di Pino Cicala Sorpresa emozione e gioia per la visita del Presidente Mattarella che ha aperto la sua giornata a Washington unendosi alla comunita italiana per la Messa nella Parrocchia del Santo Rosario. I parrocchiani hanno dato il benvenuto al Presidente Mattarella che era accompagnato dalla figlia, dall' Ambasciatore d'I...
READ MOREBrigitte Daprà, director of exhibitions and loans, Superintendency of Cultural Heritage for the City and the Museums of Naples and the Royal Palace of Caserta, talks about the historical events during World War II that forced the relocation of over 6,000 artworks, including Titian's Danaë, from Naples to several secure locations, to ensure their pr...
READ MOREBy Anne Midgette Months before it was expected, the National Symphony Orchestra has named Italian conductor Gianandrea Noseda, 51, as its seventh music director, taking over at the start of the 2017-2018 season. He will succeed Christoph Eschenbach, whose contract expires in 2017. It's a coup for the NSO. Noseda is a star at the w...
READ MORETen university students who reside in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area have received National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) Scholarships. The students are Katie Anastasi of Rockville, Md. Mackenzie Burnett of Ellicott City, Md., Mattia D'Affuso of North Potomac, Md., Daniel Evans of Germantown, Md., Gabriella LaVerghetta and Nicholas Tsu...
READ MOREGtech Corporation, controllata da Gtech, si e' aggiudicata un nuovo contratto della durata di 10 anni con la Lotteria di Washington per la fornitura di un'ampia gamma di un nuovo sistema centrale, terminali per le lotterie ad estrazione, macchine self-service, tecnologie multimediali per i punti vendita, oltre a servizi di supporto. Il con...
READ MOREThursday, December 03, 2015 From 4:00 pm To 6:30 pm. Entrance : Free of Charge - RSVP Required - Please contact Lucia Wolf at 202-707-2256 or [email protected] to RSVP for this event. Library of Congress - James Madison Memorial Building - Mumford Room and West Dining Room, 6th Floor - 101 Independence Ave. SE - ...
READ MOREStasera alle 18.00 presso l'Ambasciata d'Italia a Washington si terrà una cerimonia di consegna di 78 borse di studio a favore di studenti che hanno sostenuto l'esame "Advanced Placement" (AP) di italiano nel maggio 2013 e di insegnanti di italiano negli Stati Uniti. 28 borse sono state offerte da Eduitalia (consorzio che riunisce una sett...
READ MORE"To-night I have been wandering awhile in the Capitol, which is all lit up," wrote poet Walt Whitman in 1865. "The illuminated rotunda looks fine. I like to stand aside and look a long, long while, up at the dome; it comforts me somehow." It still comforts America. But while you'd never know it to look at it, the Capitol dome is slowly,...
READ MOREby Antonella Ciancio Seemless rolled rings manufacturer Fomas Group, global crown corks producer Pelliconi, irrigation systems supplier Plastica Alfa are among the around 40 Italian companies travelling to Washington DC this week to hunt for possible growth opportunities in the United States. Better known to sector experts than to the gen...
READ MOREThe National Christopher Columbus Association, together with Italian-American organizations from the Washington, DC area, will be hosting a ceremony at the Columbus Memorial Statue in front of Union Station in Washington, DC on Monday, October 12, 2015. The United States Marine Band will begin the program at 10:45 am with patriotic marches – a...
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