No Respect: Two Views of Boccaccio (1932, 1946)
19 April 2017, 5:30 pm. Cherpack Seminar Room, 543 Williams Hall - 255 S. 36th St. - Center for Italian Studies at University of Pennsylvania David Wallace, University of Pennsylvania, will discuss two moments in time, just before and after World War II, when Boccaccio enjoyed much less respect than today as a European writer, and as an Italian imm...
Seriously, the guy has a point
I got metaphorically spanked a couple of days ago. Folks have been talking about the Fearless Girl statue ever since it was dropped in Manhattan’s Financial District some five weeks ago. I have occasionally added a comment or two to some of the online discussions about the statue. Recently most of the Fearless Girl discussions have focused on the c...
Sons of Italy Omaha rebuild fund
On the afternoon of 1/13/2017 a fire suddenly erupted at the Sons of Italy Hall located at 1238 S. 10th St in Omaha, Nebraska. This was a two alarm fire which was rapidly brought under control by the Omaha Fire Department. There was extensive internal damage to the structure which is owned by the State Lodge of Nebraska, the State affiliate of the...
Tony and Tina are getting married ... April 21-23 at DoubleTree by Hilton Niagara Falls
It's wedding theater with an Italian flair, and guests can enjoy a buffet dinner, toast the happy couple and dance the night away, when Tony and Tina exchange vows. "Tony n' Tina's Wedding" will be staged at the DoubleTree by Hilton, 401 Buffalo Ave., Niagara Falls. Show times are 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 21-22, and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 23...
Chef Luigi Diotaiuti Named Ambassador of Basilicata, Italy’s Cuisine in the World
Chef Luigi Diotaiuti was named culinary “Ambassador” for representing the cuisine of his home region at the Basilicata Food & Wine Festival in Matera, Italy. Chef Luigi Diotaiuti, owner of Washington, DC's Al Tiramisu and Aperto was honored with the title of being an Ambassador of Basilicata’s Cuisine in the World. The honor was presented by the Pr...
Italian-American support organization hosts fundraiser in Clinton Twp.
For Italian immigrants living in southeast Michigan, COMITES di Detroit provides a home away from home. COMITES — “Comitato Italiani Residenti all’Estero,” or “Committee for Italian Residents Abroad” — is a branch of the Italian Consulate, and thus the Mininstry of Italian Foreign Affairs, says COMITES di Detroit’s segreteria, Teria DeLorenzo. The...
Giovanni Simone to Perform in Verismo Opera's 'AIDA' at BergenPAC
The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera has announced that tenor Giovanni Simone of Fort Lee, New Jersey will perform the Messenger in the company's grand production of Giuseppe Verdi's classic work, AIDA, on April 23, 2017. The opera will be performed at 3:00pm at the Bergen Performing Arts Center, located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Engl...
Pietro’s Pizza Kauai becomes first in state to be certified by Verace Pizza Napoletana
The certificate stating Pietro’s Pizza Kauai is a member of the Verace Pizza Napoletana Association is just that, a piece of paper, said Peppe Miele. Which might be a strange description, since Miele is VPN’s president of Canada and U.S. operations. But he explained. A piece of paper doesn’t make pizza. It doesn’t make friends. “This guy right here...
College project aims to dig up Italian-American history
A college in the Bronx is digging up the roots of Italian-American history through a real-life project. John and Giacomina Meduri - two Italian-Americans who grew up in 1940s - were interviewed by Fordham University professor Kathleen Lapenta to look at the ways they lived and experienced life in the Bronx in the 20th century. The interview is part...
Baciami Italian restaurant opens in Las Ventanas
Delray Beach father-and-son restaurateurs Steven Pellegrino, Sr. and his son, Steven Pellegrino, Jr., founders and owners of Il Bacio restaurant and nightclub, and Prime Delray, a steakhouse and supper club, have opened Baciami (Kiss Me) in Boynton Beach's Las Ventanas. The duo, originally from Rhode Island, set its sights on the city hoping to cre...
Norwalk Sons of Italy celebrates 100 years
The Norwalk Sons and Daughters of Italy Pietro Micca Lodge No. 744 will mark a major milestone Saturday with a dinner, dance, scholarship awards and pride in its history. “With pride, we mark 100 years in Norwalk where we have been an integral part of the community and contributed to it,” wrote Pietro Micca Lodge President Marie Iannazzi in an invi...
Chow Italia! Italian eatery coming to South Deerfield soon
Italian cuisine is coming to the village center — Gianni Fig’s Ristorante Italian Cuisine is expected to open in about a month at the former Sienna Market. “It’s the full experience. I’m not joking around,” said Italian Chef and Owner Gianni Calabrese Monday, standing in on the steps of 6 Elm St. beneath a sign announcing his cuisine is “coming soo...