Great International Songbook
By Cristina Fontanelli Join us on Friday May 9 at Baruch College* in NYC for the 1st-annual "Great International Songbook", plus wine reception! Listen to the world's great songs (in 8 languages!) and to our guest musicians who will bring the "musical flavor" of many countries. If you love your country, let us know and we will do our best...
Italian Film Fest to host “La Grande Bellezza”
The Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival will host "La Grande Bellezza," an evening of film, food and fun on Thursday, May 8 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the School of Science and Mathematics, 202 Calhoun St. at the College of Charleston. The event will feature Italian club music, delectable "apertivo," including prosecco cocktails, and a number...
Benno Geiger Poetry Translation Prize worth 5,000 euros in prize money
Acting in accordance with Elsa Geiger Ariè's bequest commemorating her father, the Giorgio Cini Foundation has announced the "Premio letterario Benno Geiger per la traduzione poetica" (The Benno Geiger Poetry Translation Prize), to be awarded for an Italian translation of a work of poetry from an ancient, medieval or modern Western language publish...
Italianissimo! Gala Event Draws Supporters for Future Italian Cultural Center
Boston was awash in green, white and red on May 31, when the third italianissimo! gala organized by the Friends of the Italian Cultural Center was held. Set in the Burnham Building downtown, the event attracted hundreds of members of the community and beyond in a sign of support for establishing a new Italian cultural center in the city. "It is a...
Lamborghini Owners National Meet
In coordination with Mid-Atlantic Lambos and the Lamborghini Owners Club we are again pleased to host the Lamborghini Owners National Meet at Le Belle Macchine - Pocono. The latest examples of Sant' Agata's finest will be on display at the Concorso d'Eleganza on June 21.
Sustainability in the Italian ceramic industry
The Italian ceramic industry has a long tradition of excellence, especially in the area of Emilia Romagna, in particular in the town of Sassuolo. In the 1970s, because of the high concentration of industries in this pole, the need arose for a more careful approach towards the environment. As a consequence, the Italian ceramic industry enga...
Solon Italian Club to participate in Home Days parade, prepare for golf outing fundraiser: Solon Snapshot
On Saturday, July 26, the Solon Italian Club will once again participate in the Solon Home Days parade, which will be held at a different time than previous celebrations, when the parade took place on Sunday afternoon. Club members and their families are invited to join in on the float in this year's parade, and should be prepared to assem...
Poet Maria Mazziotti Gillan honored in her parents' hometown of San Mauro.
Maria Mazziotti Gillan, award-winning poet and Paterson, NJ, native, was honored on June 29 by the Cultural Ministery of San Mauro, Cilento, Italy, province of Salerno, the region her parents came from before they emigrated to America in 1936. Gillan was presented with a book of her poems about the town of San Mauro called, In a Place of Flowers a...
A Look at the 2014 La Conca di San Rocco in Astoria, Queens
by Giovanni di Napoli This year, my friends and I celebrated the Feast Day of Saint Rocco in Astoria, Queens with the Orsogna Mutual Aid Society. Warmly welcomed, we were invited to partake in the festivities and share the day with them. Nearly 200 people returned to the old neighborhood to honor their beloved patron. It was a rea...
Make in Italy/6 A Genova è nato un bimbo da 9 milioni. Storia di iCub e perché diventerà il robot di tutti
L'Italia è un Paese per vecchi? Certo, secondo le statistiche demografiche che lo mettono fra i primi Paesi al mondo per basso tasso di natalità e alta età media dei suoi cittadini. Ma c'è un altro lato della medaglia, proiettato verso il futuro e non verso la decadenza: l'Istituto italiano di tecnologia (IIT) è il leader internazionale de...
Enit, riparte la promozione Italia in Nord America
Riparte la macchina promozionale dell'Enit sul mercato nordamericano: con le celebrazioni del Columbus Day a New York inizia infatti un periodo molto intenso che vedrà l'Agenzia promuovere la destinazione Italia in più occasioni e in diverse aree degli Stati Uniti e del Canada. Grandi aspettative, innanzitutto, per la più importante manife...
Celebrated Italian Chef Massimo Bottura is Coming to Tosca Cafe on Thursday
Every year, S. Pellegrino releases a list of what they believe are the world's 50 best restaurants. While some chefs, under the condition of anonymity, will tell you it is a popularity contest driven by restaurant PR teams, the list as a whole can still serve as a good guide, especially when used in conjunction with other restaurant ranking systems...