Aziende italiane a caccia di investimenti in America
Una delegazione di imprenditori italiani verrà negli Stati Uniti a fine marzo, per una missione finalizzata a individuare opportunità di investimento in America. Il primo di una serie di importanti appuntamenti bilaterali, che potrebbero completarsi con la visita del presidente del Consiglio Renzi alla Casa Bianca nel mese di aprile, e forse anche...
Festa Italiana Portland (24th annual)
Save these dates 27, 28, 29 August, 11 a.m. to 11p.m.Ciao Portland, Festa Italiana fills Pioneer Courthouse Square with Italian Food,Entertainment, Dancing, Wine and Beer Gardens. Don't miss the pasta, pizza,gelato or maybe a little cannoli! . Join us in Portland's beautiful Piazza, it's a great place to celebrate Italian culture on a summer d...
Dolci Lunedì
UNICO-PORTLAND is excited and proud to announce their upcoming fundraiser event, "Dolci Lunedì" (Sweet Monday), on Monday evening, May 4, at 7:00 PM. The event will be held at the First Covenant Church, 4433 E. Burnside St., Portland. They are featuring Italian desserts and beverages and will also have live entertainment performed by members, Beth...
PRINCETON: Visiting student group from Pettoranello, Italy, helping to renew connection to town
The hands of Italian immigrants from the hamlet of Pettoranello helped build the modern Princeton, a place that beckons a new generation of Italian youth this week. A delegation of 20 high school students are due to arrive in Princeton Thursday night to begin a week of cultural exchange. They will spend part of their visit attending classe...
Mario Moroni in Los Angeles
Date: Monday, May 11, 2015 Hours: 5 PM Venue: UCLA Organized by: UCLA Department of Italian In collaboration with: IIC The UCLA Department of Italian will host poet Mario Moroni for a poetry reading. Mario Moroni was born in Italy in 1955. He moved to the United States in 1989. He has taught at Yale University, the University of Memphis, and C...
Young Italians invent biomaterial
Engineers at young Italian start-up Mycoplast have developed a water- and fire-resistant new material that is light as styrofoam and 100% compostable, sources said Tuesday. The new bio-material – called Mogu, which is Chinese for mushroom – comes from mushrooms that have been "fed" on farm and food waste. "Mogu utilizes (waste such as) sawdus...
Visiting Assistant Professor of Italian in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Italian Studies
The Department of French and Italian in the College of Arts and Sciences at The Ohio State University invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor position in Twentieth and Twenty-first Century Italian Studies. This is a one-year, non-tenure track appointment with the potential for renewal. Candidates with strong interdisciplina...
Celebrate the Dream of Italy TV Series in Washington, DC
Join host Kathy McCabe to celebrate the premiere of the PBS travel series Dream of Italy at a cocktail party at Via Umbria in Washington, DC on Saturday, May 30th at 5 p.m. Via Umbria owners Suzy and Bill Menard are rolling out the red carpet in their Georgetown store/event space for a celebration of the television show and all things Italian...
Bill Dal Cerro (President of the Italic Institute of America)
With the exception of Louis Zamperini in 2014 "Unbroken", it has been almost impossible to find Italian American positive characters in the Hollywood storytelling of last decades. While Italian Americans have proved their talent and their hardworking attitude with an exceptional positive contribution to American society, economy, culture in any pos...
Inside men's fashion house Kiton
by Alison Morris In this week's Lap of Luxury, we visit Italian fashion brand Kiton. Never heard of it? When it comes to men's bespoke shirts and suits, Kiton is the best of the best plus one. In fact, that's the brand's motto. As the president of Kiton USA, Antonio Paone says in Italian: Il meglio del meglio piu uno. Kiton w...
Fendi and Sartoria Massoli join forces for the rebirth of fashion Made in Italy
by Silvia Simonetti Fashion design and haute couture have always been crown jewels of Made in Italy, thanks to the creativity and artisan tradition of world famed ateliers the likes of Fendi, Prada, Armani, Valentino, Gucci, Versace, and many more. Since the mid-20th century, the Italian school has competed with the popular French...
Opening Night of the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Rosebank, Staten Island
By Giovanni di Napoli Heavy rain may have kept the crowds away opening night (July 9th) of the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Rosebank, Staten Island, but it certainly didn't dampen the spirit of the hard working men and women who organized the celebration. Undaunted by the bad weather, members of the tight-knit community we...