Leonardo's "Adoration of the Magi" Now Cleaner, Brighter
Leonardo da Vinci's unfinished masterpiece "Adoration of the Magi" has emerged from a six-year restoration cleaner, brighter and with a depth that hasn't been seen for centuries. Officials at Florence's Uffizi Gallery unveiled the restored work at a ceremony Monday that will kick off a special exhibit running through September pitting Leonardo's wo...
Experience Little Italy at Feast of St. Mark
In its first five years, St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church’s annual Italian festival has grown into an event that draws people from outside Alabama and sells out tickets each year. The Feast of St. Mark, held on the church grounds, is a celebration of Italian music, food and culture that honors the Italian community that started the church. ...
The Worth of Women: il femminismo è nato nella Venezia del Rinascimento
Negli Stati Uniti Marzo è Women’s History Month, un mese in cui, a partire dalla ricorrenza dell’8 marzo, si celebra il contributo che le donne hanno dato alla storia e alla società contemporanea. In un 2017 che si è aperto con l’insediamento di Trump alla Casa Bianca, sembra che le donne americane (o almeno parte di loro) abbiano più che mai bisog...
Italian American Collection Highlight WWII-era Easter Card
A few years after immigrating to the United States, Vincent Sirianni of Bellevue, Pa. was drafted into the U.S. Army. After he completed his military training at Camp Wheeler, Georgia, he was sent overseas to North Africa. Sirianni eventually moved up to Naples, Italy and became a staff member with the Headquarters Company 2nd Reinforcement Depot....
Controversial documentary SmoKings released in the US on VOD March 7
On March 7 2017, 102 Distribution released on US digital platforms SmoKings, a documentary by Michele Fornasero telling the incredible story of two Italian brothers who started an online store for cheap cigarettes and "stoke the ire of both Big Tobacco and the Big Apple" (Marton Dunai, The Wall Street Journal). It’s like a gangster movie, a controv...
Sun, April 9 - Accordion Concert with Luca Piovesan
Dante Alighieri Society of Massachusetts, Inc. presents: "Accordion Concert with Luca Piovesan". A Musical Trip from Europe to America Through the Centuries. Sunday, April 9, 2017 6:00 - 7:30 pmLuca Piovesan is an outstanding accordionist based in Venice and is very active in the contemporary repertoire. His principal teachers were Elio Boschello a...
A Chance in Life NY Spring Ball 4/4
On April 4th, A Chance In Life, formerly known as the Boys’ & Girls’ Towns of Italywill host its annual New York Annual Gala at The Pierre Hotel, benefitting refugee, migrant, and at-risk youth. The night will honor Frank Bisignano, CEO of First Data Corporation, who will receive the "Michelangelo D'Oro Award". The night of music and dancing will s...
Italian American Community Says Farewell to Italian Consul in Detroit, Dr. Maria Luisa Lapresa
On February 19 a farewell dinner was held in honor of outgoing Italian Consul in Detroit, Dr. Maria Luisa Lapresa. Organized by the Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan, the Federazione Abruzzese del Michigan, the Italian American Cultural Society, the Italian American Club of Livonia, the Italian American Club of Livonia Charitable Foundation, the...
Dal Texas un aiuto a Borbona: donato un veicolo commerciale
Donazione in favore del Comune di Borbona dal Comitato degli Italiani all’Estero di Houston, Texas, in collaborazione con la Concessionaria Piaggio Motoplus di Rieti-Roma-Viterbo. Su suggerimento Consigliere del Consiglio Generale degli Italiani all’estero, Carlo Ciofi, il comitato ha deciso di donare al Comune di Borbona un veicolo commerciale com...
North Italian South of Houston at San Carlo Osteria Piemonte
Last Sunday, inspired by the unexpected sliver of warm(er) weather, the Mister and I decided take a stroll around the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan. A planned hour walk turned into three so we happened to be in the area during dinnertime. We stumbled up upon San Carlo Osteria Piemonte, a cozy and newish resto specializing in Northern Italian cuisi...
The Italian smart cities revolution
It is a matter of fact that our contemporary society is certainly evolving towards smarter aggregations. As reported by Affari Internazionali, in the European Union, there are 240 smart cities, and some of them are located in Italy as well. Recently, the Bel Paese welcomed a new partnership (linked to the Smart City world) between Rome and Barcelon...
West Bank teen's St. Joseph Day tabletop on permanent display at museum
So proud of his Italian heritage, Renzo Gerard Cantin decided to use it as the basis of his seventh grade Louisiana history project at Holy Cross School. He created a tabletop Saint Joseph Day altar and an accompanying poster presentation on the influence of Italian immigrants in Louisiana. Cantin was pleased that the project qualified for state le...