Artist Roberto Osti visits Townsend Atelier for lecture, book signing
Site of the Soul with Roberto Osti. Townsend Atelier, The Arts Building, 301 East 11th St. 6-7:30 p.m. Friday, May 26. Admission: Free. For more information: 423-266-2712 Townsend Atelier announces that visiting artist Roberto Osti, an author and expert on human anatomy, will give a lecture on Friday, May 26, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Townsend Atelier...
Taste Italy in Charlotte at two weekend festivals
Between the 1880s and 1910s, thousands of Italian immigrants streamed into places like Syracuse, Pittsburgh and Cleveland seeking the American Dream. Now many of their great-grandkids are moving south to Charlotte, a new epicenter of opportunity. That means authentic Italian food is finally a thing in the land of the meat-and-three. You can taste a...
Sadie's Pearls Celebrates Three Generations Of Family And The Wisdom Passed From Mother To Daughter
In honor of Mother's Day, Sadie's Pearls: Timeless Lessons Worth Living (LMG Books) memorializes the heartwarming, sassy and spirited wisdom passed among three generations of Italian-American women in NYC while fulfilling the lifelong dream of Tina Serpico, who upon reading The Purpose Driven Life realized her aspirations of publishing her first bo...
L'On. La Marca incontra la comunità italiana della Florida del Sud
L'on. Francesca La Marca nella scorsa settimana è stata tra gli italiani residenti nella Florida del Sud, dove ha avuto incontri con rappresentanti istituzioni e componenti della comunità allo scopo di conoscerne meglio le esigenze e ricercare opportunità di collaborazione. Mercoledì 19 aprile ha partecipato alla riunione del COMITES di Miami, che...
90 years ago in DeLand, crowds watched Florida’s last hanging
Florida’s last execution by hanging was a huge event in DeLand. Ninety years ago this week, April 18, 1927, a big crowd gathered. Schools let out. Onlookers stood on rooftops to get the best view of the gallows that had been erected behind the jail, across the street from the courthouse. Everyone knew — at least everyone who read the papers knew —...
Art Conversations VIII: Michelangelo and The Medici
April 23, 2017 ~ 3:00 p.m. With Emily Fenichel, Ph.D. Tickets Available Through Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real ~ Boca Raton or JudyO@FriendsoftheUffiziGallery.org. Non-Member of Friends of the Uffizi Gallery ~ $10.00. Seating is Limited ~ Reservations are Recommended One of the most enduring relationships in Michelangelo's life was his pe...
An Evening of Culture: Celebrating Opera Carolina
When: Wed, April 26, 2017 from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT - Where: Founders Hall, 100 N. Tryon Street, Mezzanine Level, Charlotte, NC 28255 An Evening of Culture is being hosted by the Honorary Consul of Italy to North Carolina, Dr. Claudio Carpano, in collaboration with Casa della Cultura Italiana - North Carolina (CCI-NC). CCI-NC's mission is to buil...
Cesare Berlingeri opens in Miami a great season of Italian Art
From April 19 to May 19 Valli Art Gallery - 1924 N Miami Ave, Miami. From April 20, May 19 General Consulate of Italy - 4000 Ponce De Leon Blvd # 590, Coral Gables. From 20 April at 3.30pm University of Miami - 320 S Dixie Hwy, Coral Gables With a double exhibition and a lecture at the University of Miami, Cesare Berlingeri opens a great season of...
You don’t have to be Italian, but you do need talent to compete for ‘Idol’ show
Come to the annual Italian Festival for the food, but stay for the entertainment. Don’t let the “Italian Idol” name fool you, however — you don’t have to be Italian to win, assured competition Chairperson Roberta Whitaker. For the past 10 years, St. Philip Neri Catholic Church has been hosting the annual talent show. Whitaker wanted a way to showca...
Stanley Tucci discusses career at Sarasota Film Festival
To close out this year, Sarasota Film Festival had one of its most famous frequent visitors speak at length about his career. Oscar-nominated actor and director Stanley Tucci, who has attended the festival numerous times including Saturday’s closing ceremony, participated in an hourlong conversation Sunday at Florida Studio Theatre. David Edelstein...
Foursome claims victory in eighth annual Benvenuto Americans of Italian Heritage bocce tourney
The 8th Annual Benvenuto Americans of Italian Heritage Charity Bocce Tournament was held on March 18, with all proceeds benefitting Combat Veterans to Careers. A total of 128 players participated at bocce courts at four different locations in The Villages with the finals being played and a delicious lunch served at Hibiscus Recreation Center. The w...
Biloxi loses jitterbugging, bingo-playing former councilman, justice
While his brothers hunted, Roy Mattina Sr. danced. The 92-year-old Biloxi native was always one of a kind. He was from a tight-knit generation born and raised on Point Cadet, a peninsula settled by immigrants on Biloxi’s eastern tip. Mattina was proud of his Italian heritage in a neighborhood where there were societies for residents of French, Ital...