Italian-Americans honor heritage, food and music
This weekend, amorous Italians will return to the French Quarter for the 45th annual Italian-American Marching Club’s St. Joseph’s Parade and other festivities. The events honor St. Joseph, whose feast day is March 19. The celebrations begin at noon on Friday, with a presentation of the “World’s Largest Pasta Dish,” holding pasta con sard...
A Tavola con le Tradizioni del… Veneto
Italian Cultural & Community CenterThursday, May 21, 2015 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (CDT)Houston, TX Join us for an amazing evening with Executive Chef Alberto Baffoni of Ristorante Mascalzone,as he leads us through a culinary tour of the Region of Veneto. The recipes will be demonstrated live for you to view, followed by an excl...
The NM Italian Film & Culture Festival, prepared to launch its 9th edition on February 16
Coming off a record year in 2015 for both attendance and donation to the University of New Mexico Children's Hospital, Italian Festivals of New Mexico is poised to deliver another rousing edition of its annual flagship event. This year's program unfolds in Albuquerque and showcases 7 critically acclaimed contemporary films flanked by a kickoff rece...
LPO's Prieto and Italian pianist Lupo offer public masterclasses at Loyola
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Principal Conductor and Music Director Carlos Miguel Prieto and award-winning Italian pianist Benedetto Lupo will present free masterclasses this month at Loyola University New Orleans. These classes afford Loyola students the opportunity to perform and receive feedback from world-class artists in preparation for mu...
La Decima Conferenza dei Ricercatori Italiani nel Mondo, un Trionfo del Tricolore
di Tiziana Triolo Si è svolta il 6 dicembre presso l'Auditorium del Consolato Generale d'Italia a Houston, in Texas, la Decima Conferenza dei Ricercatori Italiani nel Mondo, organizzata dal Comitato degli Italiani all'Estero (Comites) della circoscrizione consolare di Houston, che comprende gli Stati dell'Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma e Te...
New Italian restaurant from big name chef shows lots of promise
by Eric Sandler After a week of previews with friends and family services, Osteria Mazzantini has officially opened. Developed by Mockingbird Bistro chef/owner John Sheely in tribute to his mother's Italian heritage, Mazzantini is an upscale casual restaurant along the lines of Ciao Bello and Coppa Ristorante. Inside the attractiv...
Usa: successo esplorazione Eni in West Texas
Eni ha perforato con successo il primo pozzo esplorativo orizzontale (Stallings 1H) nell'ambito dell'accordo con Quicksilver Resources volto a valutare, esplorare e sviluppare risorse a olio in giacimenti non convenzionali situati nella parte meridionale del bacino del Delaware, nella Contea di Pecos, nel West Texas, circa 700 chilometri a nord ove...
Decima Conferenza dei Ricercatori Italiani nel Mondo
Il 6 Dicembre si svolgerà presso l'Auditorium del Consolato Generale d'Italia a Houston, Texas la Decima Conferenza dei Ricercatori Italiani nel Mondo. Organizzata dal Comitato degli Italiani all'Estero (COM.IT.ES) della circoscrizione di Houston, che comprende gli Stati dell'Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma e Texas, in collaborazione con il Comitato...
Osservato 'grembo stellare' dove stanno nascendo due pianeti
Due giovani pianeti, probabilmente dei giganti gassosi grandi quanto Saturno, stanno nascendo dal 'grembo' fatto di polveri e gas che circonda la giovanissima stella HD 163296, visibile a 400 anni luce da noi nella costellazione del Sagittario: a svelare questa precoce 'gravidanza' stellare è il radio telescopio Alma in Cile, che ha analizzato le p...
"Tiger Rag" music ties Italian part of exhibit to LSU
by Robin Miller One can't help wondering if Nick LaRocca would have believed it if someone had told him exactly how much influence his song would have over a stadium of 90,000-plus. Make that more than 100,000 when the addition to Tiger Stadium is complete, when more voices are added to the crowd's roar when the LSU Tiger Marching Ban...
Italian Festival’s royalty revealed
Jackie and Dominie Smith are proud to continue the tradition of Italian heritage in southeastern Oklahoma by serving as Re and Regina for this weekend's Italian Festival — although they were surprised at their selection. "I thought it would be a nice honor, but I never thought it would be me," Jackie Smith said. The couple is set to r...
Three Italian artists featured at Norman museum
By John Brandenburg Large oils and paper or collage works, as well as butterflies and burned books, give us a lot to think about in a show by three Italian artists. The exhibit by Massimiliano Luchetti, Sara Lovari and Enrique Moya Gonzalez is at Mainsite Contemporary Art, 122 E Main. Called "Arezzo in Norman," the show was c...