2nd annual Il Punto! fundraising and auction dinner – April 23rd
Join us to celebrate the Italian Cultural Center "Il Punto!" at our 2nd Annual Fundraising & Auction Dinner April 23th, 2016. 7pm-11pm. Courtyard Hall @ Country Village. 23718 Bothell Everett Hwy, Bothell, WA 98021. Enjoy amazing food including Italian antipasti, homemade lasagna alla bolognese, main dish, delicious dessert...
Gerry Frank's picks: 'Gamberetti's', Assistance League Gift Shop and Jeffrey Murray photography
Robust Italian flavors emanate from the kitchen of Gamberetti's Italian Restaurant (325 High St. S.E., Salem; 503-339-7446) on the ground level of the Pringle Park Plaza. Big winners include molte carne tortellini (Bolognese sauce, marinara, Italian sausage and meatball on cheese tortellini), fra diavolo ravioli (shrimp, lobster and marinara over s...
Soprano Jennifer Forni, Micaela in Portland Opera’s ‘Carmen,’ loves the gush and passion of the art form
Soprano Jennifer Forni, who sings the role of Micaela in Portland Opera's upcoming "Carmen," has a bundle of credits that show the makings of a star ascending. During a 2012-2014 stint with the San Jose Opera, she received glowing reviews for her performance of Cio-Cio-San in "Madama Butterfly." In 2013 she joined the Metropolitan Opera, d...
Chiurazzi Foundry of Italy and Geoffrey M. Curley + Associates of the USA to Co-Develop Museum Exhibition, The Lost Wax Method: Preservation of Italian Sculpture
Chiurazzi Internazionale S.r.l., an Italian corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Experience Art and Design, Inc., announces that the Company has engaged Geoffrey M. Curley + Associates to co-develop a traveling exhibition for art, natural history, and science museums throughout North America. The Company expects the Exhibition to be availab...
Mario Batali to Open B&B Burger & Beer in Las Vegas
Mario Batali and partner Joe Bastianich have officially announced that they, like other big-time chef person Daniel Boulud, will be bringing a burger concept to the Venetian hotel in Las Vegas. According to Eater Vegas, the 120-seat B&B Burger & Beer will open sometime in the Fall, with a "beer-driven" menu as well as "20 televisions tuned...
Celebrity Chef Lidia Matticchio Bastianich to be Featured at Saint Martin’s University 2014 Gala
Saint Martin's University will welcome celebrity chef Lidia Matticchio Bastianich for its signature fundraiser, the Saint Martin's Gala, this fall. The Gala takes place Saturday, Nov. 1, at Marcus Pavilion on the University's campus. Bastianich, a revered Italian-American chef and restaurateur based in New York City, joins the...
Christopher Columbus Day & Indigenous People's Day
October 9, 2014My name is Lisa Marchese. I am a second generation Italian-American and Seattle native, having grown up in the Italian community here in Rainer Valley. Golda Meir once said that you can't shake hands with a clenched fist.The Seattle Italian community was not only offered a clenched fist by the City Council – we were told that we sho...
Love at the heart of Utah Opera’s: ‘Aida’ Read more: The Davis Clipper - Love at the heart of Utah Opera s Aida
If you're a fan of Broadway's "Aida," then Utah Opera has a treat for you. The company's production of Verdi's "Aida," the opera the rock musical was based on, is coming to the Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre March 12, 14, 16 and 18 at 7 p.m. and March 20 at 2 p.m. Though the format is different, and certain elements in the story have changed...
Andrea Bocelli, soprano Aida Garifullina soar in MGM spotlight
By Don Chareunsy It would be difficult to steal the spotlight from Italian superstar Andrea Bocelli, "the world's most beloved tenor," but 28-year-old Russian soprano Aida Garifullina nearly did so Saturday night during the "Cinema World Tour" stop at MGM Grand Garden Arena. Garifullina is equally talented and beautiful and comman...
Viafore leaves Fircrest ‘better than I expected’ after 24 years on City Council
by Brynn Grimley Hours before he stepped to the City Council dais for the last time last week, Fircrest Mayor David Viafore was meeting with the city's finance director to pore over the city's budget. With only four days remaining in his term, Viafore wasn't going out a lame duck. "This year is looking good, better than I exp...
Le calzature italiane approdano a Las Vegas
Nuovo appuntamento negli Stati Uniti per il calzaturiero italiano: dal 19 al 21 febbraio, ANCI accompagnerà per la prima volta 22 aziende del settore alla fiera FN Platform, che si svolgerà presso il Las Vegas Convention Center. In mostra le collezioni autunno/inverno 2013-2014 di calzature e pelletteria fine e medio-fine. L'iniziativa, che si ins...
Our Annual (family) Christmas Party
Christmas Party this Sunday (the 14th) from 11:00 to 3:00 --Yes, it is that time of year again: Christmas! And, part of the tradition is the Club's annual Christmas party for kids. Please don't miss this! Andrea Collura provided the following on this years featured entertainers. Las Vegas Academy Choral Department is happy to be performing this ye...