Bocce tournament held in Springfield
A man with a passion for the sport of his ancestors, Rico Daniele, a leader in Western Massachusetts' Italian American community, continues to be an advocate for his beloved sport of bocce. Daniele and other bocce enthusiasts held a bocce tournament Sunday at the Mount Carmel Society in Springfield's South End neighborhood. Daniele, t...
TTIP to add half point of GDP over three years, consultancy estimates
by Rossella Bocciarelli An additional half point of GDP over three years and a 30,000 unit boost in employment - that's the potential impact that the TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership) could have on Italy's economy. According to an estimate by Prometeia, Italy's GDP would rise by €5.6 billion net of inflation if partner...
La Pecora Bianca Brings Healthy Italian to NoMad
By Kelly Dobkin The gist: Restaurateur Mark Barak of Claudette just opened a brand new Italian-inspired eatery called La Pecora Bianca last night in NoMad. The menu highlights farm-fresh ingredients including pasture-raised local Hudson Valley meat, whole grain pastas, and seasonal veggies. The food: The focus here is on housemade...
Lucine Amara Calls Singers to Audition for New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera Chorus
Lucine Amara, Artistic Director of the New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera (Verismo Opera), invites singers to apply to the Verismo Opera Chorus. Open auditions will be held on Wednesdays, September 9 and 16 beginning at 6:15 p.m. at 44 Armory Street in Englewood, New Jersey. Auditions will also be held on September 12 at the organization'...
Montclair Obitutary: Monsignor Benjamin Piazza
by Eric Kiefer Essex County resident Benjamin Piazza, known locally as "Father Ben," passed away on Sept. 5. As a clergyman, Piazza worked with congregations in Caldwell, Newark, Jersey City, Montclair, Wayne and Morristown. He was 92-years-old. The following obituary comes courtesy of Codey & Jones Funeral Home: "M...
An Italian Adventure. A Beautiful, Exciting Book of Photography of Italy
A beautiful, exciting, new book called, "An Italian Adventure" has just been announced. "An Italian Adventure" from photographer Elvis Reka, will be a book of photography on Italy. It will be a collection of pictures of the most beautiful and representative monuments that can be admired in the country, from north to south. The book will be...
Victor Fogelsonger: Seeking his Italian roots
By Vicky Taylor Victor Fogelsonger is looking forward to events planned next month at the historic Letterkenny Chapel that will include a visit to Franklin County by about two dozen descendants of some of the Italian prisoners of war who helped build the chapel during World War II. He would like to connect with the Italians and as...
Italian Eatery Sant Ambroeus Plans to Take Over Terrace Cafe at Sotheby's
By Shaye Weaver Sotheby's is getting a new cafe. Sant Ambroeus — an Italian eatery with four other locations in the city — is expected to replace Sotheby's Terrace Cafe on York Avenue, according to a representative for the chain. The chain is looking to get a liquor license for its new cafe, to accompany a menu of mostly sandwiches,...
American music? Much of it was made by Italian immigrants
In America they sang in Italian. An archive and a book written by Giuliana Fugazzotto sheds new light on American musical tastes of the early twentieth century. In what is perhaps her most surprising finding, she shows how greatly American popular music was influenced by the work of Italians. From about 1900 to 1930, have been produc...
Two Italian Photographers in NYC Art Show
The original work of two innovative and talented Italian photographers Bruna Vangi and Irena Anna Sowinska on display at Agora Gallery, NYC in Illumination: An Exhibition of Fine Art Photography. The exhibition opens on November 3rd, 2015 and will run until November 24th, 2015. The opening reception will take place Thursday, November 5th, from 6-8...
HIT WEEK Announces the L.A. Return of Prog Rock Legends PREMIATA FORNERIA MARCONI (PFM)
Hit Week, the world's only festival showcasing Italy's music scene on the global stage, heads to Los Angeles for its 6th edition with Prog Rock legends Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM) on Friday November, 13th at the Whisky a Go Go. The first Italian group to achieve international acclaim, between 1973 and 1977 PFM charted 5 English language albums...
L’acceleratore lineare made in Puglia per sconfiggere i tumori
di Vincenzo Rutigliano Un acceleratore lineare in grado di produrre fasci di protoni diretti e concentrati, con un margine di errore di 2 millimetri, sui tessuti da trattare in radioterapia. È il progetto sul quale sta lavorando dal 2009 la ItelPharma, divisione radiofarmaceutica della Iitel srl di Ruvo di Puglia, nel barese, che il comita...