Documentary on Italian Master Tailors - NJ Premiere- May 4 at Montclair Film Festival
The documentary MEN OF THE CLOTH will have its New Jersey premiere on May 4, 2014, at the third annual Montclair Film Festival. The film by Vicki Vasilopoulos is an inspiring portrait of three Italian master tailors. It had its World Premiere at DOC NYC, the largest documentary film festival in the U.S. The men's lifestyle magazine A &...
MARCONI The Master of Wireless, 140 years of Guglielmo Marconi – A day of celebration
October 8 | 2:30 pm - 8:00 pmEvent Hosts: Drexel University | Consulate General of Italy | Pi-Philly Italian Professionals in Philadelphia Guglielmo Marconi was an Italian inventor and electrical engineer, known for his pioneering work on long-distance radio transmission and for his development of Marconi's law and a radio telegraph s...
AP Italian ad un passo dall'obiettivo: intervista con l'ambasciatore Claudio Bisogniero sui dati del College Board
Molto incoraggianti le notizie che ci giungono da Washington sul futuro della lingua italiana negli Stati Uniti: l'ambasciatore d'Italia Claudio Bisogniero, rispondendo alle domande de La VOCE di New York, ha rivelato che il raggiugimento dell'obiettivo dei 2.500 studenti che devono sostenere l'esame AP Italian entro il 2016 è ormai prossimo e ques...
Robert De Niro to Direct the World Premiere Musical A Bronx Tale at Paper Mill Playhouse
New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse has announced the lineup of productions set for its 2015-16 season. The season will open with Bandstand, a world-premiere musical, featuring music by Richard Oberacker and a book and lyrics by Oberacker and Robert Taylor. Read more Source: http://www.theatermania.com/
An Italian maestro: Lino Tagliapietra in conversation
April 1, 2015, Wednesday 2:00 PMPhiladelphia Museum of Art - Benjamin Franklin Parkway and 26th StPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 19130 Lino Tagliapietra in conversation with Elisabeth Agro, The Nancy M. McNeil Associate Curator of American Modern and Contemporary Crafts and Decorative Arts In the late 1970s, noted Italian glass artist Lino...
Philly native Frankie Avalon to serve as Grand Marshal for annual Columbus Day Parade
By Alicia Vitarelli South Philadelphia will be beaming with Italian pride on Sunday for the city's annual Columbus Day Parade. In City Council chambers Friday an official proclamation declared this entire week as Christopher Columbus, Italian-American Heritage Week, and to celebrate this year's very special parade grand marshal, Frank...
La Festa Italiana Marks Its 110th Year As an Old World Street Festival
By Laryssa Wirstiuk For many people, an Italian festival means deep-fried rice balls, zeppoles, and homemade Italian pastries. But this year's La Festa Italiana, the 110th of its kind, is celebrating a special occasion for the parishioners of Holy Rosary Church (344 Sixth Street): 128 years as the first Italian parish in New Jersey. The festival a...
Italian American Collection Highlight @ Senator John Heinz History Center
The Italian American Collection's 33 piece presepio was originally amassed by the Albini family of Vandergrift, Pa.. A tradition originating in 13th century Italy, a typical presepio consists of a manger scene surrounded by a miniature village reminiscent of the regional landscape. Though Neapolitan variations are the most well-known, the custom is...
Washington celebra Piero di Cosimo con una grande retrospettiva alla National Gallery of Art
Dal primo febbraio al 3 maggio, la National Gallery of Art di Washington ospiterà la prima importante retrospettiva mai realizzata sul grande artista fiorentino Piero di Cosimo. Titolo: "Piero di Cosimo: La Poesia della pittura nella Firenze rinascimentale". In una versione diversa, la mostra si sposterà poi alla Galleria degli Uffizi dal 23 giugno...
Miss New Jersey gets real about her life
by Shari Puterman Vanessa Oriolo, 21, is your typical Jersey Girl. She loves a good sushi roll from Taka in Asbury Park, comes from a big Italian family and hits the gym on a regular basis. Oriolo, who was born and raised in Colts Neck, enjoys hanging out on the beaches in Belmar and Long Branch and loves to cool down with an Ita...
Rachael Ray makes everyone Italian on Sunday
by Deirdre Flanagan Ward Gravy or Sauce? That was the question of the day at Rachael Ray's "Everyone is Italian on Sunday" book signing hosted by Bookends, in conjunction with the YWCA and YMCA, at the Oak Street facility. "Both and neither," was Ray's response which confused audience members but opened up an extensive discussion on...
Local charity event benefits Make-A-Wish
The Italian American Cultural Society of New Jersey, which was founded in October 2014, recently held its first major charity event for Make-A-Wish New Jersey. The event was held at the Samuel and Josephine Plumeri Wishing Place in Monroe Township. More than 180 people attended the event and raised $21,000 which will grant two childre...