Elizabeth UNICO Awards Scholarships to Graduating High School Students
By Fran Sullivan The Elizabeth Chapter of UNICO, an Italian heritage service organization, awarded scholarships to six graduating high school seniors headed to college, three of whom are Elizabeth residents, at its annual End of the Year Celebratory Dinner at Costa's Restaurant in Roselle Park. The Elizabeth residents are Abigail Iannelli...
Festa Italiana promises feast, fun and fireworks
by Amanda Nichols There is an Italian saying: "Tutte le strade conducono a Roma," meaning, "All roads lead to Rome." Without fail, each fleeting Bradford summer rounds out with the much-anticipated Festa Italiana. The Festa Italiana Committee said this year's event, slated for Aug. 6 to 8, will once again feature a feast of...
NJPAC Presents Patrizio Buanne
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents an evening with international multiplatinum recording artist Patrizio Buanne on Friday, October 28, 2016 at 8:00pm in the Victoria Theater. Buanne has impressed around the world with his ballads and uptempo tunes, all rooted in the pop traditions of his Italian homeland, earning him the title "The...
Ciao, baby! Our guide to the Italian Festival
by Ken Mammarella St. Anthony of Padua's 42nd annual Italian Festival brings a Renaissance theme – and food and drink, music, expressions of faith, rides, games, handicrafts and more food and drink – to Wilmington, Sunday through June 19. The festival, which boasts the third biggest crowds of any Delaware event – 73,000, after Fir...
Community invited to enjoy four days of Italian festival
The Italian American Association of Monmouth County will present its annual festival at Freehold Raceway, Park Avenue (Route 33), Freehold, July 11- 14. The festival hours are 6-11 p.m. each night. Italian food, games, rides, crafters and entertainment are on the agenda. Italian novelties and a collection of children's books translated into Italia...
Italian American Heritage Club meets June 11 in Hampton
Entertainer, Carmen Jon to perform at the Italian American Heritage Club meeting on Tuesday, June 11, at the Grand Colonial Restaurant on Rt. 173 in Hampton. The club will present several scholarships to local high school graduates at this meeting and all will be entertained by Carmen Jon a well known singer/entertainer. Carmen, also know...
Arcobelli (Ctim Usa): "Vogliono smantellare i consolati per le pressioni corporative dei sindacati".
By Francesco de Palo "Vogliono smantellare i Consolati per le pressioni corporative dei sindacati confederali". È l'allarme lanciato dal coordinatore Ctim Nord America, Vincenzo Arcobelli, che ragiona sulle discrepanze esistenti in virtù di una possibile spending review e sui rischi di isolamento per gli italiani all'estero. Arcobelli, che è anche...
Scotch Plains Italian-American Club wins rewards
The Scotch Plains Italian-American Club won some rewards after being honored as the 2016 Organization of the Year at this year's Mayor's Gala. At the monthly meeting of the club, Ralph Checchio, chairman of the Scotch Plains/ Fanwood Memorial Day Parade Committee, presented a check to Joe Bruno in the amount of $750 for taking 1st place in...
Benvenuto: Rehoboth pays tribute to Italian sister city
by Ryan Mavity For Greve in Chianti, Italy Mayor Alberto Bencista, a trip to Rehoboth Beach was a chance to mix business and pleasure. "He enjoyed the trip. He had a bath in the ocean. He took some sun. He had some lobster," Bencista said through his interpreter Alessandra Molletti. "Over everything, he has a very important relationsh...
Sons of Italy to Honor Leon Panetta; Sen. Christopher Dodd; JAG's Flora Darpino; and Union Leader Harry Lombardo
The Sons of Italy Foundation (SIF) will honor leaders in government, military justice and labor at its 26th NELA Gala in Washington, D.C., May 22. Actor Joe Mantegna will be the Master of Ceremonies. Tenor Sean Harris will perform. HONOREES: Secretary Leon Panetta, statesman, lawyer, and professorSen. Christopher Dodd, president, the Moti...
Columbus Day Parade&Commemoration
Join the Italian community in the longest-running parade and commemoration in the country to honor Christopher Columbus - in its 124th year! This event has been endorsed by Baltimore mayors and other dignitaries. Your civic group is invited to march in the parade! The day commences with a wreath-laying ceremony at COLUMBUS PIAZZA in Little...
Finding L'America: The Italian American Experience in Images and Words
In Explorers Emigrants Citizens: A Visual History of the Italian-American Experience from the Collections of the Library of Congress, over 500 images celebrate the rich and diverse history of Italian-American accomplishments over the past 500 years. The Greater Washington, D.C. Region invites you to a conversation with Linda Barrett Osborn...