Lucia Dalla Montà, Director Education Office, Italian Embassy, Honored by Lido Civic Club
At a ceremony held at the Italian Embassy, the Lido Civic Club of Washington, DC, honored Lucia Dalla Montà , Director of the Education Office at the Italian Embassy, who was presented with the Lido Civic Club Appreciation Award in recognition of her contribution in promoting the study of the Italian language in the United States and in reinstating...
Free Italian Renaissance Guided Tours - November 1 ~ 30
Exploring the period from the early 13th to the late 16th century in Italy - from the late Middle Ages to the rebirth of interest in classical humanism. This tour focuses on culture and ideals. It traces the rise of scientific inquiry, geographic exploration, secular influences, and the individual through the art of such masters as Duccio, Leonardo...
Trefoil performs "Dio Mio!" - 14Th-Century Italian love songs
Trefoil offers selections from the spectacular trecento style of 14th-century Italy. Music as described in Boccaccio's Decameron: Madrigals, ballate, canons, and estampie by Landini, Cicconia, and Jacopo di Bologna. TREFOIL is a trio of modern minstrels long active in early music, with experience in such ensembles as Les Arts Florissants,...
The 2015 Italian-American of the Year Has Been Named
Summer is quickly approaching, which means some of the most popular festivals in the area will be coming up, like the Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival. One of the very first events to get things underway this year was held Tuesday night to announce the 2015 Italian-American of the year. Tonight the Italian-American has been...
Pope Francis begins USA tour in low-priced Fiat
Pope Francis started his big American trip with a little Italian style. After the Pontiff landed at Joint Base Andrews and was greeted by President Obama, he slipped into the backseat of a Fiat 500L sporting the Vatican's SCV 1 license plates, for Stato della Città del Vaticano, or State of Vatican City. It was not immediately clear i...
Alex Donnadio selected as 2016 Miss UNICO
The Hillsborough chapter of an Italian-American service and heritage group selected 22 year-old Alexandra R. Donnadio as its Miss 2016 Hillsborough UNICO. Ms Donnadio, is a graduate of Hillsborough High School, Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) and is currently attending the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. ...
Who is Barbara Buono?
You might not have heard of New Jersey state Sen. Barbara Buono, though you've probably heard of the man she's itching to take on in the November election – Gov. Chris Christie. Expect to hear more about her. State Sen. Barbara Buono is the presumptive Democratic nominee for governor in 2013. "People will say to me, 'It takes such courage to run...
Announcing the 2013 Our Lady of Pierno Mass and Luncheon, Trenton, New Jersey
For more information visit the San Felese Society of New Jersey website at www.sanfelesesocietynj.org For more on the Feast read "Celebration of the Madonna di Pierno Feast" by Tom Frascella Fonte: Magna Grece
Former Millburn Township resident's book inspired by American Dream
When former Millburn Township resident Albert M. Parillo sat down to write his first novel "Giuliana's Way" more than seven years ago, he went back to his roots. He and his wife, Carol, lived in the township for more than 43 years prior to moving to Millington. In 2007, they spent 10 days in Amalfi, Italy where his grandparents once lived, to cond...
Immigrant workers sought new beginning in area's burgeoning steel industry
By Kayleen Cubbal When Oreste Piroli left his Naples, Italy, home in 1910, his mother, Maria, made a prediction. "I know I'll never see you again," Maria told her 16-year-old son. She was right. Oreste left to follow his father, Felice, an Italian farmer, to the land of opportunity, putting down stakes in Beaver County, where he we...
Celebrating Italian-American Women in History
Did you know that March is Women's History Month? In honor of all the Italian-American women that have shaped the people we've become, whether it be mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters or friends, we're dedicating this blog to the matriarchs that have continued to push our families forward and make the world a better place. To add to the...
Italia-Usa: Anno Cultura, Washington celebra De Chirico alla Phillips Collection
Le sculture in bronzo di De Chirico sbarcano alla Phillips Collection di Washington, il primo museo di arte moderna della Capitale. Dopo la mostra di fotografie abbinate alle poesie italiane 'Next Stop Italy', 'Mito e Archeologia nell'opera di Giorgio De Chirico', appena inaugurata, e' stata presentata come un evento di sicuro richiamo nell'ambito...