Pirandello Lyceum Presents I Migliori Awards 2014
by Lisa Cappuccio Pirandello Lyceum President Rosario Cascio has announced the 2014 recipients of the Pirandello Lyceum's prestigious I Migliori in Mens et Gesta award. The Board of Governors has recognized a group of outstanding Americans of Italian-American descent who have made important contributions to their profession, to society and to the...
The Crowning and Blessing of our Patron Saint "La Madonna Del Bosco"
Sunday, June 1st, 2014 - 10:30 AM at a Special Mass Our Lady of Grace Church - 15 George Waterman Road, Johnston, RI 02919 The Pannese Society of Providence is excited to Announce a Crowning and BlessingCeremonial Mass that has not been done in about 100 years.The Celebration Mass will take place on Sunday, June 1st, at 10:30 AM...
Rutland Italian-American Club celebrates 100th anniversary, Columbus Day
by Louis Varricchio Rutland County has a large Italian-American population dating back to the marble quarrying and stone-cutting era of the 1800s and 1900s. The Rutland Italian-American Club, located at 73 Grove St., celebrates its 100th anniversary this month. The club welcomes members with Italian heritage and those without but who are i...
Theatrical Improvisation: from the Italian Renaissance to the Modern Era
WHEN: Saturday, June 4, 2016 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM (EDT)WHERE: I AM Books - 189 North Street, Boston, MA 02113, United States Demonstration/Performance by the Commedia dell'Arte troupe Pazzi Lazzi and the Italian improv group ImproNati. Introduction about Commedia dell'Arte, its stock characters and its level of impro...
Virgin Mary celebrated at Italian feast
For many Italians originating from the small farm town of Cercemaggiore, America wasn't the most important discovery of the 15th century. As legend goes, a farmer was working his land when he stumbled upon a clay case buried in the ground. Inside that vase, the farmer uncovered an even greater treasure: a four-and-a-half-foot tall wooden sculp...
Interview with Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo
Local Italian-American politicians have come a long way in the past few decades, occupying some of the most prestigious and important seats in Massachusetts. And most of them have made sure their Italian heritage stood out. There are few who can compete with House Speaker Robert DeLeo when it comes to promoting Italian-American culture. R...
Remembering Coach Dom Campochiaro of the North End
In December, the Post-Gazette and the Regional Review both wrote in remembrance of Joseph "Dom" Campochiaro, who passed away on December 8 of 2014. I would like to add a few words here as well. I was one of the many lucky North End youth to have had Dom as a coach when I played Little League. Dom's patience, as Sal Giarratani stated in a quote fro...
Dante Club in West Springfield kicks off 100th anniversary celebration
By Manon L. Mirabelli The Dante Club has been a local, ingrained institution in the Italian-American community for 100 years. It's a landmark being observed with celebratory events throughout the year including Wednesday's "Dante Club Bistro in the Lot." Members enjoyed a homemade Italian meal with a roast pig as the centerpiece d...
Beniamino Martignetti, 87; helped others live American dream
By Marvin Pave After working in a brick factory in England and as a construction laborer in Canada to earn money that would help expand his family's farm in Montefalcione, Italy, 28-year-old Beniamino Martignetti made a side trip to Boston. That 1956 visit with his uncle, Anthony, the founder of Martignetti Liquors, changed his life and the l...
Honor thy father at Onesti’s Oakley Fest
Sausage will be grilling, families will be dancing, and dads will be honored as Onesti Entertainment hosts its 28th annual Italian Block Party — Oakley Avenue Festa Pasta Vino on Father's Day weekend, June 19 to 21. The Father's Day tradition will feature Italian food specialties representing generations-old recipes from the restaurants located in...
88th Fiesta rooted in tradition
By Ray Lamont This year's St. Peter's Fiesta, which steps out in earnest Wednesday, is the 88th edition of Gloucester's salute to the patron saint of fishermen. The 2015 Fiesta, which really began last week with the nine-day Novena of prayer that closes Tuesday night at the Lester S. Wass American Legion Post 3 hall at 8 Washington St.,...
Italian heritage treasured: Fitchburg State archive portrays immigrant lives, legacy
by George Barnes Hank Lisciotti would love to know who the first Italian was who emigrated to Leominster or Fitchburg and paved the way for others to follow and build lives and businesses in northern Central Massachusetts. Between 1820 and 2004, about 5.5 million people emigrated from Italy to the United States, with a majority of...