750th Anniversary of Dante's Birth Lecture
If you want to learn more about Dante Alighieri, the major Italian late Middle Ages poet, famous for "La Divina Commedia", "La Vita Nuova", "Convivio" and other Masterpieces Join us on this exciting upcoming Lecture on September 23 at University of St. Thomas, Jones Hall 7:00 pm More than seven centuries after...
Screening: BEFORE NEOREALISM World Premiere
OCTOBER 02, 2015. 06:00 PM. Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - 24 West 12th Street - New York, NY 10011Before Neorealism: Italy's Forgotten Cinema (2015, 56 min.) Directed by David Morea. Produced by Alberto Zambenedetti. Followed by a Q&A with the director and producer. Before Neorealism: Italy...
10 Italian Restaurants In Illinois That’ll Make Your Taste Buds Explode
An excellent meal at an Italian restaurant is one of the best dining experiences you can have. And who isn't in the mood for Italian all the time? I know I am. There are TONS of great Italian restaurants in Illinois. We surveyed ten of the best across the whole state. 1. Enoteca Roma Ristorante - In Chicago, Enoteca Roma gives you a taste...
People Behind the Center for the Study of Ancient Italy at UC Berkeley
by Catherine Accardi In the last issue of L'Italo- Americano we featured the planned Center for the Study of Ancient Italy at the University of California Berkeley. This innovative Center will embrace an interdisciplinary approach to teaching and research, and will promote the study of the many cultures of ancient Italy, with spec...
Aldo Mancusi (Founder - Enrico Caruso Museum)
Imagine years of discrimination, without hope of being recognized of being worthy of any respect, possibly far from your family left in your homeland, working two or even three jobs, living in very poor conditions. Then, imagine a moment of pride, a glimpse of revenge, a situation where not only your people are respected, but one of them is hero, a...
A Gem Worth Seeing: Rome's Borghese Gallery
by Silva Donati You can't leave Rome without visiting one of its most incredible art galleries: Galleria Borghese. Located in the northeast corner of the beautiful Villa Borghese park, its collections are housed in a magnificent 17th-century villa, built as a villa suburbana, or 'party villa', and include antiquities, Renaissance and the b...
Great Italians of the Past: Caterina de' Medici
WTI Magazine #72 2015 November 13Author : Giovanni Verde Translation by: Giulia Carletti Caterina de' Medici is a famous and controversial protagonist of legends questioning her behalf. She was one of the most powerful and influential women of 16th century Europe. She was born in Florence on the 13rd of April, 1519, daughter of Loren...
Sicily on the Couch
by Andrew and Suzanne Edwards It would no doubt be interesting if one could put an entire region or country on the couch, in psychiatric terms, in order to examine its neuroses and foibles, to highlight where it might be going right or wrong. In the perpetually dysfunctional world in which we all seem to live, the results would be enligh...
Brunello Cucinelli: Feeling Bullish About U.S. Business
Brunello Cucinelli's love affair with America is in full swing. He was the guest of honor Wednesday night at a cocktail party and dinner thrown by the Hirshleifer family at their newBrunello Cucinelli boutique at the Americana Manhasset. Before the party, WWD sat down with Cucinelli, and through an interpreter, spoke about his whirlwind five-d...
Doris Italian Market & Bakery Hosts Holiday Wine & Food Gala to benefit Impact Broward in Coral Springs
December 18, 2015. Friday 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM. Doris Italian Market - 2077 University Drive - Coral Springs, Florida 33071. Doris Italian Market and Bakery, South Florida's premiere specialty supermarket serving local communities since 1947, hosts a holiday Wine and Food Gala benefiting Impact Broward. Open to the public...
Bellwood Mayor Frank Pasquale
by Leonard F. Amari This month, we highlight the distinguished career of Frank A. Pasquale, mayor of Bellwood. The three-term mayor was elected in 2001, after serving as a Memorial Park District Commissioner for 20 years and as a village trustee for six. When Frank ran for re-election in April, he let it be known it was because many o...
Great Italians of the Past: Gae Aulenti
WTI Magazine #75 2016 January 18Author : Giovanni Verde Translation by: Gae Aulenti has been one of the most symbolic Italian women of the '900. The history of the Italian architecture, not only the female one, is inextricably linked to her name. Gae Aulenti was born in Palazzolo della Stella, in Friuli Venezia Giulia, on December 4...