Italian-born classical guitarist Flavio Sala starts his career anew in the United States
One night, the internationally acclaimed classical guitarist Flavio Sala headlined a performance by a symphony orchestra at Prokofiev Concert Hall of the Philharmonic Society of Russia. Three weeks later, he was playing at a barn in Carroll County as the opening act for a Baltimore bluegrass band. What happened in between still has fr...
Mangia! Italian fest returns to Watkins Glen this weekend
A community talent show, more live music and parade route improvements are among the enhancements to look for at the 37th annual Schuyler County Italian American Festival from Friday through Sunday at Clute Park in Watkins Glen. L'Osteria at the Park, renovated bocce courts and Italian gift sales are other additions. "The committee is...
1671 Reasons Why We Will Never Be Bored By Italian Wine
Let's start with a little bit of history. Back in 1905, more than sixteen hundred varieties – 1671, to be exact – were cultivated at a plant nursery run by Sella & Mosca winery near Alghero, on the island of Sardinia. Sixteen hundred and seventy-one. When I learned that an actual catalog exists that documents each of those 16...
Little Italy Heritage Commission: we need to advance efforts on historical preservation
by Convivio SocietyConvivio has made great progress in our preservation efforts with the development of the digital archives and our partnership with UCSD to house the physical repository. But much more work needs to be done in collecting and cataloging artifacts from San Diego's Italian community. Learn more about our heritage-preservation wo...
New Italian Restaurant Opens in Massapequa Park
A new Italian restaurant opened up in Massapequa Park this past weekend. Tra'mici Ristorante Italiano (which translates to "Among Friends") hosted their grand opening, complete with a ribbon cutting, on Saturday night. The restaurant, located on 4913 Merrick Road, replaced the steakhouse Cavendish & Ross, which opened in March las...
Local author & filmmaker premieres international "docufilm" about surviving deadly "Titanic of the 1950s" shipwreck
An international film about Pierette Simpson's harrowing survival of the Andrea Doria shipwreck will premiere at the Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit Film Theater on October 6, 2016. Pierette Domenica Simpson produced the film, Andrea Doria: Are the Passengers Saved? to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the catastrophe on June 25, 1956. Program...
NIA fetes southwest Brooklyn VIPs
By Helen Klein Eight southwest Brooklyn mainstays were in the spotlight as the NIA Community Services Network honored local educators, businesspeople and civic leaders at its 18th annual Community Recognition Awards Dinner. The Man of the Year was Dennis Diggins, first deputy commissioner of the city's Department of Sanitation. Mari...
Portraits Offer Glimpse At Sagamore's Italian Ties
The Bourne Historical Society has received two portraits, dating back more than 110 years, courtesy of local author John F. Carafoli. The portraits depict Italian immigrants Luigi and Inez Carafoli, who were Mr. Carafoli's grandparents. "I think they're a really wonderful depiction of a family who lived in Sagamore," said Mary E. Sicc...
Educational Group Names Francis Ford Coppola "The Godfather of Defamation"
A short, animated video available on YouTube.com labels filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola "the Godfather of Defamation." The dishonor has been bestowed upon him by the Italic Institute of America (IIA), the New York based educational think tank which produced the 2:35 second clip, available on YouTube. Says Bill Dal Cerro, a Senior Analyst wi...
IAP 28: From an Italian immigrant neighborhood to the White House, a conversation with Anita Bevacqua McBride
In this episode of The Italian American Podcast, we speak with Anita Bevacqua McBride. McBride served as assistant to President George W. Bush and chief of staff to First Lady Laura Bush from 2005 to 2009, directing the staff's work on the wide variety of domestic and global initiatives in which Mrs. Bush was involved. She had primary resp...
Upcycling popular in Italy for Christmas gifts
Upcycling rather than the more conventional recycling is the order of the day for many Italians this year in search for Christmas gifts for friends and family, a survey carried out by Espresso Communication has found. The trend that began in the United States involving the creative reuse of unwanted products by transforming them into items...
Coming to Las Vegas – A Sensational Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra and Liza Minnelli!
The Legendary Italian American Club of Las Vegas Will Host the Critically Acclaimed "FRANK & LIZA" Tribute Show With One Performance March 24th, 2017. The Show is Captivating Audiences Across the Country and Features Las Vegas "Legends" Star Suzanne Goulet and America's Top Frank Sinatra Vocalist, Dave Halston. LAS VEGAS – Dec. 19, 2016 – PRLog to...