Staffer had perfect training for the Hill: 'My family likes to argue'
Name: Ivana Brancaccio - Hometown: Las Vegas - Position: Communications director for Rep. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev. - Age: 27 - Alma Mater: American University Washington Examiner:How did you begin working in politics? Brancaccio: I come from a big Italian family that likes to argue, so naturally in high school I joined the debate team, then volunteered...
L’idea ‘blues’ di Andrea De Luca: “Gemelliamo Roma e Portland”
Quasi come fossero due mondi diversi, lontanissimi: uno, pieno di occasioni, aperto al mondo della musica; l’altro piu’ chiuso, difficile da vivere per un artista, per un musicista. Ne sa qualcosa Andrea De Luca, talentuoso bluesman romano di 37 anni, ‘costretto’ a lasciare casa, Roma, l’Italia, per gli Stati Uniti. Un amore, quello per il mondo a...
Free Talk on Italian-Americans and Italian Immigration with Italian Honorary Consul Andrea Bartoloni
The Italian Honorary Consulate will provide a free discussion on February 10, 2018 at 2 p.m. at the Cerulean Wine Bar, 1439 NW Marshall Street. The talk will introduce you to Italian immigration in America, how an Italian-American can claim Italian citizenship, and how Americans can live or stay for extended periods in Italy. Please join us to dri...
Then and Now: Washington Market
The Washington Market, built in 1911, was a clothing store before turning over to groceries around 1914. Typical of the era, space was leased to a mix of independent dealers selling meat, produce, dairy and other specialties, such as tea and coffee, or candy. Awnings were extended over outdoor stalls of fruits and vegetables on the sidewalks when t...
Puccini’s melodrama airs at the San Juan Community Theatre
Puccini’s melodrama about a volatile diva, an idealistic artist, and a sadistic police chief is the next The Met: Live in HD screening at San Juan Community Theatre on Sunday, Feb. 4, at 2 p.m. The Met’s new production of the 1900 Italian opera, entitled “Tosca,” features sumptuous new staging, with soprano Sonya Yoncheva and tenor Vittorio Grigolo...
SUNDANCE 33 - Vince l'Italia con Sara Colangelo
Tra i grandi vincitori dell’edizione 2018 del Sundance Film Festival anche l'Italia: Sara Colangelo, da anni residente e attiva negli Stati Uniti, ha vinto il premio come migliore regista per il film "The Kindergarten Teacher" con Maggie Gyllenhaal e Gael García Bernal. Premio alla migliore sceneggiatura per "Time Share", la cui colonna sonora è op...
Arizona Science Center to recreate eruption of Vesuvius on its roof
The Arizona Science Center is shaking things up. Literally. In conjunction with "Pompeii: The Exhibition," a volcanic eruption will be staged on the rooftop at the venue for one night only on Jan. 25. Visitors will be immersed in an experience featuring real jets of fire, smoke and lava in this recreation of Mount Vesuvius's eruption in 79 A.D., wh...
Festa di Carnevale 2018
It’s finally here! Join Scuola Italiana di Portland for our annual Carnevale Party and fundraiser on February 11! This year we are doing one event for both adults and children for a true Italian style experience. The price is only $10 per adult and $5 for children 13 years old and under if you pay online. If you pay at the door the day of the event...
Bob Frasca, architect who helped define Portland's skyline, dies at 84
Robert "Bob" Frasca, the co-founder of Portland-based ZGF Architects and whose body of work helped define the city's skyline, died Jan. 3 of complications from leukemia, the firm said Monday. He was 84. The Oregon Convention Center, KOIN Tower and Portland World Trade Center are among his most recognizable works. Many of his other projects are part...
Italian inspiration
When Maria Grazia Repetto moved from her native Italy to the Pacific Northwest in 1995, she immediately fell in love with eastern Washington’s cowboy-country charm and Seattle’s moody, rain-soaked landscapes. “It was so similar, but so different,” Repetto says. “I loved the colors of the Northwest, but they were different from Italy. The blue of an...
Rupi del Vino di Ermanno Olmi
Quando: Sab 3 Mar 2018 Dalle 15:00 alle 17:00 - Dove: Green Valley Library, Henderson, NV - Organizzato da : Casa Italiana di Las Vegas In collaborazione con : Istituto Italiano di Cultura Los Angeles, Green Valley Library - Ingresso : Libero Casa Italiana di Las Vegas in collaborazione con l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Los Angeles e Green Vall...
Brain Food: Unlocking the Hidden Life of Ancient Pompeii
CAT scans are revealing more information about life in Pompeii, an ancient Italian city buried under the volcanic ash of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The findings are the focus of a new exhibit at the Arizona Science Center in Phoenix. Sari Custer is the Vice President of Curiosity. She says the scans reveal fascinating facts about the people and envi...