Bocce tourney in Shinnston benefits Italian Heritage Festival
by Zach Tuggle A small piece of Italy came to Ferguson Park in Shinnston Saturday in the form of the fifth annual West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival Bocce Tournament. "Get in there!" competitors shouted as their team's ball rolled down the moistened dirt of the court toward a gap in other balls. "Just bounce it off the wall and...
New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera to Launch 28th Season With Open House
The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera (Verismo Opera), the house opera company of the Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), will hold its fall Open House on Saturday, September 10, 2016. The annual event will be held at 44 Armory Street in Englewood, New Jersey at 2:00 p.m. Artistic Director Lucine Amara, a Met Opera luminary, invites t...
Italian-American Club to screen award-winning Italian film
The Italian-American Heritage Club of Hunterdon County will host a free public screening of the award winning 2006 film "The Golden Door" (Nuovomondo) at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 11 at the Hunterdon County Library Community Room at 314 Route 12, Building 3, in Raritan Township. Club President Mike DeSapio said that the film, set in early 20...
Verismo Opera Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Bring the Family to the Opera Program
The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera (Verismo Opera) invites the public to celebrate its 25th anniversary year with its new Bring the Family to the Opera program. To launch the program, the only grand opera company in Bergen County is offering several special ticket offers for children, senior citizens, and individuals to see the company's p...
SJAWE to present “A Touch of Italy” spring concert
The South Jersey Area Wind Ensemble will present its 18th anniversary spring concert, "A Touch of Italy," 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 28 at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Galloway Township. The concert will take the audience on a musical journey through Italy with such well known and loved pieces as, "The...
Silvana Cipriani da Lucca a Washington con le tradizioni della lucchesia
In anticipo per la Messa in italiano entro nel salone di Casa Italiana dove, dopo le celebrazioni domenicali, ci si riunisce per un caffè e due chiacchiere. Entro e la prima persona che vedo è Silvana Cipriani. Ha in mano i volantini del ballo di Carnevale dei lucchesi nel mondo che verrà celebrato assieme agli amici dell'Abruzzo Molise He...
Focaccia Blues at McEvoy Auditorium - July 9, 2015 at 6PM
Set in the small town of Altamura (Puglia), Focaccia Blues tells the true story of a traditional bakery that puts a recently opened McDonald's out of business. The mocumentary explores the challenges of preserving local culture and traditions, amidst the crushing tide of globalization. Director: Nico CerasolaItaly, 2009, 82 minutesFilm in...
Afternoon of Italian Opera at the Botto House
September 13 (Sunday) 3:00 pm - Afternoon of Italian Opera at the Botto HouseAnnamaria Stefanelli, lyric soprano, Rory Angelicola,tenor, and Andrew Macirowski, accompanist will perform from Italian operas enjoyed by laborers 100 years ago. (Rain date: Saturday, September 19 at 5:00 pm). Sponsored by American Labor Museum/Botto House...
Concerti italiani all'estero, che musica in America!
di Roberto Zanni, Gente d'Italia - ItaliaChiamaItalia Non si può dire che sia una novità: la musica italiana negli States ha sempre avuto un fascino particolare. Certo per i milioni di emigranti, dei figli dei figli, oggi americani che però ancora vibrano a sentire le note più profonde delle melodie nostrane. Ma si può dire per tutti anche...
Boitano, le evoluzioni di un Italo-Americano
E' andata a Brian Boitano, ex campione olimpico di pattinaggio sul ghiaccio, medaglia d'oro a Calgary nel 1988, e noto presentatore televisivo americano, l'11esima edizione del Premio Radici della Regione Liguria. La consegna è avvenuta stamane a Favale di Malvaro, in provincia di Genova, in occasione della 53esima edizione della Festa dell'Emigran...
Order of Sons of Italy golf outing provides funds for charity
The Order of Sons of Italy in America is a fraternal organization of Italian-Americans. The members' primary interest has been to preserve their Italian heritage and to be the very best of what it is to be Italian-American. They have devoted their Lodge to assisting those in need and encouraging educational achievement through scholarships. ...
Washington, retrospettiva dedicata ad Antonioni a 100 anni dalla nascita
In occasione del 100esimo anniversario dalla nascita del regista Michelangelo Antonioni (1912-2007), che cadrà il 29 settembre prossimo, la National Gallery of Art, assieme all'American Film Institute (AFI) e all'Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Washington, proporrà una retrospettiva delle sue opere più note.Tra l'11 agosto e i primi di settembre sa...