Joanna M. Leone 1/17/14 Guest Speaker in Norwalk, CT
Joanna M. Leone, Connecticut author of "Slices of Life Italian-American Stories" will share her book at an AuthorSpeak program at the Norwalk Public Library, located on 1 Belden Ave, Norwalk, CT on Friday, January 17th, 2014 from 12:00pm until 2:00pm. ( Snow date is Friday, January 24th from 12:00pm-2:00pm) . The AuthorSpeak series is desi...
Italian American Committee on Education awards grant to Woodstock Academy
The Italian American Committee on Education has awarded a grant to Woodstock Academy's world language department. The grant includes Studio Arcobaleno educational materials that will allow the department to add new film and literature studies to the academy's Italian curriculum. The academy also received a membership to the committee,...
New season brings a new home in Watertown for Boston Midsummer Opera
By Steve Smith Admired by Boston operaphiles for championing offbeat repertoire and showcasing emerging talent, Boston Midsummer Opera stays true to form when the company presents a novel double bill of Italian comedies, Donizetti's "Il Campanello" and Mascagni's "L'amico Fritz," in July. But in a new wrinkle, the company will pre...
87th Annual Feast of St. Rocco
On August 12, 13 and 14, the Saint Rocco's Feast Association will celebrate 87 years of tradition during their annual "Grande Festa". Saint Rocco's feast is what locals call an "informal family reunion" while visitors join in on the fun that brings everyone together in Malden. Festivities begin on Friday August 12 at 6:30PM, with the annual proces...
Greenwich celebrates Columbus Day with flag-raising
Columbus Day was marked Monday with a salute to the Italian flag outside of Town Hall by the St. Lawrence Society and the larger contributions of Italian immigrants to the town. "This day is full of memories for us all, but most thoughts point to the hard work of our parents and our grandparents," St. Lawrence Society President Tod Laudonia said,...
Carmela Pesca, avellinese d'origine, nuovo vice console onorario con sede a Hartford in Connecticut
Ha prestato ieri "solenne promessa" la professoressa Carmela Pesca, avellinese d'origine, nuovo vice console onorario con sede a Hartford in Connecticut, alla presenza del console generale Natalia Quintavalle e dei responsabili della struttura consolare.Il Console Generale ha consegnato alla neo vice console onorario il timbro dello Stato che da ie...
Santa Maria di Anzano Italian Religious Procession Kicks Off Summer 2013 Season in Boston’s North End
by Matt Conti Kicking off the first summer 2013 procession in Boston's North End was the Società Santa Maria di Anzano. The Italian religious procession was held on Sunday, June 2, 2013 starting at St. Leonard Church and winding through the neighborhood streets to be honored by devotees. The procession coincided with the Festa Naz...
Cramming at Harvard Art Museums
How do you pile too much stuff on a site that's too small and still get a great building from a famous architect? Answer: You don't. The famous architect is the Italian Renzo Piano, long regarded one of the world's best. The building is what Harvard calls the Harvard Art Museums. It's an amalgam of three museums, the Fogg, the Sackler...
Our Lady of Mount Carmel parishioners resist merger proposal
By Craig S. Semon Is this the End of Days for Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Ann Church? If Bishop Robert J. McManus accepts the proposal made by Monsignor F. Stephen Pedone, it certainly looks like it. Monsignor Pedone, pastor for both Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Ann and Our Lady of Loreto churches, told a packed audience Sun...
Mazzaglia: Some Italian in everyone
By Frank Mazzaglia October Is "Italian Heritage Month." Here in Massachusetts, Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo will host the start of the month with an extravaganza evening ceremony in the House chamber that pays tribute to Italian Americans serving in the House and Senate as well as constitutional offices, and representatives of Italian...
Hundreds of Italian Cars Parade Through West Hartford for Annual Concorso Ferrari & Friends
Visitors flocked to West Hartford Center on Sunday, June 26, 2016, in order to get an up-close-and-personal look at more than 200 high-powered Italian sports cars as part of a fundraiser for Connecticut Children's Medical Center. Admission was free, but via the sale of Italian Ice, posters, t-shirts, and a variety of silent auction and raf...
Italian-American Festival to feature wine-tasting contest
by Brian Johnson Looking for a taste test for your home-made wine? You can bring it to the 11th Annual Italian American Festival on July 25, where there will be a free wine-tasting contest. In the UNICO-sponsored contest, a panel of 10 judges will do a blind tasting of each submission at 2 p.m., underneath the tent on the right-hand s...