Italian Monastery Seeks Salvation in Beer After Devastating Quake
by Elisabetta Povoledo The Rev. Cassian Folsom was preparing to celebrate morning Mass one recent Sunday when suddenly the earth started trembling. "Stones and roof tiles started raining down on our heads," he recalled. "It was a terrifying experience." When the dust settled, he and the other monks — almost all of them transplanted fr...
Donna’s brings classic Italian food back to “The Hill”
By Lauren Halligan Guests can soon return to 14th street for good old fashioned Italian food. Located at 1 14th St. in the neighborhood known as The Hill, Donna's Italian Restaurant will soon open to the public. This space, formerly a family-run eatery called Minissale's, has been known for offering hearty and delicious Italian fare for the l...
Award-winning Italian Pianist Alessio Bax Brings Classical Music to Life, Jan. 20
Award-winning classical pianist Alessio Bax will take the stage at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield University on Friday, January, 20 to perform a concert of Scriabin and Ravel at 8 p.m. Deemed by International Piano as "a pianist of refreshing depth," Bax shows off an extensive concerto repertoire and is a recurring pe...
Remarks by U.S. Ambassador David H. Thorne at “Best in Class Awards Ceremony” at La Sapienza University, Faculty of Economics
ROME (Oct. 31, 2012) Professor Ciccarone, Professor Celant, faculty members, current and former students of the Faculty of Economics of La Sapienza University. Thank you for your invitation to join today's gathering for the "Best in Class" Awards Ceremony. You honor me with your welcome at this time-honored and greatly respected university and wit...
La scomparsa di Joseph Coccia. Morto a 83 anni uno dei più importanti italoamericani del New Jersey
La comunità italiana del New Jersey ha subito una grave perdita. S'è spento giovedì scorso, 3 gennaio, all'età di 83 anni, il cav. Joseph Coccia, fondatore della "Coccia Foundation", della quale il 17 settembre scorso aveva nominato presidente la figlia Elisa nel corso della "Grand Cocktail Reception", nell'11.o Annual Italian Studies Golf Classic...
Piero della Francesca in America
February 12, 2013 to May 19, 2013 Revered in his own time as a "monarch" of painting, Piero della Francesca (1411/13–1492) is acknowledged today as a founding figure of the Italian Renaissance. In early 2013, The Frick Collection will present the first monographic exhibition in the United States dedicated to the artist. It brings together seven wo...
Westchester Italian Cultural Center's newest exhibition, The Futurist Imagination
DATE: Mar 1, 2013 06:30 PM DESCRIPTION: You can see the Westchester Italian Cultural Center's newest exhibition, The Futurist Imagination, through May 2, but go on opening night. Then, in addition to seeing works by Dottori, Rizzo, Balla, Bragaglia, and Giobbi, you'll also hear Italian arias performed on piano by Dr. Denine LeBlanc and a l...
Intervallo di Leonardo di Costanzo arriva al festival New Directors/New Films
NEW YORK L'intervallo di Leonardo di Costanzo rappresenterà l'Italia a New York, presso il New Directors/New Films, la prestigiosa manifestazione organizzata dalla Film Society del Lincoln Center. Arrivato alla 42ima edizione, questo festival è stato trampolino di lancio per registi acclamati quali Quentin Tarantino, Pedro Almodovar, Spike...
Frank Fusaro (President - Columbus Citizens Foundation)
Ottobre è il mese dell'Italian heritage negli Usa e per celebrarlo si tengono festival e parate in tutti gli stati. Il più importante e popolare di questi eventi è senza dubbio il Columbus Day di Manhattan, organizzato dalla Columbus Citizen Foundation. Ne parliamo con il presidente della Fondazione, Frank Fusaro. Qual è la sua storia di Italoamer...
Harvard’s Dr. Pisano Presents Lecture at The American University of Rome
Harvard Business School Professor, Dr. Gary Pisano headlined the 2013 Carlucci Entrepreneurship Forum at The American University of Rome. His talk, "Competing in the New Global Landscape," drew a standing-room-only audience from both the AUR community and the broader Rome community. Dr. Pisano made a clear and cogent argument for an investment in...
Where are they now? SIF reaches out to past scholarship recipients to find out!
The Sons of Italy Foundation (SIF) is just one week away from celebrating it's 25th Anniversary National Education & Leadership Awards (NELA) Gala. Since then, over $51 million in scholarships have been awarded to bright, young Italian Americans. As we approach the silver anniversary of this momentous Washington event, we catch up with past sch...
Roberto Bolle and friends Gala
View Programs/Casting Sept 17, 2013 Tickets start at $25 Artistic Direction by Roberto Bolle 2013 – The Year of Italian Culture in the United States, would not be complete without a memorable performance by one of Italy's most beloved artists, Roberto Bolle. Principal dancer with la Scala Ballet Company at the age of 20, Etoile for Teat...