The Art, Life, and Times of Michelangelo
Maestro Francesco Santoro, World-renowned Renaissance-style artist and art history scholar, will present a lecture and discussion on one of the greatest masters of the Renaissance: Michelangelo Buonarroti. Michelangelo was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet. He is known best for his Statue of David, and his painting on The Sisti...
10 jaw dropping spots for an incredible swim in Italy
If you are tired of those conventional beaches made of pristine sand, crystalline clear water and colorful beach umbrellas, we are glad to inform you that Italy has plenty of lesser-known (nevertheless equally beautiful) places to swim and sunbathe this summer. These paradisiac and unconventional spots are often hidden from the tourist's eye and fo...
Downtown Phoenix's Forno 301 Is Reminiscent of Best Italy's Best Cafes
by Robert Pela My Italian is lousy, but I know a lot of the swear words, so when I spotted cazzone as one of the specials of the day at Forno 301, my new favorite restaurant, I laughed. Cazzone means "big dick," not as in "giant penis," but more like "you're an idiot." Forno 301, on the other hand, is very smart. The menu is...
10 Italian style Comfort Foods to feed your soul
by Claudia Baroncelli Lets paint a picture: it's the weekend, its cold, dark and wet outside, you're alone, in your comfy pants, binging on Netflix, with absolutely no intention of leaving the house, and you're content. But all that's missing is some delicious comfort food to top off the perfect scenario. And don't lie; I know we'...
Impianti in legno per rigenerare le ossa del corpo umano
di Lu. B. Legno capace di trasformarsi in ossa, sostituendo al contempo le normali protesi. E' l'avveniristica frontiera che sta indagando una startup biotecnologica italiana, la Greenbone, che ha appena ricevuto tre milioni di euro di investimento da parte di un pool di finanziatori. La società sviluppa una tecnologia rivoluzionaria in ambito or...
Le Marche at Garibaldi Meucci Museum
by Elisabetta Grasso Mauro Peroni, PhD, a native Italian from the region of Le Marche, gave a presentation about his region at the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum on Sunday, September 20, 2015 The presentation of this Italian region was sponsored by the tourism office of Le Marche, to promote American tourism in this north-Italian region. Accordi...
Giuseppina Torre, an Italian excellence in L.A.
Giuseppina Torre is an example of Italian excellence which is appreciated and admired abroad. Her fairy-tale story began three years ago when the organisers of the Los Angeles Music Awards 'discovered' through one of her songs on iTunes and soon she was celebrated in the U.S. and in the rest of the world. Giuseppina's first album was relea...
New hospitality formulas in Calabria bring life to forgotten areas
In Calabria, new hospitality formulas are breathing life into forgotten areas: the region's first "virtual hotel" has opened in the historic center of Belmonte Calabro, on the Tyrrhenian coast. The complex, made of 14 houses and 44 beds, has transformed the abandoned village into an alternative tourist resort, open all year. "Between...
Il giovane principe del Brunello
di Luciano Ferraro Giovanni Neri è un nativo digitale, come i ragazzi della sua età trova naturale raccontarsi su Facebook. Con poche frasi e tante immagini: la foto dell'iPhone del padre finito in una botte a macerarsi sulle bucce per cinque giorni, il ritratto da bambino con il fratello più piccolo Gianlorenzo, la panoramica sul compleanno in cu...
Discover Italy: Abruzzo & Molise in 2016
November 18, 6:30 pm — 8:00 pm. Westchester Italian Cultural Center - 24 Depot Square - Tuckahoe, New York - Members $15, Non-Members $25 Join us for one final virtual tour of the regions Abruzzo and Molise, the discovery of ancient sites, traditions and folklore, while admiring their magnificent and pristine beaut...
The Next Page: Baseball’s Italian Heritage
By Richard Peterson My wife, Anita, and I live in southern Illinois, about 10 miles from Herrin, a community with a rich Italian-American heritage. Its historical society recently asked me to give a talk on Italian-Americans in baseball history. Once I began my research, I was surprised by the number of notable Italian-Americans w...
Italy@UN 60th birthday with four top chefs and an Italian Food Festival
by Alessandra Baldini It's of the best kept secrets in New York. Nowhere else in the world you can dine alongside ambassadors, senior officials and other international dignitaries, right in the heart of the city with sweeping panoramic views of the East River, Queensboro Bridge, Roosevelt Island and the Long Island City water front. The De...