Innovation and Food Conference (May 11)
When: Monday, May 11, 2015 — 6:30 to 9 p.m.Where: MIT – Medialab, Silverman Skyline Room, 75 Amherst Street, Cambridge, MATo register online, visit: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/innovation-and-food-conference-tickets-16713869634 6:30pm – 6:40pm Welcome by Conference Organizers Expo Milan 2015 Presentation6:40pm – 7:05pm First SessionVi...
The North End Connection
by James Pasto In February I wrote about what I called "The American Connection" and some people misunderstood what I meant. Some thought I meant that I grew up with doubts or confusion about my Italian identity. That is not the case. I want to clarify what I meant and then use it as a stepping stone to talk about "North End identity." In...
Chris Colabello to be honored at Boston baseball writers' dinner
By Bill Ballou There was an especially good crop of New England born-and-bred players in Major League Baseball this year, and Chris Colabello was the best of them. Thursday, Colabello was named the 2015 winner of the Ben Mondor Award as New England Player of the Year by the Boston Chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of Americ...
Eataly is Coming to the Pru: While you Wait, Get to Know the Italian Market on Eataly.com
Soon, Bostonians will have an enticing new option for Italian fare without having to navigate the North End's cobblestone streets! Eataly's piazza-style marketplace with dine-in options, cooking classes and gourmet gifts is so close we can taste it! In the meantime, we can explore the authentic Italian food, stories and recipes on Eataly's websit...
Ode to the 'Greasy Pole'
When Deanne Leavitt saw "Greasy Pole, The Musical" a few years back, she was so enamored that she bought tickets to see it four more times during its three-week run. Now Leavitt, of Gloucester, and her two children will be part of the fifth revival of the show about the annual St. Peter's Fiesta tradition when it opens Friday, June 17, in...
Peppe Voltarelli plays Profazio
When: Fri, December 2, 2016 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM ESTWhere: I AM Books, 189 North Street, Boston, MA 02113 The tradition of a troubadour singing and telling stories has been with us for eons. Whether it's griots in West Africa, bluesmen in Mississippi or Moroccan gnawa players, these traveling musicians inform and entertain with a mix of politic...
Pat And Mark Sinatro To Receive Red O'Neill Award
Pat L. '51 and Mark S. '88 Sinatro of West Hartford, Conn., will receive the Red O'Neill Award on Tuesday night when The UConn Club hosts its 62nd Annual Awards Ceremony at the Jorgensen Center For The Performing Arts on campus. The Red O'Neill Award is given annually by The UConn Club to a former Husky student-athlete who has mirrored the...
Heroine to the Hungry: Catherine D’Amato
by Lou Carlozo Whether you grow up in the restaurant business or work at a food bank, your role and goal is to serve people so that a very basic need is met. And while many Italian Americans might take one path or the other into the world of food service, Catherine D'Amato knows both. When she was 8, her parents opened an Italian restaura...
Northampton psychologist explores how Italian American daughters grieve dads
By Anne-Gerard Flynn Several area women, including Anna Daniele, owner of La Fiorentina Pastry Shop, are featured in the recently published book, "Daughters, Dads and the Path through Grief: Tales from Italian America." The book is co-authored by Northampton resident Lorraine Mangione, who holds a doctorate in psychology and teaches a...
Italian Cultural Center events
By Pam Mastriano The Italian Cultural Center of Western Mass, Inc. is sponsoring a tortellini making class on Saturday, March 5 at 1 p.m. an instructor, supplies and space will be provided for adults and children. Just bring an apron and take home what you make. Space is limited. Seats will be sold on a first-come, first-served ba...
Artistic Wonders of Parma from the Middle Ages through the Renaissance
Thursday, April 14 | 5:00pm | Harvard Law School |Boston College | 140 Commonwealth Avenue , Chestnut Hill. Artistic Wonders of Parma from the Middle Ages through the Renaissance. Boston College The Dept. Of Romance Languages & Literatures & The Office For International Programs present: A lecture in honor of the 20-year part...
Sacco and Vanzetti Commemoration
Tuesday, August 23rd, is the 89th anniversary of the execution of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. Sacco and Vanzetti were Italian immigrants and committed anarchists whose trial is regarded as one of the great miscarriages of justice in American history. You are invited to a commemoration at: Encuentro59A Hamilton Place, BostonAugus...