The sisterhood behind the Italian Festival cookies
When Roma Lodge presents Italian Festival at Downtown's Festival Park next weekend, it will carry on a cultural celebration that has been part of our community for nearly 40 years. And helping Roma Lodge continue that tradition is another local lodge whose name might not be as familiar — the Vittoria Colonna Lodge #1355. Founded in 1925, V...
How Did Eataly Become a Global Italian Food Superpower?
by Whitney Filloon Italian mega-market Eataly opened its second New York City location this week, bestowing 41,000 square feet of everything Italian and edible on Manhattan's Financial District. For the uninitiated, Eataly is a totally bananas marketplace that features everything you'd find at a fancy grocery store — cheese, meat, and seaf...
Gli italiani nella NBA, parte 2: Belinelli e Gallinari
Marco Belinelli e Danilo Gallinari saranno i due italiani protagonisti del grande basket americano nella prossima stagione. Marco è sbarcato oltreoceano nel 2007. Da allora ha cambiato 6 squadre, raggiungendo soddisfazioni e traguardi mai toccati prima da un cestista italiano. Nel 2013-2014, con la maglia dei San Antonio Spurs, ha conquist...
Italian Playwrights Project
Quando: Mercoledì 21 Set 2016 dalle 18:30 alle 20:30 Dove: Italian Cultural Institute of New York, 686 Park Ave, New York, NY 10021 Organizzato da: Istituto Italiano di Cultura di New York - Ingresso: Libero Fausto Paravidino, ospite della prima edizione di Italian Playwright Project, torna a New York per iniziare il percorso d...
Italian pride and tradition takes over Main Street in Patchogue Village
by Michael White It was a celebration of green, white and red Saturday at the Italian Festival of St. Liberata in Patchogue Village, where Main Street was bookended by rice balls and bocce balls. Patchogue's Italian-American of the Year, Artie Fuccillo, was also honored. The parade was led by Deacon Marty Mclndoe of St. Francis de Sales...
La Liguria a New York per il Columbus Day. Parte una delegazione guidata dall'Associazione dei Liguri nel Mondo Onlus
Dal 7 al 12 ottobre i festeggiamenti del Columbus Day, evento che da decenni richiama e afferma l'identità e l'orgoglio della comunità italo-americana ed in particolare dei numerosi liguri residenti a New York. In occasione della giornata che la città di New York dedica alla scoperta dell'America ad opera del genovese Cristoforo Colombo, la Liguri...
When In Rome brings the handmade taste of Italy to Virginia Beach
A few summers ago my wife and I attended a cooking class where the subject was making fresh pasta. It turned out to be a pleasurable evening thanks to a copious flow of wine and the shared camaraderie of the eight or so attendees, who were treated to a delicious meal crafted by their own hands. For some time afterward, we would spend weeke...
What's up with WTI: Editorial # 84
WTI Magazine #84 2016 October 17Author : Umberto Mucci Translation by: Ciao from ... somewhere in the US! As October is the Italian Heritage month, I'm travelling around the East Coast and the Midwest to celebrate Italy in the US, the Italian Americans and meeting a lot of friends of We the Italians! What a wonderful, sparkling, enth...
Celebrating the Feast of San Martino di Tours
Friday after work, a few of us met at Most Precious Blood Church in Manhattan's Little Italy to celebrate the Feast of San Martino di Tours (Nov. 11th), patron saint of the poor, vintners, tailors and soldiers. The unseasonably mild weather, known as l'estate di San Martino, or Saint Martin's Summer, was short lived as temperatures unexpectedly dro...
Neapolitan Christmas Concert: La Cantata dei Pastori
The Italian American Museum Cordially invites you to attend "La Cantata Dei Pastori. A Neapolitan Renaissance Christmas Concert". Wednesday, December 7th, 7:00 PM. Featuring: Internationally Renowned Singer, Percussionist and Dancer Alessandra Belloni and I Giullari di Piazza. Concert to Benefit I Giullari Di...
Mezza Luna: Italian Cuisine for the Whole Family
Buon Appetito! Stop by Mezza Luna in Branchville and enjoy a fine Italian lunch or dinner in an eatery with a casually elegant, charming atmosphere. This restaurant will likely become one of your favorite restaurants when you are in the area. Plan to have a relaxing meal. Open for about a year, Mezza Luna is owned and operated by Vinnie Vrenez...
Hee Haw co-creator and producer Sam Lovullo dies at age 88
Sam Lovullo, who as producer and co-creator of "Hee Haw" brought country music and homestyle humor to millions of American homes, has died at age 88, his publicists said Thursday. Lovullo died peacefully at his home in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles on Thursday, publicists the Brokaw Company said. No immediate cause of death was given,...