Bocce, Ferarris and much amore
When in Sacramento, do as the Romans do – at the annual Festa Italiana!, anyway, which energized the Croatian American Cultural Center over the weekend. The event, presented by the nonprofit Sacramento Italian Cultural Society, featured food, dancing, music and the Italian lawn-bowling game called bocce. Read more Source:...
Da Vinci exhibit six-month stay causes people to find another event space
In November, an exhibit representing the work of one of world's greatest artists of all time is coming to Bradenton. The Da Vinci exhibit will occupy the Bradenton Auditorium for six months, said Bradenton City Clerk Carl Callahan. During the exhibit the auditorium, 1005 First Ave. W., will not be available to the public for weddings, lunc...
Viaggio tra i Grandi della Finanza. Ora negli Usa si scommette sull'Italia
NEW YORK - Sono due le parole che si sentono più frequentemente a Wall Street e dintorni in questi giorni: "tapering" e "Italy". Più la seconda della prima. Tapering vuol dire "ridimensionamento": indica la fine degli aiuti all'economia americana che la Federal Reserve, la banca centrale, ha messo in campo fin dall'inizio della crisi nel 2008 e ha...
La città ideale italiana in mostra a New York
By Beatrice Bondi Lunedì sera presso la Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò della New York University è stata inaugurata la mostra fotografica Renaissance Ideal Cities, che vede protagoniste le due affascinanti città rinascimentali Pienza e Sabbioneta, entrambe riconosciute Patrimonio Mondiale dell'Umanità dall'UNESCO. Seppur situate in due differenti r...
A First Look at Ken Oringer and Jamie Bissonnette's Toro
It was 15 months ago that news surfaced like a sperm whale rising out of the ocean that Ken Oringer and Jamie Bissonnette, Boston's chefly Dynamic Duo, were going to open a branch of their hit tapas joint Toro in New York. Imminently. A friend and I soon shot up there to check out the Boston original to get the jump on other New Yorkers. W...
Jersey City Columbus Day Parade steps off Saturday afternoon
The 2013 Jersey City Columbus Day Parade steps off at 1 tomorrow afternoon at Sixth Street and Newark Avenue. The parade will proceed east along Newark to Jersey Avenue, then south to City Hall, 280 Grove St. This year's event, sponsored by the Dante Alighieri Society, marks the fifth year the Columbus Day Parade will take place in one of...
Show will be Verdi special experience
Music director Rene Knetsch will conduct the Parker Symphony Orchestra and Legend High School's Cantores Choir in "Messa da Requiem," a masterpiece composed by Giuseppe Verdi, at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 1 at the Pace Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., downtown Parker. The concert will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Italian composer's birth. Guest solois...
Italia-USA - Busto bronzeo di Verdi in dono alla Los Angeles Opera
In occasione del bicentenario della nascita di Giuseppe Verdi, un busto bronzeo raffigurante il celebre compositore sara' donato alla Los Angeles Opera. L'evento avrà luogo il 9 novembre alla prima del Falstaff al Dorothy Chandler Pavillion nel Music Center di Los Angeles. Alla cerimonia parteciperanno il console generale d'Italia, Giuseppe Perrone...
Daryle Lamonica selected as 2014 LAISHF National Honoree
The American Renaissance Foundation is proud to announce the selection of DARYLE LAMONICA, former American collegiate and professional quarterback, as the 2014 Louisiana American Italian Sports Hall of Fame National Honoree. Mr. Lamonica began his career at the University of Notre Dame, where he was the starting quarterback for three seaso...
Garibaldi-Meucci Museum to Open PICCOLE BELLE COSE 2014 Exhibition, 1/11
On Saturday, January 11, 2014, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum will host an artists' opening reception for "Piccole Belle Cose 2014," a show of "Small Beautiful Things" by members of IAVANET (Italian-American Visual Artists' Network). The IAVANET artists, who had their inaugural exhibition at the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum in 2010,...
Review: Excellent performances, great chemistry make Utah Opera production a ‘Traviata’ to remember
By Catherine Reese Utah Opera is welcoming music lovers back to Salt Lake City's newly renovated Capitol Theatre in grand style with an excellent production of Giuseppe Verdi's beloved "La Traviata." Though it features a pair of festive and sparkling party scenes — staged smartly by director José María Condemi and sung with flair by the U...
An Interview with Mary Trigiani, marketing professional
Everybody in the Italian and Italian-American communities in San Francisco knows Mary Trigiani. She is a greatly respected marketing professional, very well connected with the Italian and Tech communities in the city. Over the years, through her own consulting company Spada Inc. and thanks to her invaluable experience and skills, she has h...