Committee cooking up another hearty Festa Italiana
Summer break may be halfway over, but there's still more to celebrate! With just a month to go, the Festa Italiana Committee is cooking up another hearty event for area residents to look forward to. In fact, they want you to gear up for good food and good times, setting this year's theme as "Celebrate! Family, Friends and Tradition." "Th...
Italian Heritage Night with the Wilmington Blue Rocks
On June 3, join the Wilmington Blue Rocks baseball team for Italian Heritage Night as they take on the Carolina Mudcats at Frawley Stadium. Enjoy the game along with traditional Italian music, Italian trivia games and specialty Italian food items from Botto's Italian Sausage. Tickets: $7. For information and tickets, call 302-472-5701 or visit www....
Italian born student journalist defends First Amendment at CMA
When The Anchor went to New York City for its annual conference, we met many students who wrote for college newspapers all over the country. I expected different opinions and viewpoints as I went into my panels each day, eager to learn more. But, what I didn't expect was for one student to believe so firmly in the First Amendment that he w...
COMITES: a Philadelphia vince “Forza Italia”
Risultati definitivi da Philadelphia dove alle elezioni del Comites hanno partecipato quattro liste. La più votata è stata Forza Italia con 529 voti validi; al secondo posto "Uniti per un futuro migliore" con 394; al terzo "Insieme" con 335 voti e al quarto "Innovitalia" con 128. Questi gli eletti. FORZA ITALIA: Patitucci Luigi 426, Veneziale...
Virtuoso Sentimento: A piano recital by Francesco Attesti
Internationally acclaimed Italian pianist Francesco Attesti holds a degree from Luigi Cherubini Conservatory of Florence. He received private classes from Sergio Perticalori and has participated in master classes with Jacques Rouvier and Hector Moreno. Recently he collaborated with the Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra of Prague, perfor...
Italian American Heritage Club of Hunterdon County to award scholarships at monthly meeting
The Italian American Heritage Club of Hunterdon County will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, June 17, at 7 p.m., at The Grand Colonial Restaurant on Rt. 173 in Asbury. The club will award several scholarships to recent high school graduates. Entertainment will be provided by well-known entertainer, Jerry Castaldo. To make...
Columbus Day Parade, festival in Seaside this weekend
by Jean Mikle It's a celebration of all things Italian in Seaside Heights this weekend, as the borough hosts the 24th annual Ocean County Columbus Day Parade. But there is plenty to do and see in the borough before the parade marches down the Boulevard at 1 p.m. Sunday. A three-day Italian Festival, featuring lots of music, and tons o...
Masterpiece to get a makeover at Villanova
by Kathy Boccella For decades, a giant 17th-century Italian masterpiece has been slowly losing its luster on an obscure library wall on the Villanova University campus. Also fading - from memory - has been the artwork's fascinating backstory. It begins with an American-born Italian princess and a papal palace, twists through World...
Stradivari Concert
In the Spring of 2013 Maestro Matteo Fedeli, on the occasion of the Year of Italian Culture in the USA, performed in over 15 concerts all over the USA including New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Cleveland and Buffalo. Matteo Fedeli will perform at St. Paul's Church in Baltimore with his precious Antonio Stradivari Bazzini 1715 violin. FOR...
Italian students spend time with their St. Mary’s peers
Walking around the property at West St. Mary's Manor in Drayden, a group of Italian exchange students primarily from Milan had an opportunity to experience nature hands-on with help from American students and teachers. Edoardo Valentinis, 13, said he enjoyed seeing the open spaces. Valentinis is one of 54 Italian exchange students visitin...
Ramsey audience gets a sneak preview at "The Italian-Americans" documentary
Forty-three years after "The Godfather," eight years after the final "Sopranos" episode, but only two years removed from "Jersey Shore," television has finally delivered an image of Italian-Americans that everyone can love. The people who attended a sneak preview of the upcoming PBS series "The Italian-Americans" at Ramsey High School on S...
Italian Book Club at Via Umbria
Italian imports and specialty store Via Umbria will host its monthly book club on Tuesday, April 7, at 7 p.m, at its Georgetown location at 1525 Wisconsin Ave. NW, D.C. The featured book this month is "Virgin Territory: Exploring the World of Olive," by Nancy Harmon Jenkins, which is available at Via Umbria for purchase. RSVP to elsa@viaum...