Maria Terrone and Marisa Frasca - An evening of poetry
Saturday June 9, 6PM to 8PM EDT. I Am Books - 189 North St, Boston 02113 Marisa Frasca is a bilingual poet, translator, book reviewer and the author of Via Incanto: Poems from the Darkroom. Her work has been widely published in literary journals and anthologies. Maria Terrone, poetry editor of the journal Italian Americana, is the author of the poe...
Brooklyn Cyclones Italian Heritage Night
Join the Brooklyn Cyclones minor league baseball team for their Italian Cultural Night on Sunday, July 8 at 4 p.m. for their game against Yankees Staten Island! The event will include food from local Italian restaurants and vendors, a “Best Sauce” Contest and a “Nonna of the Game” Contest, a cannoli-eating competition, and Italian music and enterta...
Little Italy of the Bronx, a trip to Arthur Avenue
Through a dreary door and up a flight of stairs in an old brick apartment building is Philip Marino’s Arthur Avenue office. It’s situated dead center in the Little Italy of the Bronx on a block that boasts culinary institutions like Full Moon Pizza, open since 1976, and Teitel Brothers Grocery, open since 1915. If you weren’t looking for Marino, t...
La cultura dell'emigrazione Italoamericana: Michela Valmori all'IIC di Chicago
Quando i migranti eravamo (siamo?) noi. Si intitola “The Culture of Italian American Emigration – When We Were the Immigrants” la conferenza che la ricercatrice Fulbright dell'università di Bologna, Michela Valmori, terrà martedì prossimo, 5 giugno, all'Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Chicago, su uno dei temi più attuali del momento, l'immigrazione...
'Open Roads' Italian film series highlights the career of Valentina Cortese and much more
Reflecting the zeitgeist, “Open Roads: New Italian Cinema 2018" offers several female-centered stories this year, although of the 17 feature-length narrative films and documentaries at the festival, only two are directed by women. Most screenings are followed by question-and-answer sessions with the filmmakers and members of the cast. Organized by...
Taste With Tori: ITA101
SummerFest makes its way to Medford, New Jersey this week. If you’re looking for a spot to eat in town, you can find a number of restaurants along Main Street. In this week’s Taste With Tori, there’s a quaint BYOB called ITA101 where they’re serving farm-to-table Italian cuisine so moving you just may be tempted to take that trip to Italy!
Festa della Repubblica Celebration in Washington, D.C.!
Located in the Washington, D.C. DMV area? Don’t miss out on an incredible Festa della Repubblica celebration on Saturday, June 9th at 6 p.m. at the Church of the Nativity in Burke, Va.! The event is organized by the Church of the Nativity Italian Heritage & Cultural Society and St. Mary of Sorrows Italian Heritage Society, in association with The A...
Cross the line - mostra fotografica a LA
Si è recentemente conclusa a Los Angeles, presso la galleria d’arte The Loft at Liz’s, la mostra fotografica “Cross the line” di Marinella Paolini. La mostra, allestita dal Direttore artistico Patrizia Biba Mogherini, è stata curata da Guy Dill, famoso artista-scultore californiano. L’artista è nata a Civitavecchia (Roma), ha iniziato il suo perco...
High-End Italian Chef To Open Casual Pizzeria
A new pizzeria is coming to the Meatpacking District Monday. SIMÓ Pizza is set to open its doors at 90-92 Gansevoort Street on June 4th, and while this will be the pizzeria's first location, the pizzas themselves already have a fan base. Chef Simone Falco has a thriving West Village fine dining restaurant, Rossopomodoro, and serves up his fresh Ita...
La festa per il primo italiano a NY: Alberti, originario di Malamocco
Esiste una festa, il 2 giugno, che viene celebrata ogni anni da molti italiani. No, la festa della Repubblica non c’entra. È una festa che risale all’epoca della Serenissima e racconta una storia del 1635, che unisce Malamocco a New York. Ci sono tutti gli ingredienti per appassionarsi: la fuga di un uomo, l’avventura attraverso i mari, la speranza...
Buon Onomastico, The Italian Name Day
Besides their birthday, many Italians also celebrate their onomastico. This term, which in English translates to “name-day,” derives from the Greek verb onomázein - chiamare per nome (to call by name). The onomastico has a strong religious background and is a common observance in many Catholic countries. Simply put, it refers to celebrating a perso...
Review: Pazzo
I would not be surprised if one day soon Michelangelo’s David statue, a symbol for Sarasota, is replaced by a sculpture of a giant meatball resplendent on a mound of melting mozzarella. That’s how strong the Italian restaurant trend is locally. One out of two eateries that opens is Italian, and, frankly, there’s not much difference in the preparati...