Uffizi Gallery’s “Angel” Exhibit U.S. Tour’s Last Stop
The inspirational exhibition "Offering of the Angels: Tapestries and Paintings from the Uffizi Gallery," opens on December 7 at the final stop of its U.S. tour at Telfair Museum, Jepson Center for the Arts, in Savannah, Ga. The 43 paintings and two tapestries by Baroque and Renaissance masters such as Botticelli, Liberi and Tintoretto will be on di...
OGGI offers fine fare today
By Helen Schwab OGGI – "oh-jee" – means today in Italian. That's both a nod to the pastas and desserts made in-house, and an interesting irony, when you consider how old-school the place is. It's run by chef-owner Eloy Roy, a native of Argentina who left accounting and began working in restaurants when he came to Miami in 1984. He...
Italian restaurant opens in Jefferson
by Will Petty Bella Ragazza, a newly-opened Italian restaurant in Jefferson, is doing business its own way. The restaurant offers a full Italian menu, much like you see at a dine-in establishment, but there is no seating. All of the food is carry-out and delivery. "The way our space is set up does not lend itself for us to al...
A job opportunity
University of North Georgia is looking for an Italian instructor to teach a joint class (Italiano 1001/2001) Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9:00 to 9:50 a.m. Classes start August 19, 2013 and run through the first week of December. We already have a dozen students signed up for the 1001 and 2 returning students for the 2001 portion. The...
Italy Day at FIU in Miami
October 22, 2015 - Thursday 1:30 PM. Florida International University - Graham Center - GC 140 - Florida International University , 11200 SW 8th Street, Miami, Florida The Consulate General of Italy, the Miami-Florida Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, the European & Eurasian Studies, the Europe Student Association,...
La ripresa americana traina la ceramica
ATLANTA - Tredici anni fa a Orlando, Florida, la minaccia più concreta era quella spagnola. Oggi ad Atlanta, Georgia, ad insidiare il primato mondiale della ceramica italiana ci sono i soliti cinesi. In realtà è un primato che ha già subìto una modifica strutturale importante: resiste in valore, non in volume, segno che il...
Italian snack maker sets up shop in north High Point
by Pat Kimbrough N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker recently joined city officials to celebrate the opening of an Italian snack food maker in north High Point. LC America began operations in January at 8221 Tyner Road in a 68,000-square-foot plant previously occupied by Streuli Sales, a wooden door manufacturer. A ribbon-cutting c...
N.C. among states Beretta considering for gun plant
After landing a Sturm Ruger & Co. plant in Rockingham County, North Carolina is under consideration for a Beretta gun plant. The world's oldest active gun manufacturer is considering Georgia, North Carolina and five other states for a gun plant that could eventually employ about 400 people. Read more Source: http://www.b...
Georgia Museum of Art organizes Piero Lerda’s first U.S. exhibition
The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia will host the exhibition "Chaos & Metamorphosis: The Art of Piero Lerda" Feb. 14 to May 10, 2015. Lerda's art draws on his personal experiences growing up in Italy during World War II and his interest in the eternal battle between chaos and order. Born in the Piedmont region of Ita...
Twelfth Annual Irish Italian International Festival Returns to North Myrtle Beach, September 26
By Nicole BooneOne of the largest celebrations in the Grand Strand, the Irish Italian International Festival returns to the City of North Myrtle Beach Saturday, Sept. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Main Street. This 12th annual celebration of Irish and Italian culture on the Carolina coast draws approximately 15,000 attendees each year, shut...
The Art of Magnificence: FLORENCE AND THE RENAISSANCE
FRIENDS OF THE UFFIZI GALLERY proudly presents: The Art of Magnificence. FLORENCE AND THE RENAISSANCE - Featuring Renowned Art Historian and Lecturer ROCKY RUGGIERO. January 7, 2017 Beginning at 12:30 PM, $60.00 Per Person. Arturo's Ristorante Italiano - 6750 North Federal Highway - Boca Raton, Florida 3...
Spoleto Festival announces 2015 lineup
Spoleto Festival USA once again will celebrate opera with innovative, risk-taking productions as part of its 2015 lineup, which also includes a new production of "Romeo and Juliet" by Shakespeare's Globe theater company at the Dock Street Theatre. The 2015 festival schedule, which was announced today, offers performances by the Scottish Ba...