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Last Saturday, I made my way to Bath Beach, Brooklyn to join our friends at the St. Anthony Society Hall (8729 20th Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11214) to celebrate the Feast of Saint Anthony di Padova, beloved patron of Grumo Appula, Bari.   A picture-perfect day for the procession, we wended through the bustling streets, praying, collecting donations...

by Jackie DeGiorgio   The glitterati have landed in Sicily for the annual Taormina Film Fest. Kicking off Friday, 12 June, the Festival's nine-day line-up includes the highly anticipated premiere of the Pixar film "Inside Out."   Now in its 61st year, the festival has attracted international superstars from Elizabeth Taylor to Marlon...

di Maurita Cardone   L'Italia torna ad invadere l'America di sapori, profumi, tradizione e innovazione. Sono tantissime le aziende italiane che partecipano quest'anno al Summer Fancy Food, l'evento di specialità gastronomiche più grande del Nord America che ogni inizio estate porta al Javits Center di New York migliaia di aziende dell'alimen...

di Alessandro Frau   Ho scoperto la storia di Lowline, e di Dan Barash, una settimana fa, guardando un video. Una Ted Conference. Questa. È la prima frase ad avermi fulminato: «Il mio sogno è quello di costruire il primo parco sotterraneo del mondo. A New York». Parole che in qualunque altro contesto sarebbero risultate stonate.   Uno...

Nothing warms the Italian heart like great food and music, especially when it includes dancing outdoors on a warm summer night. And that's exactly what Casa Italia is offering at its second annual Ballo Sotto le Stelle.   Slated for Aug. 21 at Casa's Festival Center, the event will include a sumptuous family-style feast followed by dancing t...

It might seem overkill for a museum to have two big exhibits by the same artist in six months. But then, Dale Chihuly — or at least his glass art — is all about overkill, exploding with color and form and size.   And there's no doubt that for Tacoma's Museum of Glass, following his "Drawings" show with one of his "Venetians" (from the George...

  WTI Magazine #66    2015 August, 21Author : folclore.it      Translation by:   The transport of the Macchina di Santa Rosa is the feast par excellence in Viterbo, dedicated to the patron saint of Santa Rosa, who lived in the thirteenth century and whose memory is evoked by Viterbo through a event which is unique in the world: uplifting, almost...

By Silvia Foster-Frau   "Electric, this is Blaise," Blaise Anello said into his mobile headset one morning this week, answering a business call above the clip-clopping of horse hooves on asphalt. Anello owns a one-man electric company, but most people don't know him for that. They know him as the guy who drives the horse-drawn carriage...

By Tiara Brown   It may not be possible to have dinner in Naples, Italy with the expectation of making it home to Naples, Florida for bed on time, but diners at Bar Tulia might swear they've done just that.   The authentic Italian restaurant offers a paralleled European experience in terms of authentic Italian food and wines. Specific...

by Clare Kennedy   An upscale Italian restaurant is planned to open in South Minneapolis' Nokomis neighborhood. The new eatery, called "ie," will be in the former Carbone's building at 4724 Cedar Ave.   Eric Carrara, the former general manager of downtown Minneapolis Italian restaurant Zelo, owns the new venture with his wife, Va...

by Paul Tuthill   Italian culture and the achievements of Italian-Americans are highlighted during the month of October. In Springfield, Massachusetts, where the mayor is the son of Italian immigrants, an Italian flag will fly over city hall this month.   The Italian Cultural Center of western Massachusetts has several events, in...

By Erv Dworkin October is Italian-American Heritage Month and today is Columbus Day, a good time to examine the influence this classic European culture has had on our city. These seekers of New World opportunities brought with them Old World artisanal skills, entrepreneurism and cultural traditions that would enrich the simmering melting pot of Am...