San Rocco Festival (Aliquippa)
Da venerdì 2 agosto 2013 18.00 a domenica 4 agosto 2013, 23.30 Louis 'Lefty' Cepull Memorial Park - Aliquippa, PA, This local tribute was brought to the area by the immigrants from Patrica, Italy, where St. Rocco is the patron saint. They settled primarily in the Plan 11 section of Aliquippa, where the original festas began. &nbs...
Mangiare bere e divertirsi Festa Italiana matriarchs talk culture, history
When Mary Rose Cuiffini, Dorothy Frontino and Irma Lombardi joked with the other Festa Italiana volunteers a few days ago, the younger workers teased them back, but with an unspoken reverence. The three older women have earned the respect of all the volunteers with Bradford's quintessential festival after many years of dedication to the event. Ear...
Italian American Association plans 37th annual Columbus Day banquet
The 37th annual Columbus Day banquet sponsored by the Italian-American Association of Luzerne County will be held Oct. 12 at Genetti Hotel and Convention Center, downtown Wilkes-Barre. Herman Castellani, association president, announced this year's honorees are: Person of the Year, attorney John Terrana; Lifetime Achievement Award, Lori No...
Italian culture will be focus of day camp
The Italian American Association of Monmouth County will hold an Italian enrichment summer camp in Marlboro. The camp will be held at the Old Brick Reformed Church, Route 520, from Aug. 3- 14. The camp will run Monday through Friday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and will accept children between the ages of 5 and 14. Cheryl Scuorzo, the p...
Lecture: "Marinetti’s Culinary Revolution is Still Cooking Today"
When: November 17, 2016 at 7:00PMWhere: Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven St NW, Washington, DC 20008 The Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington, DC present a conference by Pietro Frassica, Professor of Italian at Princeton University, followed by a talk on 'Italian food and the diffusion of Italian language and cul...
Review: Massimo Updates Old-School Italian
Walking into Massimo is like arriving at a high school reunion. You've been here before but things have changed and you spend an inordinate amount of time trying to remember what everything looked like back in the day. It's a futile effort given that the restaurant is an entirely different animal from Mediterraneo, the former occupant of one of the...
Order of merit of the Republic of Italy to Rep. William Pascrell and Rep. Patrick Tiberi
Washington DC (May 1, 2013) – REP. WILLIAM PASCRELL, JR. (D-NJ) and REP. PATRICK TIBERI (R-OH) will be conferred the Order of merit of the Republic of Italy in a ceremony officiated by Italian Ambassador to the U.S. Claudio Bisogniero at Villa Firenze, Washington DC, on May 22, 2013. The event, included in the official program of the "2013...
Pi-zzeria and new neighbors make Big Italy
By Patrick Evans-HyltonPi-zzeria, the venerable brick stone oven pizzeria at the Oceanfront, will get some new neighbors Friday as Mama's Italian Kitchen and Café Amarino open to create a trilogy called Big Italy. Menu selections feature signature Italian dishes ranging from rustic pizzas and hot subs to oversized platters of salads, pasta...
Cedar Grove UNICO: Be 'Italian for a Day'
Everyone will be "Italian for a Day" at the Cedar Grove UNICO's La Festa Italiana, Friday through Sunday, Sept. 27-29. The Italian-American service organization will kick off a new year of activities with the festival. There will be free live entertainment, rides and other activities, as well as Italian food, beer and wine. Tickets will be sol...
Verismo Opera to Resurrect New York City Opera’s Sets in La Traviata Cast Announced for April 6, 2014 Performance
When the curtain opens and the lights strike the stage on April 6, the New York City Opera will be seen in the New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera's new production of Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata. Last performed by the company in 2006, Verismo Opera will present this iconic opera with resplendent sets used by the New York City Opera for several...
Informazioni importanti riguardanti i passaporti italiani
A seguito della conversione in legge del DL 24/04/2014, n. 66 sono state introdotte le seguenti modifiche, da considerarsi definitive, che verranno applicate a partire dall' 8 LUGLIO 2014: 1. Per coloro gia' in possesso di passaporto in corso di validita', la tassa annuale sui passaporti, sinora ammontante a 40,29 Euro, verra' soppressa. Pertanto,...
Glassboro's annual St. Anthony's Italian Festival features traditional procession and authentic entertainment, food
St. Anthony's Mutual Aid Society will hold the annual St. Anthony's Italian Festival on Saturday, Sept. 20, with a traditional procession through the streets of downtown Glassboro at noon. The event also includes authentic food and entertainment, a bocce tournament and a homemade wine competition. Residents and friends are encouraged to li...