Dancing A Film: Luchino Visconti's "Rocco and His Brothers" at Montclair State University
Dancing A Film: Luchino Visconti's Rocco and His Brothers Inspires Emio Greco and Pieter C. Scholten.This multi-part program embraces two events on campus revolving around the dance performance ROCCO at the Kasser Theater of Montclair State University (Feb. 12-15, 2015): a screening and discussion of Luchino Visconti's 1960 classic film Rocco and H...
Circus is coming to town
Sparta — Sparta UNICO is sponsoring the Zerbini Family Circus on Sunday, Sept.20 at Mohawk Avenue School. The big top will be erected on the field in front of the school for two performances on Sunday at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Tickets are available at Rita's Ice in the Sparta Theatre Center. Advance tickets are $10; children 3 and under a...
Italian American Association plans annual Columbus Day Banquet
The Italian American Association has announced plans for its Columbus Day Banquet. Herman Castellani, president of the Italian American Association, announced the honorees of the 38th annual Columbus Day Banquet at Genetti Hotel and Convention Center, Wilkes-Barre, on Sunday, Oct. 11. Those honored will be Anthony D. Bruno II, M.D., Person...
How Capicola Became Gabagool: The Italian New Jersey Accent, Explained
by Dan Nosowitz "Don't eat gabagool, Grandma," says Meadow Soprano on an early episode of The Sopranos, perhaps the most famous depiction of Jersey Italian culture in the past few decades. "It's nothing but fat and nitrates." The pronunciation of "gabagool," a mutation of the word "capicola," might surprise a casual viewer, a...
She has 102 reasons to sing
By Suzanne Marino Rosie Bongiovanni was surrounded by her family Sunday, Feb. 21 as she celebrated her 102nd birthday. While her family and friends at Linwood Care Center sang Happy Birthday, she preferred to sing for them and sat smiling through a rendition of "Parlami d'amore," which translated means "Speak to Me of Love." ...
SIAMO and Abington Community Library to Host St. Joseph’s Day Celebration
SIAMO, the newly formed Italian-American Heritage Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania, in conjunction with the Abington Community Library, 1200 W. Grove St., Clarks Summit, will host a St. Joseph's Day Celebration on Saturday, March 19, beginning at 2 p.m. "This is SIAMO's first major event since forming this past January," said founder Steph...
Political writer Richard Benedetto: An insider’s look at the art of covering politics
By Rita Cipalla With one of the most hotly contested presidential elections right around the corner, there's a lot on the line for both candidates and voters alike. It's also a make-or-break time for political reporters, whether print, broadcast or digital. Perhaps no one knows this more than Richard Benedetto, retired White House corresp...
Avviso di Assunzione d'Impiegato a Contratto Temporaneo presso l'Ambasciata d'Italia a Washington
Bando fonte: Italian Embassy in the USA
Little Italy lodge announces new officers
Congratulations to the newly elected Council of the Little Italy Lodge, a Sons of Italy organization, and to those elected to positions supporting the Lodge for the 2013-2015 term - Trustees, State Delegates and Arbitration Committee. The Lodge especially thanks the Nominations Board Chair, Barbara Goodman, and her committee. The Nominatio...
Maurizio Pasquale nuovo coordinatore dell'Intercomites USA
Sabato 13 aprile, a Boston, durante la riunione annuale del Comitato dei Presidenti dei Comites, Maurizio Pasquale è stato eletto a coordinatore dell'Intercomites USA. Al presidente del Comites di Boston, che è anche membro ed esponente del CTIM, Vincenzo Arcobelli, presidente del Comites di Houston e coordinatore del CTIM Usa, ha espresso a nome...
MALDEN MUSINGS Memories from St. Rocco’s Feast, 2013
The sights, the sounds, as well as the inside scoop on the 84th annual Saint Rocco Grande Festa. Held every second weekend in August for the past 84 years on the streets of Edgeworth in Ward 2, the Feast has become one of the last vestiges of Malden's storied past, a tradition held close to those of us who grew up in this great city of ours, who g...
Roberto Pomili Orchestra concerTango LIVE
Roberto Pomili, composer, conductor and international musician, is considered one of the best tango double bass players and composers of his generation. Musical reviews have said that Pomili deserves not only to be heard but seen playing to fully understand and appreciate his authentic identification in Tango music. Since 1995 he has had t...