuvole? (What are clouds?), one of the six shorts featured in Capriccio all’italiana, directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini and starring Ninetto...
FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS will perform at The CHEVALIER in Medford Square
Oh, what a story. Frankie Valli, who came to fame in 1962 as the lead singer of the Four Seasons, is hotter than ever in the 21st century. Thanks to the volcanic success of the Tony- winning musical Jersey Boys, which chronicles the life and times of Frankie and his legendary group, such classic songs as “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like a Man,” “R...
We Love Italy to open in Commack
The first American restaurant and shop of We Love Italy, the Venice-based food company, is expected to open in early March in Commack. Construction is underway at the 6333 Jericho Tpke. site, in a mall on the north side of the turnpike, west of the Sunken Meadow Parkway, opposite Pep Boys. Beatrice Galati, co-owner overseeing the Commack location,...
The Beat: Milford’s Colabellos featured in Italian-American baseball documentary
This past Saturday, Roberto Angotti was at Milford High along with Lou and Chris Colabello, premiering his documentary “Italian American Baseball.” To know the journey Chris Colabello took from Milford to the major leagues, it helps to know the story of his father, Lou. And to know the professional and international baseball career of Lou, it helps...
Then and Now: Washington Market
The Washington Market, built in 1911, was a clothing store before turning over to groceries around 1914. Typical of the era, space was leased to a mix of independent dealers selling meat, produce, dairy and other specialties, such as tea and coffee, or candy. Awnings were extended over outdoor stalls of fruits and vegetables on the sidewalks when t...
Puccini’s melodrama airs at the San Juan Community Theatre
Puccini’s melodrama about a volatile diva, an idealistic artist, and a sadistic police chief is the next The Met: Live in HD screening at San Juan Community Theatre on Sunday, Feb. 4, at 2 p.m. The Met’s new production of the 1900 Italian opera, entitled “Tosca,” features sumptuous new staging, with soprano Sonya Yoncheva and tenor Vittorio Grigolo...
SUNDANCE 33 - Vince l'Italia con Sara Colangelo
Tra i grandi vincitori dell’edizione 2018 del Sundance Film Festival anche l'Italia: Sara Colangelo, da anni residente e attiva negli Stati Uniti, ha vinto il premio come migliore regista per il film "The Kindergarten Teacher" con Maggie Gyllenhaal e Gael García Bernal. Premio alla migliore sceneggiatura per "Time Share", la cui colonna sonora è op...
'Streeterville Pizzeria & Tap' Opens Its Doors
A new spot to score pizza and more has opened for business in the neighborhood. The fresh arrival to Streeterville, called Streeterville Pizzeria & Tap, is located at 355 E. Ohio St. (between Fairbanks Ct. & McClurg Ct.).This new pizzeria takes over the space once occupied by Urban Crosta--which closed after just three months in operation--and spec...
Long-time owner of stylish downtown Redding clothing store Nicola Girimonte dies
Nicola "Nick" L. Girimonte, who owned and operated with his younger brother a stylish men's clothing store in downtown Redding for four decades until it was sold in 1984, has died. Girimonte died Dec. 12, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center in Redding. He was 97. Girimonte was born in 1920 in Weed and raised in Dunsmuir. He partnered with his brother, J...
Vincenzo Bellini's "I Puritani" from Paris to Chicago
When: Friday, February 02, 2018 From 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm - Where: Istituto Italiano di Cultura Chicago - 500 N Michigan - Entrance : Free A discussion with Maestro Enrique Mazzola, Conductor of Lyric Opera's production of "I Puritani," led by Professor Jesse Rosenberg, Musicologist at Northwestern University.
New Rochelle Chef Relies On The Sea For Inspiration
Francesco Coli grew up inspired by the sea. And now, he's bringing that love for fresh plucked-from-the-ocean cuisine to New Rochelle with the opening (as of October 2017) Vento Bistro. The new eatery is, as Coli describes, "a chef forward coastal Italian concept with an ever-changing seasonal menu." Fish and seafood are handpicked daily at the Ful...
An Atlanta entrepreneur searching for the perfect home base finally found it in a Tuscan ruin — see the before and after photos of her 12th century Italian fortress
Stylist, photo producer, and author Annette Joseph wanted a space to expand her workshop and teaching business. What she found, or — as the Italian saying goes — the house that found her, is an 8,500 square-foot 12th century fortress in Lunigiana, Italy. "I knew it would be the perfect location to conduct creative workshops and retreats, and, ever...