Discover Italian needlework heritage at TR library branch
by Sal Ottaviano Ocean County Library will celebrate the Italian immigration era by paying homage to Italian women and their creative handcrafted items made for every-day use in the home as part of the library's Columbus Day festivities. "Embroidered Stories: Interpreting Women's Domestic Needlework from the Italian Diaspora" will...
“Re-Discover Your Italian Heritage”
The Sparta Chapter of UNICO National invites Sussex County residents to attend its "Re-Discover your Italian Heritage" event on Sunday, April 17, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Hillside Barn, 146 Lake Iliff Rd, Andover Twp. Celebrate the culture, traditions and history of Italian Americans in a fun and festive atmosphere that will include food tastings,...
Walking Stories - October 22, 2014 at 6:30PM
Mr. Stroppini will present some of his most successful projects, including the outstanding Il Viaggio di Arnold, which describes the journey that brought Stroppini from a little village called Andermatt in Switzerland to the little Greek Island of Iraklia. The journey retraces the path that a mysterious man, Arnol Hünsperger, took in 1974. Stroppin...
Jersey’s Frank: Sinatra at 100
By Richard Muti Natalina "Dolly" Garaventa, not yet 17, and Antonino Martino "Marty" Sinatra, older by two years, ran away from their Hoboken homes—but didn't go far. They eloped to Jersey City, two miles away, and were married on Valentine's Day 1913. Both had emigrated from Italy as children—Dolly from the north, near Genoa, and...
The Abruzzo Molise Heritage Society (AMHS): January 31
The Abruzzo Molise Heritage Society (AMHS) is pleased to announce our next general Society meeting program for Sunday, January 31, 2016, in Casa Italiana (595 ½ 3rd Street NW, Washington DC) at 1:00 pm. Please join AMHS for lunch and a presentation by geologist, Barry Centini, Ph.D., who will talk about the many ways that the geology of It...
Italian Native Brings Passion for Yoga to Westfield
by Alexis Tarrazi Traveling thousands of miles from Italy, Bella Bettulia is bringing her passion for yoga to Westfield. Bettulia has opened Bella Vida Yoga Studio and hosting a ribbon cutting on Saturday, March 19 with Westfield Mayor Andy Skibitsky and town officials making an appearance. Bettulia was born in Italy and would tr...
DiGaetano defeats Yudin in Bergen County GOP party election
After a contentious, vitriolic race between two local political allies-turned-rivals, county Republicans chose a new leader in former state Assemblyman Paul DiGaetano, who defeated eight-year incumbent Chairman Bob Yudin in a party election held Tuesday. The tally showed DiGaetano with 539 votes and Yudin with 274 "Tonight I saw somet...
Annuncio della visita del Presidente Napolitano negli Stati Uniti
Il Presidente della Repubblica Giorgio Napolitano ha accolto con vivo apprezzamento l'invito del Presidente degli Stati Uniti Barack Obama a rendere una visita di commiato a Washington alla vigilia della conclusione del suo mandato. Il Capo dello Stato esprime la certezza che l'incontro del 15 febbraio concorrerà a rafforzare ulteriormente i rappor...
Starting Your Family History Project
Have you ever thought about organizing your family history so it is preserved and can be passed on to future generations? Or, creating a family tree to see all of your relatives and how you are all linked? This is genealogy. The search for, and documentation of, one's ancestors and family lineages. If you have been thinking about starting a genealo...
italia in prima linea anche negli USA contro la pirateria informatica: Bisogniero al Caucus del Congresso
Il Caucus bicamerale e bipartisan contro la pirateria informatica ha presentato il 24 giugno scorso presso il Congresso americano il rapporto "2014 International Piracy Watch List", confermando l'annunciata uscita dell'Italia dalla lista dei Paesi sotto osservazione. I co-presidenti del Caucus, i Congressmen Adam Schiff (D-CA) e Bob Goodla...
Italian American Women's Association Celebrates 30 Years
The Italian American Woman's Association (IAWA) celebrated their 30th anniversary Tuesday with a ceremony dinner at the Ambassador Center. The association selected former Erie Mayor, Joyce Savocchio with their 2014 Woman of the Year Award. "It's a wonderful honor that the Italian American women's organization has given me and it has great...
From Italia: Italian Artists' works Expo&Sale - November 30, 2014 at 10:00 am
From Italy, a unique artists' event - Do some early X-MAS shopping. For sale: MOSAICS, PAINTINGS, CERAMICS, SCULPTURES, JEWELERY. Location: CASA ITALIANA HALL & CULTURAL CENTER, 595 3rd Street, NW | Washington, DC 20002, METRO RAIL: RED LINE - Judiciary Square Source: http://www.meetup.com/