Welcome Day 2017
The Tuscan American Association Onlus, presided by its co-presidents Andrea Davis and Federico Frediani, holds a welcome ceremony every year for American students who initiate their studies in the various universities located in Tuscany. One of the Association’s main objectives is to enhance cultural exchanges between Tuscany and the United States,...
Great pizza just part of Gino's in Agawam offerings
We're not exactly sure what qualifies a pizza to carry the designation "New York Style." Is it a chewy-yet-tender crust, a minimum of sauce, or a certain structural tendency that might be described as "fold-ability"? Gino's Pizza and Grill, a pizza operation in Agawam, proclaims it produces just such a big city pie, but whether or not their handiwo...
Andrew Costello, Carami Hilaire and Tenor Taehwan Ku to Lead TOSCA at NJ Association of Verismo Opera
Lucine Amara, Artistic Director of the New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera, announces the cast performing in Giacomo Puccini's Tosca on Sunday, October 15, 2017. Under Amara, one of the Metropolitan Opera's finest performers of Tosca, Verismo Opera, the Bergen Performing Arts Center's (bergenPAC) house opera company in Englewood, New Jersey, pr...
At Fortuna's, family style never went out of style
At a time where everything seems to be changing, restaurants that stay the course as others come and go take on an extra measure of gravitas. They are a rock families can return to, to ground themselves and recharge. Returning to those places after a time away, to find the satisfaction of their cooking undiminished, is like coming home. Except you...
WAR & ART, WWI – USA in Italy
When: Thursday, October 12 2017 from 6:00 to 7:30 pm - Where: Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 Join us as we present the catalogue War & Art: WWI - USA in Italy followed by a preview of a previously unreleased documentary about the First World War provided by the Museo Centrale del Risorgimento. Welcome remarks: H...
A Food Pilgrimage to Umbria with the Owner of New York's Legendary Il Buco
Il Buco owner Donna Lennard makes a yearly pilgrimage to Italy’s heartland in search of the best fresh pasta, cave-aged pecorino, and fish pulled straight from the Adriatic. There are a few reasons Il Buco has been on every New Yorker’s short list for the past 23 years: Eating there feels like going to a dinner party in the antique-filled, candleli...
Retired NYPD Captain Carmine Cantalino dies at 61 of 9/11-related illness
A retired NYPD captain who immigrated to the U.S. as a teenager and developed a strong patriotic sense of duty has died from a 9/11-related illness, according to family and union officials. Capt. Carmine Cantalino, a Staten Island resident who was born in Italy, spent 25 years working for the NYPD, including a period in which he ran the 62nd Precin...
Springfield celebrates the beginning of Italian Heritage Month
Monday marked the start of Italian Heritage Month in the City of Springfield. City leaders and members of the Italian community raised the Italian flag at the Christopher Columbus statue at the intersection of Main and Locust Streets, in the city’s south end. The neighborhood was once home to a large Italian population. “In a culture like Springfie...
Columbus Day designated as Indigenous Peoples Day in Salt Lake City
The Salt Lake City Council has officially declared the second Monday in October-- the day Columbus Day falls on-- as Indigenous Peoples Day. Council members unanimously signed a resolution Tuesday night, to cheers and applause from a packed council chambers room. The resolution not only designates the day, it encourages residents, businesses and sc...
Story Telling and Food History in Italy Through Recipes Books, and Periodicals (1945-1980)
October Lecture Series on the Topic: Story Telling and Food History in Italy Through Recipes Books, and Periodicals (1945-1980). With Italian Historian from Rome Francesco D'Ausilio, whose area of research is Italian food history and culture. The Center for Italian Studies in Stony Brook University's Frank Melville Memorial Library, Room E4340 - 10...
Festival celebrates many facets of Italian culture
Food, music and dancing will be part of the 38th Italian Festival this weekend at the St. John the Baptist Italian Catholic Church, 168 E. Lincoln St. in Columbus. “It washes your soul with happiness,” said Landa Masdeo Brunetto, festival spokeswoman. “It’s more than a good time -- it’s heartfelt.” Tickets are $5 at the door; children 12 years old...
IL Volo with Plácido Domingo Come to River St. Theatre This Weekend
The Italian operatic pop trio, Il Volo, stars this weekend in their special "3 Tenors Tribute" performance with Plácido Domingo conducting at Jaffrey's River Street Theatre. The HD filmed concert performance, IL VOLO with Plácido Domingo: Notte Magica will be shown this Friday & Saturday, (October 6 and 7) at 2 pm and 7 pm each day. This celebrated...