Grazie America – dal 11 giugno al 1 luglio – CittaFiera – Torreano di Martignacco (UD)
«Grazie America!». È il titolo della grande mostra fotografica dedicata alle relazioni italo-americane dal secondo dopoguerra a oggi, dall'11 giugno fino al 1 luglio, nella Sala Multiseum (Piramide) del Cittafiera di Martignacco, con l'organizzazione della Fondazione Allori di Roma e la collaborazione di Provincia di Udine, Exe Spa e Centro commerc...
AmCham patrocina la serata di Gala della Palazzo Strozzi Foundation
American Chamber of Commerce in Italy ha rilasciato con grande piacere il proprio patrocinio a un evento di grande prestigio. Si tratta della serata di Gala dell'Associazione Palazzo Strozzi Foundation organizzata a Firenze il 23 aprile a Palazzo Vecchio, nel Salone dei 500. L'occasione è la consegna del Palazzo Strozzi Renaissance Man of...
Bradshaw International Signs North America Distribution & Licensing Agreement with Italian Cookware & Coffee Maker Brand Bialetti
Bradshaw International, a premier marketer of housewares in the U.S., today announced that it has reached an agreement with Bialetti Industrie S.p.A. (http://www.bialetti.it), the leading Italian coffee maker and cookware company as the brand's North American partner. The partnership provides a 25-year license agreement for Bialetti cookwa...
Italian politics: Berlusconi, from Forza Italia to social services. And back?
WTI Magazine #27 2014 Apr, 25Author : Francesca Papasergi Translation by: "Parks and Recreation". "Person of Interest". "Orange is the New Black"."Community Services Are the New Prison Sentences". Wouldn't it be a nice title for a tv show? This is what it is going to be, by the way. A tv show.
BGTI Raises $1.1 Million at Annual Spring Ball honoring Joe Plumeri and Natalia Quintavalle
Boys' & Girls' Towns of Italy (BGTI), a nonprofit that empowers war refugee, migrant and at-risk youth living on the streets, raised a recording breaking $1,095,150 at its 69th Annual Spring Ball on Monday, May 5 at The Pierre, New York. BGTI honored Joseph J. Plumeri, former CEO of Willis Group Holdings, as Man of the Year and present...
"Fundamentals" in the Giardini della Biennale and the Arsenale
The exciting biennial must event for apasionados, scholars, critics, and tourists is just around the corner: the 14th annual International Architecture Exhibition in Venice runs June 7th to November 23rd, in the Giardini della Biennale and the Venice Arsenale. The Fundamentals exhibition, part of the Venice Biennale, looks at the origins, primordi...
The 500-plus(!) native wine grapes of Italy, from Aglianico to Zibibbo
Got the hammock strung up? Check. A chilled bottle of Prosecco or Vermentino? Check. Notebook handy? Pen or pencil? Check. Time to do some studying. Our textbook: "Native Wine Grapes of Italy" by Ian D'Agata (University of California Press, Berkeley). That's 620 pages of hard-won knowledge about Italy's familiar and obscure grapes, includi...
Made of Italians: l’Expo 2015 per gli italiani all’estero
È rivolto agli italiani residenti all'estero e ai cittadini stranieri di origine italiana "Made of Italians", il progetto di Expo 2015 cui hanno aderito le Consulte regionali per l'emigrazione. Il progetto, si legge sul sito di Expo, è stato pensato per garantire "un'accoglienza speciale", per far vivere ai connazionali "l'esperienza emozionan...
Dalla Florida maxi-commessa per Snaidero: 450mila dollari per una sola cucina
"Certo, è una grossa cifra, ma faccio finta che non esista: non è da lì che arriva il business". Dario Snaidero sorride e prova a minimizzare. E con qualche ragione. Perché in effetti non capita ogni giorno di ricevere una commessa da 450mila dollari per una cucina, l'equivalente in Italia del costo di un paio di appartamenti. Il mil...
Bauli Officially Launches Line Of Italian Baked Goods In The U.S
Bauli, the leading creator of authentic Italian holiday cakes and pastries, is announcing its official launch in the United States, available at retailers, including: Fairway, Whole Foods and Duane Reade stores nationwide. Bauli has been the confectionary leader in Italy for over 80 years and its line of products will introduce traditional...
Verdi’s ‘La Traviata’ opera classic re-imagined at Boston Lyric Opera
Giuseppe Verdi's "La traviata" is one of the most performed operas in the world, yet it hasn't appeared on a Boston Lyric Opera stage for more than a decade. That is, until this October, when the renowned company will stage a production of the classic work, interpreted by some of the country's rising stars of opera. Five performances will take...
Festa Italiana feeds thousands in Poughkeepsie
Every year, the community is drawn to the sounds and smells of Festa Italiana in Poughkeepsie. The city's Italian Center hosts the annual four-day event at its Mill Street headquarters. Saturday's rain "hurt a little bit," but the attendance at the festival finished strong with Sunday's "awesome" weather, said Franco Giangrasso, Itali...