Frank Stella on Six Decades of Experimentation and Change
A master of abstraction, Frank Stella has been creating thought-provoking paintings and sculptures for more than 60 years. In 2016, he had an important retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, and now comes an even larger show, the 300-work “Frank Stella: Experiment and Change,” on view at the NSU...
Da Vinci - The Genius Exhibition Coming To New Mexico
Da Vinci—The Genius opens at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science two weeks from today at 9am on Saturday, February 10, 2018. This world class exhibition from Grande Exhibitions remains on display at the Museum daily from 9am-5pm through July 29, 2018. Da Vinci – The Genius demonstrates the full scope of Leonardo da Vinci’s remarkab...
Date Night in Umbria!
Let us transport you to a romantic evening in enchanting Umbria! Friday, February 9, 2018 at 7:00 pm. Cost: $50 ICCC members | $55 non-members. Registration deadline is February 7, 2018. Reserve today - Eventbrite or call 713-524-4222 ext. 7. Want more information? Click here. Join us for a hands-on cooking class with special guest Letizia Mattiacc...
Ars Lyrica Houston Hosts a Roman Feast Gala
Ars Lyrica Houston's A Roman Feast gala will take place on Saturday, March 3, 2018 in the historic Esperson building in downtown Houston. The glamorous evening will begin with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres at the contemporary Rusk Lobby, followed by an intimate performance of arias by rising opera countertenor, Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen accompanied by Ma...
IACC Director Alessia Paolicchi named to European American Investment Council advisory board
Happy new year, everyone! We couldn’t be more thrilled to share the news that Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Texas director Alessia Paolicchi has been appointed to the advisory board of the European American Investment Council. The EAIC “bridges the gap between Economic Development Organizations and European investors searching for a perfect loc...
A lesson in History: Army North celebrates its 75th Anniversary
A soft instrumental song played in the background as five soldiers garbed in the Army’s WWII Herringbone Twill uniform with combat helmets stood statuesque in front of U.S. Army North’s venerated clock tower. Gradually, the band’s music died-down, the crowd grew silent taking their respective seats, and the only sounds that could be heard was the p...
Cowboy Detective Charlie Siringo Helped Tame the Wild West
On a Saturday afternoon in October 1887, a mystery rider was introduced to the 8,000 people crowding Denver’s River Front Park for the town’s Cowboy Championships, a forerunner of today’s National Western Stock Show rodeo. He appeared on a quick white pony, following a roping exhibition by a black cowboy named Pinto Jim. The horseman was a memorabl...
How John Paolino's love for Italy helped him close a very important family loop
We have already told you all about our New Mexico TFT stop; we had a fantastic time and got to meet incredible folks such as Maria and Bob Berry, as well as all the amazing members and supporters of the Italian Festivals of New Mexico organization. Two of those beautiful people we met in Albuquerque were John and Cathy Paolino. They shared with us...
Quando Croce insegnò a pensare agli Americani
Benedetto Croce in Texas (Moretti&Vitali) è un delizioso libricino di Alessandro Carrera, direttore di Studi italiani all'Università di Houston. A dispetto del titolo, non tratta della filosofia di Croce ma racconta - come dice il più fedele sottotitolo - «Storie di filosofia italiana in Nord America». E del resto la storia inizia proprio con Croce...
Angelo Automotive owner helping Italy native bounce back from homelessness
An Italy native has been in Texas for about 5 years, however he lived out of a tent in Midland for a while before he was offered a job in San Angelo. Joseph Figliola's wife died 7 years ago of cancer, leaving the 58 year old alone and eventually unable to afford his home after having spent much of his finances paying hospital bills. "Sometimes I th...
Il Giorno Della Memoria 2018
On Thursday, January 25, the ICCC will present a short lecture and a screening of the film “My Italian Secret: The Forgotten Heroes” as we remember the victims of the Holocaust. Each year on January 27, the United Nations remembers the many people of Jewish origin affected by the Holocaust and this day is officially called the “International Day of...
Beyond the Mona Lisa
The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science is preparing to mount its most ambitious project since opening its doors in 1986. Da Vinci - the Genius, opening on February 10, 2018, is the most comprehensive exploration of Leonardo da Vinci’s work ever created. The exhibition was produced by Grande Exhibitions of Australia and promises a bloc...