The Art and Architecture of Venice
When: Friday, May 3, 2013 Where: Dante Alighieri Society — 41 Hampshire St., Cambridge MA [map] Please join architect and artist Adam Van Doren at the Dante Alighieri Society for an illustrated book presentation on Friday, May 3, 2013.
A SoHo l'anteprima della mostra su Pavarotti, che torna ambasciatore della cultura in America con San Pellegrino
di Riccardo Chioni Sotto un'altra forma, il grande tenore Luciano Pavarotti torna ad essere ambasciatore dell'opera lirica nella sua seconda casa, dove Nicoletta Mantovani a SoHo ha presentato un'anticipazione della mostra che il 22 si trasferirà a Verona per un grande tributo al maestro. "Amo Pavarotti" è il titolo della istallazione pre...
New documentary on the assimilation of Italian Americans
A documentary on the assimilation of Italian Americans, La Mia Strada or My Road screens May 19 at 2 p.m. in at Rowan University, New Jersey. The filmmaker, Michael DiLauro, a professor at Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh and a former professor at Rowan University, will introduce the film and lead a discussion.
How fashion is saving Italy's monuments
by Qin Xie Italy is famed for fashion, food and, of course, history. In fact, Italy has the highest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites of any country in the world. As other social needs have taken priority in economically turbulent times, however, the country's budget for maintaining and restoring some of its greatest tourist...
Is Spaghetti and Meatballs Italian?
Meatballs—juicy goodness of meat, onions, breadcrumbs, egg, butter, and Parmigiano-Reggiano, soaked in red sauce over a pile of spaghetti. Nothing says comfort like a big bowl of spaghetti and meatballs. And, nothing says Italian food like a big bowl of spaghetti and meatballs—unless you are Italian. If you go to Italy, you will not find a...
AUR Professors Discuss Ties between Italian and American Cultures
Professors Lisa Colletta, Associate Professor of English within the Communications and English Program, and James Walston, Chair of the International Relations and Global Politics Program, celebrated July 4th at the University for Foreigners in Reggio, Calabria, where they were invited to speak at the Tabularasa 2013 conference, which examined the...
Ci considerano la patria della cultura e del buon vivere
di Silvia Consoli Sembra un paradosso: i nostri ragazzi per trovare lavoro spesso devono emigrare all'estero mentre da molte parti del mondo arrivano frotte di giovani che scelgono proprio il nostro paese per studiare e arricchirsi delle molteplici opportunità storico culturali che l'Italia sa offrire. "Tradizionalmente l'Italia...
New Series 'The Great Santini Brothers' to Premiere Sunday, September 15 on History
by Sara Bibel HISTORY® presents the brand new original series THE GREAT SANTINI BROTHERS, which follows the Brooklyn-based family owned moving business "Santini Brothers Moving." The series premieres Sunday, September 15th at 10PM ET/PT. In the city that never sleeps, owning a moving business is loaded with stress. Expensive objec...
Reggio Children - Workshop
Presentation about the Reggio Emilia educational method by the pedagogical specialist and Reggio Emilia educator Claudia Giudici and the architect Michele Zini, who designed the Italian International School (La Scuola) in San Francisco and specialises in architecture for young children. Please register here for the presentation at the IIC. ...
Cultural Center’s Dinner With Culture to be Held September 29th
The Board of Governors is pleased to announce that they will be sponsoring another in their "Dinner With Culture" series. The date for this dinner will be Sunday, September 29, 2013. Doors to the Cultural Center's banquet hall will open at 5:30 PM with dinner following at 6:00 PM. The meal will be prepared by Italian cooking instructor Ale...
A Tour of Italy’s Top Wine Regions
Italy is famous the world over for its wines, so even if you are not a serious wine enthusiast you will surely appreciate the beautiful scenery and tradition of a trip through the fine producing wine regions of Italia! Almost every region in Italy produces wine. In fact, Italy claims 20 major growing regions, including the islands of Sicily and Sar...
Fontana is grand marshal of Columbus Day Parade
Television writer and producer Tom Fontana has been named grand marshal of Buffalo's eighth annual Columbus Day Parade at 1 p.m. Oct. 12 on Hertel Avenue, the Federation of Italian-American Societies of Western New York announces. Fontana, who grew up in Buffalo and graduated from SUNY Buffalo State, has been a writer and producer of serie...