More vendors set for Italian Festival this weekend
This weekend's Italian Festival in McAlester is expected to be much bigger than last year's, judging by the number of vendors who have signed up to participate in the event. "We've got close to 100 vendors, about double what we had last year," said Bobby Lenardo, who is co-chairman with Mary Ann Fields of this year's festival. Rea...
Conferenza dei Ricercatori Italiani nel Mondo: il 6 dicembre a Houston la X edizione
Si svolgerà il 6 dicembre a Houston la Decima Conferenza dei Ricercatori Italiani nel Mondo. Ad annunciarlo, con comprensibile orgoglio, è il Presidente del Comites Vincenzo Arcobelli, fautore della manifestazione, che gode del patrocinio del Consolato generale d'Italia. I lavori si terranno dalle 10 alle 17 nell'Auditorium al 1330 di Post...
Italy and New Mexico, an Enchanted Exchange
by Italian Culture Center of New Mexico When Pia Lima came to New Mexico from California in 2012 she thought she would be vacationing for 3 months in Taos before proceeding to the East Coast - little did she know that 4 years later, two cultural associations and a score of International exchange agreements would translate into a...
2016 Italian American Film Festival
When: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 | Tuesday, July 19, 2016 - Tuesday, July 26, 2016 | Tuesday, August 2, 2016 Where: Italian Cultural & Community Center, 1101 Milford Street, Houston, TX 77006Films start at 7:15 pm, doors open at 6:30pm. Suggested donation for each film (at the door): $5 ICCC Members/Students and $10 Non-me...
I piccoli cuochi de “La Piccola Cucina” ai fornelli per curare il cancro pediatrico
La Piccola Cucina, programma di successo del Centro di Cultura Italiano di Houston (www.iccchouston.com) ideato, implementato e condotto, da Tiziana Ciacciofera Triolo, direttrice dei Programmi e del Marketing del Centro, partecipa il prossimo primo Novembre con il suo format ad una raccolta fondi a beneficio de "The Scarlett Fund for Pediatric Can...
Is The Square Becoming the “Little Italy of North Texas”?
It used to be that each year in February, the McKinney downtown square would see something akin to "musical merchants". Leases would expire about the same time for many of the merchants and several would inevitably move from one space to another. They were still on the square but they could be a bit of a moving target and some shoppers wer...
Local Italian-Americans take to downtown in St. Joseph's Day Parade
It's an annual event that's fun for the whole family and celebrates the Italian American Heritage of New Orleans the St. Joseph's Day Parade. Peter Gilberti, the event coordinator, and Lena Prima, the Grand Marshall of this year's St. Joseph's Day Parade join the Eyewitness Morning News to talk more about this weekend's parade. Catch...
I Madonnari Sidewalk Art Contest
Who are the "I Madonnari"? The Madonnari or Madonna painters go back to the 1500's, when traveling folk artists, using brightly-colored chalks, would copy paintings of the Madonna by Raphael, Michelangelo and other Masters onto the pavement of sidewalks or public squares in Italy. This creative and unique art form, also simply known as "street pai...
Molto bene! Artist Galofaro unveils poster for Italian Fest '14; Crowded house at Tickfaw Village Hall
by Alissa Vilardo Kicking off the 2014 Italian Festival season was a town hall packed with royalty, pageantry, elected officials and well-wishers from the Village of Tickfaw and beyond on Thursday night, March 27. With so much sparkling royalty, handshaking and hugs amongst visitors, the well-wishers' true guest of honor this even...
Explore magical Sicily 2014
Paolo Rossi, founder of the Italian travel site, Dante in America, is arranging for some exciting late summer travels that may interest the Italian community in New Mexico. "I take groups of people on a journey through the regions of the world I know best, the places where I spent considerable parts of my life, truly exploring all their un...
Church, historic house vandalized in French Quarter
A 170-year-old French Quarter church and a 190-year-old historic residence were among several properties vandalized along Chartres Street two days before Mardi Gras. One victim said police suspect an "anarchist parade" was responsible. Vandals spray-painted St. Mary's Catholic Church and the neighboring Beauregard-Keyes House and Gard...
Diffusione del bando del premio Luigi Malerba di narrativa e sceneggiatura, 2013
Si informa che l'edizione 2013 del Premio Luigi Malerba di narrativa e sceneggiatura e' riservata ad un'opera di narrativa originale inedita. Gli elaborati dovranno pervenire alla direzione del Premio entro il 25 luglio. Il Premio Luigi Malerba rientra nelle iniziative organizzate nell'ambito del Festival delle Identità (www.festivaldelleidentita....