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Fabrizio Vona - Superintendent of the Historical, Artistic and Ethno-anthropological Heritage for the city and the Museums of Naples and the Royal Palace in Caserta - will hold a conference on the history and the political setting explaining how the Farnese Collection came to Naples and how it became the heart of the Capodimonte Museum's collection...

by Frank Cahill   Italian American Police Society of New Jersey Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Morris, Bergen and Passaic counties held its Annual Christmas Party for children in need. The event was held at the American Legion Hall in Whippany. The US Customs and Border Protection Law Enforcement Explorers helped to make the holiday party...

The Ocean County Columbus Day Parade Committee is currently accepting nominations for Grand Marshal of the Twenty-fifth Annual Parade and Italian Festival to be held in Seaside Heights from October 7 through October 9.   "The Ocean County Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival has grown into one of the most popular ethnic celebrations at t...

L'On. Francesca La Marca ha partecipato alla riunione dell'Intercomites degli USA, svoltasi lo scorso sabato a Filadelfia. All'incontro erano presenti i Presidenti dei Comites statunitensi e il Console di Filadelfia Andrea Canepari, che ha portato il suo saluto. Presenti anche il primo consigliere dell'Ambasciata di Washington, Carlo Romeo, che ha...

In this month's Personality Profile, Ciao Pittsburgh chatted with Pittsburgh native Corrado Riccelli. Born and raised in the small town of Sharpsburg, PA, Corrado grew up during a time when that town was primarily populated by Italian immigrants and first generation Italian-Americans. Growing up, Corrado was surrounded by many Italian-Americans—'co...

Members of the Italian American One Voice Coalition honored Italian American actor, producer and writer Tony Lo Bianco at its annual membership meeting Saturday, September 24th at 'The Chandelier Restaurant' in Belleville, NJ. "We were pleased to be joined by Mr. Lo Bianco and his wife at our annual membership meeting," said One Voice presiden...

AVVISO DI ASSUNZIONE  DOMANDA DI PARTECIPAZIONE Potete ricevere ulteriori informazioni rivolgendovi direttamente al Consolato Generale:   http://www.consfiladelfia.esteri.it/

by Carlos Avila   The Mercer County Italian American Festival is pulling out the stops for the 14th annual festival scheduled for next Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 27 – 29, at Mercer County Park in West Windsor.   "This year we have added many new exciting attractions every day. Friday features Italian entertainment and is ancho...

The Lido Civic Club of Washington, DC will hold its annual Past Presidents Night gala on November 23, 2013. At this event, the Lido Club honors its past presidents, the Lido Civic Club Man of the Year, and presents other awards to Italian-Americans of distinction. The gala will be held at the Capital Hilton in downtown Washington, DC. This year's M...

A group of musicians walk across Basilicata from the Tyrhennian to the Ionian Sea. Their leader is Nicola, a math professor played by Papaleo, and their destination is the festival at Scanzano Jonico. The musicians are joined by a reluctant journalist played by Giovanna Mezzogiorno. Alessandro Gassman, Paolo Briguglia are also part of the strong ca...

Venti immagini in bianco e nero del fotografo Renato D'Agostin verranno esposte all'Ambasciata d'Italia a Washington dal 29 settembre al 18 dicembre dopo aver fatto il giro del mondo tra le gallerie di San Francisco, New York, Milano, Parigi, Tokyo, Madrid e Istanbul.   A presentare la mostra assieme all'autore sarà Verna Curtis, curatrice d...

Presented by actor Danny Aiello, "The Italian Chicks" opens its East Coast tour on May 31 at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick. It is a one-night-only comedy and song event that kicks off the group's tour. "The Italian Chicks" is a two-hour comedy revue variety show with a focus on family, traditions and culture.   Keeping th...