PIB Sailing Championship & Award Ceremony 2015
PIB and the Italian Consulate in Boston would like to invite you to our 2015 Sailing Event. This is the third year in a row that we have been realizing the dream of three young sailors of the "Scuola Vela Mascalzone Latino" (Sailing Center in Naples Italy) who will race during the week of July 12-19 in three of the well known sailing centers in B...
Opera of the Hamptons honors a North Fork pioneer
A tradition will return to the North Fork on Saturday when Opera in the Hamptons presents "Cristina Fontanelli and her Fabulous Friends: From Opera to Broadway" at Duck Walk Vineyards North in Southold. An award-winning opera singer, Broadway performer and PBS/WLIW TV host, Cristina Fontanelli and several world-renowned artists will perfor...
Insider’s Guide to Lake Como
Italy's third largest water body and one of Europe's deepest, Lake Como has drawn vacationers for two millennia with its lucent waters, mountain landscapes, and Mediterranean climate. Visitors today enjoy lakeside parks, historic villas, and shopping in one of the world's silk-design capitals. Here's a brief primer on how to make the most...
Moretti lo scultore-mito in Usa che l'Italia snobba
di Glauco Maggi Ottanta anni fa moriva a Sanremo Giuseppe Moretti, scultore giramondo. In Italia non è conosciuto praticamente da nessuno, solo (forse) dai più esperti cultori della storia dell'arte. Eppure, classico esempio di profeta non celebrato in patria, il toscano Moretti ha partecipato ad imprese artistiche che sono diventate celeb...
10 Unexpected things to do in Venice
There's something about Venice. It just never gets old. Before experiencing this fairytale-like city on the lagoon for the first time, you may believe (like I myself once did) that visiting Venice is a once-in-a-lifetime occasion to tick off your bucket list. However, the city often enchants upon arrival and will have you planning your next visit b...
The Italian Americans — Our History, Ourselves: Author Book Presentation and High Tea
Join the Staten Island Network for a High Tea featuring Maria Laurino, author of The Italian Americans: A History, a richly researched, beautifully designed and illustrated companion book to the much-anticipated PBS series that aired in February 2015. Laurino's presentation, "The Italian American Experience — Our History, Ourselves," will discuss...
Bell’Italia Festival to be held in Hazleton
by Jim Dino The oldest local residents of Italian descent will be honored when the Unico Club of Hazleton holds the eighth annual Bell' Italia Festivale on Saturday and Sunday at Hazle Township Community Park. Mary Gabriele, who is 106 years old, is the oldest. She was born in Media Run to Nicholas and Tomasina Lauro on March 19, 1909...
Bianca Mastropietro selected as Miss Columbus 2015
By Patrick Rocchio A high school senior with a fancy for softball and all things Italian has been selected as Miss Columbus for the 2015 Bronx Columbus Day Parade. Bianca Mastropietro, a senior at Preston High School, was selected from a field of three semi-finalists after penning a winning essay about Italian cooking show host Gi...
Italian inspirations at The Broad, the new museum of contemporary art in DTLA
by Valerio Vale Everything is special at The Broad, newly inaugurated museum of contemporary art in Downtown L.A. First of all, the people: Eli and Edythe Broad, the couple behind the artistic "upgrade" and reshaping of Los Angeles' Grand Avenue. Among the top two hundred richest people in the world, the two philanthropists a...
GIORNATA DEGLI STUDENTI D’ITALIANO-Day of Students of Italian
Date: Monday, October 19, 2015 Hours: 10am to 8pm Venue: Italian Cultural Institute of New York Organized by: ICI In collaboration with: Scuola Italiana "Guglielmo Marconi" e IACE (Italian American Committeee on Education) Italian Student Day in collaboration with Scuola Italiana "Guglielmo Marconi" of New York and IACE (Italian American Commi...
Corona D’Italia members enjoy Columbus Day dinner
Members of Corona D'Italia Lodge No. 807 held their Columbus Day dinner Oct. 13 at the Wolverine Restaurant. Treasurer Louise Vitullo and her member daughter, Patti Kuhn, registered attendees upon arrival. Trustee Pudue La Cava directed seating and ushered the guests. Orator Valerie Valentino provided and presented favors, including a pen wi...
'Lidia's Italy' host Lidia Bastianich at Pabst Theater
Italian cooking maven, TV host, restaurateur and cookbook author Lidia Bastianich will bring her expertise to the Pabst Theater Jan. 16. "An Intimate Conversation with Lidia Bastianich" will feature the Emmy award-winning host of Public Television's "Lidia's Italy" for an evening of conversation and storytelling celebrating Italian food. T...