Lectures & Educational Presentations
We will be offering 6 historical lectures this fall. All lectures and educational presentations will be on Wednesdays from 7:15 to 8:15 pm. All are free of charge and will be held in our new building at 468 Wheat Rd. in Vineland, NJ (behind Susquehanna Bank). Lectures presented by Dr. DeMaio September 25: The History of Cumberland County,...
Il Mosaico - October 10 at 7:30 pm
Concert including works of Italian composers in honor of the Italian Month. The first half of the concert will feature students and ensembles from throughout the Boyer College of Music, and the second half will feature the full orchestra. Temple University Symphony Orchestra (TUSO) Overture to Guglielmo Tell Gioacchino Rossini Irene Moret...
March 25: Legacy of American West in Italy explored
In popular culture, connections between the American West and Italy rarely extend beyond the Italian “spaghetti Westerns” of the 1960s. But the idea of the American frontier has influenced Italy since the late 19th century. Renée Laegreid, a professor of history at the University of Wyoming, will discuss three waves of western American inf...
Apology to Italian-Americans from Garwood, NJ Councilman
In the letter (see below) Councilman Mathieu states to the local newspaper The Westfield Leader, "I wish to reiterate my apology to Americans of Italian descent for any offense they may have taken to my April 2, 2015 editorial in your newspaper. In no way did I mean to offend anyone, but nevertheless, I did so and I take full responsibility. ...
Live dialogue from Little Italy
"I'm Ray Alcaraz in Little Italy, Baltimore. If you were born and raised here, you're here, this is it, this is you. Little Italy becomes a part of you. And generations are raised here, where if you were within the nine square blocks of Little Italy, you were home, you were safe. If we were three or four blocks away from home as kids, and...
James Tocco at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
On TUE, NOV 10 at 7pm, Washington Performing Arts will present JAMES TOCCO, Piano at the KENNEDY CENTER TERRACE THEATER. We're pleased to offer you an exclusive deal for ICS members. ICS members can use discount code ICS which will allow them to purchase tickets without any handling fees. This promotion code can be used online wh...
NJ Association Of Verismo Opera Wants You To Bring The Family to the Opera
The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera's 27th season is replete with the grandeur of traditional opera. On March 10, the company's Bring the Family to the Opera initiative resumes its special ticket rates to see and enjoy the new productions of Amilcare Ponchelli's rarely seen La Gioconda on April 17 and Giuseppe Verdi's timeless work Rigolett...
A Taste of History and Culture: Day Tripping Around Philadelphia
By Giovanni di Napoli Our Philly day trip began with a memorable lunch at Brigantessa, a terrific little forneria that dishes up traditional southern Italian comfort food in a warm, inviting atmosphere (See: Visiting South Philly's Brigantessa for all the details). Stuffed to the gills, and blessed with some nice weather, we decided to walk off ou...
Panto knocks wind out the sail of anti-Columbus statue thesis
by Joe McDonald A 19-year-old college student from College Hill who asked Easton City Council Wednesday night to remove a huge statue of Christopher Columbus from Riverside Park because he found it offensive received a crash course in world history from a city official. Mayor Sal Panto Jr., a former teacher, pointed out the errors of the student's...
Columbus Parade Association expands activities to entire month of Oct.
The Columbus Parade Association of Union County has expanded its Italian-American Heritage & Culture Week to the entire month of October. A key event occurs on Sunday, Oct. 2, when the group holds its 28th annual anniversary celebration titled "Columbus Oldies but Goodies" from 1 to 6 p.m. at III Amici Ristorante, 1700 W. Elizabeth Ave. in...
Columbus Day Celebrated Sunday in Woodbridge
By Carly Baldwin Woodbridge Township will celebrate Columbus Day and give a salute to Italian-American heritage this Sunday, Oct. 9. These are photos from years past in Woodbridge. State Senator Joseph Vitale, Mayor John E. McCormac and the Woodbridge Knights of Columbus Council 6571 welcome Christopher Columbus and Queen Isabella...
St. Anthony's Italian Festival: 2013 Entertainment Schedule
St. Anthony's is proud to present the very finest in both traditional Italian and contemporary pop music. We recruit professional musicians from up and down the East Coast annually. Artists join us from New York City, Hoboken, NJ, Atlantic City, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Baltimore–and from around the Eastern United States. We are also pleased t...