ArtsLab OnStage to Present VOICES OF ITALY, 10/19
ArtsLab OnStage (http://www.ArtsLabOnstageNYC.com) will present a special evening of Italian theatre entitled Voices of Italy at New York City Center (131 W. 55th Street) on October 19 at 8:00 PM, featuring a preview of T'Ammore, "The Spirit of Naples" and Belcanto, "The Luciano Pavarotti Heritage". This event will demonstrate the influence of Ital...
Dante Scholarship Continues to Provide for Italian/American Fisher Students
by Krista Pilla The Italian Women's Civic Club (IWCC) has been giving scholarships to students at local colleges for the past 90 years. This year was no different, as three St. John Fisher College students are the recipients of the Dante Scholarship. The three recipients are: Dina Berardi, Juliane Barbato (Didas) and Patti VanAuker. The scholarsh...
Italian Cuisine Takes Chicago By Storm
Chicago is having a very Italian moment. Throughout 2013, the city has enthusiastically participated in the nationwide celebration of the Year of Italian Culture with concerts, stage performances, and, most notably, the stunning summer light installation Divina Natura at The Field Museum. But as the nation revels in Italian culture, in the Windy Ci...
Anthony Riccio to discuss Italian-American oral histories and photographs at the New Haven Museum
Anthony Riccio will present his Italian-American oral histories and photographs at a talk in the New Haven Museum at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4. Riccio is shelving and delivery supervisor in Sterling Memorial Library. The event, titled "The Italian-American Experience in New Haven: A Talk by Anthony Riccio," will coincide with th...
Maserati Begins Celebration Of First 100 Years
With the month of December Maserati officially enters the 100th year of its history. It does so in a period of unprecedented health and unparalleled growth. More than 23,000 orders worldwide up to date are propelling Maserati into a new dimension. Today Maserati is amongst the fastest growing brands in the United States and a concrete real...
Homeless dinner serves over 200
If you serve it, they will come. The St. Anthony Society of St. Leo's hosted the annual Christmas Dinner for the Homeless December 16th as once again a swarm of cheerful volunteers served a hall full of clients. Each guest received a goody bag upon exiting, containing tube socks, toothbrush, toothpaste, and two winter accessories such as a...
Italy fashion industry back to growth in 2014 - trade bodies
By Isla and Binnie Italian fashion exports should spur the industry back to growth in 2014 after two years in decline, the national chamber of fashion says, as Milan prepares to kick off the first of its biannual menswear shows on Saturday. The birthplace of fashion icons from Giorgio Armani to Dolce and Gabbana should see turnover from c...
CNN's Fareed Zakaria to Moderate 2nd Annual Int'l. Business Summit organized by The Italian Business & Investment Initiative
Friday, February 28, 2014 – NYC: "Europe: A Museum or an Investment Opportunity; A summit organized by Italy". Fareed Zakaria hosts CNN's flagship foreign affairs show, is Editor-at-Large of TIME Magazine, a Washington Post columnist, and a New York Times bestselling author. Esquire Magazine called him "the most influential foreign p...
Fairytales and fantasy in Venice for Carnival 2014
A Carnival celebration like no other, one of a kind in terms of history, atmosphere and masks, the Carnevale di Venezia draws thousands of spectators and participants to the Lagoon City every year. During an exciting chain of events and celebrations, expect Venice's calle and piazzas to be filled with "Wonder and Fantasy" until March 4th. La natur...
Monterey Peninsula Italian Americans to be honored
It'll be about the pasta, the wine, and the friendships Friday night at the Monterey Marriott. But Friday's 10th annual Italian American Cultural Foundation dinner will mostly be about four honorees who have established themselves as an important part of the Italian American fabric of the Peninsula, and have made significant contributions to the lo...
Tamburi entra in Eataly con il 20% per 120 milioni di euro
Tamburi Investment Partners, tramite il veicolo societario Clubitaly, ha acquisito da Eatinvest (controllata dalla famiglia Farinetti) il 20% di Eataly. Lo si legge in una nota in cui viene spiegato come Eataly, fondata nel 2003 ad Alba da Oscar Farinetti, sia attiva nella distribuzione e commercializzazione a livello globale di prodotti d...
Mayor Ed Lee Voices His Support for the Italian Language
Last month, Mayor Lee honored the Italian community with his presence at the San Francisco Italian Athletic Club and publicly stated his commitment to help bolster support for Italian language education in the Bay. In the face of a recent decline in Californian schools offering Italian as a choice in their World Language Curricula, we are...