NIAF 40th Anniversary Gala—Register Now!
by NIAF We want YOU to be part of our big 40th Anniversary Gala Weekend, October 16-18, at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park hotel, in the nation's capital! The weekend includes our 40th Annual Awards Gala, cohosted again this year by Maria Bartiromo and Joe Piscopo (you know what that means – bring your dancing shoes!). Our popular win...
11th Annual Morris County Columbus Day Parade with Michéal Castaldo as Grand Marshal commences at 2pm October 11
The 11th Annual Morris County Columbus Day Parade, which will be held in East Hanover, New Jersey, on Sunday, October 11, starting at 2pm, features Michéal Castaldo as the Grand Marshal. In addition, Castaldo will be sharing his beautiful voice with the congregation at the 10:30 a.m. mass at St. Rose of Lima Church, 312 Ridgedale Avenue, East Hanov...
Quick Bite: Homey Italian at Sorelle in Campbell
by Linda Zavoral After enduring a few too many entrees that he complained were (A) tepid in temperature, (B) too fatty, (C) overpriced or (D) all of the above, a friend insisted that we try his new favorite restaurant. "I thought this eatery hit one right out of the park," he enthused via email. We were game and followed the instr...
Italian singer Lili N makes an immediate name for herself in ‘4u’
The best part about discovering new artists is the backstory. Or in many cases, the lack thereof. Italian electronic pop singer and current Berklee College of Music student LILI N certainly has an intriguing storyline, and an impressive one for her 20 years of age, but much of it has yet to cross over the Atlantic. That's not a bad thing, because i...
Italian gardens: Gallipoli Cognato Park
WTI Magazine #70 2015 October, 16Author : Italian Botanical Heritage Translation by: The Gallipoli Cognato Lucanian Dolomites Park covers 27,027 hectares (66,785 acres) in the municipalities of Accettura, Calciano, Oliveto Lucano in the province of Matera, and Castelmezzano and Pietrapertosa in the province of Potenza. The Park encloses...
E. Sperimenti Dance Company: Convergenze
Date: Thursday, October 29, 2015 - Friday, October 30, 2015 Hours: www.womenindance.com Venue: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Organized by: Women in Dance and Gruppo Danza Oggi In collaboration with: IIC The contemporary dance company will bring its new show to the Women in Dance Leadership Conference. Choreographer Federica Galimberti has wittingly c...
Eataly Chicago to Open Pop-Up Truffle Restaurant
Eataly Chicago will open Il Tartufo, an Eataly pop-up truffle restaurant in collaboration with Urbani, Italy's leading truffle purveyor, on Friday, November 6. "While truffles are traditionally viewed as a luxury item, at Eataly, we feel that truffles are something to be enjoyed by everyone," says restaurant general manager Malory Scordato. &...
Italian eyewear maker Luxottica to open up to 500 new LensCrafters in up to 500 Macy's stores
The world's largest eyeglass maker has signed a deal with the U.S. department store chain Macy's to open up to 500 LensCrafters optical retail centres inside Macy's. Macy's and Luxottica already have a deal that has put 670 Sunglass Hut's in Macy's department stores, with the number tripling in the last six years. The companies said i...
A New York va in scena il “make in Italy”
di Francesco Semprini Non solo arte, moda, design, cibo e vino, la lingua italiana si parla diffusamente anche nell'alta tecnologia. Una lezione questa che stanno imparando in presa diretta centinaia di ragazze e ragazzi studenti della lingua italiana nelle scuole di New York, New Jersey e Connecticut. La lezione è netta e di enorme impatt...
Festa di Natale - Christmas Party in Chicago
Sunday, December 13, 2015 from 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM (CST) - Monsignor Thiele Parish Center - 1510 N Claremont Street Chicago, Illinois 60622 Join the Scuola Italiana Enrico Fermi SIEF as we kick off the Holiday season with an afternoon filled with cheers and fun. Our children will write a letter to Santa and meet him, listen to traditional Ital...
Bella Vita Dishes Delicious Italian Despite Changes in the Kitchen
By Al Mancini Europeans can be a bit obsessive about the authenticity of their native cuisines, and the pedigrees of the chefs who create them. In fact, when Bella Vita opened with much fanfare in the District at Green Valley Ranch in October, the owners went so far as to tout it as "obsessive Italian cuisine." Much was also made about th...
Italy, the second Healthiest Country in the World
As the last Bloomberg Ranking's analysis of global health report, Italy is the second healthiest country in the world. If the old italian proverb, "la salute prima di tutto" ("Health first") is right, this is the perfect first Italian Good News of this 2016. To rank the healthiest countries on Earth, Bloomberg created the health scores and...