Friends of Cama: the intangible heritage of a much loved Italian ceramic workshop
The history of the brand name "Cama" has its roots in Deruta, a city known for its famous production of ceramics throughout Italy. It is also linked to California and in most areas of the United States. The name "Friends of Cama" was originally created by a group of American citizens from the Bay Area, who in 2010 came together to raise a...
Screenings of Finding the Mother Lode: Italian Immigrants in California
The movie documents the experience of Italian immigrants in California, which was markedly different from that of their compatriots elsewhere in the United States. Through stories set in seven Italian communities throughout California, this film examines how economic and social mobility became possible for many Italians in the Golden State. ...
Petrosino vive nella Little Italy
Il triangolo Kenmare, Lafayette Street e Cleveland Place, nel cuore dell'antica Little Italy, è dedicato al Lt. Joseph Petrosino, in onore alla leggendaria figura del poliziotto originario di Padula impegnato nella lotta alla Mano Nera, ucciso a Palermo in un agguato nel 1909. Ieri si è svolta una cerimonia per la posa di due targhe commemorative...
Francesco Paolo Tanzj, ambasciatore del Molise From Italy
Per troppi anni l'Italia è rimasta segnata, in silenzio, dalle oscenità dei politici e dalle violenze della corruzione che l'hanno messa al centro di simpatiche freddure e barzellette internazionali. Ora, però, sembra che qualcosa stia per cambiare: prima La Grande bellezza, poi l'Expo 2015. Questa è l'immagine di un'Italia che vuole farsi...
Dolci, Tè e Canzoni per Natale: A Christmas High Tea with NOIAW Staten Island
December 8 (Monday) 4:30 pmCelebrate Italian culture and share the season of good cheer with NOIAW members and friends. Victoria Ferrera, a NOIAW young professional member and talented singer will speak briefly about her experiences and delight us with a few songs.Please bring a plate of finger foods, such as Italian desserts, cheeses, baked goods,...
Trucco importing organic Italian clementines
A.J. Trucco Inc. has begun importing organic Italian clementines.Fruit is shipping in 5-pound gift boxes and in 2-pound pouches under a new label, TruStar, according to a news release from New York-based Trucco. "We are thrilled to be launching our new TruStar line with the arrival of our organic clementines," Trucco's president, Nick Pacia, said...
Seattle Opera Announces New Season - NABUCCO, THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, AN AMERICAN DREAM and More!
It's a new era at Seattle Opera. The company today announced its 2015/16 season, the first to be presented by General Director Aidan Lang, and a return to full-year programming with a total of six operas, including new productions and a world premiere. Under Lang's leadership, the company hopes to serve the community through the magic of t...
Piemonte's Italian Delicatessen brings old-school flavor to San Luis Obispo
It's been in the works for a decade, but a Central Valley tradition — Piemonte's Italian Delicatessen — has finally expanded to the Central Coast. Established in Fresno's Tower District in 1929, the deli was purchased from the original owners in 2001 by customers Neil and Nancy Eberwein, who kept all the authentic, old-school traditions....
Importante riconoscimento per la lingua italiana negli USA: Il "college board" finanzierà l'AP
Importante risultato per la promozione della lingua italiana negli Stati Uniti. Il "college board" - l'organizzazione senza scopo di lucro che ogni anno aiuta più di sette milioni di studenti a prepararsi per il passaggio al college - si è infatti impegnato a sostenere sul piano finanziario il mantenimento dell'italiano fra le lingue materia di esa...
With 'Italian Style' exhibition, Portland Art Museum declares its interest in fashion design
High heels with retro flames bursting from the back of the shoes, à la Katy Perry. Coral-pink silk pajamas with jewels on the collar. A blue velvet evening suit, including a ruffled dress shirt, a patterned pocket square and a polka-dot bow tie. These items, along with dozens of other designer garments, vintage photographs of style icons a...
A theatrical masterpiece: Sabbioneta's Teatro all'antica
Duke Vespasiano Gonzaga – founder of the small "ideal city" of Sabbioneta, near Mantua – summoned Vincenzo Scamozzi (1548-1616) from Vicenza to ask him to build what would become the Teatro all'Antica; he had perhaps noticed Scamozzi thanks to the onstage scenery he had created earlier for the beautiful and famous Olympic Theater in his hometown....
With Centre Street Cafe, Jamaica Plain sees an Italian renaissance
Forever, Centre Street Cafe was the tiny place with the line out the door for brunch. It was one colorful square in Jamaica Plain’s patchwork of restaurants — small, independent places serving sandwiches, baked goods, coffee, ice cream, vegetarian-friendly fare, and the dishes of Thailand, India, Japan, Scotland, Cuba, the Middle East, Ethiopia, an...