Cremona Musica alla fiera Internazionale degli strumenti musicali Namm di Los Angeles
Quella fra industria e cultura musicale è una relazione feconda che Cremona Musica International Exhibitions stimola da diverso tempo, promuovendo un modello fieristico nel quale mercato e arte rappresentano le due facce della stessa medaglia. Allo stesso modo, anche il NAMM di Anaheim – la manifestazione di Los Angeles punto di riferimento a livel...
Postcard from the End of America: Philly's Italian Market
I live a block from the Italian Market, see, and its ecology is more complex than anything I could ever aspire to describe, but better something than nothing, so let me give you a little tour of the Eyetalian Market.There are lots of restaurants on 9th Street, so naturally, there are tons of Mexicans, and since they don't go for the dark Irish bar...
Long Wharf explores family dynamics after devastating 1960 air disaster in ‘Napoli, Brooklyn”
Life (and family dynamics) can change forever in the proverbial “blink of an eye,” sometimes resulting in extraordinary joy, sometimes in absolute devastation or sometimes both. This is at the heart of “Napoli, Brooklyn,” a world premiere play focused on the women of the Italian-American Muscolino family following a horrific 1960 mid-air collision...
The successful Italian story of Professor Fabrizio Nestola
Fabrizio Nestola, 44 years old, is a Professor of Mineralogy at the University of Padua. He has worked hard not only for his academic career but also to carry on his research on diamonds. Prof Nestola’s aim is the one of finding out what lays behind the diamonds, even studying the super-giant ones (3000 carats), the super-deep and rare ones to be f...
Bobby Conte Thornton Talks A Bronx Tale
Bobby Conte Thornton is nothing if not grateful. After graduating with a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan in 2015, he immediately started working in regional theatre and in New York (occasionally with some of his idols), before landing the lead role in A Bronx Tale on Broadway. Thornton plays Calogero, an Italian-American boy...
Surprising spike for industrial production in December could lead to better final result for 2016 GDP
Italy’s industrial production is growing faster than expected, posting an annual 6.6% jolt in December, which could boost the 2016 final GDP figures released on Tuesday. According to the government's estimates, full year growth should be between 0.9% and 1%. Istat's data shows a 1.4% growth in production on a monthly basis, vastly exceeding the mar...
UNDERSTANDING SECLUSION - the Legal Dimensions of the Ghetto
When: February 21, 2017 from 11 AM to 12:30 PM - Where: At the Library of Congress The Law Library of Congress will commemorate the 500th anniversary of the founding of the Jewish Ghetto of Venice with the program “Understanding Seclusion: the Legal Dimensions of the Ghetto”, which is in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy/Italian Cultural Inst...
«Stare in Apple? Come in monastero Il nuovo Steve Jobs sarà un italiano»
«A parte le levatacce — la mattina comincio alle 4.30 e il nostro capo, Tim Cook, spesso è già in pista alle 3.45 — lavorare alla Apple significa essere in mezzo a un esercito e vivere, al tempo stesso, in un monastero» racconta il direttore finanziario del gruppo di Cupertino, Luca Maestri, durante un incontro al Consolato italiano di New York mod...
Palermo readies to make the best out of its nomination as 2018 Italian Capital of Culture
The “Vie dei Tesori” (Masterpiece Road) program that helps visitors to Palermo discover its cultural heritage sites is a good model for local authorities as they prepare for the city's year as Italian Capital of Culture in 2018. Last year, the number of visitors that took part in the project hit a record 250,000. The resources available to authorit...
Scholarship Opportunity with The Italian Cultural Center
Massimo Bonavita Memorial Scholarship 2017. In honor of our co-founder, Massimo Bonavita, and in keeping with our mission to promote Italian language and culture, the Italian Cultural Center will offer a scholarship designed for students majoring/minoring in Italian. Specifically created for Minnesota residents/students in partnership with the Univ...
A recognition for Little Italy in Arkansas
Little Italy's history received recognition today from the Pulaski County Historical Society. An article highlighting Little Italy's role in Prohibition was awarded the 2017 F. Hampton Roy Award for best research article. It will be published in the Spring edition of the Pulaski County Historical Society's journal.
2nd Annual Italian Fest coming to Boca
When you say “Italian,” and you mean music, food and wine, you have to head to the 2nd Annual Italian Fest in downtown Boca Raton on Feb. 25. Head for the many food booths, and stick around for the entertainment: Aaron Caruso, Ray Massa’s EuroRhythms, Tre Bella and Frank Sinatra tribute singer Frank Todaro. Of course, there’s beer and cocktails, to...