MUSIC. It’s a big part of the heart and soul of Italy, and it’s always a big part of the NM Italian Film & Culture Festival. The festival has long emphasized local Italian music talent, and this year will be no different. Opening night features a trio from Chamber Music Campania – an upbeat, audience-engaging organization on a mission to dispel the...

The Italian filmmaker will be honored at the annual fest which takes place the week before the Academy Awards. The 13th Annual L.A. Italia Film Fest is returning to Hollywood. This year's event will pay tribute to Call Me by Your Name director Luca Guadagnino and the film's producer Marco Morabito on March 2. The film will compete for four Academy...

If you've been watching television for the past decade, chances are, you have stumbled upon Buddy Valastro, the Cake Boss, a fourth-generation Italian-American baker from Hoboken who has built his financial empire almost literally from cake and icing. During his visit to the Philippines for the TLC Festival 2017, Buddy shared some tidbits about his...

The Chicagoland Italian American Professionals (www.chicagolanditalians.com) presents the 1st annual Bracciole event held in the Chandelier room at Casa Italia in Stone Park on March 24th from 2pm to 5pm. Home cooks are going to present their version of the famous Italian bracciole for attendees to sample and judge. Prizes awarded to the best bracc...

Community Board 5 voted down the Federazione Italo-Americana di Brooklyn and Queens’ permit application for its four-day Ridgewood street festival for the fourth year in a row last Wednesday — but not before some intraboard strife over the procedure used to do so. The Italian organization, as it has for the past 25 years, had filed plans to host it...

When: Monday, March 19, 2018, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. - WhrTrattoria Romana | 1476 Hylan Boulevard | Staten Island, NY 10305 - Costs: Members: $60; Non-Members: $70 - More info: Advance registration required. Spaces are limited. RSVP by Monday, March 12. The evening will be celebrated with the traditional meatless specialties of Chef/Owner Vittorio...

Folks counting down the days until the The 30th Annual Venice Italian Feast & Carnival that starts Feb. 22 should check out the inaugural Saint Pio Italian Festival being held by Our Lady Queen of Martyrs in South Manatee. The fun event will offer a winning mix of Italian food, Italian wine and other beverages along with Italian music. 1-7 p.m. Sat...

Conto alla rovescia per Be Italian, il nuovo salone organizzato da Lombardia Fiere dedicato alle eccellenze del made in Italy agroalimentare e alle attrezzature professionali per la ristorazione che debutterà a New York dal 4 al 6 marzo 2018. Be Italian condurrà alle porte del mercato americano una selezione di alcune delle più interessanti realtà...

As Italy starts to thaw out from the bitter winter months and the spring awakening begins, the city of Agrigento hosts Sicily’s most famous folkloristic event: the Almond Blossom Festival. Founded in 1934, this longstanding tradition is repeated every year at the beginning of February and lasts for a week; this year, it runs from March 3 to 11. Dur...

Cibus is coming back: the most relevant food Italian fair will be held in the city of Parma from 7th to 10th May, 2018. More than 3,000 exhibiting companies and a growing number of Italian and international buyers are expected in Parma.  The most innovative products will be displayed in a new dedicated area, the incoming programme for foreign buyer...