Events planned for 24th Festa Italiana
Fine food, cinema and music are planned for the 24th annual Newport Festa Italiana, which starts on Friday, Sept. 14, and runs through Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 8. Forum Lodge 391 of the Sons and Daughters of Italy, the Edward King House and the state’s legislative grants program serve as the major supports of the festival. This year’s events incl...
San Gennaro approda negli States
San Gennaro approda negli States, grazie alla Saint Gennaro Foundation of Boston, ente no profit, presieduta da Pasquale Trotta, e rappresentata in Italia, per i rapporti con la Santa Sede e le altre istituzioni religiose, da Antonio Grilletto, che ha fatto realizzare in Italia un busto di bronzo dorato del Santo ispirato a quello venerato presso l...
IDEA Boston is on its way
"You wanna be startin' somethin', you gotta be startin' somethin'," sang Michael Jackson on the album Thriller. Well, here we go startin' somethin'. Last week we announced we were working on IDEA Boston, an Italian-inspired festival that will take place on Nov. 2-3. Now we are ready to share with you our program and the amazing speakers we have lin...
Family, meals, culture at core of Taste of Italy
Even if you couldn’t trace your roots back to Italy, Norwich’s Taste of Italy food festival on Saturday gave visitors a chance to eat like a native of the old country. The smells of pungent garlic and simmering sauces wafted across the city’s harbor area as Howard T. Brown Park was transformed into a backyard Italian feast for the day, courtesy of...
Our Lady of Grace feast & festival promises epicurean delights
“Mangia, mangia!” That’s the invitation, of sorts, Rev. Peter J. Gower issued during a special luncheon inside Fioretti Hall in Johnston. Father Gower almost insisted that a dozen plus Our Lady of Grace parishioners, who were working feverishly slicing green peppers that will be used for sausage and pepper sandwiches during this weekend’s annual It...
West Haven Italian Festival Returns Sept. 8 and 9
Food, fun and music will take over the West Haven Italian American Club on Saturday, Sept. 8 and Sunday, Sept. 9, as the Italian Festival returns for it’s second year. A variety of food options will be available as well as a full bar and beer on tap. Saturday will feature a Bocce and Horseshoe tournament, starting at 3 p.m. Participants must sign u...
The oldest operating Catholic church in New England is in Maine
Think of Catholicism in New England and Boston’s churches probably come to mind. Indeed, St. Leonard, one of the oldest Catholic churches in the US, was built in 1873 by Italian immigrants at the corner of Hanover and Prince Streets in Boston’s North End. But the oldest continuously operating Catholic church in the area is actually found in Newcast...
North End OSIA Applications Now Available
You can pick up hard copies at the Nazzaro Center or email us at NorthEndOSIA@gmail.com to obtain an electronic version. (Do NOT mail the applications to the Grand Lodge – we will take care of everything for you.) As a reminder, regular membership is $75 and social membership is $50. Checks can be made out to “North End OSIA” and can be dropped off...
Everything you need to know about Michael Capuano
Rep. Michael Capuano has been a progressive presence in Congress for nearly 20 years. Known as much for his staunch — and vocal — advocacy in Washington, D.C., as his record of securing funding for projects back home, Capuano has enjoyed high popularity in the deeply liberal 7th District. He’s now facing the challenge of his congressional career fr...
America’s Little Italies: Past, Present and Future
Jerry Krase has spent nearly fifty years visiting and photographing dozens of places in America and a few foreign cities that boasted about having an identifiable Italian neighborhood. From Boston and New York City to Portland, Maine and Wilmington, Delaware. He discovered they shared many visual characteristics and made similar claims about their...
Feast of the Three Saints opening night draws hundreds to Lawrence
Opening night of the annual Feast of the Three Saints drew hundreds of people to this city of many cultures. For nearly a century, Corpus Christi Parish at Holy Rosary Church, at Essex and Union streets, has hosted this celebration that honors three young Sicilian men, Saints Alfio, Filadelfo and Cirino, who chose to be tortured to death rather tha...
92nd Annual Italian Feast of Saints Cosmas & Damian - Cambridge
Join us for the 92nd Annual Italian Feast of Saints Cosmas and Damian on September 7, 8 & 9, 2018 on Warren Street and Cambridge Street in East Cambridge, Massachusetts. This annual tradition will include FREE performances by top national recording artists and favorite local bands. This page will be updated as we announce our national acts. There w...