The Two Caputo’s on Court Street Mix the Old and New of Carroll Gardens
“We mix old dough with the new dough,” James Caputo said about making Sicilian bread—a staple heritage loaf available at his store, Caputo’s Bake Shop on Court Street. “There isn’t much demand for Sicilian bread these days,” he said. “But I refuse to stop making it because it’s a source of pride for me.” A walk down Court Street in Carroll Gardens...
Comedian Vic Dibitetto heads to Borgata
WHERE AND WHEN: BORGATA’S MUSIC BOX // 9 P.M. FRIDAY, OCT. 20WHO IS HE: Vic Dibitetto is a stand-up comedian originally from Brooklyn, who first received notoriety in 1991 when he won the grand prize on “America’s Funniest People.” For years Dibitetto worked as a school bus driver, doing comedy on the side until 2013 when his YouTube video “Bread a...
Creating A Future: Trigiani about writing, reading and "Big Stone Gap"
Despite its spot in front of a huge crowd buzzing with excitement for author Adriana Trigiani’s talk Thursday at Patrick Henry Community College, the podium remained empty. Instead, after an impressive introduction by Dean of Academic Success and Student Transfer Terry Young, a woman’s voice boomed out from behind the audience. She quipped that it...
Gruppo Italiano & Vinomatica.com Hold Special Wine Tasting At Il Gattopardo
Gruppo Italiano (GI) and Vinomatica held a special wine tasting, Enjoy, It’s From Europe!, at Il Gattopardo in New York. Guests were introduced to signature Italian wines that will potentially find their place in the American market as well. The event was promoted by and featured Consorzio Vini di Romagna; Consorzio Tutela del Lambrusco di Modena;...
IAP 51: Marianne Leone on Love, Loss, Art and being a First Generation Italian American
In this episode of The Italian American Podcast episode, we speak with Marianne Leone who is an actress and an author. She wrote an inspirational book about her son (who she lost way too early) entitled Jesse: A Mother’s Story (Simon & Schuster) and then a second book entitled Ma Speaks Up: And a First-Generation Daughter Talks Back (Beacon Press)...
Italian Americans Need A Mutual Aid Renaissance
How can we, regardless of background or affiliation promote our Italian heritage? In my opinion the Italian American community, their families and friends need mutual aid. We need to share what we can give: talents, resources and money. Mutual aid. On one side of mutual aid are the potential givers that can make things happen, literally. They provi...
ISSNAF Annual Event 2017 - RSVP!
November 7th-8th 2017, Embassy of Italy, Washington DC - SCIENCE & THE NEW INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: INDUSTRY 4.0. Disruptive Changes: the Impact of the 4th Industrial Revolution on Research, Science, Academia, and on our daily lives The theme of this year is Science & the New Industrial Revolution: Industry 4.0: the meaning of the fourth industrial r...
Monteverdi to the max: Chicago’s Harris Theater kicks off rare opera cycle with a captivating, revelatory “L’Orfeo”
Monteverdi madness has begun. The Harris Theater opened its season Thursday night with the Italian composer’s L’Orfeo—the first of three operas by Claudio Monteverdi to be performed through Sunday by the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists led by conductor John Eliot Gardiner Gardiner and colleagues have been taking their “Monteverdi 450”...
Monuments, Public Memory, and Group Identity: The Cultural Politics of Italian America in the Twentieth-First Century
Tuesday, October 24, 2017, 6pm - John D. Calandra Italian American Institute - 25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor - New York, N.Y. 10036 Recent events in Charlottesville, Virginia, have highlighted a longstanding debate over how the past should be remembered in public spaces. Although the focus of this discussion has been on monuments associated with...
Italian Heritage Month a Los Angeles
L'annuale ricorrenza del Columbus Day a Los Angeles, grazie all'intervento del Consigliere Comunale del XV Distretto Joe Buscaino, di origine italiana, si e' trasformata in "Italian Heritage Month". La celebrazione ha avuto luogo il 12 ottobre nella sala del Cosiglio Comunale alla presenza della numerosa comunità italo-americana, durante la quale...
What's up with WTI: Editorial # 96
Ciao from Rome, and Happy Italian Heritage Month! Last September We the Italians made the first step to a journey that will bring us in the main Italian Festivals all over the US. In Seattle our friends Bob and Lee Casazza (thanks guys! We love you) represented us and spread the word to the several Italians who attended the Festival. It is the firs...
Italian Land and Nature: Bibione, the Sports Lovers' Beach
Bibione is the ideal destination for vacationers that do not necessarily want a vacation from sports and other activities. In this beach locale in the Veneto Region, the beach is not solely an oasis of light play and relaxation, but also for sports, whether on the sand or in the water, along bike lanes or in outdoor gyms.