New building expands Kimbell's gallery space
by Jamie Stengle The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth is expanding its gallery space with a new building designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano that is a nod to the museum's original Louis Kahn-designed building. "There are so many echoes of the Khan building here," said museum director Eric M. Lee as he stood in one of the new...
Downtown: Sons & Daughters of Italy — Club keeps culture of Italy strong in Cruces
In the New York and New Jersey area, there are dozens of Italian clubs and thousands of Italian Americans involved in them. In Las Cruces, there is one. "We are a cultural social club," said Al "Chance" Cella, founder of the Sons & Daughters of Italy in Las Cruces group. "To continue to stay in touch with our traditions, our heritage." ...
Andrea ‘Drew’ Bacigalupa, 1923-2015: Son says early Canyon Road artist ‘felt he had left a heritage’
Andrea "Drew" Bacigalupa, a longtime artistic fixture on Canyon Road as well as a writer, teacher and World War II veteran, died Sunday at his Santa Fe home. He was 91. "He was a complex man in that he had a lot of things going on," one of his sons, Ruan Bacigalupa, said Tuesday. "He was a writer and an artist and a draftsman-illustrator for the S...
Dall'Italia al Midwest americano a caccia di tornado
Piatta, che più piatta non si può. Glaciale con i blizzard dell'inverno e torrida con il sole dell'estate. Coltivata, in buona parte a mais. La pianura del Midwest, che si estende dal Texas al confine canadese attraverso l'Oklahoma, il Kansas, il Nebraska e i due Dakota è la parte degli Stati Uniti che i turisti italiani ed europei conoscono di men...
Italian consul impressed with Tulsa on visit as part of Italian Culture Day
Fabrizio Nava's first visit to Tulsa to coincided with the much-ballyhooed opening of the Woody Guthrie Center in the Brady Arts District. But Nava, the consul general of Italy in Houston, was in town for a different sort of celebration. The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of Italy in Washington, D.C., have designated 2013 as...
Moores Opera Center presents The Italian Straw Hat
While trying to get to his wedding, a young Parisian man is swept up in events that spiral hilariously out of control. The composer of iconic film scores — such as The Godfather; Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet; and Fellini's La dolce vita, La strada and 8 ½ — also wrote this charming and disarming farce that moves like the wind with bountiful bel ca...
Jeanerette Museum hosts talk on history of Italians in Louisiana
Alan Gauthreaux, author and history instructor, will give audience members a look into the Italian immigrant experience in Louisiana as he speaks about his book, "Italian Louisiana: History, Heritage and Tradition" at 6 p.m. on Sept. 14 at the Jeanerette Museum. Gauthreaux will discuss the Italian contribution to Louisiana's culture. Preceding the...
Red Nation demands New Mexico abolish Columbus Day
The Red Nation, which consists of a large group of American Indians and allies, have joined forces with a student led organization in its effort to abolish Columbus Day in New Mexico. The student led organization at the University of New Mexico (UNM), released a Call to Action – Abolish Columbus Day at UNM – with other students and the local c...
St. Joseph Day altar schedule
The Archdiocese of New Orleans compiled a list of all the parishes and churches throughout the area that will host a St. Joseph Altar. ANNUNCIATION, Bogalusa: B and C Hall, 139 Cumberland St., sponsored by the Bogalusa Italian-American Cultural Society. Open to the public March 18-19. March 18, 6-9 p.m. with blessing of altar at 7 p.m. Mar...
At the Houston Italian Festival, it takes a village to make 15,000 meatballs
by Eric Sandler At 9 a.m. on a recent rainy Sunday morning, 75 people gathered at a Midtown bakery. Their mission: Turn over 920 pounds of beef into 15,000 meatballs to serve at the 35th annual Italian Festival that begins Thursday night on the campus of St. Thomas University. It was a culmination of a three-day process that includes prepa...
2017 ICCC Board Nominations Sought
The Italian Cultural and Community Center is seeking candidates to fill five upcoming vacancies on the Board of Directors. The election will be held at the annual meeting of members on December 1, 2016. Each term lasts three years. We welcome strategic thinkers who understand "the big picture" and who can translate ideas into actions in or...
The ICCC is hiring a Communications and Event Assistant!
By Melania Spagnoli The Communications and Event Assistant position assists with the coordination and promotion of the Italian Cultural and Community Center's programs and events. The position will assist in developing and executing marketing strategies for all programs and events through verbal, written and on-line communications. This p...