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It’s an ancient game loved for its simplicity, friendly competition, and openness to all. It has been documented in a painting found inside an Egyptian tomb dating to 5200 B.C., though it may have been around before that. The game appears to have spread from Egypt to Palestine and Asia Minor, where it was picked up by the Greeks then passed to the...

Paolo Banchero started his NBA career in the best way possible. Since the beginning of the season, the No. 1 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft scored at least 20 points in every single game, and he's already building the reputation of a potential superstar in the league.  If there's one country with a lot of excitement for this young man, it's definitely...

At the end of Italian American Heritage Month we will be discussing one of the NFL’s most loved sets of siblings – the Bosa Brothers. We all love a set of siblings in the league together. The Bosa brothers were born and raised in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in a tight-knit, football oriented family. Joey was born in 1995 to Cheryl and John Bosa, with N...

Eataly Los Angeles is hosting a five-year anniversary, all-you-can-eat celebration next week  with tasting stations featuring Eataly’s most beloved dishes and Italian wines to taste throughout the marketplace. The event is set to take place on November 3 from 6-10 p.m. at Eatay Los Angeles in Century City.  “It seems like just yesterday that we ope...

PI-Philly, in partnership with the Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia and the Athenaeum, is pleased to invite you to “Women Pioneering Architecture: The first Italian Architects Plautilla Bricci and Elena Luzzato". A Talk by Prof. Consuelo Lollobrigida. Join us for the presentation on history of women artists in the modern times and their i...

To mark the first anniversary of BeIT, a global campaign celebrating all things “Made in Italy,” the Consulate of Italy in Detroit today relaunched its LoveITDetroit metaverse to host a world-first free exhibition of modern Italian art.    The virtual gallery showcases 13 paintings from the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (Nationa...

OnStage! Festival is back. The first American Theater Festival in Italy, presented by KIT Italia and The International Theatre in collaboration with Kairos Italy Theater in New York, Music Theater International and Roma Tre University.  The 2022 edition of OnStage! Festival, focused on Human Rights, will be held from 18 to 24 November in Rome, Pesc...

The Seventh Annual Week of Italian Cuisine in the World - a weeklong celebration promoting Italian cuisine - is an initiative launched by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs along with other agencies such as the Italian Trade Agency and the Italian Cultural Institutes abroad. Showcasing Italy and the Italian taste with no borders, the Week of I...

A truly memorable glass of wine is one that tells a good story, and for Alberto Chiarlo, of Michele Chiarlo wines, the story is as rich, inviting and evocative as a glass of Barolo. “Our story is one about wine growers,” explains Chiarlo. “Before the Second World War, our family, like most wine growers, were selling wine in barrels.” It was only wh...

The ICC is pleased to present ITALIAN IMMIGRANT CUISINE IN THE UNITED STATES: A History of Food and Diaspora. By Prof. Simone Cinotto. Saturday, November 5. Doors 10:30 AM - Talk 11:00 AM. Register Here. Italian Cultural Center of Minneapolis | Traffic Zone Building | 250 Third Ave N. - Suite 625 | Minneapolis | MN 55401 Do you have stories to shar...

Ohio might be best known for Cincinnati-style chili and Graeter’s ice cream, but the Buckeye State also has quite the Italian culinary repertoire. LaRosa’s was founded in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1954 by Donald “Buddy” LaRosa, its flagship restaurant located at Boudinot Avenue. Nearly 75 years later, the original and oldest LaRosa’s in Ohio still stand...

Steve Buscemi was born on 13 Dec 1957. The Number 13 is usually associated with an omen, and it becomes even more ominous when it falls on a Friday; however, in Steve’s case it turned out to be very lucky indeed.  The actor Steve Buscemi was born to John Buscemi, a Korean War veteran who dreamed of becoming a cameraman his entire life but worked as...