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Founded in 1995, the Trio Dante (formerly Trio Lennon) is composed of renowned Italian soloists and performs a repertoire that ranges from classical and romantic with influences from the Vienna School to contemporary and American music including works composed for the Trio itself, passing thru the Beatles to arrive to the Italian soul with the musi...

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The Marconi project is an effort by the Casa Italiana Sociocultural Center to capture the memories and experiences of Italian immigrants in the greater Washington D.C. area.  By sharing their rich history and stories we plan to preserve those memories digitally and make them available for generations to come. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 17...

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Il 6 dicembre 1907, 361 uomini, fra cui oltre 170 italiani, furono vittime del più grave incidente minerario occorso negli Stati Uniti e della storia dell’emigrazione italiana, verificatosi nella miniera di Monongah (West Virginia). La maggior parte degli immigrati dall’Italia proveniva dall’Abruzzo, dalla Calabria e dal Molise.  In occasione del 1...

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L'aumento dei corsi di italiano nelle scuole medie e superiori della Contea di Montgomery, negli Stati Uniti, sarà al centro di un incontro presso William H. Farquhar Middle School cui parteciperà il 6 gennaio prossimo il dirigente scolastico dell'Ambasciata d'Italia a Washington DC, Maria Fusco, con alcuni principal delle scuole dell'area. Tale u...

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Italy's Festa della Repubblica was commemorated Sunday in Washington, DC at a mass held at Holy Rosary Church, the Italian National Parish. Members of the Italian Diplomatic Corps joined parishioners at the Italian mass con-celebrated by Fr. Lydio Tomasi and Fr. Claudio Holzer.   Italian Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero gave some brief remarks...

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50th Anniversary of Priesthood Celebrationfor Father Lydio TOMASI, C.S. Pastor, Holy Rosary ChurchSATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2012 @ 5:30 PMCASA ITALIANA HALL & CULTURAL CENTER595 Third Street, NW | Washington, DC 20002For RESERVATIONS call LUCIA @ (202) 638-0165WEB SITE >>> CLICK HEREMETRO Rail: Red line stop at Judiciary Square. Father T...

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The next general Society meeting of the Abruzzo and Molise Heritage Society will be held on Sunday, March 30 at 1:00 p.m. in Casa Italiana.   Some details related to the meeting: · Dr. John C. Mather, a winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics and former NASA colleague of AMHS member Joe Novello, will speak on "The History of the Universe"; &n...

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HOLY ROSARY CHURCH/CASA ITALIANA, in association with The Abruzzo and Molise Heritage Society of the Washington, DC Area, The Lido Civic Club of Washington, DC, and The Lucchesi nel Mondo-Tuscany Club are sponsoring a program on the Italian legacy in the development and growth of the United States Marine Band by Marine Historian, Gunnery Sergeant K...

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The Abruzzo Molise Heritage Society (AMHS) is pleased to announce our next general Society meeting program for Sunday, September 27, 2015, in Casa Italiana (595 ½ 3rd Street NW, Washington DC) at 1:00 pm. We will watch an amazing film entitled "Cuore Napoletano." If you have ever wondered about the origins of the famous Neapolitan songs, this...

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The library at the Casa Italian Sociocultural Center is now open to the public. The library currently houses more than 2,500 books in Italian and a rich collection of Italian movies in DVD format.   The library is now open to the public on Sunday from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon and on Monday from 6:00-8:00 pm. Donations of Italian books are welc...

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