Italian American Club names scholarship winners
The Italian American Club of Lehigh Valley presented this year's annual scholarship awards at the July Membership meeting. Both winners are 2015 graduates of Easton Area High School. Tanner Caffrey was selected for the IACCLV Membership scholarship. Tanner has been accepted to the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Informatio...
From ruined hill towns to medieval pigeon coops to hidden frescos, Rome surprises with unexpected beauty
by Maarten van Aalderen What strikes Elena Llorente the most about Italy is that the country always manages to surprise her with its unexpected beauty. "There's no need to travel, you only have to walk along the streets," she says. "The surprises are around every corner, especially in the historical city centre of Rome – but not only...
Carla Viparelli: Silicosophy
Date: Saturday, September 12, 2015 - Monday, September 28, 2015 Hours: www.sixty29contemporary.com Venue: Sixty29 Contemporary, Culver City Organized by: ART1307 In collaboration with: Sixty29 Contemporary and the IIC www.sixty29contemporary.com Carla Viparelli lives and works in Naples and Maratea. She is both a prolific and a multifaceted a...
Charleston Italian Festival
The King Street Marketing Group and the Italy America Chamber of Commerce introduce the Charleston Italian Festival. The event will be a celebration of Italian culture, arts, food, wine and automobiles. It will be held on Daniel Island from noon to 7:00 p.m., September 19, the Feast of San Gennaro. The Charleston Italian Festival will...
6 reasons Campania is the 'Best Pizza' on Staten Island
By Carol Ann Benanti Pie people have spoken. Campania is the champ. We asked you to share your expertise for the "Best Pizza" category of the 2015 Staten Island Readers' Choice Awards. More than 13,000 legit votes later, you declared your winner: Barely 1-year-old, Eltingville's Campania Coal-Fired Pizza — 3900 Richmond Ave., 718-227...
The Italian Way: Addressing the Italian Stereotypes, Myth 11 - One Italy, Many Italians
WTI Magazine #69 2015 October, 2Author : Elda Buonanno Foley Translation by: The topic of this article has been triggered by a recent conversation with an American student who, while addressing Italian identity, asked me if the song "'O sole mio" sang by his grandparents, immigrants from Italy, was the official Italian anthem. While...
Columbus Day: Perfect day for a parade in Cleveland’s Little Italy
by Jennifer Jordan It is a day to celebrate all that is Italian as an estimated 35,000 people lined the streets of Cleveland's Little Italy for the annual Columbus Day parade. The Italian Sons and Daughters of America and The Northeastern Ohio Italian American Foundation have kept the tradition going, now in its 63rd year. "T...
Ferraro's Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar Announces Executive Chef
Ferraro's Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar announced its new executive chef, Francesco Di Caudo. Di Caudo has more than 20 years of experience cooking in kitchens around the world. In his current role, Chef Di Caudo will work closely with family patriarch Gino Ferraro to oversee not only the staff and operations, but also the award-winning menu fe...
Eats Beat: Chazz Palminteri dedicates cocktail to Frank Sinatra at new Italian restaurant in Midtown
by Jeanette Settembre "A Bronx Tale" star Chazz Palminteri shares the tale behind a cocktail at his new restaurant in Midtown (890 Second Ave.): it's an ode to Frank Sinatra and his love of martinis. At Chazz Palminteri Ristorante Italiano, the Sicilian Martini — BiVi vodka, orange liquor, amaretto and a splash of orange juice —...
Katia Moltisanti, dalla Sicilia a New York per insegnare l'italianità
di Liliana Rosano Imparare una lingua attraverso l'arte, la cultura, la cucina, il vivere la quotidianità. Il sogno di un centro dove tutto questo fosse possibile, da più di dieci anni è una realtà consolidata a New York. Katia Moltisanti, siciliana di Ragusa, viene da una famiglia di artisti. Globetrotter per passione e vocazione, nel 20...
A Coney Island blast from the past in Little Italy
by Lincoln Anderson A piece of historic Coney Island lives on in Little Italy, where gallery owner Allan Reiver has an original, working Mangels shooting gallery from the early 20th century. Reiver, 73, who owns the Elizabeth St. Gallery, at 209 Elizabeth St., hunted down the hidden shooting gallery on Stillwell Ave., near Surf Ave., on the s...
MoMA pays tribute to Rai Cinema and director Antonio Pietrangeli
by Daniel Eagan Starting December 3, New York's Museum of Modern Art spotlights Italian cinema with two film series. "Italian Film, 21st-Century Style: A Tribute to Rai Cinema" features nine movies from the country's most significant studio. "Antonio Pietrangeli: A Retrospective" looks at an underappreciated director whose career stretched...