June 7, 2015 - (rain or shine). Rose Tree Park - 1671 North Providence Road ~ Media, PA ~ 19063. 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Italian food, music, games and entertainment for the whole family!!~~~~~~~~ No admission fee for festival!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FREE on-site parking!!! ~~~~~~~~~2015 Festival produced by CIAO of Delaware County and E...
READ MOREBy Amanda Nichols The Festa Italiana Committee is searching for little ones to participate in it's new Little Miss and Mr. Contest. Parents of girls and boys ages 2 to 6, who have a blood relative of Italian descent, are invited to register their child for the contest, which will take place throughout the Italian Festival Aug. 6 to 8....
READ MOREIf history is not told or forgotten, its power to educate is lost. So when Joseph R. Perella '64 '06H heard about the unknown story of Italians risking their lives to rescue Jews and other refugees during World War II, he knew it had to be shared on a grand scale. On Thursday, Oct. 22, the documentary My Italian Secret: The Forgotten Heroes was sh...
READ MOREJoseph Nicolosi has been named Man of the Year by the Holy Name Society of St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church. The society bestows the honor each year on a male member of the Easton parish who has given his time and talent to church and community. At St. Anthony's, Nicolosi has been active as a Eucharistic minister, a volunteer at...
READ MOREThe Italian-American Police Association is sponsoring the following college scholarships: •Erie County Deputy Sheriff Robert S. Insalaco Financial Scholarship Award •Buffalo Police Patrolman David J. Scime Financial Scholarship Award These scholarship awards are sponsored by the Italian-American Police Association in memory of two deceas...
READ MOREPhiladelphia, è stata giudicata da Travel + Leisure la città più colta d' America e già vanta alcune delle più grandi collezioni al mondo di arte impressionista e post-impressionista. Dal 24 giugno al 13 Settembre 2015, Philadelphia sarà la sede della mostra: "Discovering the Impressionists": Paul Durand-Ruel and the New Painting", presso il P...
READ MOREApril 16, 2015 Thursday 7:00 PMInternational House Philadelphia - 3701 Chestnut StreetPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 In the IHP series Rome, City of Signs we will travel through history and the films of the Italian capital, starting with Antonioni's L'eclisse and moving on through many other titles including the classic Roberto...
READ MOREThe Center for Italian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, the Italian Studies Section, and the Italian Consulate General in Philadelphia present The Monk, the Priest, the Nun March 22-23, 2013 The conference, held at the University of Pennsylvania, will explore how monks, priests, and nuns dwell in literary texts and the visual arts quit...
READ MOREPittsburgh native and former International Boxing Federation lightweight champion, Paul Spadafora, is anxious to get back in the ring again. He's looking to add a few more win totals and knockouts to his current record of 48-1-1 with 19 knockouts. After an outstanding amateur career that saw him win 75 of his 80 fights, Spadafora turned profession...
READ MOREThe story of Caputo Bros. Creamery is one fermented with love. It began with a little boy from Burlington County whose bond with an Italian grandmother, who spoke little English, was through food, especially Amedea Caputo's meatballs. She used to pop them into grandson David's mouth as soon as he arrived at her Newark home. "Food was...
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