Vikings' John DeFilippo carrying on, just like Tony would
During a final respite from the NFL grind 5,000 miles away from his new life in Minnesota, John DeFilippo gazed out at the splendor of the Amalfi Coast atop one of the highest peaks in Positano, Italy. The Vikings offensive coordinator savored this time, which would be among his last football-free moments for months. It was easy to get lost staring...
Mario Messina (Author of the book "From Mad Milano to Mad Man")
There are several sectors of the economy in which the United States is a world leader. One of these is undoubtedly that of advertising, which brings with it the fundamental link with the world of commerce. In the golden age of Madison Avenue, New York, the history of commercial communication was made. The guest of this interview is one of the prota...
The Italian Fall Festa serves up delicious dishes this weekend
Visitors could get all the delicious food they could eat at the Italian Fall Festa. The Italian festival kicked off it’s 41st year on Saturday and offered a range of authentic Italian dishes. Coordinator and cook at the Italian Fall Festa Mark Warner said despite the rain it’s heartwarming to see people still attending the event. “We are still goin...
Felittese Festival focus on family, heritage
With an Italian flag hanging from their century-old home, members of the Salerno family slowly paraded across their green-carpeted porch Saturday carrying Styrofoam containers of their favorite Italian meals — just like they have for more than 30 years. Every September, family members come together at their homestead on Third Street, which has been...
IDEA Boston is on its way
"You wanna be startin' somethin', you gotta be startin' somethin'," sang Michael Jackson on the album Thriller. Well, here we go startin' somethin'. Last week we announced we were working on IDEA Boston, an Italian-inspired festival that will take place on Nov. 2-3. Now we are ready to share with you our program and the amazing speakers we have lin...
Little Italy StreetFest keeps growing
A robust crowd packed North Jay Street for the 13th annual Little Italy StreetFest Saturday, which features music, craft vendors, and perhaps most importantly, fresh Italian food. "I come for the meatballs!" one woman could be heard shouting among the people on North Jay Street, as a singer on the event stage did his best Tony Bennett and Frank Sin...
Presentazione Del Libro “Illegal”
Wednesday September 12 from 7PM to 10PM CDT. St. Louis Public Library - Schlafly Branch, 225 No Euclid, Saint Louis 63108 L’artista Giovanni Rigano, illustratore di graphic novel e attualmente collaboratore come Layout Artist per la Divisione Libri di Disney USA e per Agenzie di Comunicazione italiane ed estere, presentera' il libro “Illegal” con i...
Family, meals, culture at core of Taste of Italy
Even if you couldn’t trace your roots back to Italy, Norwich’s Taste of Italy food festival on Saturday gave visitors a chance to eat like a native of the old country. The smells of pungent garlic and simmering sauces wafted across the city’s harbor area as Howard T. Brown Park was transformed into a backyard Italian feast for the day, courtesy of...
San Gennaro Feast coming to Boulder Station in September
The San Gennaro Feast has been a popular festival for families in Las Vegas for 38 years. The local celebration of an Italian tradition features rides, music and food, but it came under scrutiny last year when undercover police cited bartenders at the festival for serving alcohol to minors. This year's festival will take place in September at a dif...
Truth is central to Rogue Theatre's 'Galileo,' and its season
The Rogue Theatre is in search of truth. “This whole season, we’re really exploring this idea of what is truth and what is not truth, and the powers that try to extinguish or twist the truth,” says Cynthia Meier. The co-founder of the theater is directing the season opener, Bertolt Brecht’s “Galileo.” Brecht’s play is based on the life of the astro...
Pontormo: Miraculous Encounters at the Morgan Library
The Morgan Library & Museum. 225 Madison Avenue. New York, NY 10016. September 7, 2018 through January 6, 2019. At the end of the 1520s, at the time of the siege that brought to an end the last Florentine Republic (1529–1530), the painter Jacopo da Pontormo, (1494–1557) created one of his most moving and groundbreaking paintings, the altarpiece of...
Renzo Piano offers new bridge design for his beloved Genoa
Architect Renzo Piano has offered a new bridge design for his beloved hometown of Genoa to replace the one that collapsed last month, killing 43 people, saying it must be built to last 1,000 years and be "simple, solid ... but not banal." Piano joined city and regional officials on Friday to present the plans for the new bridge, which officials hop...