16th Annual Scalabrini House Seminary Fundraiser Banquet
The Scalabrini House Seminary will celebrate on April 26, 2014, at Casa Italiana its annual Fundraiser Banquet for the Scalabrinian Seminarians organized by local Scalabrinian priests in collaboration with the Scalabrini Fundraiser Committee. This year's 16th anniversary celebration will consist of a traditional banquet to raise funds to s...
Cinecittà studios: Google Doodle marks 77th anniversary of Italian studios dubbed 'The Dream Factory'
The sprawling Cinecittà film studio in Rome, dubbed 'The Dream Factory', and perhaps most famous for its association with the flamboyant director Federico Fellini, has been celebrated with a Google Doodle. Founded in 1937 by the dictator Benito Mussolini the aim of the 40-hectare (100-acre) facility was to revive the flagging fortunes of the Itali...
Cremona, torna a suonare la chitarra di Stradivari
di Lucia Landoni È stata costruita nel 1679, ma è ancora in ottime condizioni e svolge perfettamente la funzione per cui è stata ideata secoli fa dal più celebre liutaio della storia: la chitarra Sabionari è l'unica, tra le cinque realizzate da Antonio Stradivari che sono giunte fino a noi, a essere tuttora regolarmente utilizzata per atti...
Strikes and Spares at Clark Unico Annual Bowling Night
The Clark Unico held its annual bowling night on Saturday, May 17 at Garwood Lanes. More than 40 members of the service organization competed for prizes while enjoying dinner and an evening of fun and camaraderie. Clark Unico is a chapter of Unico National, the largest Italian American service organization in the United States. The Clark U...
15th Annual Bob Lampione Memorial Golf Outing
Black Bear Golf Club, Franklin, NJ - Thursday, June 12, 201412:30 PM Check in, lunch available, golf range open2:00 PM Shotgun start6:30 PM Taste of Italy dinner buffet w/ Beer, wine Awards, Prizes, Gifts $150.00 Per personHole sponsorships available !
My Town: Akron’s Italian-American Festival
by Jennifer Winot Admission is free to the 67th Annual Italian-American Festival. The event run from Friday, July 11 through Sunday, July 13. Festival hours are as follows: FRIDAY — 4 p.m. to midnight SATURDAY — Noon until midnight SUNDAY — Noon until 9 p.m. There will be plenty of vendors serving a variety of Italian dis...
Local Author to Talk About Controversial Rushmore Book at American Italian Heritage Museum in Albany
Capital District author Douglas J. Gladstone, whose new book is a valentine to the obscure Italian American immigrant who served as chief carver of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, will appear at the American Italian Heritage Museum on Thursday, July 17, 2014 at 7 p.m. to talk about his controversial work and sign copies of it. Carvin...
Fast and Curious: Italian guitarist Patrick Abbate rocks LA
What would you do if you had the spirit of an American rocker but you were born in the small town of Oristano, in the Italian island of Sardinia? Since the age of 3 – he has pictures to prove it! -, Patrick Abbate has held a guitar in his hands. And he knew exactly how to do it in the right way, even if nobody had ever taught him. "I have...
Local foundation honors student-athletes
Fourteen local student-athletes received $1,000 scholarships Saturday from the Texas Italian American Sports Foundation during the group's annual awards luncheon. Scholarship checks were presented by former Astros managers Larry Dierker and Phil Garner, and MLB.com reporter Alyson Footer received the group's annual service award. ...
Ferragosto celebrations with L’Italo-Americano
by Silvia Simonetti What is your idea of a perfect Ferragosto, the traditional Italian mid-summer feast? To this question, many of you would probably answer: good weather, good food, good wine and limoncello, good espresso coffee, good music, and – last but not least – a group of good friends. Being an Italian American newspaper a...
Little Italy Bakery Aims to Make 350-Pound Cannoli in Bid for World Title
A Little Italy institution plans to mark this year's San Gennaro Feast with an ambitious project: a 12-foot cannolo containing 50 pounds of chocolate chips. Ferrara Bakery and Cafe at 195 Grand St. has been working on a giant-sized version of its cannoli, a Sicilian pastry made with a light, crispy shell filled with sweet cream, chocolate...
Special Collections Announces the Opening of the Salvatore LaGumina Collection
The Salvatore LaGumina Collection documents Dr. LaGumina's career as an educator and his research on Italian Americans, in particular those who settled on Long Island, New York, with an emphasis on Nassau County. Comprised of 68 boxes of primary and secondary source materials, totaling 44 linear ft., the collection is now accessible for researc...