An Italian Adventure. A Beautiful, Exciting Book of Photography of Italy
A beautiful, exciting, new book called, "An Italian Adventure" has just been announced. "An Italian Adventure" from photographer Elvis Reka, will be a book of photography on Italy. It will be a collection of pictures of the most beautiful and representative monuments that can be admired in the country, from north to south. The book will be...
Victor Fogelsonger: Seeking his Italian roots
By Vicky Taylor Victor Fogelsonger is looking forward to events planned next month at the historic Letterkenny Chapel that will include a visit to Franklin County by about two dozen descendants of some of the Italian prisoners of war who helped build the chapel during World War II. He would like to connect with the Italians and as...
Italian Eatery Sant Ambroeus Plans to Take Over Terrace Cafe at Sotheby's
By Shaye Weaver Sotheby's is getting a new cafe. Sant Ambroeus — an Italian eatery with four other locations in the city — is expected to replace Sotheby's Terrace Cafe on York Avenue, according to a representative for the chain. The chain is looking to get a liquor license for its new cafe, to accompany a menu of mostly sandwiches,...
American music? Much of it was made by Italian immigrants
In America they sang in Italian. An archive and a book written by Giuliana Fugazzotto sheds new light on American musical tastes of the early twentieth century. In what is perhaps her most surprising finding, she shows how greatly American popular music was influenced by the work of Italians. From about 1900 to 1930, have been produc...
Two Italian Photographers in NYC Art Show
The original work of two innovative and talented Italian photographers Bruna Vangi and Irena Anna Sowinska on display at Agora Gallery, NYC in Illumination: An Exhibition of Fine Art Photography. The exhibition opens on November 3rd, 2015 and will run until November 24th, 2015. The opening reception will take place Thursday, November 5th, from 6-8...
HIT WEEK Announces the L.A. Return of Prog Rock Legends PREMIATA FORNERIA MARCONI (PFM)
Hit Week, the world's only festival showcasing Italy's music scene on the global stage, heads to Los Angeles for its 6th edition with Prog Rock legends Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM) on Friday November, 13th at the Whisky a Go Go. The first Italian group to achieve international acclaim, between 1973 and 1977 PFM charted 5 English language albums...
L’acceleratore lineare made in Puglia per sconfiggere i tumori
di Vincenzo Rutigliano Un acceleratore lineare in grado di produrre fasci di protoni diretti e concentrati, con un margine di errore di 2 millimetri, sui tessuti da trattare in radioterapia. È il progetto sul quale sta lavorando dal 2009 la ItelPharma, divisione radiofarmaceutica della Iitel srl di Ruvo di Puglia, nel barese, che il comita...
La bilancia intelligente che riconosce i cibi e calcola i valori nutrizionali
Una fotocamera per il riconoscimento degli alimenti, un classico piatto per pesare ingredienti e un display che visualizza tutte le informazioni nutrizionali. La bilancia smart ideata dal giovanissimo calabrese Simone Suraci, 22 anni, studente di ingegneria a Bologna, permetterà di sapere in diretta quante calorie, carboidrati, proteine e...
Saint Patrick’s Well in Orvieto
by Margie Miklas Orvieto is one of the coolest places in Italy. Built on a tufa in Umbria this medieval town is full of surprises. While I was there I decided on a whim to check out Saint Patrick's Well, also known as "Pozzo di San Patrizio." The 16th century was an unsafe time in Rome, and Orvieto was considered to be a convenient place o...
Bella Maria's Ristorante a date night destination and more
Bella Maria's Ristorante and Event Center is an Italian/American restaurant that serves a wide variety of premium food options including pasta, steak, chicken and seafood. The menu changes on a week-to-week basis based on ingredients, stock and the recommendation of the kitchen staff. When my girlfriend and I dined, notable entrees include...
Holocaust Remembrance Day at Italian Cultural Institute on Wednseday
The Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Chicago and the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, will present the documentary "L'orologio di Monaco," by Mauro Caputo on Wednesday, Jan. 27th at 6p.m. Holocaust survivor Dov Boros, born in Budapest, will speak briefly before the screening....
Consulate of Italy in Santa Fe invites YOU
Monday, February 15, 2016 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM at Osteria d'Assisi - Santa Fe, New Mexico. Cavaliere Lino Pertusini, Honorary Consul of Italy, Santa Fe, invites you to meet his esteemed guests: Hon. Antonio Verde, Consul General of Italy in Los Angeles; Hon. Rosalba Maniaci, Italian Consular Agent of New Mexico; Valeria Rumori, Dir...