Al Westchester Italian Cultural Center Abruzzo e Molise in vetrina per un mese e mezzo
Per un mese e mezzo, dal prossimo ottobre, le eccellenze di Abruzzo e Molise saranno in vetrina a New York presso il Westchester Italian Cultural Center (WICCNY). Abruzzo & Molise, Yesterday and Today 2015: arte, cultura, tradizioni, artigianato, enogastronomia, rassegne espositive: il meglio delle due regioni, che fino al 1963 sono st...
A New Italian Restaurant and Market Opens in Washington, D.C.
by Geoffrey Montes Washington, D.C.'s flourishing culinary scene recently received a double dose of Italian flair with the opening of Centrolina restaurant in the capital's luxe CityCenterDC development. In addition to a main dining room, there is a specialty market on-site, where patrons can pick up homemade sauces, fresh pasta, and impor...
Gei. A Cottarelli il Friendship Awar
Il direttore esecutivo del Fondo Monetario Internazionale, Carlo Cottarelli, è stato ospite del Gei - Gruppo Esponenti Italiani - a una colazione, tenutasi venerdì nella Stella Room del Ristorante Le Cirque di Manhattan. Nel corso dell'incontro il dott. Cottarelli ha ricevuto da Lucio Caputo, presidente della prestigiosa organizzazione che...
Partenariato transatlantico rimandato a settembre
In questi mesi abbiamo seguito con estremo interesse e necessaria coscienza le evoluzioni del negoziato per la conclusione del Trattato transatlantico sul commercio e gli investimenti (TTIP) tra Stati Uniti ed Unione Europea. Arrivati ad oggi, la certezza maggiore sta nel fatto che il fattore tempo prende sempre di più il sopravvento. ...
Ferragosto Picnic with The Abruzzo and Molise Heritage Society: August 16, 2015
Sunday, August 16, 2015; 12:30pm to 5:00pmVilla Rosa Home, 3800 Lottsford Vista Road, Mitchellville, MD The Abruzzo and Molise Heritage Society's (AMHS) invites the Italian-American community to its annual Ferragosto (a two-thousand-year old tradition) picnic on the grounds of the Villa Rosa Nursing Home in Mitchellville, MD. A few highli...
In Italy, Hiking and Haute Cuisine in the Dolomites
by Robert Draper The most sensible approach to the Alpine geological wonderland known as the Dolomites is also the most evocative one. Here's how it's done: After the three-hour drive from Venice Marco Polo Airport toward Austria, pull off the autostrada into the inviting city of Bolzano. In the pedestrian zone on Piazza della Mos...
Italian art: Giuseppe Arcimboldo
WTI Magazine #67 2015 September, 4Author : Enrico De Iulis Translation by: Giuseppe Arcimboldo was a unique case in the history of Italian art: one of the most innovative, original and whimsical painters ever known in world artistic history. Born in Milan, very attached to his city and to its origins, he came from an artistic family:...
West End Museum Hosts Italian Heritage Month Events
by Matt Conti The West End Museum will host events celebrating Italian Heritage Month in October for the sixth consecutive year. Prior to the demolition of Boston's Old West End during the "urban renewal" of the 1950s, many Italian-American families called the neighborhood home. The Museum's month-long celebration honors this former little...
Philip Cecchettini: Backstage at the Italian Film Festival
by Bianca Friundi Fall is around the corner in the Bay Area, and with it comes Lido Cantarutti's Italian Film Festival of acclaimed comedy and drama directly from Italy. The Festival is an abiding favorite, eagerly awaited by Marin County residents as well as San Francisco natives. Now in its 39th year, the Festival showcases the...
Joe Segreto, New Orleans restaurateur, dies at 75, newspaper reports
By Todd A. Price Joe Segreto, who ran the beloved Italian restaurant Eleven 79, died Monday (Oct. 5), reports the Advocate. He was 75. Mr. Segreto was born into the restaurant world. In the 1940s, his father Joseph John Segreto had a French Quarter Italian restaurant called Segreto's. Early in his career, Mr. Segreto worked f...
114 Year Old Tradition Returns To Little Italy Church
The Craco Society announces the feast of San Vincenzo, Martire di Craco will be held at the Shrine Church of the Most Precious Blood after a 113 year hiatus. The Craco Society, a non-profit organization seeking to preserve the culture, traditions, and history of Craco, a southern Italian hill town located in the Province of Matera and the re...
Guido Gozzano: Memory and Innovation
The Center for Italian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania will celebrate the poetry of Guido Gozzano (1883-1916) with an international conference to be held in Philadelphia October 29-30, 2015. Center for Italian Studies - 549 Williams Hall, 255 South 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305 Is Gozzano the last poet of the Nineteenth Centur...