Celebrating 30 years as sister cities, Boston and Padova came together on Friday, June 7, at the Boston Public Library for the second annual italianissimo! gala event. Raising funds for the promotion of Italian language and culture, as well as for the creation of a future Italian Cultural Center in Boston, the event was organized by the Italian Co...

"Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer," said Michael Corleone in "The Godfather, Part II." As wise as that may sound, he never said anything about ex-wives or girlfriends. Exploring those sticky relationships – up close and closer – were left to playwrights like John Patrick Shanley, who creates emotional ups and downs and, ultimately,...

When: Monday, Feb. 23, 2015 — 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.Where: Center for International Studies, MIT — Building E40-496 (Muckley Building), 4th floor, 1 Amherst St., Cambridge MA On Feb. 23, Boston's Circolo Italiano will present a lecture by Liana De Girolami Cheney titled "Le Dimore di Giorgio Vasari" (The Homes of Giorgio Vasari). The seminar will...

by Michael Lewis   When: July 17-21Where: Pellegrini Park-Hawthorn Street, NewtonCommunity SupportSince 1935 the Society has provided financial support to families and organizations in need within the Newton community. The society supports the local veterans committee and annual Veterans Day Parade. We provide meals, transportation and food...

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's new exhibit features works by Michelangelo, Donatello and other Italian Renaissance masters.   Many of the drawings and sculptures in the exhibit that opens Thursday have never before been on public display in the United States.   Read more   Source: http://www.seattlepi.com   &...

"Botte piccola fa buon vino," or "big things come in small packages," is precisely the colloquialism one could use to describe Bella Verona, a quaint but highly regarded treasure in the vivacious, historic, downtown Salem. Slightly dwarfed by the large Hawthorne Hotel located across the street, Bella Verona certainly stands out, however, to patrons...

By Madeline Bilis   The North End has a lot more to show for itself than amazing cannolis, which is why the North End Historical Society decided to produce a documentary about the neighborhood's longtime residents: Italian Americans.   After five years of working on Boston's North End: An Italian American Story, the new documentary is...

Among the most influential films of the postwar era, Roberto Rossellini's JOURNEY TO ITALY charts the declining marriage of a British couple (Bergman and Sanders) on a trip in the countryside near Naples. More than just an anatomy of a relationship, Rossellini's masterpiece is a heartrending work of emotional transcendence and profound spiritualit...

The 86th annual Italian Feast of Saints Cosmas and Damian will take place Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 7 and 8, on Warren Street in East Cambridge. There will be food vendors, parades, amusement rides, games and live entertainment. There will also be a special healing service Sept. 7. Performers include local band, "The Reminisants," and "SeaBreeze,...

A seguito della riunione straordinaria del 2 marzo a Roma e di quella ordinaria del 12 Settembre in Connecticut, il coordinatore del Ctim Nord America, Vincenzo Arcobelli, ha nominato quattro nuovi responsabili per altrettante circoscrizioni statunitensi. Si tratta, sottolinea Arcobelli, del primo passo da compiere per "dare un seguito all'impegno...