Our Lady of Grace celebrates St. Joseph’s Day
Fioretti Hall, the oft-used multi-purpose room at Our Lady of Grace Church in Johnston, has perhaps never looked as festive as it did Saturday night. For example, the Italian colors of red, green and white were everywhere inside the jam-packed Roman Catholic Church’s parish center. Those colors came in many forms and sizes, none more striking than...
New Italian-American Musical, "Noni Cimino's Kitchen" to debut in Downtown Milford
Award-winning Pantochino Productions Inc., a not-for-profit professional theatre company for family audiences, presents it’s new musical, “Noni Cimino’s Kitchen” opening Friday, April 21, 7:30pm, at the Center for the Arts in Downtown Milford. Inspired by memories of growing up in a large Italian-American family, the new musical offers a slice of l...
Mario DeCarlo celebrates his 92nd birthday
Stamford resident Mario DeCarlo celebrated his 92nd birthday with family and friends at Madonia's restaurant in Stamford recently. DeCarlo, a Stamford native and one of the founding fathers of the Italian Center in Stamford, is a World War II veteran who received the Military Order of the Purple Heart. He is also the recipient of UNICO's Giuseppe G...
Cahoon Museum of American Art Presents Paul Moro Retrospective Curated by Dr. Valerie Ann Leeds
The Cahoon Museum of American Art, in Cotuit, Mass., presents a significant and large-scale exhibit, Paul Moro: A Painter's Journey as its opening exhibition of the 2017 season. This landmark exhibition is a retrospective of artist Paul Moro (1886-1953), whose oil paintings showcase a masterful vision of Cape Cod in the early twentieth century. Cap...
Participate in Italian immigration discussion & artistic talent sought
Dante Alighieri Society is looking for 4 individuals to join a panel discussion on Sunday, June 4, 2017 on the subject of Italian immigration to the U.S. If you came from Italy within the last 10 years, or between 10 and 25 years ago, and have an interesting personal story to share with the audience, we want to hear from you. Those interested in sh...
L’abruzzese Nicholas Casciano divenne un influente personalità dell’intero Stato del Connecticut
Nicola “Nicholas” Casciano nacque a Popoli, in via delle grazie, il 15 aprile del 1885 da Gennaro e Concetta entrambi “contadini” (all’atto di registrazione fu presente l’allora Sindaco Ciro Mancini). Sin da piccolo conobbe il duro lavoro dei campi. Andò a scuola quel tanto che bastò per saper leggere e scrivere. Ma era di intelligenza vivace e sog...
Celebrating Poetry Month with the Italian American Writers Association
When: Saturday, April 22, 2017 – 6 p.m. - Where: I AM Books, 189 North St., Boston, MA 02113 On April 22, several poets and authors (including Queens Poet Laureate Maria Lisella) will celebrate National Poetry Month along with I AM Books during this special event in collaboration with the Italian American Writers Association.
Order Sons of Italy in America announces March meeting
The Order Sons of Italy in America, Quattro Eroi Lodge No. 1414, will hold its March meeting at 11:30 a.m. March 26 at the Franklin Cable TV station, 23 Hutchinson St. The business part of the meeting will be followed by a special presentation on the lives and accomplishments of Italians in Franklin by historian and newspaper columnist James Johns...
Francesca Montillo - "The Lazy Italian"
Thursday, April 6. 6-8 PM. I Am Books - 189 North St, Boston 02113 Francesca Montillo is a native Italian and culinary instructor living in Boston, though she travels back to Italy on a regular basis. She is the founder and owner of Lazy Italian Culinary Adventures, which offers culinary adventure weeks to Italy as well as private cooking classes a...
Italian American Alliance created in Cambridge
The Italian American Alliance recently was created to serve as a lobbying and advocacy group for Italians in Cambridge. The group was created in response to the Cambridge City Council's decision to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day. "We very much look forward to confronting those individuals as well as the cooperating organizations t...
Santina C. (Sandra) (Tanasi) Bellantuono
Santina C. (Sandra) (Tanasi) Bellantuono, 81, of New Britain, Conn., died Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at Hartford Hospital. Santina was born in New Britain, and was the daughter of the late Sebastiano and Angelina (Gionfriddo) Tanasi. She worked as the director for the YWCA for several years. Santina was a member of St. Maurice R.C. Church, Sons of I...
‘A Painter’s Journey’ at Cahoon examines Moro’s career
The Cahoon Museum of American art presents a large-scale exhibit, "Paul Moro: A Painter's Journey" as its opening exhibition of the 2017 season. This landmark exhibition is a retrospective of artist Paul Moro (1886-1953), whose oil paintings showcase a masterful vision of Cape Cod in the early twentieth century. Cape Cod was an important influence...