Festa Italiana serves up fun in Greenbrook
by Jay Heater As Patrick Tobin did his best Frank Sinatra to "My Way," a line of people waited patiently in front of a booth serving up spaghetti and clam sauce, sausage and peppers and meatball sandwiches. Right next door at Festa Italiana in Greenbrook on Saturday was Nino Ledi, a sixth-generation baker who was selling a selection o...
Antichità, Teatro, Magnificenza: Renaissance and Baroque Images of Rome
August 24 -- November 17, 2013 An exciting temporary exhibition on the representations of the eternal city includes maps, views, and books on Rome from the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries. Maps are a focus for each period, while the title refers to the individual themes or attitudes that characterized each era. The Antiqu...
Il Circolo, the Italian Cultural Society of the Palm Beaches, hosted a pleasant afternoon of fun at Palm Beach Atlantic University.
Il Circolo, the Italian Cultural Society of the Palm Beaches, hosted a pleasant afternoon of fun at Palm Beach Atlantic University. Dr. Ilaria Serra of Florida Atlantic University and Julie Rowe of Jupiter Maltz Theater combined to produce a program called "Italian Folk Dancing History and Review." While Prof. Serra told the story, a scree...
An Italian in America with Emanuele Pettener
by Rick Zullo I met Emanuele Pettener back in 2009, and it's safe to say that the meeting changed my life in many ways. I was enrolled in the Italian Studies program at F.A.U. in Boca Raton, Florida where he teaches. The class was Italian Literature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, taught entirely in Italian, which at the time stra...
Women of the Italian American Club of Hilton Head
Toss out any preconceived notion of what an Italian-American woman should be like. The Italian-American Club of Hilton Head (IACHH) powers that be, passed a rule a few years ago declaring... NO RULES (ta-da!) regarding one's ethnic heritage when applying for membership to the club. That's right, you read it here first. You don't have to be Ita...
Longtime resident, businessman Alan Maio seeks County Commission seat
Nancy Maio watched black clouds descend as she and her husband drove to trim pepper trees obscuring a white and red "Alan Maio for Sarasota County Commission" sign. The clouds burst. Al pruned on. Nancy, dry in the truck, rolled down her window just enough to shout, "You really must want this job!" Read more Source:&...
Seventh Annual Italian Festival and Bocce Tournament
Columbia's seventh annual Italian Festival and Bocce Tournament will take place Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014 at the Robert Mills House and Hampton-Preston Mansion (1615 and 1616 Blanding St.). The Italian Festival, hosted by the Sons of Italy in America Bella Italia Lodge 2808-Columbia, is free and open to the public and will offer a day of live...
Festa Italiana on menu for Oct. 10, 11
The Joesph B. Franzalia, Sons and Daughters of Italy Lodge No. 2422, will present the 34th Annual Festa Italiana Columbus Day weekend. Feast on homemade Italian foods, desserts, cookies, Italian beers and coffee. The festa runs 5-9 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday. There will be Italian novelty gifts, a variety of local vendors...
Ferragosto 2015 at Il Circolo
Il Circolo, the Italian Cultural Society, has as its goal to preserve and promote the Italian culture. Not widely-known to many, August 15 is a celebrated day in Italy. It's virtually impossible to find any places of business open because this is the day when families go to the beach or other places of relaxation and take time off to rest and enjoy...
Franciscans, Dominicans take center stage in exhibit on Renaissance
A Nashville museum's groundbreaking exhibit of Italian art created between 1250 and 1550 explores the significant role of the Dominicans and Franciscans in the revival of the arts that began in Italy in the 13th century. "Sanctity Pictured: The Art of the Dominican and Franciscan Orders in Renaissance Italy" opened Oct. 31 at the Frist Center...
Dallas Opera Announces New Season - TOSCA, SHOW BOAT and More!
The Dallas Opera is proud to announce the five phenomenal mainstage productions of the 2015-2016 Season, "Seeking the Human Element," to be presented in the magnificent Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House at the AT&T Performing Arts Center located in the Dallas Arts District. The season line-up was announced this afternoon by Dallas O...
Spoleto Festival USA: Charleston’s premier performing arts event
In 1977, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Gian Carlo Menotti, Christopher Keene, and others sought to create an American counterpart to their annual "Festival of Two Worlds" in Spoleto, Italy. With the help of Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr., the 17 day festival, designed to highlight both new and established artists, found its home stateside i...