Rai Italia e la NIAF, la National Italian American Foundation, hanno siglato un accordo di Media Partnership per il 40° anniversario della stessa fondazione.   La NIAF è la maggiore associazione che rappresenta e tutela gli oltre 20 milioni di cittadini italo-americani che vivono negli USA, con l'obiettivo di mantenere vivo il legame con le...

There's just no escaping all things Italian in Washington! To celebrate the "Year of Italian Culture in America," the nation is occupying all the big parties in town: The Opera Ball last month, and the Phillips Collection annual gala on Friday.

Washington DC (11 settembre 2013). In occasione del 12esimo anniversario degli attacchi terroristici dell'11 settembre 2001, l'Ambasciata d'Italia a Washington DC e tutto il personale della rete diplomatico/consolare italiana negli Stati Uniti hanno osservato un minuto di silenzio per ricordare le migliaia di vittime al Word Trade Center di New Yor...

On July 19th 2012 the US Congressional Wine Caucus will convene about the future of Italian wine in the USA, with Italian wine producers such as Cristina Mariani-May (Cantina Castello Banfi), Matteo Lunelli (Cantine Ferrari), Marilisa Allegrini (Cantina Allegrini), Daniela Mastroberardino (Cantina Terredora), Luca Paschina (Casa Vinicola Zonin), Od...

Roberto Pomili, composer, conductor and international musician, is considered one of the best tango double bass players and composers of his generation. Musical reviews have said that Pomili deserves not only to be heard but seen playing to fully understand and appreciate his authentic identification in Tango music.   Since 1995 he has had t...

The Lido Civic Club was honored to present a Public Service Award on July 17 to Mario Mastrangelo, a Montgomery County Police Detective, for his unselfish act of heroism in saving the life of a Montgomery County, Md. woman. On April 24, on his way to taking his children to "take your kids to work day," Detective Mastrangelo saw smoke billowing from...

Celebrate the wonders of the holiday season and Italian culture at SAAM. Enjoy performances by The Italian Fairy, The Flusso Dance Project, seasonal music by The Capital Hearings, and traditional Italian bagpipers, as well as festive craft activities, face painting, café specials, and more. As our Italian friends say, "Buone Feste!"   This p...

On a block filled with boxy government buildings, an FBI field office and parked armored trucks, Holy Rosary Church in downtown Washington serves as a retreat to the old country for many in the area's Italian community.   Whether it's Sunday Mass conducted in Italian or an exchange of pleasantries between parishioners in a fellowship hall na...

The Italian Art Society is accepting proposals for its sponsored long (2.5 hrs) and short (1.5 hrs) sessions at CAA 2016. Our affiliation with CAA grants the privilege of hosting a short session every year as well as submitting a long session for consideration by the CAA program committee.   Members interested in putting together a panel or...