Angiolillo, una rielezione doverosa
Sembra che tutti quelli che conoscono Daniel Angiolillo, giudice del nono distretto della Corte Suprema di New York siano d'accordo non solo sulla sua personalità, umile e decorosa, sul suo ruolo di marito premuroso e padre affettuoso, ma anche sulla sua carriera professionale, quella di un giurista e giudice che negli ultimi vent'anni ha servito e...
Masterpiece to get a makeover at Villanova
by Kathy Boccella For decades, a giant 17th-century Italian masterpiece has been slowly losing its luster on an obscure library wall on the Villanova University campus. Also fading - from memory - has been the artwork's fascinating backstory. It begins with an American-born Italian princess and a papal palace, twists through World...
Good times ahead for Italian wine merchants
The Italian Enologists' Association has described the harvest as a record in terms of quantity and quality.Italy is now likely to be able to produce around 47 to 48 million hectolitres of wine, more than its French neighbour and its main competitor. Italy had been going through a hard time with its grape harvest because of bad weather.After two ye...
Gallup Sacred Heart cathedral, a piece of Italy in western NM
By Davide Arminio Sixty years ago in Gallup, New Mexico, a new construction site sprang up. It wasn't a store, nor a house or a facility. It was the Catholic Sacred Heart Cathedral, designed to become a city landmark, conceived and made possible by a large contribution of the local Italian community. Gallup is a city born of both...
Futurism show opening at the Boca Museum of Art
Futurism: Concepts and Imaginings is opening January 10, 2014 at the Boca Museum of Art, Florida. The exhibition features seven Italian artists from the first (1908-1919) and second (1920s-1930s) waves of Futurism, a dynamic movement that glorified the energy and speed of modern life. These artists genuinely believed in modern marvels like loc...
Pane Amaro: storie di emigrazione a Foggia
A partire da domani, 23 gennaio, si terranno a Foggia, presso il Palazzetto dell'Arte, una serie di incontri ed eventi dedicati alla storia dell'emigrazione pugliese. La rassegna, intitolata "Pane Amaro - Storie di emigrazione" è stata organizzata dal Centro Studi Diomede e dall'Archivio "Fathers' Land" e vede il patrocinio dell'Assessorato al Wel...
Grande successo per Vinitaly International a New York
Grande successo per la prima tappa 2014 di Vinitaly International che, proprio ieri, ha animato il Metropolitan Pavillion di New York con la presenza di oltre 110 cantine italiane affiancate dai principali importatori locali. Nel corso dell'evento, inaugurato con la tradizionale Cerimonia d'apertura alla presenza del Console Generale della...
“Little Italy San Jose” Not just an organization, but an official destination
Little Italy San Jose is a Non Profit Organization dedicated to the revival of the original Italian Settlement in San Jose dating back to the 1880's. For the past 5 years, Little Italy has moved in authentic Italian businesses such as Paesano Ristorante, Bel Bacio Italian Café, and La Piccola Scuola nel Parco, honored 30 prominent Italian...
Tenure Track Position in Italian Studies at Stony Brook University
The Department of European Languages, Literatures, and Cultures of Stony Brook University invites applications for a tenure track position in Italian Literature and Culture at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning Fall 2014. The candidate should have a PhD or equivalent doctoral degree, matched by a strong publication record with primary exper...
Giorgio Armani's 'Films of City Frames' Project Kicks Off
by Alessandra Turra Giorgio Armani marked the official start of the "Films of City Frames" movie project, whose launch was revealed last month, with a video message available starting today at www.framesoflife.com. Linked with the brand's Frames of Life eyewear campaign, the project, developed in collaboration with Rai Cinema, will see a n...
Don’t Miss Pasquale Esposito in Carmel this Month
By Mauro Battocchi When I asked Italian Tenor Pasquale Esposito the question "Che cosa può fare per l'Italia nel 2014?" he replied, "Essere sempre e comunque fiero di essere Italiano." Translated that means, "to be always and in any case proud to be Italian." Pasquale's pride of Italianitá and the timeless music that accompanies it will b...
Siciliana: Studies on the Sicilian Ethos and Literature by Gaetano Cipolla
The present volume, which has a moving image by Giulia Di Filippi on the cover and which the author dedicated to his wife Florence, is number 27 in the "Sicilian Studies" series, published by Legas and directed by Gaetano Cipolla. This is a revised and expanded edition of the volume published with a slightly different title in 2005. Following the...