Chicago e Muti celebrano l'Anno della Cultura italiana
Dieci giorni all'insegna della cultura italiana e dell'amicizia tra Italia e Stati Uniti per la città di Chicago. A partire da ieri sera, la "capitale" del Midwest celebra infatti il 2013, Anno della Cultura Italiana negli Usa con tre concerti del Maestro Riccardo Muti, direttore della Chicago Symphony Orchestra, dedicati al compositore italiano Gi...
Italian Heritage Society Bocce league challenged by Highland Country Club Bocce League
For the 2nd year, the Italian Heritage Society Bocce league has beenchallenged by the Highland Country Club Bocce League to a series ofbocce matches to be played at Highland CC. IHSI played and soundly beat them last year 14 games to 2.I am asking again for your assistance in responding to their challenge,next Friday evening, July 12th, at...
Groups donate funds to hang banners at Little Italy entrance
An $8,000 banner project is complete thanks to several community groups, restaurants, residents, and longtime supporters of Little Italy, who donated the necessary funds to produce and hang three giant banners on the Old Bay parking garage at the northwest entrance to Little Italy. This was in an attempt to 'mark' the location of Little It...
Padres and Dodgers tickets bring Italian American baseball exhibit closer to San Diego’s Little Italy
For all lovers of baseball and Italian American culture, there is something for everyone in San Diego's Little Italy. Through a series of fundraising efforts including the sale of tickets to the upcoming Padres/Dodgers game at Petco Park on September 21st, the Convivio Center (2157 India Street in Little Italy) is the next stop for the Museo Italo...
Bruno's Revival On Main Street To Mix Old, New
By Jan Cottingham On an uncommonly pleasant August afternoon, two workers labored to perfect the stain on a handsome wood bar facing the entrance of Bruno's Little Italy, while others painted a few yards away. Gio Bruno excitedly noted that a metal railing separating the restaurant from the pavement on Main Street had been erected in the...
Drink in the culture, charms of San Diego's Little Italy
It is a getaway prime for European-style romance: a charming pensione, relaxing piazzas, sidewalk cafes, bocce ball courts and mouth-watering homemade pastas — all steps from the sparkling ocean. But no passport is necessary to visit Little Italy, a charming San Diego neighborhood that has been revitalized in recent times to capture its history, as...
Baltimore’s Little Italy in Focus: Exhibition Features the Photos of Harry Connolly, Through November 23 at Stevenson University
Stevenson University launches its 2013: Year of Italian Culture in the United States cultural celebration with the photo exhibition, "Little Italy, Un Cuore Grande (A Mighty Heart)," featuring the work of Baltimore-based photographer Harry Connolly. The exhibition showcases Connolly's 16-year endeavor to capture and document the story, people, and...
Italy Invests in the US: Italy’s Kiian Group Opens Plant in Soddy-Daisy, TN
KIIAN USA, Inc. officially opened for business on 27th September 2013 at a formal event to mark the launch of the digital textile and signage ink production and expansion of the Kiian digital business in the Americas. This exciting development was part of a strategic programme to internationally expand KIIAN's ink business. The establishme...
Lettera del nuovo Console Generale d'Italia a Filadelfia
Cari connazionali, cari amici dell'Italia, Nel dare inizio alla mia missione presso il Consolato Generale d'Italia a Filadelfia, desidero porgere il mio saluto alla comunità di origine italiana ed a quanti, anche attraverso la consultazione di questo sito, sono interessati ad approfondire la conoscenza dell'Italia e del suo patrimonio culturale, a...
Janet Napolitano at Italy’s Consulate: “Looking Forward to Expo 2015”
by Mauro Battocchi Two Napolitanos featured at Italy's Consulate in San Francisco a few days ago. Along with Italy's Head of State Giorgio, in the picture, I had to honor to host Janet, the new President of the University of California, former Homeland Security Secretary and former Governor of Arizona, in person. Janet is one of the m...
Tickets now on sale for Frankie & Nina's Big Italian Wedding Comedy Show
Jackson Rancheria Casino Resort cordially invites you to celebrate the marriage of Frankie and Nina on Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. in the Grand Oak Ballroom. This interactive comedy show has all of the oddities and traditions of a Big Italian Wedding. Join the New York Italian families of Frankie and Nina as they sing, dance, e...
Italian art: Piero Fornasetti
WTI Magazine #14 2014 Jan, 24Author : Enrico De Iulis Translation by: A major exhibition at the Triennale in Milan celebrates one of the greatest Italian designers of the twentieth century, Piero Fornasetti. Born from a very wealthy Milanese family, Fornasetti shows in the early years of his career to be a very good and valid...