Schola Cantorum Kicks Off Its 2014-15 Concert Season
The venerable and distinguished University of Arkansas Schola Cantorum kicks off its 2014-15 concert season with music from Glorious Venice. The Schola Cantorum will be joined on stage by brass choirs, harpsichord, and baroque orchestra as they present four unique settings of the Gloria from the golden age of Venetian music. The 16-voice, four-cho...
Where do Italians live in Louisiana? See interactive map
As an international port, New Orleans attracted an abundance of Italian immigrants near the end of the 19th century. These days -- especially on St. Joseph's Day (March 19) -- their descendants throughout Louisiana continue to uphold the traditions of the old country. It is an experience that Maria and Frank Pyburn of Covington share as ow...
Via Colori street painting festival set for Nov. 23-24
The Via Colori street painting festival will take place Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 23-24, in downtown Houston. Via Colori was introduced to Houston in 2006 to celebrate the Italian Renaissance art of street painting while benefiting Center for Hearing and Speech, a nonprofit organization that teaches speaking, listening and literacy skills to c...
Consulate of Italy in Santa Fe invites YOU
Monday, February 15, 2016 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM at Osteria d'Assisi - Santa Fe, New Mexico. Cavaliere Lino Pertusini, Honorary Consul of Italy, Santa Fe, invites you to meet his esteemed guests: Hon. Antonio Verde, Consul General of Italy in Los Angeles; Hon. Rosalba Maniaci, Italian Consular Agent of New Mexico; Valeria Rumori, Dir...
Bruno's Revival On Main Street To Mix Old, New
By Jan Cottingham On an uncommonly pleasant August afternoon, two workers labored to perfect the stain on a handsome wood bar facing the entrance of Bruno's Little Italy, while others painted a few yards away. Gio Bruno excitedly noted that a metal railing separating the restaurant from the pavement on Main Street had been erected in the...
Grace Granato, last of original Granato family settlers to Little Italy in 1915, dies at the age of 102
Grace L. Rossi Zyck (nee Granato) died this week at the age of 102 and was the last child of the original settlers to Little Italy (Alta Villa) in 1915. The Granato family was one of the five original families of Alta Villa. Roger Rossi, her son, discovered our website and corresponds from Illinois. Two of his aunts were born in Little Ita...
Annual St. Joseph's altar continues delicious Sicilian tradition at St. Paul's School
Picture the inside of the Briggs Assembly Center, a shining expanse of recently-renovated space, stretching out over thousands of square feet in open readiness for the next Saint Paul's dance, mass, assembly, or special event. There's enough room inside for any school function. The building can comfortably seat around 1,200 people, and each Saint P...
The Italians In Texas
The few Italians who came to Texas during the seventeenth, eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries were mainly explorers, adventurers or missionaries. The Italian presence in the state goes back to the earliest years of Spanish exploration. Like Christopher Columbus, Italians were often in the employ of the Spanish during that early peri...
Knights of Columbus prepare Italian feast during scholarship fundraiser
by Valerie L. Valdez What's better than enjoying a festive evening, great food and raising money for a good cause at the same time? That was the idea behind the Italian Dinner Fundraiser on April 18 at the Knights of Columbus Hall. "This annual event was hosted by the Knights of Columbus Assembly 1809 to help raise money for the scho...
“La finestra nella vita di Roma”
This week I went to the Tavola Italiana at UT Austin. Tavola is a weekly informal meeting in which students, assistant instructors, teaching assistants, and professors (such as Antonella Olson, the founder of the Tavola, and Irene Alvisi) and anyone from the Italian community can come together to not only practice speaking Italian, but also discuss...
For love of the game - free bocce lessons – learn from the best!
As in cities and towns across the US, the ancient game of Bocce is trending big in Albuquerque. Joe Marchese, arguably the city's most avid and skilled player, stands ready to move it further forward. Beginning on Wednesday, January 14 at 1:00p Joe will be on hand at the North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center offering tips, tricks and techniqu...
St. Joseph’s Altar preparations beginning Saturday
Members of the Italian-American Club will bake cookies for the upcoming St. Joseph's Altar on Saturday and again on Saturday, Feb. 15. If necessary, more baking or other last-minute preparations might have to take place Saturday, Feb. 22. Pignolatti will be prepared on Friday, March 7. All of the baking will take place at the home of Betty and...