Memphis' Italian Film Festival returns
During the 1960s, movies from Italy, created by such visionary auteurs as Fellini, Pasolini and Antonioni, were staples of the art-house cinemas that popped up like cinecybin mushrooms in hip urban centers, university towns and even such minor metropolises as Memphis. Grindhouses, drive-ins and mainstream commercial theaters also imported their sh...
Roberto, the only non-American to fly US fighters
A formation of four A-10C fighters, ready for their next mission, takes off from the runway of the Moody airbase in Georgia. They are however under the command of an Italian pilot. “I’m the only non-American at the controls of these aircraft. This fills me with pride and encourages me to always give 110%, because I know that I am here to represent...
Festa Italiana celebrates Italian culture in Tampa Bay
Festa Italiana is an annual multi-day event in the Tampa Bay area centered around a love of Italian culture and heritage. This year, the festival will take place from April 5-8. Since 1997, Festa Italiana has aimed to educate Tampa Bay on Italian ways of life with food, performance and activities. Hosted by The Italian Club of Tampa, the organizati...
Feast of St. Mark returns April 28
The Feast of St. Mark will celebrate its seventh year this April. The annual event, hosted by Saint Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church, will be April 28 starting at 3 p.m., with an early Saturday mass. Following that, there will be food, entertainment, kid’s activities and dancing. The festival’s mission is to recognize and know the story of the c...
The 42nd anniversary gala of Il Circolo
Il Circolo, the Italian Cultural Society, held its 42nd anniversary gala at the Breakers on March 18, 2018. La Bella Figura as it was titled, is an expression meaning making a good impression. As pointed out in Bishop Barbarito’s letter to the organization, “Whether it was going to church, going to school, visiting relatives or friends, we had to d...
Visita dell’Ambasciatore Armando Varricchio in Tennessee (21-23 marzo 2018)
L’Ambasciatore d’Italia negli Stati Uniti, Armando Varricchio, ha terminato con una visita allo stabilimento della Beretta inaugurato a Gallatin nel 2016, il suo viaggio in Tennessee. L’appuntamento con i vertici dell’azienda italiana corona una visita tesa a rimarcare i forti legami economici che uniscono l’Italia allo Stato del sud-est, ma anche,...
Triple the Trigiani: Best-selling author returns to close series
Adriana Trigiani is no stranger to Naples audiences. She is the only speaker to make two appearances at the Nick Linn Lecture Series. On Monday, March 26, she'll make it three. The best-selling author, scriptwriter and director is the final speaker of the series' 15th year. She follows Dorothea Benton Frank, Christian Baker Kline and Gregg Hurwitz....
Strong ties bind Tennessee, Italy during MLK50
Tennessee and its people have left a mark in politics, in business and, especially, in the arts. While visiting Memphis and Nashville this week, I could not help but wonder what the music scene around the world would be like today had it not been for icons such as the Grand Ole Opry or Sun Studios. There's another way that Tennessee’s legacy has sp...
This 30-year tradition ends Friday
Every Friday for 30 years, the smell of homemade spaghetti sauce has wafted through the neighborhood behind Choctaw Plaza on Racetrack Road. That’s how long members of the Joseph B. Franzalia, Sons and Daughters of Italy Lodge #2422 have been hosting an all-you-can-eat pasta dinner in the metal-sided building on the block-long South Drive. But this...
St. Joseph's celebration in Auburn
The Cultural Italian American Organization of Cayuga County — also known as CIAO — is hosting a St. Joseph’s Day Feast Celebration Sunday, March 18. The feast will include traditional food, including bread shaped like the shepherd hook, and a religious ceremony with a small procession, and everyone is asked to wear red, the traditional color for St...
IAA Participate in the Feast of St. Joseph Mass Celebration--March 18, 2018
On Sunday, March 18th, the IAA will participate in the Feast of St. Joseph Mass Celebration sponsored by St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Since the event is open to the public, IAA members may invite family members, neighbors, relatives, friends, and co-workers to join us. As is the IAA’s tradition for the Feast of St. Joseph Mass, prior to the mass,...
Exhibition, book launch for Italian painter kicks off SC Humanities Festival at USCA
Orvieto, Italy painter Livio Valentini made work in Aiken that was "transformative and unique," said Dr. Jeremy Culler, assistant professor of art history at USC Aiken. Culler is among many in the university and local community anticipating celebrating Valentini's work and relationship with Aiken, when the South Carolina Humanities Festival kicks o...