Saint Ann’s Club to Host Annual Feast Celebration
By Julia Gorman The St. Ann Club is set to host its annual festival this weekend in celebration of the feast of St. Ann with live entertainment, carnival rides, raffles and fresh Italian food. "The St. Ann Club is an Italian social club that helped immigrants when they came to the U.S. with housing, jobs, whatever they needed," said Pat Cutro...
Former Restaurateur Plans 'Politically Incorrect’ North End Tours for 2014
by Marian White If you haven't eaten at the North End restaurant Davide, you may have spotted it on Gordon Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares back in 2011. But after 21 years, the Italian restaurant, located on Commercial Street, announced on Facebook that it will be closing its doors "in a few weeks." Boston Restaurant Talk reports that...
New Haven church rehab plan stirs up members, neighbors
by Mary E. O'Leary Longtime members of St. Michael's Church told zoning officials Tuesday that they don't want their century-plus church to face the same fate as Sacred Heart Church, which remains shuttered and unused in the Hill. St. Michael's, which is in the heart of Wooster Square, like many Catholic parishes, is facing hard times with a...
Una Notte a Firenze- A Night in Florence in Boston
June 5, 2015 - Friday 5:00 PMBoston Museum Of Fine Arts - 465 Huntington Avenue - Boston, Massachusetts Inspired by the newly installed exhibition Leonardo da Vinci and the Idea of Beauty, The Teen Arts Council presents Una Notte in Firenze (A Night in Florence); an event influence by the cultural richness of the Renaissance eera in...
99th Saint Agrippina Feast
by Michael Lewis When: August 2-4 - Where: Hanover St.Each Year for the past 98 years this group of devoted people come together to renew their faith in Saint Agrippina in Boston's North End, as was the custom in the land of origin, Mineo, Sicily. Each year everyone is invited to witness the respect and honor that is bestowed on this...
Newpoli explores new folk frontiers in latest release
Boston's own Italian folk group is back! Drawing inspiration from their own members' immigrant experiences, the group is set to realese its fourth album later this month, infusing their southern Italian sound with a fresh wave of originality. "In the last couple of years we've seen so many more young people emigrate from the south of Europ...
Italian Mercatino – Italian Craft Fair
When: October 25, 2015, 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Where: Irish American Club, 177 West St. Malden, MA. Please join Donne 2000 celebrating Italian Heritage Month with our first Italian Mercatino. This event will feature handmade crafts and gifts made by our very own members and other local vendors. It will be a great opportunity to purchase uni...
Anti-Fascism on Both Sides of the Atlantic 1922-1945
Dante Alighieri Society of Massachusetts and Consulate General of Italy Proudly Present Anti-Fascism on Both Sides of the Atlantic, 1922-1945Monday, April 28, 2014 6:30-9:00pm 41 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
MITaly Networking Reception: Italian Women in Science
Interested in pursuing a career in science and engineering? Would you like to know more about the bitter and sweets of the life of a scientist and learn how to face those situations? Join MITaly and GWAMIT in this networking session and hear about the experiences of MIT Professors Paola Cappellaro and Paola Rizzoli and Harvard Professor Ka...
St. Catello Society dinner Sept. 7 at Anthony’s Ocean View in New Haven
The 113th anniversary dinner of the Society of Saint Catello will be held next Sunday at Anthony's Ocean View Restaurant in Morris Cove. According to a press release from the organization, Louis Scillia, an active member of the society, will be recognized there for his involvement in carrying on the traditions of his ancestors and the soci...
St. Brigid’s hosts Italian Festival
The Rev. Robert A. Rochon, priest at St. Brigid's Roman Catholic Church at 1231 Plainfield St. in Johnston, uses words like "compassionate, family, community endeavors" when he describes such events as Sunday's annual Italian Festival. Moreover, the goings-on inside St. Brigid's filled-to-the-brim parish hall were yet another example of ju...
Congratulations and Welcome: Sons & Daughters of Italy in America Lodge 20
On behalf of Concordia Lodge 20, we would like to say congratulations and welcome to ALL new state lodge board members and officials. We look forward to working with you all, growing our great organization together, and getting to know one another a lot more in the future. We also want to wish our Lodges President, Joseph McGonigal, for be...