Select Italy Unveiled Five Never-Before-Seen Wine Tour Experiences at the Los Angeles Travel and Adventure Show
Both divisions of the Select Italy group, Select Italy and Select Croatia, will be at the LA Travel and Adventure Show. In addition to the wide-ranging portfolio of travel services in Italy and Croatia, Select Italy and Select Croatia will place at the forefront their new Wine Roads Experiences, novel itineraries created from strategic par...
Easton exhibit explores Antonio Salemme's renewal in Lehigh Valley
By Tim Higgins Right now there's a great story being told at the Sigal Museum in Easton — the story of an artist whose career spanned almost the entire 20th century. It's the story of Antonio Salemme, the Italian-born American artist who was the toast of New York's art world from the 1920s to the 1950s and internationally known as one of the fore...
Italian American Cultural Club welcomes 14 new members
The Italian American Cultural Club welcomed 14 new members and made plans for upcoming events during the Feb. 10 meeting held at St. Florian Hall in Wintersville. President Jane Antonucci presided at the meeting attended by 122 members. Carol Almonte opened with a poem and prayer in leading in opening exercises. Read more ...
Dive Into the Sorrentino/Servillo Experience at the Italian Cultural Institute
Italian cinema had a real shot to the arm recently with the triumphant Oscar win of Sorrentino's La Grande Bellezza, a beautiful and bittersweet portrait of the lives of the Roman upper crust. This film, however, is not the first time that Director Sorrentino and Actor Servillo have worked together. In honor of their magical partnership, t...
Italian Wine Dinner at the Frog and the Peach
On Friday, May 2, 7:00 p.m., the Frog and the Peach, 29 Dennis Street at Hiram Square, New Brunswick, New Jersey, will host a special Italian wine dinner featuring the extraordinary vintages of Dalla Terra Imports. Dalla Terra is the importer for many of the best Italian wines available in the United States. Amelia DiMarco, US Import Director, wil...
Buon appetito! CIAO to hold 27th annual Italian dinner
One of the biggest food-related events of the year, the Charitable Italian American Organization's annual Italian Dinner has become a huge event for pasta lovers throughout Lima and the surrounding area. Entering its 27th year, the event brings thousands of people to Veterans Memorial Civic Center. "Last year was a record event," CIAO vice...
A Venetian’s view of Rome and Europe at the Gallerie dell'Accademia
The Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice hosts its first grand anthological exhibit of 17th-Century painter Carlo Saraceni; Carlo Saraceni: Un Veneziano tra Roma e l'Europa is a follow-up to the same exposition that recently closed in Rome. The exhibition - down to its curation details - highlights the painter's particular ties with Venice (his birth...
Morto a 98 anni padre Busa, incredibile pioniere dell’informatica con l’Index Thomisticus
"Lettore fermati! E' morto padre Busa. Se navighi in Internet lo devi a lui, se usi un pc per scrivere mail e documenti di testo lo devi a lui. Se puoi leggere questo articolo lo devi, lo dobbiamo a lui". Con questo attacco, forse un po' troppo pomposo per un tipo così semplice, l'Osservatore Romano ha annunciato ieri la morte di padre Roberto Busa...
Estate bolognese a Portland
Lo scorso 7 maggio, a Bologna, l'Associazione Lavitabella ha presentato il progetto "Casa Bologna" del Comitato Bologna Portland, istituito in occasione del 10° anno di gemellaggio tra le città di Bologna e Portland, nello Stato americano dell'Oregon. Il Comitato nasce dalla collaborazione tra la stessa Associazione Lavitabella e la Portla...
Italian religious events: Tataratà Feast, Casteltermini, Agrigento
WTI Magazine #32 2014 May, 29Author : folclore.it Translation by: The foundation of the village is linked to the legend of the discovery of a wooden cross. It is said that a cow used to be alone from the group every day, and always squatted in the same place.
Opera, Ballet at the Baths of Caracalla
The evocative stage that becomes part of the summer scenery at the Terme di Caracalla (the Caracalla Baths) makes its return on June 24th, beginning this year's summer opera and ballet season for the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma. Patrons can expect an even richer programme than the last time around, with 25 performances of traditional reperto...
Acqua Panna celebrates the 450th anniversary of purity
Acqua Panna is indeed proud of a long history. Legend says that its estate dates as far back as the Renaissance period, to the days of the famed Medici family of Florence. The Medicis were known for their sumptuous banquets and their love for fine wine and food and, the lore has it, this way these Renaissance gourmet secured themselv...