Local Actors Celebrate Italian Author
The stage was a woven rug, on which stood a podium, a mic stand and a flowerpot. The backdrop was a bare color-changing screen. It was a simple arrangement, but it was enough for the performers of "Speaking of Francesca Marciano." In this cozy setting of downtown Santa Barbara's Center Stage Theater, local actors read stories from author M...
Easter is coming!
Join us at Casa Belvedere for our upcoming Italian Easter Baking Class. Enjoy a morning in Cucina Colavita making delicious, fun and traditional baked goods for the holiday. Sunday, March 22nd - 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM Bake traditional Italian Favorites for the Easter Holiday. Cream Puffs, Pizza Rustica and Easter Bread...
Inventano il pannello solare flessibile e incassano 100 milioni
«Sul mercato globale le idee valgono come i capitali». Una massima di valore, se il capitale di cui si parla equivale a 100 milioni di dollari solo per iniziare, messi in una joint venture paritetica in cui l’apporto dell’altro socio è un’innovazione. Rivoluzionaria, di quelle che promettono di tramutarsi in una miniera d’oro. E che mostra...
Book Presentation: TECH AND THE CITY
APRIL 15, 2015 (06:00 PM )Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò - 24 West 12th Street - New York, NY 10011Book Presentation: TECH AND THE CITY, The Making of New York's Startup Community (Mirandola Press, 2013) by Maria Teresa Cometto and Alessandro Piol. The authors in conversation with: Brian Cohen, New York Angels;...
Spina bifida, individuati nuovi geni responsabili
di Ruggiero Corcella Uno studio congiunto tra Unità operativa complessa di Neurochirurgia dell'Istituto Gaslini di Genova e CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center di Montreal ha individuato nuovi geni responsabili della spina bifida. I risultati della ricerca sono stati pubblicati dalla rivista scientifica internazionale Journal of Medica...
Profughi a Cinecittà
On Friday, April 24, the Department of French and Italian at the University of Minnesota, and the Italian Cultural Center of Minneapolis/St. Paul, will bring to Minneapolis, Professor Noa Steimatsky, of the University of Chicago, for a screening and discussion of her film, "Refugees in Cinecitta". Professor Steimatsky completed the film in collabor...
Perils of Pinocchio: Lessons Taught To Columbia Middle School Italian Students
by Bobbie Peer Columbia Middle School students participated in a Pinocchio Workshop earlier this month given by Italian Director Vittorio Capotorto of Teatromania in New York City. Capotorto, who is the Creator of the Italian Theater Practicum at Columbia University, led the workshop along with his wife Maureen. Students in Theres...
Associazione Amici to promote Italian culture in Medford
President Angelo Federico says Associazione Amici will focus on promoting the Italian culture. "Associazione Amici in Italian means association of friends," he said. "With that in mind, we plan to hold various activities, such as encouraging Italian education, fund raisers, offering scholarship, providing assistance to our members and families reg...
Bruno Sammartino On Mother: She Was Absolutely My Hero
by Larry Richert Sunday is Mother's Day, a day when we salute our mothers and the sacrifices they have made for us. But, few people have a Mother's Day story to tell like professional wrestling great Bruno Sammartino, who was born in Italy, but for all of his adult life, has made his home in Pittsburgh. Sammartino grew up in the small tow...
When Will We Stand Up and Defend Our Heritage!
By Dr. Emanuele Alfano, President IAOVC Will we ever have enough Italian Americans that will stand up and defend our heritage and culture from continued negative portrayals? Will we ever have enough Italian Americans that can make a difference in putting an end to the endless degradation, ridicule and defamation perpetuate...
The Evolution of Recorded Sound with Comm. Aldo Mancusi - June 9th
The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere presents: "The Evolution of Recorded Sound". A Program with Commendatore Aldo Mancusi, Founder & President of the Enrico Caruso Museum of AmericaThe Evolution of Recorded Sound. Presentation by Commendatore Aldo Mancusi filmed by Anton Evangelista Anyone who loves an...
Chef of the Week: Elvio makes pizza the old-fashioned way
By Grace Ryan Elvio DeCilla has been a part of the restaurant industry since he was 12 years old, working in a little Italian restaurant owned by his parents in New York City. Maybe that's why at Elvio's Pizzeria & Restaurant there's a sign touting his pizza to be the "best north of the Bronx"! His mother's family came from...