Italian food and fun: Crowd gathers at St. James for annual festival
The flavor of pasta, pizza and other Italian favorites flared from St. James. Music played over the loud speaker as visitors walked around the grounds of the school and church. It was all part of the St. James Italian Festival celebrating Italian heritage in the town. A number of food stands were set up inside and outside a large shel...
NIAF Lecture and Book Signing: "Saving Italy" author Robert Edsel
Don't miss this exclusive lecture, discussion and book signing by Robert Edsel, the bestselling author of the critically acclaimed 2013 book "Saving Italy: The Race to Rescue a Nation's Treasures from the Nazis." Edsel's dramatic story chronicles the little-known heroic effort of two U.S. soldiers—an artist and an historian—dispatched to Italy on...
Vendors and saints at Philadelphia's Italian Market
by Adam Zolkover Street vendors, saints, and live outdoor music marches into the Italian Market this Saturday and Sunday, May 18 and 19. The market, located on South Ninth Street in Philadelphia and widely regarded as the center of the Italian-American community in the city, will be throwing its ordinarily crowded doorways and streets wide...
Amateur historian proves '15th century map' that showed Vikings discovered America before Columbus is a FAKE
by Becky Evans It was hailed as the first proof of Viking exploration to the America and the earliest known map of the New World. Moreover, the Vinland Map was used by some to claim that the Vikings had discovered America 50 years before Christopher Columbus. Now a Scottish independent researcher has used simple Google searches to in...
Pills, poison and power
The Role of Medicine at the Court of the Medici Grand Dukes September 18, 2013 - Washington DC - Embassy of Italy A lecture by Sheila Barker Medici, the name of the family that ruled Tuscany for two hundred years, means 'doctors.' This curious fact, however, is only the beginning of the epic story of this Italian court's role i...
Passport Philadelphia: il 12 luglio missione a Pittsburgh
Per venire incontro alle numerose richieste di rilascio di passaporto da parte dei connazionali residenti nell'area di Pittsburgh, il Consolato Generale d'Italia a Philadelphia il prossimo 12 luglio si recherà in missione presso gli uffici del Console Onorario a Pittsburgh, Carla Lucente (Fisher Hall, 728, 600 Forbes Avenue). Qui, l'impieg...
Two operas coming to Central Jersey in April
Two opera productions in Italian are being staged in Central New Jersey in late April. The semi-professional Boheme Opera NJ will be performing its namesake work "La Boheme" by Giacomo Puccini at The College of New Jersey's Kendall Theater, the first time the group has included this opera in its season in 12 years. Also, communi...
Inaugural Festa Italiana Bethlehem postponed to 2016
By Lynn Olanoff Musikfest. Celtic Classic. Festa Italiana? Yes, a new Italian festival called Festa Italiana Bethlehem is joining Bethlehem's hearty festival lineup this June, set for June 5 and 6 on Main Street. The event will feature both a wine and pasta trail along with authentic Italian vendors, said Lynn Collins Cunningha...
Hoboken Italian Festival to kick off four-day celebration
The Hoboken Italian Festival, also known as the Feast of the Madonna Dei Maritiri or "The Feast," will run from Sept. 10 to 13. First held at the end of the 14th century, the festival pays tribute to Madonna dei Martiri – a religious tradition that began in 1188 when crusaders arriving at the port of Molfetta on Italy's Adriatic coast found an icon...
Ciao Bella Living Italian Style: Italian programming hits the Philly area
By Peg DeGrassa There's reality TV, Court TV, TruTV, Scyfy-TV, Latino TV, BET, paranormal TV and just about every other kind of TV station out there. But there has never really been a station out there that highlights, spotlights and explores everything Italian American. Until now, that is. When my good friend Barbara Ann Zippi...
Italian American Heritage Club of Hunterdon County to meet on Feb. 16
The Italian American Heritage Club of Hunterdon County will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 6:45 p.m., at The Farm House at The Grand Colonial on Rt. 173 in Asbury. Kevin Corcoran, owner of Artista Salumeria in Chester, will be the guest speaker. Corcoran will speak about the traditional regional Italian classics he sells. Some of their...
Italian-American Cultural and Heritage Society names distinguished citizen
The Italian-American Cultural and Heritage Society of Washington County has named Mark P. Seraly, M.D., as its distinguished citizen for 2016. Each year, the society honors outstanding individuals of Italian-American heritage who have not only excelled professionally but have also demonstrated extraordinary commitment to help others throug...