Festa Italiana to hold new Little Miss and Mr. contest
By Amanda Nichols The Festa Italiana Committee is searching for little ones to participate in it's new Little Miss and Mr. Contest. Parents of girls and boys ages 2 to 6, who have a blood relative of Italian descent, are invited to register their child for the contest, which will take place throughout the Italian Festival Aug. 6 to 8....
My Italian Secret: "A story of devotion to one's fellow man'
If history is not told or forgotten, its power to educate is lost. So when Joseph R. Perella '64 '06H heard about the unknown story of Italians risking their lives to rescue Jews and other refugees during World War II, he knew it had to be shared on a grand scale. On Thursday, Oct. 22, the documentary My Italian Secret: The Forgotten Heroes was sh...
L'italiano, prima lingua straniera per gli studenti americani
Sono passati 70 anni dalla fondazione dell'Unesco. Con l'occasione, la cattedra di studi italo-americani della Montclair State University, New Jersey, ha organizzato una conferenza sui nostri siti Unesco. Si sa, l'immagine dell'Italia è legata alla ricchezza del panorama artistico e culturale: al primo posto per il numero di siti nel patri...
Awards, honors for Lehigh Valley residents
Joseph Nicolosi has been named Man of the Year by the Holy Name Society of St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church. The society bestows the honor each year on a male member of the Easton parish who has given his time and talent to church and community. At St. Anthony's, Nicolosi has been active as a Eucharistic minister, a volunteer at...
How Robert De Niro and 'A Bronx Tale: The Musical' landed in New Jersey
By Vicki Hyman The creative team behind "A Bronx Tale: The Musical" at Millburn's Paper Mill Playhouse, has just debuted three songs from the show for the press, including a vivid number about writer Chazz Palminteri's old stomping grounds along Belmont Avenue. Sweet street corner harmonizing gives way to the more insistent beat o...
Italian genealogy webinar to be held April 23
Melanie Holtz, certified genealogist, will present a webinar about Italian genealogy for beginners at 10:30 a.m. April 23 at the Delaware Public Archives, 121 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. N, Dover. Most records used for Italian genealogical research come from civil registration and ecclesiastical records. The lecture will cover which types of thes...
La Calabria, Regione d'Onore al NIAF di Washington
La Regione Calabria e l'Unioncamere hanno pubblicato una "MANIFESTAZIONE DI INTERESSE", rivolta alle aziende dell'agroalimentare calabrese, a partecipare al 37° GALA ANNUALE della National Italian American Foundation (NIAF), che si terrà a Washington, Hilton Hotel, i giorni 12 e 13 ottobre 2012.La Regione Calabria, Dipartimento Internazionalizzazio...
Incontro con Tony Del Gatto. Sette vite... come i gatti
di Vittorio Capotorto Il mio Maestro Eduardo De Filippo, parlando della variopinta natura umana, in riferimento ad alcuni personaggi "originali" delle sue commedie, mi ripeteva spesso: "È la natura, 'chi nasce 'e na manera e chi 'e n'ata" (chi nasce in una maniera e chi in un'altra). Bè, devo subito dire che Tony Del Gatto è effettiva...
San Gennaro at the Jersey Shore
The Borough of Belmar is proud to host the 2nd Annual Feast of San Gennaro at the Jersey Shore in downtown Belmar on Saturday and Sunday, September 7th and 8th. The festival will fill Main Street in Belmar with authentic Italian foods, wines, games and activities, starting with the traditional procession of the statue of San Gennaro, benefiting th...
Italian women dig their heals in American soil
The Amity and Woodbridge Historical Society will host author Anthony V. Riccio, author of "Farms, Factories, and Families: Italian American Women of Connecticut." This captivating book is the story of Italian American women who tell their largely unknown history in their own words, through oral history interviews and photographs. ...
Philadelphia, unica tappa negli USA della mostra Alla scoperta degli Impressionisti
Philadelphia, è stata giudicata da Travel + Leisure la città più colta d' America e già vanta alcune delle più grandi collezioni al mondo di arte impressionista e post-impressionista. Dal 24 giugno al 13 Settembre 2015, Philadelphia sarà la sede della mostra: "Discovering the Impressionists": Paul Durand-Ruel and the New Painting", presso il P...
Casa Colombo hosting Italian-style street band for Christmas concert
One and all will have the chance to enjoy some Italian-style Christmas entertainment at Jersey City's Casa Colombo during its seventh Annual Christmas Concert and Sing Along celebration this Sunday. The celebration, scheduled to start at 4 p.m., will feature Michael Aromando and his Metropolitan Festival Band, an Italian street musical gro...