MIT's Media Lab put up a one-of-a-kind fashion show in October. The runway competition Descience Fashion Show combined the creativity of designers with the vision of molecular biologists, neuroscientists, biomedical engineers, climatologists and scientists from a variety of disciplines. This year saw two Italians among the finalists. Italian bioma...
READ MOREBy Jacqueline Cain The newest restaurant from the Aquitaine Group (Aquitaine, Cinquecento, Metropolis, Gaslight) will open next week, but you may feel like it's been here all along. La Motta's, announced over the summer, is a classic, mid-century-inspired Italian-American eatery—sausage lasagna; meatballs made with pork and beef,...
READ MOREConsul General of Boston Giuseppe Pastorelli announced a round table discussion on the reconstruction of the earthquake-devastated town of L'Aquila to be held on 21 March at MIT, where Deputy Commissioner for Culture Luciano Marchetti will join other participants.
READ MORECo-Producers Tony Fusco and Robert Four are pleased to announce the Seventeenth Annual Boston International Fine Art Show (BIFAS), to take place Thursday – Sunday, November 21-24, 2013 at The Cyclorama at the Boston Center for The Arts, 539 Tremont Street in Boston's hip and historic South End. Both traditional and contemporary galleries from the...
READ MOREIf you can't get enough Italian wine and love strolling through the North End, grab a seat at Tresca's upcoming Kobrand Tour d'Italia wine dinner hosted by Boston Bottles. On Tuesday, September 9th chef Jake Pease will be preparing five delectable courses with the wines of Tenuta Sette Ponti and Agricola Punica. Visiting wine experts Giova...
READ MOREThe Italian American Cultural Organization of Boston's South Shore held its annual Christmas party on Dec. 1. Held at Braintree's Grove Manor Estate, the feast was kicked off with a special tribute to organization founder Dominic Candelieri, who was named President Emeritus of the South Shore group. Read more Fonte: Bostonia...
READ MOREOn Saturday, August 24th, Boston will remember the 86h anniversary of the execution of Italian anarchist immigrants, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, whose trial is widely regarded as one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in American history. Calling attention to the continued repression of immigrants and radicals, the Sacco and...
READ MOREHave you been in Italy before ? Had a great time, but came back feeling like deep down you never really left the US? You are not alone. That is what our Dialogue of Civilization is tailored for. During this 1 month program you will not only get to follow intensive language and culture courses, but you will get to experience the true "secret life" o...
READ MOREWhen: Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015 — 7 p.m. (rain date: Thursday, August 6 at 7 p.m.)Where: DCR Hatch Memorial Shell, Charles River Esplanade, Boston The Golden Age of Italian opera is about passion writ large. Its music now occupies a central place on the concert stages of the world. The thrilling voices of two stars of American opera join a coalition...
READ MOREby Kerry J. Byrne Frank De Pasquale was holding court with Gov. Charlie Baker on the Hanover Street sidewalk when we arrived Monday night at Mare Oyster Crudo and Seafood Bar, a 1-week-old addition to the restaurateur's North End empire. The governor had just dined at De Pasquale's Bricco. It seemed a fitting political encounter for the d...
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