Italian heritage: il giorno dei morti - the day of the dead
Italian Cultural Center of Minneapolis - 528 Hennepin Avenue, Suite 502, Minneapolis, MN 55403. Join us for a new initiative entitled "Italian Heritage". Italian Heritage workshops will involve easy readings in Italian & discussion on topics that include Italian cultural traditions, historical events and individuals who sparked change.&nbs...
L’AP Italian di ICoN tra Houston e San Diego
Prosegue l'attività formativa e di presentazione delle attività di ICoN nel mondo. Nel corso di novembre la dottoressa Nadia Gatto, responsabile dei Corsi di Lingua del Consorzio, sarà in Texas e sulla West Coast statunitense per due iniziative. A Houston è in calendario un corso di formazione per insegnanti, offerto dal Ministero degli Af...
Dyker Height's Neapolitan Nativity
It's that time of year again when local artisan John Miniero builds his annual outdoor presepio in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn (14th Avenue, between 79th and 80th Streets). The Neapolitan Christmas tradition has been a neighborhood favorite for many years and continues to astonish onlookers with its whimsy and complexity. I met up with Mr. M...
Luca Dorigatti and the Trentini by the Bay
by Bianca Friundi Nothing is as important to an Italian as their family, "La Famiglia". We Italians define our family not only in the traditional sense, but also extend it to the community which encompasses our daily lives. In San Francisco and the greater Bay Area, there is a little known group of Italian expatriates from the northern Ita...
Give Christmas a Sicilian spin with hearty Tummala
by Clifford A. Wright Families all seem to have their own Christmas classics—roast turkey, baked ham, crown roast or pork, or prime rib. Many Italian-Americans will have lasagna or a feast of seven fishes. One spectacular preparation for a change of pace is to follow some families and make the classic Sicilian Christmas tumm...
Italian American Police Society held Christmas Party for children in need
by Frank Cahill Italian American Police Society of New Jersey Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Morris, Bergen and Passaic counties held its Annual Christmas Party for children in need. The event was held at the American Legion Hall in Whippany. The US Customs and Border Protection Law Enforcement Explorers helped to make the holiday party...
New Lettuce Entertain You concept il Porcellino to replace Paris Club Bistro & Bar
by Morgan Olsen Hubbard Street is parting ways with Paris Club Bistro & Bar, which opened in 2011, and making way for il Porcellino, a new Italian concept from shared parent company Lettuce Entertain You. The new spot—from R.J., Jerrod and Molly Melman and chef Doug Psaltis (RPM Steak)—is being billed as a "rustic everyday trattoria."...
Quadri interattivi e digitali A Milano in mostra gli Uffizi Virtual
di Carolina Saporiti Quattrocento anni di storia dell'arte italiana interattivi. Verrà inaugurata giovedì 21 gennaio, alla Fabbrica del Vapore a Milano, la prima digital exhibition immersiva e interattiva d'Italia. Le opere scelte, in forma di quadri digitali interattivi, provengono dalla Galleria degli Uffizi di Firenze. Si chiam...
Italian wines are not easy, educating retailers and consumers is key
Demand for Italian wines is growing worldwide but teaching distributors and consumers to appreciate the country's wealth of native varietals is necessary to help many more wine producers enter the US market, said Stevie Kim, managing director of Vinitaly International. "Italian wine is actually quite complicated. Italian wine is fairly mature...
Ennio Morricone Wins Best Original Music At 2016 BAFTAs, Proving That Age Is Just A Number
by Lindsay Denninger Some 87-year-olds may be slowing down and retiring to Boca Raton, but Ennio Morricone sure isn't resting on his laurels. The legendary maestro composed the score for Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight, and he's been scooping up plenty of accolades this 2016 award season because of it. He won Best Original Score at t...
Columbus Day Parade Grand Marshal Wanted
The Ocean County Columbus Day Parade Committee is currently accepting nominations for Grand Marshal of the Twenty-fifth Annual Parade and Italian Festival to be held in Seaside Heights from October 7 through October 9. "The Ocean County Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival has grown into one of the most popular ethnic celebrations at t...
L'On. Francesca La Marca è intervenuta alla riunione dell’Intercomites USA a Filadelfia
L'On. Francesca La Marca ha partecipato alla riunione dell'Intercomites degli USA, svoltasi lo scorso sabato a Filadelfia. All'incontro erano presenti i Presidenti dei Comites statunitensi e il Console di Filadelfia Andrea Canepari, che ha portato il suo saluto. Presenti anche il primo consigliere dell'Ambasciata di Washington, Carlo Romeo, che ha...