Molto incoraggianti le notizie che ci giungono da Washington sul futuro della lingua italiana negli Stati Uniti: l'ambasciatore d'Italia Claudio Bisogniero, rispondendo alle domande de La VOCE di New York, ha rivelato che il raggiugimento dell'obiettivo dei 2.500 studenti che devono sostenere l'esame AP Italian entro il 2016 è ormai prossimo e ques...

The Vetri Family restaurant group has put in offers to bring its pizzeria concept to not one, but two Washington, D.C., locations. Two Pizzeria Vetri locations will be opening in the D.C. metro area. The leases aren’t signed yet, but they’re expected to open by the end of the fourth quarter this year or the first quarter of 2016, said Jeff Benjamin...

Dal primo febbraio al 3 maggio, la National Gallery of Art di Washington ospiterà la prima importante retrospettiva mai realizzata sul grande artista fiorentino Piero di Cosimo. Titolo: "Piero di Cosimo: La Poesia della pittura nella Firenze rinascimentale". In una versione diversa, la mostra si sposterà poi alla Galleria degli Uffizi dal 23 giugno...

Join NIAF and their friends for a spirited holiday reception on Wednesday, Dec. 12, at NIAF headquarters! "Dean Martin" (actor, vocalist and master Dino tribute performer Eric Richardson) will be on hand to bring back memories of the humor and songs that made the Rat Pack's "King of Cool" so cool. This fun and festive reception includes hors d'oeuv...

Una delegazione di imprenditori italiani verrà negli Stati Uniti a fine marzo, per una missione finalizzata a individuare opportunità di investimento in America. Il primo di una serie di importanti appuntamenti bilaterali, che potrebbero completarsi con la visita del presidente del Consiglio Renzi alla Casa Bianca nel mese di aprile, e forse anche...

Join host Kathy McCabe to celebrate the premiere of the PBS travel series Dream of Italy at a cocktail party at Via Umbria in Washington, DC on Saturday, May 30th at 5 p.m. Via Umbria owners Suzy and Bill Menard are rolling out the red carpet in their Georgetown store/event space for a celebration of the television show and all things Italian...

When: December 6 (Sunday) 1:00 - 2:00 pm Where: Casa Italiana, 595 1/2 Third Street, NW, Washington, DC Sponsored by National Organization of Italian American Women, Washington D.C. Region. Learn more about the fascinating role Italian American women have had within the Holy Rosary Parish and the greater DC community. Italian American...

NIAF will make 30 scholarships available to students for the 2013-2014 academic year, and its Voyage of Discovery program will take about 20 U.S. students on an expense-paid trip to Italy this summer. NIAF scholarship applications and information is now available online at www.niaf.org/scholarships. Deadline to apply is March 1, 2013. NIAF Voyage...

Inaugurating "2013—The Year of Italian Culture" in the United States, the National Gallery of Art, in Washington, D.C., will unveil the only presentation in the United States of the "David-Apollo" by Michelangelo, on loan from Museo Nazionale del Bargello in Florence. The "David-Apollo," last seen in Washington in 1949, will be on public view in th...

The Abruzzo Molise Heritage Society (AMHS) is pleased to announce our next general Society meeting program for Sunday, September 27, 2015, in Casa Italiana (595 ½ 3rd Street NW, Washington DC) at 1:00 pm. We will watch an amazing film entitled "Cuore Napoletano." If you have ever wondered about the origins of the famous Neapolitan songs, this...