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Marietta's downtown is experiencing an Italian Rennaisance. After years of having just one stalwart Italian restaurant, two newcomers have opened offering more choices for good Italian dishes. We've always enjoyed the European feel of dining at a window seat at Piastra. Then, when Bottega opened in 2024, it brought a homey, street-cafe feel that st...

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Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino (CGS), Italy’s longest-running traditional music ensemble, will mark its 50th anniversary with a U.S. tour in spring 2025. The tour, running through March and April, includes performances in Chicago, New York City, and appearances at both the Big Ears and Savannah Music Festivals. Founded in 1975 by writer Rina Durant...

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The exhibition “Beyond the Medici: The Haukohl Family Collection” is currently on view at the Georgia Museum of Art through May 18. Mark Fehrs Haukohl, president of a multinational family investment office based in Houston, organized the show from his family’s private collection of Florentine Baroque art, the largest outside of Italy. He wrote, “In...

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Carbonara Trattoria, the cherished Italian restaurant in Dunwoody Village, has been awarded the 2024 Best of Georgia Award, a recognition underscoring the strong bond the restaurant has cultivated with its loyal patrons. Based on customer votes through Gbj.com, this award is a validation of Carbonara Trattoria’s commitment to quality, community, an...

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The Ministry of Culture of the Italian Republic and Emory University consolidate the 2023 cultural cooperation agreement by announcing today the transfer of an Etruscan Bucchero jug, a Greek black slipware fish-plate and five fragments of a Laconian Cup. The objects will remain in Atlanta on loan to the Emory’s Michael C. Carlos Museum. In November...

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We all know it: Christmas is a season of joy, tradition, and indulgence, a time when families gather to celebrate together with family and, of course, plenty of good food. What many of us may not know is that many of our favorite holiday flavors and traditions owe much to the centuries-old contributions of monastic communities. For centuries, monas...

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As the hour grows late, it takes the promise of something special to get this East Pointer to drive out to the northern burbs for a bite. But on a recent Saturday, hunger and curiosity won out, because, as my Italian boyfriend from Jersey says, “I’m hearing things.”  We made our way to the south side of Marietta Square, where a moonlit night led us...

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“Be proud to be Italian” was just one admonition from the podium at the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce’s first annual awards dinner in Atlanta Sunday, but it may as well have been the explicit theme of the evening.  The chamber’s Georgia chapter, launched five years ago to tell a fuller story of Italy’s investment links with the state, used the...

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Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto, and Gianluca Ginoble continue to captivate audiences worldwide with a series of prestigious live performances, highlighting the trio’s enduring global success. Tickets will go on sale from November 22. Members of the Il Volo Official Fan Club will be able to purchase tickets IN ADVANCE from November 20. The States w...

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Sunday the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce -GA CHAPTER produced its first Annual Dinner Reception. Representatives and executives from more than 45 companies and institutions gather in Atlanta at the historical Callanwolde mansion to celebrate, network and learn more about the upcoming 2025 program. Georgia is home to a substantial presence of It...

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