Happy 25th birthday Kairos Italy Theater!
Today is our birthday, KIT is 25!!! And again… how did this happen? Well, it could be just a joke, but I look at this 25 years with surprise and admiration. I remember the first steps with a smile and much love. To properly celebrate 25 years of KIT, we are staring the annual fundraising campaign looking to raise $25,000. $1000 per year, $500 for e...
It's not just Sinner: Italy dominates ATP Top-100 with more players than any other country
Saying that Jannik Sinner is the best tennis player in the world right now isn't exactly 'news', because the Italian has been at the first spot since June 10, 2024, and doesn't seem he will go down anytime soon. In fact, he has extended his leverage against its pursuers, Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz. But it's not just Sinner. The Mediterrane...
Brunello di Montalcino protagonist in New York
The Consorzio del vino Brunello di Montalcino is starting again from the United States, flying to New York on February 4th for the stars and stripes edition of Benvenuto Brunello. The appointment with the new 2020 vintage and the 2019 Riserva of the prince of Tuscan reds is on Fortieth Street, where at the GH on the Park in Manhattan 34 producers w...
Did Bob Dylan Follow Suze Rotolo to Italy? ‘A Complete Unknown’s’ Local Release Prompts Reports That He Visited Perugia to Find Her
The Italian release of James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown” is prompting local media to claim that, unlike in the movie, Dylan traveled to Italy in 1962 in pursuit of Suze Rotolo — named Sylvie Russo in the film and played by Elle Fanning — who had left New York to study abroad. In 1962, Rotolo left the Greenwich Village apartment...
Italian Consulate Remembers Shoah with Reading of Victims’ Names
In the brisk chill of a January midday sun, a row of lecterns with microphones sits in front of the Italian consulate with dozens of people young and old lining up behind them, waiting for their turn. Each speaker reads names, perhaps a dozen, before the next one picks up where they left off. They are the names of the nearly 10,000 Jews who were de...
Popular Bucks County Italian market to open new event venue
A popular Bucks County Italian market and pizzeria will open a new event venue to host weddings, workshops and more. Mercatino Italiano and Giovanni’s Pizza, located at the Trainer’s Corner shopping center in the 200 block North West End Boulevard in Richland Township, will open Insieme Event Venue at the shopping center this year, owners Kristin a...
What Makes Italian Beer and Brewing Unique?
Italy yields many culinary delights, including wine, pasta, and beer. While Italian beer hasn’t enjoyed the same international limelight as its German or Belgian counterparts, it has a story worth telling. With a fusion of culinary creativity, regional pride, and brewing innovation, Italian beer is quite popular. Let’s dive into what sets it apart...
A beacon of la bella lingua in Kenosha
Being born in Palermo and growing up in Sicily, Monica Valenti Niespodziany used to gather her friends and play “pretend school,” putting herself in the role of the teacher. When she decided to become a teacher, her family wasn’t the least bit surprised, she says. Valenti Niespodziany has taught Italian at St. Joseph Catholic Academy in Kenosha sin...
Italy’s Umbria Region Is A Less-Discovered Italian Gem
Italy is one of the world’s most beloved countries. Everyone knows or wants to visit Rome, Florence, Tuscany, Venice, Milan, and the Amalfi Coast. And with so many visitors, some Italian cities, like Venice, are taking measures to control tourism. But rather than mount one of the unfortunate “Tourist Go Home” campaigns racking countries from Spain...
Inside the great meatball debate that has Italians boiling with rage: Fried or raw?
Raw, next question. It’s been a saucy controversy that has gotten Italian American cooks hot under the collar for generations: should you fry your meatballs, or cook ‘em right in the sauce? The home chef and social media personality Antoinette Gangi, known to her legion of followers as “Antoinette’s Italian Kitchen,” cooked her way into viral fam...
Wintering in Lake Como Reveals Italy's Greatest Lake at Its Best
It’s a cloudless December day on Lake Como, the kind that would make anyone want to stay in bed and stock the pantry. Ever since we overtook Lord Byron—the unromantic hydrofoil ferry, not the Romantic poet—the only fast-moving object that skipper Giorgio Cantaluppi and I have spotted is a cormorant, cresting the ripples in the direction of George C...
Filming Italy - Los Angeles 2025 Celebrates a Decade of Italian Cinema and Cultural Exchange
The 10th edition of Filming Italy - Los Angeles, created and directed by Tiziana Rocca (Agnus Dei), will take place from February 19 to 22, 2025, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles, APA (Association of Audiovisual Producers), the Italian Consulate General, and ITA (Italian Trade Agency).The festival promotes Italy a...