Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show
Celebrating its 48th year, the Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show highlights exceptional, one-of-a-kind creations by artists from across the United States. The 2024 event will feature 24 guest artists from Italy, all part of the artist collective Italiano Plurale. From jewelry to ceramics to sculptures, experience Italian art in Phi...
“Mosaico. Italian code of a timeless art” Exhibition opens in Washington DC
Italian Ambassador to the United States, Mariangela Zappia, inaugurated the “MOSAICO. Italian Code of a Timeless Art” exhibition last night in Washington, together with Aaron Myers, Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. This marks the launch of the first traveling multimedia exhibition dedicated to Italian mosaics. “Italian mosa...
Beloved Statue of Mother Cabrini Returning to Local Parish Church
The statue of Mother Cabrini is going home. A celebration is planned for the statue's return to Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish in the Ironbound Section of Newark on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. The statue of Mother Cabrini, who is also known as St. Frances Xavier and who is the first American saint, will be on the grounds of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Chu...
Italian American Women of Distinction honored at Clarksburg (West Virginia) Uptown Event Center
Eight local Italian American women were honored at the Progressive Women’s Association of Harrison County Friday afternoon for their work supporting their community through volunteerism. Since the PWA’s Women of Distinction program began 10 years ago, over 200 women have received this honor.
What should replace Baltimore’s Christopher Columbus statue? Ideas abound and memories linger.
What should replace the Christopher Columbus statue that was dumped in Baltimore’s harbor more than four years ago? A replica of the statue that was destroyed? A sculpture depicting a family of Italian immigrants? A likeness of former U. S. House of Representatives Speaker (and Baltimore native) Nancy Pelosi or her father, former Baltimore Mayor Th...
Wayne’s Father Michael Lombardo to be Honored at Passaic County 200 Club Italian Night Dinner
The Passaic County 200 Club, a volunteer organization that is dedicated to supporting first responders in Passaic County, has recently announced their fall fundraising dinner, an Italian Night to be held on November 12, 2024. Three special people will be honored during the dinner, including Father Michael Lombardo, the longstanding and well-loved p...
NIAF Celebrated 49th Anniversary Gala in Washington, D.C.
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) celebrated its 49th Anniversary Gala on Saturday, October 26, 2024, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. This black-tie event, which was sold out, celebrated the rich legacy of Italian Americans and their contributions to the United States with over 1,000 distinguished guests from the United...
Sons of Italy Morris County Lodge Recognizes Community Organizations for Charitable Service
On October 23rd at the general membership meeting in Parsippany (NJ) of the Sons of Italy, Morris County Lodge 2561, several organizations and citizens were recognized for the valuable, selfless, and caring services they provide to various in-need community groups, be it for safety, support, nourishment, or just their general overall well-being. L...
Columbus statue dedicated at Skylands Stadium in Augusta, NJ
A Christopher Columbus statue was dedicated Saturday, Oct. 12 at Skylands Stadium in Augusta. The statue, which previously stood in Columbus Plaza in Newark, was made in Rome by Giuseppe Ciochetti and presented to the city by Newark’s Italians in 1927. It was removed by the city in June 2020 to prevent its toppling in a Black Lives Matter protest....
20th Columbus Day celebration at Sons of Italy in Hammonton
For 20 years, the Order Sons of Italy in America Giuseppe Garibaldi Lodge #1658 has celebrated Columbus Day. Each year the Sons of Italy honors an Italian American from Hammonton. This year Jack Mazzeo of Mazzeo Studio located at 111 S. Egg Harbor Rd. was honored at the Sons of Italy lodge at 427 N. Third St. on October 14. Mazzeo then gave a prese...
Italian Heritage Month Recognized in West Orange
West Orange Township recognized October as Italian Heritage Month in a ceremony organized by the West Orange High School Italian Department and Italian Club, and sponsored by the local chapter of UNICO, on Oct. 15. UNICO, an Italian American service organization, which stands for "Unity, Neighborliness, Integrity, Charity and Opportunity", was for...
Amerigo Vespucci Society Holds Annual "Gagliano" Tripe Dinner
The Amerigo Vespucci Society (AVS) of Long Branch - New Jersey, held its annual Tripe Dinner this past October 21st. The historic traditional dinner originally began over 60 years ago by the late Thomas Gagliano Sr., a stone mason who arrived from the small town of Miglierina which is located in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of I...