St. Ann’s Carnival and Italian Festival
The St. Ann’s Church Carnival and Italian Festival takes place evenings from August 14 to 19 at the Saint Ann Worship Site at Dorrance and Pond streets in Bristol Borough. There will be rides, homemade Italian food, baked goods including homemade cakes, cookies, pies, muffins and more, a basket auction, lots of carnival games, face painting sand ar...
Head down to the Strip and roll a few at the bocce tourney
The Senator John Heinz History Center's Eighth Annual Bocce Tournament & Festival is from noon to 6 p.m. Aug. 12., under the Veteran's Bridge overpass, adjacent to the History Center at 13th and Smallman streets in the Strip District. Bocce is a bowling sport of precision and accuracy and was popularized in Pittsburgh by Italian immigrants who sett...
Grand Opening – You're invited this Sunday
The Waldwick Community Alliance presents “The Immigration Experience” The Journey from Italy to Waldwick. Grand Opening: This Sunday August 13, 2107 from 12:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. The Waldwick Community Alliance is proud to announce their newest exhibit to be displayed at the restored Waldwick Railroad Station, housed at the Waldwick Museum of Local...
Eat, drink, celebrate at St. Paul’s Italian Fest
There’s more than just pasta, meatballs and cannoli to feast on at this weekend’s St. Paul’s Italian Festival. A whole lot of culture and community fun is on the menu, too. Just travel to Erie’s Little Italy for live music, games, souvenirs, a large auction and more during the annual festival, Friday through Sunday at St. Paul Roman Catholic Church...
Festa Italiana di Vandergrift: Come hungry and ready for all things Italian
Italian heritage is not a requirement, but an appetite for all things Italian — the food, the music, the wine — is important if you are planning to attend the 14th annual Festa Italiana di Vandergrift. The popular event, held to celebrate the community's Italian-American heritage and expand the historical understanding of Italian immigration to the...
L'Oriana (Oriana Fallaci) by Marco Turco - August 16, 2017
August 16, 2017 at 6pm - Embassy of Italy - 3000 Whitehaven Street NW - Washington, DC 20008. RSVP Here The biography of one of Italy’s most notorious and divisive journalists and thinkers is brought to life in L’Oriana (Oriana Fallaci) by director Marco Turco. Initially made as a miniseries for Italian TV, it was also released in Italian cinemas a...
Italian American scholarships awarded
Two scholarships were awarded to two graduating high school seniors during a reception held by the Matawan Italian American Association at its club house in Hazlet. Each scholarship was $1,000 and both recipients are grandchildren of current members of the Italian American Association. The first recipient was Manuel Thomas Carabel, a graduate of Ma...
Viva L’Italia!
Within a block of each other in the shadow of the old Florida Avenue Market — now known as Union Market — you’ll find a tale of two Italian-American food purveyors that give us a glimpse into the Washington food scene, past and present. In a city that was derided for decades for having no culinary soul, yet is now considered at the top of the food...
Craving Italian sandwiches? A shop in Brookland imports the Naples deli experience, with a twist
Positioned on the sidewalk in front of Salumeria 2703, the A-frame sign basically serves the same function that Luther, the anger translator, did for President Barack Obama: It bluntly explains the inner workings of something opaque to many Americans. The sign clarifies — curtly, if not vociferously — that the salumeria is an “Italian deli.” Most m...
Italian American Club of Hunterdon presents scholarship awards
The Italian American Heritage Club of Hunterdon County proudly presented 2017 Scholarship Awards on June 13th at the Grand Colonial in Hampton. The Recipients from left to right are Alton Grossman, Charlotte Vitale, Francesca Puglia, Jordan Beneducci, Juliet LoMonte, Michael Anderson, Michael Stazzone, Rachel Lombardi, and Michael DeSapio, Presiden...
Pittsburgh wrestling icon Bruno Sammartino visits the roots of a life well-lived
A handful of sports figures in this town need only one name to be recognized. Sid. Geno. Ben. Cutch. A precious few others were so extraordinary at what they did that statues were erected in their honor. Mario. Roberto. Maz. Honus. It is time to add another name to that privileged second group. Bruno. Pittsburgh icon Bruno Sammartino has traveled t...
John Basilone Parade
Sunday, September 24. 13:00 EDT - Raritan, New Jersey Please join us as we celebrate the heroism and valor of John Basilone. Come and thank a veteran, wear you finest red, white and blue and support our military. Parade route begins at the Raritan Train Station and ends at the John Basilone Statue. Rain or shine. If you would like to participate, p...