Dovere For Camden
Dovere is an Italian word for responsibility, respect. Joseph M. Paprzycki and Pepe Piperno felt a responsibility to deliver the respect that their beloved, broken city - Camden, New Jersey - deserved. Once a thriving city, Camden fell on hard times in the 1960s and 1970s. Drugs, crime, and corrupt politicians brought the city to its knees. Joe, Pe...
Enogastronomia: la chef Bastianich premia la Calabria
Il buongusto risiede in Calabria, dove i cibi sono “di tendenza” e ricercati: parola della “chef star” Lidia Bastianich. E tra questi quelli più ricercati saranno la ‘nduja, il caciocavallo, la liquirizia ed il bergamotto. “Bastianich ne è ancor più convinta – è scritto in un comunicato dell’ufficio stampa della Giunta regionale – soprattutto dopo...
Festa di Carnevale 2018 - The Italian Cultural Society of Washington DC
The Italian Cultural Society of Washington DC in collaboration with LE D.I.V.E. presents Festa di Carnevale 2018! Get dressed in your favorite costume and join us on February 11th, from 3:00 to 6:00 pm at the Chevy Chase Village Hall (5906 Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815), to enjoy a very special Carnival party! To RSVP please Submit the...
Da Vinci - The Genius Exhibition Coming To New Mexico
Da Vinci—The Genius opens at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science two weeks from today at 9am on Saturday, February 10, 2018. This world class exhibition from Grande Exhibitions remains on display at the Museum daily from 9am-5pm through July 29, 2018. Da Vinci – The Genius demonstrates the full scope of Leonardo da Vinci’s remarkab...
Outstanding Italian Women in the US Series- Ilaria Capua
Thursday, February 15, 2018. From 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm. Organized by: IIC New York. Entrance: Free. Location: Italian Cultural Institute of New York - 686 Park Avenue - New York, NY 10065. Book now! Ilaria Capua, scientist, in conversation with Maria Teresa Cometto, journalist. This is the first of several talks with Italian professional women that l...
Report: Tramezzani to Colorado Rapids
Italian tactician Paolo Tramezzani is reportedly heading to Major League Soccer as Coach of Colorado Rapids. According to Calciomercato.it, the deal has been done and he is ready to fly out for this new experience. Tramezzani was assistant manager to Gianni De Biasi for Albania, then left to lead teams by himself. The 47-year-old had two spells in...
Let’s Talk Wine: A top woman of Italian wine
As we celebrate leading women in the wine industry this week during NH Wine Week, it’s fitting to recognize Marilisa Allegrini, an Italian leading lady of wine. The Allegrini family roots date back to the 16th century and it is one of the most prominent wine producers in Italy today. Marilisa Allegrini, a sixth-generation member of the family, beca...
Starting Friday, February 2nd, The Comunità di Sant’Egidio Will Meet at St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral
Following Friday’s weekly prayer gathering at Most Precious Blood Church (113 Baxter St.) in Little Italy, I learned that the Comunità di Sant’Egidio will be moving their hebdomadal prayer services to the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral at 273 Mott Street in Nolita, New York. Starting Friday, February 2nd, anyone interested in participating...
Seminari di promozione degli investimenti negli USA - Select USA
Nel quadro delle attività promozionali del quinto Summit mondiale di SelectUSA (area di Washington, D.C., 20-22 giugno 2018) Il Consolato Generale degli USA a Milano organizza tre seminari informativi sugli investimenti negli Stati Uniti che si svolgeranno a Torino (27 febbraio ‘18), Verona (28 febbraio ‘18) e Firenze (1 marzo ‘18) e che vedranno l...
Fine Italian Inspired Food
Now open in Roseville, Ciao Restaurant brings classic and contemporary Italian dishes with a stylish modern American take to our area. Front and center in the dining room is owner/manager Miranda, hailing from the medieval city of Lucca in the heart of Italy's Tuscany region, Miranda has extensive restaurant experience and is a master of customer s...
The Making of America; and Italians Need Apply! Just Ask Carnegie Hall
On Thursday, January 25, Carnegie Hall released the following video on Facebook, with the title, “Carnegie Hall’s 2018–2019 Season: ‘Migrations: The Making of America’”. After I saw it I wrote the following: “Your “Migrations: The Making of America” leaves out an entire Italian tradition: contributions to Jazz; Louis Prima; the Neapolitan song; et...
Carnevale and its thousand faces
When I was a child, Carnevale was the occasion to don some improbable outfit, usually involving satin gowns and glitter or, depending on the mood of the year, a musketeer hat and a plastic sword. Possibly already nodding to what was to become my academic field of research, I also had a penchant for Roman warriors and fondly remember a cardboard hel...