The National Council for the Promotion of Italian Language in American Schools(National COPILAS) invites you to attend a reception + dinner in honor of Mr. Robert EDSEL author of MONUMENTS MEN, SAVING ITALY, RESCUING DA VINCI.   RECEPTION + ITALIAN DINNER  - Honoring Mr. Edsel, author of The MONUMENTS MEN SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 20...

December 6, 2015 - Sunday 7:00 PM - Busboys and Poets, Brookland - 625 Monroe Street Northeast - Washington, District of Columbia 20017. Come enjoy Italy's rock, pop and folk music from the 1960s to this day! The i-Talians will perform songs by singers-songwriters (cantautori) including Vecchioni, Guccini, De Gregori, De An...

By Ann Limpert, Todd Kliman, Anna Spiegel and Cynthia Hacinli   What's the #1 restaurant in Washington? According to our 2016 100 Very Best Restaurants list, it's Fiola Mare, Fabio and Maria Trabocchi's luxurious seafood palace on the Georgetown Waterfront. The full list—which is ranked from 1 to 100 and includes reviews, our favorite d...

Founded in 1995, the Trio Lennon is composed of renowned soloists from the Marche region. Luca Marziali (violin), Roberto Molinelli (viola) and Alessandro Culiani (cello) are the artists giving life and soul to this wonderful project.   Roberto Molinelli has rearranged the immortal melodies of the Liverpool quartet, readapting them into a wi...

Da tre anni presidente della National Italian American Foundation, John Viola è nove anni più giovane della Niaf che ieri sera ha festeggiato il 39.mo anniversario con il tradizionale Gala al Washington Hilton. Giovane intraprendente di Brooklyn, Viola spiega in un'intervista quale è la sua visione della Fondazione alle soglie del quarto decennio e...

Dopo il successo di Chicago dove lo spettacolo "Essere Leonardo da Vinci" diretto e interpretato da Massimiliano Finazzer Flory ha registrato il tutto esaurito, il 2 aprile ore 7.30 pm il pensiero e le parole di Leonardo, la sua lingua rinascimentale saranno al centro della scena dei uno dei più importanti centri di performing arts del mondo: il Ke...

FIAT and fashion complement each other in this Friday's episode of NBC's Fashion Star. Designers turn to the 2013 Fiat 500 to inspire a "Night on the Town Challenge." The FIAT Brand's Italian style will serve as the inspiration behind the challenge.

One thing that sets Lupo Verde apart from a crowded market of Italian restaurants on 14th Street? It's the only Italian eatery in the neighborhood that has a cheese and charcuterie shop, along with an extensive to-go menu. When the handsome neighborhood spot opens Feb. 11 Feb. 20, it will highlight the cuisine of southern Italy, with pizza, pasta...

by Arrigo Mongini   Our September 20, 3:00 pm social meeting at the Friendship Heights Village Center: LET US CELEBRATE THE TRADITIONAL DRINKS OF ITALY WITH A TASTING   We all know about the many varieties of Italian wines, but how many of us know much about the other drinks that Italians take for granted every day, and how many...

Sara Teardo (Princeton University), Susan Stewart (Princeton University) and Laura Benedetti (Georgetown University) present the writer Laudomia Bonanni (1907 – 2002) and her posthumous novel, La rappresaglia, recently translated into English by Sara Teardo and Susan Stewart (The Reprisal, University of Chicago Press 2013).   in collaboratio...