Roma: Travel Tales for Beauty Lovers
March 11, 2021 at 12 noon (ET). Zoom Webinar. EVENT LANGUAGE: English. Register here. The Eternal City has been a source of inspiration for artists of all times. On March 11th, join us for a one-of-a-kind historical, artistic, and emotional virtual tour of Rome as seen through the creations of Bvlgari. During this webinar, art historian and curator...
Innovation and Organization of the Arts: Music and Italian Language
MARCH 3 @ 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM ET. Zoom webinar. Oreganized by: Dickinson College. Register here. Ilana Rainero-de Haan, Music Planning Manager at San Franscisco Opera, will discuss how her study and career path in music and Italian language and culture across Italy and USA led her to her current position at the San Francisco Opera. She graduated fro...
The Society of Italian American Businessmen Donate $88,271 in 2020 Despite COVID-19 Restrictions
2020 was a very difficult year for everyone and every organization. COVID-19 caused postponements and cancellations of fundraising events leading to new and creative ways to raise money in the Non-Profit Community. Early in 2020, the Society of Italian American Businessmen (SIAB) were deep into planning their Spring Gala, which has grown over the p...
Gilda, Promise Me. A conversation with the Hon. Cav. Gilda Battaglia Rorro Baldassari, Ed.D '62
Date: 3/10/2021. Time: 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Location: Virtual Via Zoom. Guests will receive the Zoom link upon registration. Please register here by Tuesday, March 9. Join your fellow alumni on Wednesday, March 10 for an eye-opening virtual book discussion featuring alumna and author, The Hon. Cav. Gilda Battaglia Rorro Baldassari, Ed.D '62. During...
The Taste of WWII: Lecture and Research project presentation (Sun. March 7)
Nazi-Fascism, WWII, and the Allied Landing have been the subject of a large body of creative and research literature over the decades, yet a reading of this historical chapter through the lens of food offers a fresh perspective. Lizzie Collingham, author of The Taste of War, will address the themes of food provision and control as military strategi...
Rediscovering Family, Rediscovering Calabria
The Long Branch New Jersey (USA) Free Public Library and the Long Branch Historical Association are conducting a ZOOM event titled, “Rediscovering Family, Rediscovering Calabria”. A history, Immigration and Family Roots discussion with Steven J Sacco, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Italian at San Diego State University. Wednesday March 3, 2021 at 7pm E...
webinar > Roma: Travel Tales for Beauty Lovers
The Eternal City has been a source of inspiration for artists of all times. On March 11th, join us for a one-of-a-kind historical, artistic, and emotional virtual tour of Rome as seen through the creations of Bvlgari. During this webinar, art historian and curator Costantino D’Orazio will guide us through the city’s most iconic landmarks, from Pia...
webinar > The Artemisia Connection - A Webinar at Casa Buonarroti Museum in Florence
WHEN: March 8, 2021 at 12:30 PM (ET) - WHERE: Zoom Webinar - EVENT LANGUAGE: English When Michelangelo the Younger commissioned a 5-month pregnant Artemisia Gentileschi to paint the Allegory of Inclination on Casa Buonarroti’s ceiling, the fee was three times that of her male counterparts. Her allegorical depiction represented just one of many 'vir...
Benjamin Portaro, who came to Anmoore West Virginia from Italy as a toddler, fought the Nazis & later escaped from them, to turn 100 next month
Benjamin Portaro is closing in on a milestone achieved by fewer than 1% of Americans: He will mark his 100th birthday next month. But it almost ended 76 years ago for the Harrison Countian who was born in Italy, came to Anmoore as a toddler and went on to fight for the United States in the Battle of the Bulge. It was in that desperate fight to stop...
Long-serving New Jersey state Sen. Gerald Cardinale dies at 86
State Sen. Gerald Cardinale, the second longest-serving state senator in New Jersey history who was known for his political acumen and wit, died Saturday morning at Pascack Valley Hospital following a brief illness. He was 86 years old. His illness was not related to COVID-19. “Gerry, the dean of our caucus, was a trusted voice in the Senate for ne...
Can Baltimore's Little Italy Be Saved?
Mario Scilipoti left his newly wed and, unbeknownst to him, pregnant wife behind in their mountainside Sicilian village when he departed for the United States. The 23-year-old did not speak English. He did not have, or need, a visa when his ship, the Patria, sailed past the Statue of Liberty and landed at Ellis Island. He did not have a lucrative j...
webinar > Dante - A Presentation by Alessandro Barbero (IIC San Francisco)
When: February 25, 2021 - 1:30 PM ET / (10:30 AM PT) - Where: Online Webinar - Event language: English- Registration Required - Register here! As part of our series of events commemorating the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, we are pleased to announce “Dante: a presentation by Alessandro Barbero”, a program organized by the Itali...