Seattle Trentino Club – Let’s bring CORO SAN ROMEDIO to Seattle fundraising
Dan and Seattle Trentino Club are starting a Kickstarter to bring to Seattle the Coro San Romedio in Fall 2016. Coro San Romedio is an a cappella mens group from Northern Italy, precisely from Val di Non, Trentino, in the beautiful Dolomites. They have been traveling around Italy and Europe to represent the trentino folks culture. It...
Five towns where famous Italian musical instruments were born
by Serena Perfetto Traveling around Italy is a special experience not only for the heartbreaking landscape and the gorgeous art you can find on your way. Italy's uniqueness is also related to the chance of finding history and culture in some remote places. This is the case of five small towns that keep the tradition of exceptional...
A step-by-step guide to browsing records
by Dan Niemiec In many of my recent columns, I have discussed the rapid growth of familysearch.org. I have been working on so many areas of American records that I have forgotten to check on Italian civil records. All I can say is "Wow." Let me first remind you of the project because it will explain why they've done what they've done. The...
Italian eatery opens at Rochester Public Market
by Kerry Feltner A new restaurant has opened at the Rochester Public Market. Fiorella is a casual Italian eatery that focuses on sustainable cuisine, with Gino Ruggiero as its chef. He worked as the head chef at Restaurant 2Vine for more than a decade, has co-authored a cook book and won awards from Best Chefs America in both 2013 and...
South Philadelphia's Italian Market Celebrates 100th Anniversary
By Alicia Vitarelli It's Italian-American heritage month and in historic Philadelphia, there's a lot to toast to. You've probably seen the signs in the Italian market that say - "Cent'Anni" - as what's affectionately called 9th street celebrates a century of culture and tradition. Each step on 9th street comes with a st...
Enotourism visitors to Italy seen increasing 25% this fall
by Francesco Prisco Good wine boosts the economy. And we are not only referring to the bottles opened and the glasses raised: compared to last fall, the 2015 harvest will be greeted by a 25% growth in arrivals in the "Open Cellars" across Italy. At least, these are the estimates of the Movimento Turismo del Vino (MTV - Wine Touris...
Gelato, il migliore del mondo è quello di un italiano: e il gusto più amato si ispira al '500
di Luisa Mosello Un gusto antico e italianissimo per il gelato più buono. Lo ha creato Paolo Pomposi, della gelateria fiorentina Badiani, proclamato miglior gelataio d'Europa a chiusura del Tour 2015 del Gelato Festival, rassegna itinerante per la gioia e il palato di migliaia di golosi d'ogni dove. L'esito finale della gara è arr...
Calandra Community Book Club Wants You!
Begun two years ago, the Calandra Institute's Community Book Club has read together and engaged in fun, funny, argumentative, dynamic, and critical conversation about a whole slew of the greatest Italian American books ever written. And we want you to join us as we continue exploring classic Italian American literature! Come to our next me...
Dentro lo Juventus Club della Silicon Valley, tra pizzaioli e boss di Apple
di Lorenzo Mannella Girando per Facebook ti puoi imbattere in cose davvero particolari. Per esempio, sapevate dell'esistenza di uno Juventus Club Silicon Valley? Già, se vivete in California e tifate per i bianconeri avete la possibilità di iscrivervi a un gruppo privato sul social network e mettervi d'accordo per guardare insieme le parti...
Chef de Tucson: Vito Croce, Viro's Real Italian Restaurant & Bakery
By Mary Minor Davis When Vito and Rose Croce came to the United States from Italy, both at the age of 15, they had no idea they would end up in Tucson, owning and operating an authentic bakery and Italian restaurant. The former Milwaukee couple came to Tucson 30 years ago and opened a bakery that would offer authentic Italian fare. &...
Interviewing Joe Piscopo: Former 'Saturday Night Live' comic talks about career, hit radio show and Sinatra tribute he'll bring to Sands Bethlehem
by John J. Moser When comedian Joe Piscopo was appearing on "Saturday Night Live" in the 1980s, he says he did an impression of legendary singer Frank Sinatra with great trepidation. "I didn't even want to do him," Piscopo says. "I hesitated, didn't want to do him. And then I'm a good team player; they said, 'Joe, we need you to do hi...
Insegnare Italiano all'Università di Chicago: nuovo bando con scadenza 25 febbraio 2016
Prevista una scadenza per la data del 25 febbraio 2016, la selezione per una borsa di studio Fulbright - Distinguished Chair - nell'ambito degli Italian Studies presso l'University of Chicago, Illinois per l'a.a. 2016/2017. Il vincitore avrà la possibilità di ottenere un incarico di insegnamento nel settore degli studi italiani nell'ambito di Itali...