Feast of Little Italy announces 2013 entertainment lineup
"Sounds from 60s, 80s, Broadway, Pop and Much More!" Jerry Somma, President of the Feast of Little Italy announces the bold entertainment lineup for this year's Feast taking place November 1st – 3rd in Jupiter's Abacoa Town Center. In its 11th year, the Feast of Little Italy continues to delight and surprise festivalgoers with a blend of o...
The Other Italy
"The Other Italy" Lecture Series and Wine Tasting"Sicily"February 24,"Umbria,"March 34:00 PMHilary's in Horrigan Hall, Bellarmine University$15 members, $20 guests per dateReserve your spot by calling 502.938.8830 or by clicking on the event link under "Upcoming Events".With the publication of Frances Mayes' best-seller Under the Tuscan Sun, Americ...
A little Italy in St. Pete — St. Petersburg Opera’s Neapolitan Festival and Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci
You know those Italian standards such as "O Sole Mio," "Come Back to Sorrento" and "Funiculì, Funiculà" — those tunes you hear everywhere, from TV commercials to movies to Italian restaurants to Looney Tunes cartoons? They all come from the heartfelt, seaside region of Naples, aka, Napoli (pictured above). If you have a soft spot for these...
Italian furniture maker opens North American HQ at Nussbaum Center
Europeo, an Italian furniture manufacturer, has opened its North American headquarters at The Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship in Greensboro.Paolo Tomasi, the Europeo's vice president of North American operations, said the company plans to expand its market share in the Americas by "competing on style and quality" and the Nussbaum Center provid...
St. Thomas Church hosts annual Irish-Italian Festival Parade
Folks who are Irish or Italian, or who just like to have a good time, gathered in the Hub City this weekend to celebrate the culture of Italy and the Emerald Isle. The annual Irish-Italian Festival Parade made its way down W. 4th Street Saturday morning. It was led by a royal court, featuring Southern Miss president Dr. Rodney Bennet...
Andrea Bocelli gives intimate concert
by Lesley Abravanel Pomellato jewelry hosted a special fundraiser for Baptist Health South Florida at the Ritz Carlton Key Biscayne Residences on Wednesday at which Andrea Bocelli sang for an hour for an intimate group of 75. Bocelli's mother was seen in the audience, patting her heart as she was clearly moved and emotional during his per...
Consul General: Italy Closes Trade Office but Reopens Dialogue With Atlanta
The Italian Trade Commission's Atlanta office was shuttered last year and the responsibility for Georgia brought back to the Miami office where it could be more efficiently operated, the nation's consul general told Global Atlanta. But that by no means indicates a lack of interest in Georgia and the five states and numerous Caribbean terri...
Italian drug company to buy Cary's Cornerstone Therapeutics
Cornerstone Therapeutics announced Monday that it is being bought by an Italian pharmaceutical company, ending the Cary drug marketing firm's five-year run as a publicly traded company. The acquisition values Cornerstone at nearly $300 million, double what the company was valued at 10 months ago. Chiesi Farmaceutici, which already owns 58...
Community to Celebrate Italian Heritage Month.
The Central Gulf Coast Lodge of the Order of Sons of Italy in America is inviting all Pinellas County residents to join in celebrating Florida's Italian and Italian American Heritage Month at an exciting Festa Italiana dinner and raffle on Saturday, October 4 at the Clearwater Country Club. The Honorable Adolpho Barattolo, Italy's Consul G...
Rehoboth UNICO hosts pasta challenge and movie night
Four UNICO members prepared their favorite pasta dish and provided a taste for everyone to judge. Pictured behind the table are (l-r) Ed Mason, challenge coordinator, and competitors Nick Ruggieri, Frank Cappelli, Arthur Chomas and Suzanne Failla. Being served in front are Anthony Mazzareli and Monica Viana. Sixty area UNICO members and guests enj...
Strada Italiano to hold Feast of the Seven Fishes on Christmas Eve
The Feast of the Seven Fishes will be served this Christmas Eve at Strada Italiano in downtown Asheville to celebrate the Italian-American tradition and the use of seafood in the family meal as a way of abstinence from meat, a long Roman Catholic tradition during various days of the week as well as during Lent. This year's feast menu is available o...
The 7th Annual Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival Presents Celebrated Italian Films and Directors
The 7th Annual Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival opens Thursday, November 7 – Sunday, November 10 at the Sottile Theatre. The four-day festival celebrates Italian contemporary cinema and culture with a number of films in addition to Italian directors appearing as special guests of the Festival to present their acclaimed films and discuss their wo...