Fellini's La Strada: a vision of masculinity and femininity that still haunts us today
A new digital restoration of Federico Fellini's La Strada, 60 years after it won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, reminds us why it won over critics and audiences, writes Danielle Hipkins, an academic specializing in Italian language and film. Film buffs will have noted the recent death of the great scholar of Italian cinema, Peter Bondanel...
Chef's Choice: Grandma's cooking big influence on Italian deli owner
In Chef's Choice, the Naperville Sun asks local chefs to share their culinary background and experiences and talk about a featured dish found on their menu. This week, we speak with Joe Turco, 57, who co-owns Turco's Italian Deli at 1523 North Aurora Road with wife Sherry, who worked for 30 years in the newspaper industry before helping his brother...
William Papaleo: Blood bond with southern Italy
William Papaleo is a prominent painter whose dramatic depictions are full of controlled and potent emotion. The New York-born artist, a third generation American, captures the texture, colors and toil of Southern Italy, which has absorbed layers of history and sunlight for centuries. Son of noted Italian-American writer Joseph Papaleo, Bill has liv...
At Ilio DiPaolo's, Italian-American family style
Ilio DiPaolo's is a family restaurant in the fullest sense of the term. Run by a family to feed families, its menu goes past the usual catalog of Italian-American appetizers, pastas and seafood to consider the needs of your entire extended clan. Here, the kids menu is not a perfunctory exercise in chicken fingers and fries, but an array of classic...
NIAF, delegazione americana a Taormina e Giardini Naxos
Una delegazione del Niaf, National Italian American Foundation, è stata accolta nel fine settimana appena trascorso a Giardini Naxos e a Taormina. Nell’occasione è arrivato in zona John Viola presidente del Niaf, ed era presente Alessandro Ferrara dirigente generale alle Attività Produttive della Regione Siciliana, Giuseppe Lombardo presidente del...
The Sicilian Cart at the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles
The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles (IAMLA) is pleased to announce The Sicilian Cart: History in Movement (June 30 – January 7, 2018) an exhibition dedicated to the tradition and symbol of Sicilian folklore known worldwide. Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean. Its strategic geographic position—the crossroads between the Middle...
Top Austin Italian restaurant reopens after temporary shutter
One of Austin's top Italian restaurants is back with a new name, new menu, and new look. Juliet Ristorante reopens as Juliet Italian Kitchen Monday, June 19, at 3 pm for happy hour. The trendy eatery debuted to much fanfare two years ago, in the former Romeo's space. It temporarily shuttered earlier this month for a quick revamp of the space and co...
Free screenings of Italian horror classics tonight on Frenchmen Street
NOLA Horror Film Fest and Creepy Fest present a "Monday Night Massacre" double feature of classic Italian horror movies tonight, June 19 at 8 p.m. at Rare Form (405 Frenchmen St.). A cemetery caretaker fends off zombies in Michele Soavi's 1994 Cemetery Man. Dario Argento's 1982 Tenebre stars Anthony Franciosa as an American author who becomes invol...
Presentation of the 2017-2022 Strategic Plan for Tourism - Alfano: "Italy is the most photographed country on Instagram."
"Italy is the most photographed country on Instagram. It is a country where everybody wants to go to sooner or later, to enjoy a first-hand experience of what it means "Vivere all'italiana" (The Italian way of life) and enjoy our countless beauties. Tourism accounts for 11.8% of the Italian GDP and 12% in terms of jobs. In 2015, 52 million people v...
Learn About Italy’s Secret Nebbiolos
If you’re a fan of Nebbiolo, the sole grape behind Barolo and Barbaresco, you’ll love the radiant, mineral-driven offerings from Alto Piemonte, a region higher up in the Alpine foothills than the “Big Bs.” Map of Alto Piemonte, ItalyVibrant and loaded with finesse, the best are drop-dead gorgeous, as these varietal Nebbiolos and blends possess agew...
International Competition for New Italian Theater
italytime Centro Culturale Italiano di New York in collaboration with The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute announces the International Competition for New Italian Theater titled "The Kindly Narrator" Admission to the Competition is open to anyone. Rules for Entering the International Competition for New Italian Theater "The Kindly Narrat...
Sons of San Paolino Giglio Feast 2017
Our brother feast, The Sons of San Paolino, kicks off Giglio season with their amazing feast starting on Wednesday June 21st and running through Sunday June 25th. This is a wonderful feast in which many members of the East Harlem Giglio Society are also involved with. We invite all Giglio fans to come and enjoy in entertainment, rides, food and the...