NEWS FROM :  

If you love art by the Wyeth family — N.C., his son Andrew and grandson Jamie — then a day in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, is a must. Tour the places they lived, worked and were inspired, and enjoy three generations of their art at the Brandywine River Museum.   A day-long tour package includes a simple lunch of soup and half-sandwich in the m...

The America-Italy Society (AIS) of Philadelphia is offering a paid internship for a summer archival, research, and writing project on its history and mission. The intern will select historical documents, do research on the web, and prepare information to publish on the AIS website (http://www.aisphila.org/site/), which will be fully renovated. &nb...

Antica Murrina jewelry store is opening soon at the Promenade at Bonita Bay. Owned and operated by Angelo and Victoria Molinari, the store specializes in Antica Murrina handcrafted jewelry by Murano Glass in Venice, Italy.   It is only the second Antica Murrina store in the U.S.; the original is in Atlantic City, New Jersey. "We look f...

The Italian-style church was established in 1913 to serve the more than 3,000 Italians in this "Little Italy" neighborhood who came here to help build the nation's capital as stone carvers, masons and other trades. Located at 595 Third Street, N.W., Holy Rosary Church's exterior includes a bell tower, Christopher Columbus statue and four marbl...

The Italian American Museum, Its Board Members and President Dr. Joseph V. Scelsa congratulate Comm. Michael P. Ricatto on receiving the 2014 Lt. Det. Joseph Petrosino Association in America - Jack and Helen Como Entrepreneurial Award On Thursday, August 14th, the Lt. Det. Joseph Petrosino Association in Ame...

Beviamo International, Houston's leader in fine Italian wines, is pleased to offer a "Tasting Tour of Italy" at the Houston Italian Festival (October 9-12, 2014). This is a special opportunity to sample 12 wines (1oz. per wine), representing many of Italy's most important regions.   Taste the wines, get the story behind the label and speak t...

Let's go back to the Great Lakes, in our journey to discover Italy in the USA, and today we are happy to meet with the Italian Consul General in Chicago, Adriano Monti, whom we thank for his cordial availability.   On the next October 23 and 24 Chicago will host the Italian Expo, the most important event yearly organized specifically to promote M...

In advance of the the 13th Annual Columbus Day Commemoration, members of Trenton Council Knights of Columbus, The New Jersey Italian American Heritage Commission, and community volunteers braved the weather and rain on Sat., Oct. 4 to clean Columbus Park around the statue.   This group included the following: Matt Tydryszewski, Don Povio, v...

My name is Salvatore Sciacca, the Executive Director of CIAP. I would like to personally invite you to our 10th event. If you are looking for a memorable event, then you have come to the RIGHT PLACE! Come join dozens of professionals mingle, network, break bread over a catered dinner from Salerno's Restaurant along with Italian red wine.  ...

Si chiama "Uniti per Boston" l'unica lista ammessa alle prossime elezioni del Comites. Sedici i candidati in lista tra consiglieri uscenti e giovani professionisti "emanazione" del Pib (Professionisti Italiani a Boston).   Questi tutti i candidati.Susi Domenico, Pasquale Maurizio, Natale Romagnoli Rosetta, Mustone Alebrto, Mazza Giuseppe, Bu...

In recent years Joseph Perella, a giant of the American private equity world, has become obsessed with Italy's history.   The periods that normally attract attention, such as the Renaissance or Roman empire, are not what interests Perella. Instead, what has sparked his passion is a saga that is relatively unknown, namely how ordinary Italian...

by Leigh Haugh   Mario Cuomo, the former New York governor, has been hospitalized for an undisclosed heart condition, according to the governor's office. The news was announced on Saturday, November 29. The 82-year-old father of current Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) was a three-term Democratic governor of New York, from which the elder states...