La Monteferro potenzia l'impianto in South Carolina
La Monteferro USA, che fa capo alla Monteferro Spa di Varese, fornitore di soluzioni per guide e applicazioni di vano per l'industria ascensoristica a livello mondiale, ha annunciato il potenziamento del proprio stabilimento a Orangeburg in South Carolina, con un investimento di $2,1 milioni. La società espanderà l'impianto di circa 2.900...
Victor DeRenzi knighted by Italian government
Victor DeRenzi, the artistic director of Sarasota Opera who led the company's 28-year effort to produce every note of Giuseppe Verdi's music known to exist, has been knighted by the Italian government. The government bestowed the title of Cavaliere dell'ordine della Stella d'Italia (Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy), presented to those who...
Italian film festival celebrates 10th year, brings filmmakers to Charleston
When Giovanna De Luca moved to Charleston 12 years ago, she felt the city was missing something. Maybe others weren't aware of it, but De Luca certainly was. "With Spoleto, the connection with Italian culture was so strong at the time," she says. "And to not have cinema seemed so strange." She took it upon herself to initiate the chan...
Italian American Club South celebrates second anniversary
It all started in Hemingway Neighborhood Pool in 2009. They were just a bunch of folks floating around and floating an idea of starting a second Italian American Club at The Villages. They were all members of the original Villages Italian American Club that meets on the northside but the membership there had gotten extremely large. So why not anoth...
Columbus Day Invitational at the Bear's Club
Enjoy a round of golf with fellow Italian Americans to celebrate our Italian heritage on October 15 at the Columbus Day Invitational at the Bear's Club in Jupiter, Fla. Benefitting the Cancer Alliance of Campy Boggy Creek, the Invitational includes 18 holes of golf, a continental breakfast, golf, caddie, beverages, an Italian lunch and all gratuiti...
Italian film festival at Sottile Theatre to present slew of features, filmmakers, actors
By Sybil Fix Bearing hilarity and grief, family and conviviality, a raw bite of Mafia and a good dose of meaningful existential pondering, the 9th Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival opens at the College of Charleston next week with a well-balanced mix of the fun and the heavy. Among the feature films are "Il Nome del Figlio" ("An...
Cordova's New Cucina
by Hannah Sayle Here, in a cozy, well-appointed house in the heart of old Cordova, Cafe Fontana's chef/owner Thomas Schranz filters his earliest cooking memories through the lens of familiar Italian classics for an unforgettable dining experience. "Twice a year my father traveled to Europe on business," says Schranz. "When he came...
‘Bellissima: Italy and High Fashion 1945-1968’ Review
By Laura Jacobs We all know the story of postwar French fashion. With the presentation of Christian Dior's "New Look"—those deeply corseted, Second-Empire silhouettes of 1947—the haute couture had an escapist fantasy that snapped the international spotlight back onto Paris. At the same time, however, with great brio and less brouh...
Christini’s Ristorante Italiano Awarded Prestigious AAA Four-Diamond Status
Christini's Ristorante Italiano, fine dining restaurant in Orlando, announced that it has received AAA's Four-Diamond status for the 11th year in a row. The American Automobile Association, one of the nation's most respected authorities on hospitality, awarded Christini's this status of distinction based on their ability to provide an exceptional l...
Doris Italian Market Raises Funds for Creative Education
Doris Italian Market & Bakery's Wine & Food Gala on June 17 raised more than $1,300 for the Center for Creative Education in Palm Beach County, Fla. The educational nonprofit was created more than 20 years ago to strengthen the presence of the arts in classrooms. "We were so excited to introduce our Wine & Food Galas to No...
Major Exhibition Examining the Italian Renaissance Through Arts Patronage by Rival Religious Orders Opens at the Frist Center on October 31, 2014
Sanctity Pictured, Organized by the Frist Center and the Exclusive Venue,Comprises Rare Works from the Vatican and American Museums and LibrariesOctober 31, 2014–January 25, 2015 The Frist Center for the Visual Arts presents Sanctity Pictured: The Art of the Dominican and Franciscan Orders in Renaissance Italy, a groundbreaking e...
Community Table and Amici D’Italia (Friends of Italy) to Host Boca Raton Italian Street Festival
Boca Raton's Community Table and Amici D'Italia are pleased to announce the first annual Boca Raton Italian Street Festival. The festivities will be held on Sunday June 21st from 12:00pm-6:00pm just in time for Father's Day at Community Table. The festival will take place just off of NW 2nd Avenue. This event will also benefit Christine's Hope for...