Il giudice mette i sigilli allo storico ristorante Casa Dante di Jersey City fondato da due italoamericani
Gli agenti della polizia giudiziaria hanno messo i sigilli al popolare ristorante di Jersey City Casa Dante, che tra i suoi clienti famosi annoverava il leggendario Yankee Phil Rizzuto, a causa di una disputa sull'affitto arretrato che gli attuali prorietari dovrebbero al padrone di casa. Il ristorante Casa Dante, situato lungo Newark Avenue, in p...
Accessibly priced wines from California, Italy dominate Impact’s “Hot Brands”
Accessibly priced premium entries from California have once again dominated Impact's "Hot Brands" wines list, but a handful of premium-plus newcomers (retailing at $15 and higher) also made the cut, displacing several major players within the market's competitive $8-$12 segment. In all, 26 domestic wine brands earned Hot Brands honors for...
Eyes On Italy: discovering Italian language, culture and lifestyle
Italian is among the top five languages studied in the world. This is showed by the 22 thousand students who come to the Peninsula every year to deepen their knowledge about Italian language and culture. Italian attracts mostly young people and students who account for 43,4% of the total number (Asils Report 2012). Literature, art, design and fash...
Scholarships for AP Summer Course in Perugia
L'Osservatorio per la lingua italiana negli USA, coordinato dall'Ambasciata Italiana negli USA, ha messo a disposizione 10 borse da 1,000 (mille) $ ciascuna per la frequenza del AP Summer Institute che si terrà a Perugia dal 14 al 26 Luglio prossimi. Le borse si aggiungono a quelle già concesse dall'Università per Stranieri di Perugia. Per...
Vico Magistretti - A master of 20th-century Italian design
As part of SF Design Week, the Italian Cultural Institute is proud to present a tribute to one of the greatest Italian designers of the 20th century, Vico Magistretti. Starting from Tuesday, June 10, the galleries of the Institute will host an exhibition made possible by the collaboration with the Milan-based Fondazione Studio Museo Vico M...
Theater 4 A Cause presents: One Big Happy Family
Hello, My name is Joe Costanza, I was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., I live in Los Angeles, and I am, among other things, a professional actor. I have appeared in over 70 television shows, made for TV movies, and feature films-- including Scrubs, Malcolm in the Middle, E.R., N.Y.P.D. Blue, Cheers, Criminal Behavior, Freaky Friday and Vampire in Brooklyn....
Italian cinema at Cleveland Cinemateque, University Circle
"Miele", "Honey" directed by Valeria Golino. This Italian drama film was screened at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, where it won a commendation from the Ecumenical Jury. It was nominated for the 2013 Lux Prize. At the 53rd Italian Golden Globe won three awards for Best First Feature, Best Actress and Best New Director. It also won awards at the 67t...
PGA, AGPCI announce partnership
A Memorandum of Agreement has been signed by the Producers Guild of America (PGA) and the Producers Guild of Italy (AGPCI). The partnership will allow the two guilds to foster working relationships between US and Italian producers. It extends the PGA's programme of reaching out to the global community to promote the important role of the p...
Cinecittà World Theme Park Designed By Dante Ferretti Unveiled in Rome
by Nick Vivarelli Rome's long-in-the-works $300 million Cinecittà World theme park, designed by multiple-Oscar-winning production designer designer Dante Ferretti and based on films shot at the famed studios, including "Ben Hur," several by Federico Fellini, and Martin Scorsese's "Gangs of New York," was unveiled on Thursday (July 10) with...
Archeologia, in via Portuense spunta un'antica stazione con terme e sepolcri
Terme maschili e femminili, una stazione di posta e un luogo di culto. In sostanza, un vero e proprio "hub" risalente a duemila anni fa. Una stazione dotata di strutture di servizio, per il corpo e per lo spirito, destinate a confortare il tragitto di viaggiatori e trasportatori, moltissimi, impegnati a raggiungere i moli di Portus (oggi F...
Nutley woman joins New Jersey commission
by Hasime Kukaj Gov. Chris Christie recently appointed Nutley resident Eileen L. Poiani to the New Jersey Italian and Italian American Heritage Commission. "I was very honored and humbled to be nominated as a commissioner," Poiani said. As a third generation Nutleyite, Poiani has served various committees, including the Acade...
UALR exhibit highlights Italian architect’s work
Several lectures are planned in conjunction with the UALR Department of Art's fall exhibit, "Piranesi and Perspectives of Rome," which recently opened and features etchings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, an 18th-century Italian architectural designer and artist. The exhibit, supported by exhibit sponsor, The Cromwell Firm, is located in Ga...