Brookdale poet laureate: ‘I found my voice early’
There is an Italian word, Victor di Suvero said, for what he has become: Vecchietto. “Little old man,” the 89-year-old explained, smiling. “I have shrunk four inches.” But he has kept the pace on the page; di Suvero’s 13th book of poems, Once Again, published in the fall, 64 years after his debut, Salt and the Heart’s Horizons, in 1952. And di Suv...
Little Italy in Arkansas
Originally called Alta Villa (the “high place”), Little Italy was settled in 1915 by a group of northern Italian immigrants who came to Arkansas looking for an opportunity to achieve the American dream. Though smaller than other Italian colonies in the state, like Tontitown or Lake Village, Little Italy’s centralized location and skilled winemakers...
Italian-American dream: Local author unveils immigrant story in latest book
Jim Damiano knows all about immigration and Alzheimer's.The McKinney author is touching both with library-worn hands and generational words. After decades untold, his family's life has found its way onto the pages. Both sets of grandparents came through Ellis Island as Italian immigrants in the early 1900s. His father brought home English from his...
Louisiana American Italian Sports Hall of Fame 30th Annual Induction Banquet
Saturday January 17 2015, 6-9 pmHilton New Orleans Riverside, Napoleon Room, #2 Poydras St., New Orleans Louisiana American Italian Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet honors & celebrates national and local Italian Americans in the sports, entertainment, medical, and civic fields. Proceeds benefit the American Italian Cultural Center...
Soprano, tenor shine in N.O. Opera’s ‘Lucia’ production
Scotland, with its frequently dreary climate and its cold, foreboding castles, is a tailor-made locale for tales of conspiracies, jealous rivalries and nighttime murders. Macbeth and Mary, Queen of Scots are just two examples that come readily to mind. Place the sad story of “Lucia di Lammermoor” in that setting, and you have all the eleme...
Tiziana Ciacciofera lascia l’ ICCCH di Houston e dice: “adesso mi dedico solo al food and wine”.
di Alessandro De Simone Che il pallino per il Food & Beverage la frizzante manager palermitana ce lo avesse era già risultato chiaro. Ed infatti durante il suo mandato come direttrice della programmazione e marketing dell'Italian Cultural and Community Center (ICCC) di Houston (Texas, USA) Tiziana Ciacciofera ha "firmato" una serie di...
The light is on and glowing in 'The Light in the Piazza' from Brick Road Theatre
The aptly named The Light in the Piazza has a lot to say about how light -- actual and felt -- can change a person's life by letting you see possibilities that weren't apparent before. It makes this challenging 2005 Broadway musical a particularly fitting one for Brick Road Theatre to pull off at the start of its second year. By all reasoning, a s...
Daryle Lamonica selected as 2014 LAISHF National Honoree
The American Renaissance Foundation is proud to announce the selection of DARYLE LAMONICA, former American collegiate and professional quarterback, as the 2014 Louisiana American Italian Sports Hall of Fame National Honoree. Mr. Lamonica began his career at the University of Notre Dame, where he was the starting quarterback for three seaso...
Celebrate Festival delle produzioni Alimentari Italiane Friday Night!
Selected Foods & Beverage, a specialist in importing and distributing gourmet products from all over the world, is pleased to host a Festival of Italian Food Productions event at the Houston Italian Festival (October 9-12, 2014). Food products imported from various regions of Italy will be available for your sampling pleasure. This min...
Italian Club of Dallas to host festival Saturday in Plano
The Italian Club of Dallas is hosting Festa Italia: Italian Festival & Bocce Tournament at 10 a.m. Saturday at John Paul II High School, 900 Coit Road. The family-friendly event will include Italian food and beverages, grape stomping, an Italian car show, folk dancing, children's games and the Festa Italia Bocce Classic. Teams can register...
Metti un sociologo italiano in America
di Riccardo Giumelli C'era Un italiano in America di Alberto Sordi e Vittorio De Sica, poi c'è Un italiano in America di Beppe Severgnini. Io, più modestamente, non foss'altro per l'accostamento di termini, ho passato qualche giorno da sociologo italiano in America. L'esperienza è stata straordinaria, perché è straordinario essere un soci...
Elixir of Love A Bel Canto Treat From Houston Grand Opera
The latest issue of Opera News heralds the return of Kathleen Battle, that supernaturally gifted American soprano who raised the fine art of singing into the ether in the '70s and '80s. With dazzling technique, crystalline plush voice, and radiant stage presence, Battle embodied all true aspects of the perfect lyric soprano. She was a wiz...