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The Italian Program at Northeastern University is pleased to present, in collaboration with the Italian Consulate in Boston and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs the New England Italian Film Festival.   This week movie is a drama by director Luigi Lo Cascio, The Ideal City. Michele Grassadonia is a fervent environmentalist. A long time...

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Genealogy undoubtedly is an important part of how a big number of Italian Americans relate to their Italian roots. As time goes by, the distance between today and the mass migration era between XIX and XX century grows bigger and bigger. This means that grandparents and parents are leaving this earth, the memories of those who are still with us bec...

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"So sorry about the mess," says Flavia Laviosa as she welcomes me to her home, a one-bedroom apartment halfway between Harvard and MIT. I quickly realize that the contents of her apartment live up to its location.   The "mess" — a consequence of an ongoing home improvement project — consists of books beyond counting, stacked in tall piles on...

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There is a new Italian American magazine in town, Bostoniano! The name may sound familiar because it comes from the creator of the Bostoniano.info blog / website, published by Nicola Orichuia. Using the tag line, "Boston's Italian American Voice," the free monthly magazine dropped off its first issue this week to 20 locations in the North End, as...

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Nobel per l'economia nel 1985, morto a Cambridge nel 2003, Franco Modigliani sarà ricordato a Boston il prossimo 9 aprile con un evento promosso in suo onore dal Mit. Organizzato nell'ambito del 2013 – Anno della Cultura italiana negli Usa, in collaborazione con il Consolato generale d'Italia a Boston, l'associazione Professionisti Italiani a Bost...

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One of Piero della Francesca's most remarkable masterpieces is brought to the U.S. thanks to the collaboration with the Comando Carabinieri Tutela Patrimonio Culturale, which works relentlessly to retrieve Italian masterpieces stolen or illicitly removed from the country September 13, 2013 - January 6, 2014 - Boston, MFAJanuary - March 2014 -...

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The St. Joseph Society of Boston will celebrate the 89th annual St. Joseph's Feast beginning Friday, Oct. 3 and culminating Sunday, Oct. 12 with a Mass celebrated by Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley at St. Stephen's Church in Boston's North End.   The St. Joseph Society of Boston was formed by Sicilian immigrants and descendants hailing from the Ri...

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By Kathleen Burge   The Institute of Contemporary Art has chosen a new chief curator, Eva Respini, currently the curator in the Department of Photography at The Museum of Modern Art . Respini, who grew up in Europe and has worked with artists from the Middle East, hopes to bring a more global outlook to the ICA.   The museum chose her...

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Centre Street Cafe offers serious food with a soulful neighborhood vibe in the heart of Jamaica Plain. A longtime local favorite, Centre Street Cafe was purchased last summer by the trio behind nearby tapas bar/bookstore Tres Gatos: Keith Harmon and the husband-and-wife team of David Doyle and Maricely Perez-Alers.   They spent several mont...

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For years, Pascal Gangi has been continuing the Carnevale tradition that comes from his hometown Sciacca, in Sicily. Along with a group of friends and volunteers gathered under the non-profit group "A Little Taste of Sicily," Gangi will once again prepare a traditional Carnevale float for this year's Columbus Day Parade. This year, Gangi will be jo...

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