Carino's rebrands as Johnny's Italian American Tavern in Corpus Christi
A long-time chain Italian eatery has rebranded. Johnny Carino's, 1652 S. Padre Island Drive, will have a grand re-opening as Johnny's Italian American Tavern by Carino's, on April 18. The first 100 guests in line at 4 p.m. will receive a free small classic pizza each week for a year, according to a news release. Limit one per household, and you mus...
CineFesta Italia The Italian Film Festival in Santa Fe Announces FREE Public Screenings
CineFesta Italia in Santa Fe has finalized its film selections for 2018, including both curated films selected by Creative Director Luca Ceccarelli and the Official Selections from its first-ever international competition. The deadline for submissions to the competition has just passed and films have been selected to screen by a jury made up of a w...
Cirque du Soleil's 'Corteo' teaches us to fly
The best Cirque du Soleil productions are the most humanistic. The 13-year old "Corteo" is one of them, although the restaged, touring arena version at the Toyota Center through Sunday lacks the intimacy of the popular company's tent shows. The audience sees right through the action, since the linear stage, set up as two-sided proscenium, is open o...
From Italy to the Falls: Lazzarotto fits in at Hirschi High School
Pietro Lazzarotto didn't know what kind of situation he was coming into when he signed up to play basketball with the Hirschi Huskies. The senior foreign exchange student from Italy just wanted to play on an American high school basketball team so he could continue playing the sport in college. Much to his surprise, he joined one of the top Class 4...
The 11th edition of the NM Italian Film & Culture Festival preparing to launch
With two Top 5 Best of the City awards and scores of rave reviews under their belts, the folks at Italian Festivals of New Mexico (IFNM) are gearing up for another first-class NM Italian Film & Culture Festival. In fulfillment of the nonprofit’s mission to promote Italian culture while giving back to the community, the much-anticipated annual fest...
Luca Vullo all’Università di Dallas per la proiezione del documentario “Dallas in Prizzi”
Il regista siciliano Luca Vullo torna in Texas per due importanti appuntamenti all’Università di Dallas: la presentazione del suo nuovo documentario “Dallas in Prizzi”, in programma il prossimo 24 febbraio alle ore 18.30 presso l’Auditorium The Art History Building, e un workshop sulla comunicazione non verbale - il 27 febbraio -, presso il dipart...
Italian song legend at Festival 2018
MUSIC. It’s a big part of the heart and soul of Italy, and it’s always a big part of the NM Italian Film & Culture Festival. The festival has long emphasized local Italian music talent, and this year will be no different. Opening night features a trio from Chamber Music Campania – an upbeat, audience-engaging organization on a mission to dispel the...
Serata d'Opera Italiana - I Due Timidi (The Shy Lovers)
Serata d'Opera Italiana - I Due Timidi (The Shy Lovers). Friday, March 9, 2018 at 7:30 pm. Italian Cultural & Community Center - 1101 Milford - Houston, TX 77006. Cost: $10 ICCC members | $15 non-members. Reserve today - Eventbrite or call 713-524-4222 ext. 7. Want more information? Click here. What happens when two hopelessly shy lovers try to con...
Italian Festival - coming up!
The films have been selected. The entertainers are warming up their instruments and vocal cords. The young NDI dancers are rehearsing two sensational performances. Three mouthwatering event menus are in the works. See the full program on the Italian Festivals of New Mexico website at www.italianfestivalsnm.org Over the next couple of weeks our Ital...
Celebrity impersonator Tony Pace presents lively, professional concert
Plainview Community Concerts in partnership with Live On Stage presents celebrity impersonator Tony Pace at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, in the Harral Auditorium on Wayland Baptist University campus. “I’ve heard many positive reviews,” said Shane Harrell, president of PCC. “It promises to be a lively performance.” As a performing artist, Tony Pace...
5 Years Of ITAL & Tiramisu For Two
On Tuesday, December 19th, a few blocks from the Vittorio Emanuele piazza in Rome, about 60 folks gathered at a funky cinema club called Apollo 11, one of those independent-community institutions respected by everyone in the Rome’s film scene. It was a small yet fascinating crowd of people who had heard about Tiramisu For Two in some way or the ot...
2018 Contemporary Italian Film Series kicks off in January
Our contemporary film series features recent Italian movies with English subtitles. The series will run from January to May, with one film being shown per month. Come enjoy modern Italian cinema with us throughout the first months of 2018! First screening: Detective Montalbano double feature. Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 7:00 pm. Doors open at 6:...