My large, loud Italian family
Editor's note: As Nevada County prepares to celebrate the fourth annual Italian Festival at Western Gateway Park in Penn Valley — 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sept. 14-15 — Valentina Maffei-Parkman shares a bit of her own Italian heritage with The Union. As a child, I thought every holiday and family event — like birthdays, Catholic milestones and gradu...
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di Mauro Battocchi - Console Generale d'Italia a San Francisco Cari concittadini maggiorenni o prossimi alla maggiore eta', per potervi essere di aiuto in maniera sempre piu' rapida e efficace, vorrei chiedervi una cortesia. Vorrei dedicaste tre minuti del vostro tempo per inviare all'indirizzo [email protected] il vostro in...
Resort seniors invited to celebration of Columbus, Sinatra
The Schultz-Hill Foundation, in partnership with Atlantic County's Office of Intergenerational Services, AtlantiCare and the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, say "benvenuto" to Atlantic City's senior citizens with the third and final free concert of the year - "My Way," celebrating the music of Frank Sinatra. The concert takes place 1:30...
L'arte di Dante Ferretti "fa sognare" il MoMa
Martin Scorsese si aggira per i corridoi del MoMA con la puntigliosità d'un guardiano. E' al primo piano del Museum of Modern Art di New York. C'è la luna piena. C'è buio e silenzio. Cammina a lungo, mai un passo esitante, frac araldico e occhialini infilati in un volto dal biancore iridescente. Le pareti del MoMA sono le stesse di sempre, ma Scors...
Italian Jazz Days Celebration Set for October 12-22
TwinsMusic Enterprises is proud to announce the annual cultural celebration - Italian Jazz Days 2013 - October 12-22, 2013. Thanks to the involvement of Italian Cultural Institute of New York and the Italian nonprofit organization, C-Jam Music, this year the festival takes place in four New York City venues: Measure Lounge at Langham Place, Dizzy's...
The Acclaimed Italian Tenor Luciano Lamonarca receives a Proclamation from the New York State Comptroller, Hon. Thomas DiNapoli
Another important recognition was received this Thursday, October 24, 2013, by the Acclaimed Italian Tenor Luciano Lamonarca (resident of Westchester County). This time it was Hon. Thomas DiNapoli, the New York State Comptroller, who honored him with a Proclamation for artistic merit. It follows a previous one issued on October 7, 2013, by the West...
Italy’s Courage: The unknown story of WW2 escapees and the Italian peasantry
By Anne Copley From 1922 Italy was ruled as a fascist state by Benito Mussolini, one of the originators of the doctrine. Although politically aligned with Germany, Italy didn't enter the 2nd World War at its inception, but only in May 1940, after Hitler's successes in France. By doing so, Mussolini subjected his country to "a nadir of nati...
'Iitalian american songbook', il progetto dell'Antonio Ciacca trio
"ITALIAN AMERICAN SONGBOOK", questo il titolo del progetto che ultimamente il pianista d'origine pugliese e di adozione americana sta portando in giro nei più importanti club, festival e rassegne della scena jazzistica internazionale. Un iter musicale volto a ripercorrere, con grande rispetto filologico e al contempo con estro e brio improvvisativi...
Lights tour of Brooklyn attracts tourists from around the world
By Beth J. Harpaz Tony Muia was born and raised in Brooklyn and always loved the Christmas lights of Dyker Heights, an Italian-American neighbourhood where proud locals cover their homes in twinkling bulbs and fill their front yards with life-size Santas and Nativity scenes. Now he makes his living taking busloads of tourists from around the worl...
Seminario sull'insegnamento dell'italiano come lingua straniera all'IIC di Los Angeles
Verterà su diverse tematiche legate all'apprendimento ed all'insegnamento dell'italiano come lingua straniera, con un attenzione particolare sul ruolo delle nuove tecnologie (blog, wikis, forum ecc.) il corso che avrà luogo da mercoledì 15 a venerdì 17 gennaio all'Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Los Angeles. Il seminaro, che si svolgerà tu...
Joseph v. Dl Raso, esq. to be named man of the year at 38th anniversary Il Circolo Gala
Il Circolo, the Italian Cultural Society of the Palm Beaches, has announced it will honor Joseph V. Del Raso, Esq., a part-time resident of Delray Beach, as Man of the Year at its annual gala at The Breakers in Palm Beach on Sunday, March 2, 2014. The prestigious designation is awarded annually to an individual who promotes Italian culture...
Exhibition Spans career of acclaimed architect Mario Botta
Considered one of the century's most fundamental contributors to postmodern classicism, Swiss architect Mario Botta is respected particularly for his sensitivity to regional vernacular and to the building's relationship with the land. He is the designer of the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art – the only commi...