Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Leicester To Be Displayed At Phoenix Art Museum
One of the world's greatest artists is coming to Phoenix. OK, not the artist himself, but one of his works. Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Leicester will be on display at the Phoenix Art Museum starting on Saturday. Jerry Smith is curator of American and European Art to 1950 and Art of the American West at Phoenix Art Museum. Leonardo da V...
Italian Food & Language: An Enchanting Combination
by Tonya Russo Hamilton "Italians say that someone who acquires a new language 'possesses' it. In my case, Italian possesses me. With Italian racing like blood through my veins, I do indeed see with different eyes, hear with different ears, and drink in the world with all my senses." These words spoken by Dianne Hales, in her book...
Young scientists grow: an award for two 20 yro Italians
Two 20 years old Italian scientists, Massimo Cappelletto and Davide Zilli who just one year ago got their diploma at the ISIS "Arturo Malignani" Institute of Udine, reached the second award in the category Energy and Transportation at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the most famous scientific award for high school students fro...
"The White Shirt" Spotlights Italian Designer Gianfranco Ferré at Phoenix Art Museum
By Becky Bartkowski "I use the same approach to clothes as I did when I designed buildings," the late Gianfranco Ferré once said. "It is basic geometry: You take a flat form and revolve it in space." This hyper-technical, detail-oriented approach the Italian architect turned designer employed is evident in Phoenix Art Museum's prese...
Oregon Bach Festival 2014 concludes with Verdi 'operatic' Requiem
Last October's 200th anniversary of Verdi's birth unleashed a flurry of performances of the Verdi Requiem that hasn't subsided. This most operatic of Requiems concludes the 2014 Oregon Bach Festival Sunday in Eugene. What makes this performance especially tantalizing is its young but proven solo quartet: soprano Tamara Wilson, mezzo-sopran...
Amanda Knox won’t return to Italy for new trial
American Amanda Knox will not return to Italy for a retrial in the 2007 death of her British roommate, a spokesman for the Knox family said. David Marriott said Knox had never agreed to attend, and there's "no requirement she be there." Still, there remains the possibility that Italy could request her extradition from the United States. R...
Il Punto, the Italian cultural center of Seattle, announces first annual fundraising dinner
Il Punto, the Italian Cultural Center of Seattle, announces that it is holding its first of what will be an annual fundraising dinner and Italian cultural event. April 25, 2015, 7pm-11pmCourtyard Hall - 720 238th St SE, Bothell, WA 98021RSVP by Monday, April 20 Enjoy amazing food including Italian antipasti, homemade lasagna all...
‘The Sauce Lady,’ Tullia Barbanti, dies at 88
If you dined at Tullia's, you cleaned your plate. It didn't matter who you were. You were treated like family and expected to finish everything – and then some. The joke in the Barbanti family was that the matriarch must've had a third eye, an electric eye, in the middle of each one of her plates in order to know exactly when someone was done...
Olivia Culpo è Miss Usa 2012: vince la bellezza italoamericana
Origini italiane anche per Miss Usa 2012: la ventenne Olivia Culpo succede ad Alyssa Campanella nell'albo del vincitrici del celebre concorso di bellezza americano, sempre più a tinte Tricolore. Origini vicentine, dalla parte del bisnonno, Olivia Culpo si è aggiudicata la finale di Las Vegas dopo essersi presentata con il titolo di Miss Rhode Islan...
Mamma mia! Gondolier brings touch of Italy to Gig Harbor
by Brynn Grimley A little piece of Italy is staking a claim to Gig Harbor Bay, where Croatian fishing fleets have a storied history. "Nelly," an authentic Venetian gondola, made her debut in the Pacific Northwest this month. The black, 36-foot wooden vessel belongs to John Synco. He launched the boat two weeks ago and ha...
Power of Love gala to celebrate Tony Bennett’s 90th birthday
Larry Ruvo loves bridging the past and present when it comes to his Keep Memory Alive Power of Love gala. He's especially pleased with some special touches for this year's 20th anniversary event, which will honor Tony Bennett with a 90th birthday celebration May 21 at the MGM Grand Garden. This year Ruvo is making it a three-day party...
Passaporti a Las Vegas: il 5 dicembre la missione del funzionario itinerante
Per agevolare l'accesso dei connazionali ai servizi offerti dall'Ufficio Passaporti, il Consolato Generale d'Italia a Los Angeles sta organizzando – in collaborazione con il locale Vice Consolato Onorario – un incontro a Las Vegas, per la raccolta in loco delle impronte digitali necessarie al rilascio dei passaporti elettronici. Il funzionario con...