Ron Galella, famous paparazzo and adversary of Jackie Onassis, dies at 91 in Montville
Ron Galella, a paparazzo famous for a windswept candid shot of Jackie Kennedy Onassis, and a literal sparring partner to Richard Burton and Marlon Brando, died Saturday at his home in Montville at the age of 91. His pictures have graced the walls of MoMA and the Tate in London. His book "Disco Years," which documented the celebrity culture at New...
Sons of Italy Foundation to Honor Distinguished Italian Americans and Award $100,000+ in Scholarships at 33rd National Education & Leadership Awards (NELA) Gala
Leaders in public service, culinary arts, Italian American leadership, and humanitarianism will be honored on Wednesday May 25, 2022, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. by the Sons of Italy Foundation (SIF) at its 33rd Annual National Education & Leadership Awards (NELA) Gala. The SIF is the philanthrop...
San Marziale Festival - Southeast Philadelphia COSMI Chapter
Sunday May 15 2022, 11.30 AM – 6:00 PM EDT. St Pio Elementary School, 1826 Pollock Street, Philadelphia, PA. Mass: 11:30 AM. Procession: 1:00 PM. Festival: 2:00 - 6:00 PM. Buy tickets: $25 – $30. Free For Children Under 6 Years Old. Organized by Filitalia International. Come celebrate with your favorite party throwers! The Southeast Philadelphia CO...
New home for Columbus statue in Conshohocken
As you may remember, back in October MoreThanTheCurve.com reported that a Columbus statue that had been dedicated to the Borough of Conshohocken by the Italian American Community in 1970 was being stored in a public works’ parking lot off East Elm Street. The statue wasn’t removed from public view due to the recent controversy surrounding whether o...
Columbus statue that was thrown into Harbor is rebuilt
After a group of protesters threw Little Italy's longtime Columbus statue into the Harbor two years ago, the statue has been recreated by a local sculptor. Meanwhile, Baltimore's Italian-American community wants to put a new statue of an anonymous Italian immigrant in the plaza where the Columbus statue once stood. John Pica, president of the Itali...
Italian Sons And Daughters Of American pushing Gainey Administration to uncover Columbus statue
There is a new effort underway to uncover the Christopher Columbus statue in Schenley Park. The Italian Sons and Daughters of America are pushing the new Ed Gainey Administration to block the removal of the 50-foot statue and uncover it. In the fall of 2020, the Pittsburgh Art Commission voted to uproot the statue with former Mayor Bill Peduto appr...
IASA Pittsburgh "Mining the Diaspora: Italian American Materialities, Archaeologies & Intersections"
Location: University of Pittsburgh Italian Program & Heinz History Center Italian American Program. Call for Papers: "Mining the Diaspora: Italian American Materialities, Archaeologies & Intersections". Submissions due June 15, 2022. The Italian American Studies Association (IASA) welcomes independent thinkers, scholars, and academics, past and pre...
Pittsburgh museum puts gruesome Italian painting in modern context
Besides being one of the few women to secure her place in the historic art world, Italian Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi endures as the visionary behind “Judith Slaying Holofernes,” one of the most gruesomely striking paintings ever displayed. Produced in the early 1600s, the Old Testament story depicts the beheading of an Assyrian general,...
Gilda Rorro Grand Marshal of the Ocean County Columbus Day Parade 2022
It is with great pride and pleasure that I announce that our Gilda has been chosen as this year’s Grand Marshal of the Ocean County Columbus Day Parade. The largest New Jersey parade celebrating Columbus! I will send the specifics for the Columbus dinner inaugurating Gilda Rorro as the Grand Marshal, along with the parade details. The dinner will o...
Adriana Trigiani in Philadelphia
Monday, May 9, 2022 7:30 p.m. - Parkway Central Library (1901 Vine Street, between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway) Philadelphia, PA 19103. Cost: $15 or $32.00-Book with ticket. Buy tickets here. “A comedy writer with a heart of gold” (The New York Times), Adriana Trigiani is the bestselling author of 20 books of fiction and nonfiction that ha...
Coming Up in Italian America: Scribbles From My Days in Hays
While thinking back on Hays, my old Italian-Pittsburgh neighborhood, I was suddenly reminded of the many vendors who would go door-to-door, as well as the small businesses that thrived around us. In the 50s and 60s, many vendors would find themselves on our porch, looking to buy or sell goods. These local hucksters and proprietors dealt in brooms,...
Sewickley Sons of Italy embarks on heritage archive project
An effort to help preserve Italian history in the Sewickley area is underway. What started as an idea from residents and members of the Sons of Italy social club has developed into the Sewickley Area Italian Heritage Archive Project. The goal is to amass a collection of materials and then digitize them for preservation and observation. Items being...