Napa Valley summer festival to toast Italian film star Sophia Loren
The Napa Valley may be California's little patch of Tuscany, so Sophia Loren should feel right at home during wine country's tribute to the Italian film actress of the 1960s and '70s. The event is part of the Napa Valley Festival del Sole, 10 days of music and dance -- such as festival opener Joshua Bell playing "The Four Seasons" at Caste...
Una domus e alcune tombe, nuove scoperte ad Ostia antica
Ambienti residenziali e spazi sepolcrali sono riemersi al Parco dei Ravennati, l'area compresa fra gli Scavi di Ostia Antica e l'adiacente Castello di Giulio II. Il Parco dei Ravennati è un'area verde di circa 15.000 metri quadrati che, due millenni or sono, si affacciava sul corso del Tevere, ora ricoperto di sedimenti. La tutela archeolo...
SIF Donates $20,000 to Help Our Military Heroes
Sons of Italy Foundation® will donate $20,000 to Help Our Military Heroes (HOMH), a non-profit organization dedicated to providing military wounded with fully-equipped, handicapped vehicles. This donation will help provide a modified vehicle for wounded veteran Joshua Hilman. The SIF, with HOMH, hopes that this modified vehicle will improv...
CFP NeMLA 2015 - Writing the Body: Women in Contemporary Italian Literature, Theater, Cinema
Dear Colleagues, please consider submitting an abstract for the following session of the 2015 NeMLA Convention. Writing the Body: Women in Contemporary Italian Literature, Theater, CinemaChair: Sara MattavelliSession ID: 15141Area: Italian Cross: Women's and Gender Studies This panel welcomes scholarly contributions that explore the...
Celebrating 100 Years of Devotion to San Giuseppe in Lodi, New Jersey
By Giovanni di Napoli What better way to celebrate Labor Day than at the Feast of San Giuseppe, patron saint of workers. Monday, my friends and I made our way to Lodi, New Jersey for the centennial celebration of the Feast of Saint Joseph. Warmly welcomed, we celebrated Mass in English and Italian with Most Reverend Bernard A. Hebda, Coadj...
NIAF Gala Q&A with Louis Prima Jr.
Louis Prima Jr. and The Witnesses will bring their high-energy, big band sound to NIAF's "The Wildest Comes to Washington" Casino Night, during the Gala weekend, performing songs from their latest album "Blow," and getting the crowd on its feet! Ahead of the big weekend, Prima Jr., son of legendary trumpeter and jazz-band leader Louis Prim...
Final Episode Premiere of the Texan Italian Stories
Saturday October 18 - 4 pm Our final episode titled "TexMex Italians" will be premiering at the Buena Vista Theater BV 1.326 in San Antonio. This screening will include a panel discussion at the end of the documentary. 501 W. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd. 78207UTSA downtown campus. Come out and support this community building series.Free Admiss...
Quel che resta delle Little Italy d'America, dal declino a New York alla rinascita a San Diego
Dall'ormai quasi inarrestabile declino a cui si assiste a New York, al clima depresso di Baltimora, alla rinascita di San Diego. E' un quadro con molte ombre e qualche luce quello che fotografa ciò che rimane delle tante 'Little Italy' d'America. Le 'Piccole Italie' che, in occasione del Columbus Day, "la nostra festa", come la chiamano gl...
La magia senza età del cinema di Bertolucci incanta il pubblico al Castro Theatre
Quattro capolavori in un solo giorno, per raccontare oltre quaranta anni di carriera cinematografica del celebre regista italiano Bernardo Bertolucci. Realizzata dall'organizzazione Cinema Italia SF, sotto la direzione della program director Amelia Antonucci, la rassegna cinematografica "BERTOLUCCI: A Film Series" al Castro Theatre ha risc...
MAST’ is a lively Italian addition to Downtown Crossing
Where to MAST' Restaurant and Drinkery, a new Italian spot in Downtown Crossing. What for Serious culinary aspirations in a loud after-work setting. That oddly capitalized and punctuated name is an abbreviation of "o'mast," a bit of Neapolitan dialect that refers to the master of a craft. (As for "drinkery," it's what a really drunk person calls a...
Italy-based steel manufacturer investing in Allen County
Valbruna Slater Stainless, Inc., a stainless steel and nickel alloy manufacturer, announced plans today to expand its operations here, creating up to 45 new jobs by 2017. The company, which is a subsidiary of Vicenza, Italy-based Acciaierie Valbruna, will invest $30.5 million to renovate and equip its Fort Wayne facilities, constructing a...
"Alberi che camminano" arriva negli Stati Uniti
"Alberi che camminano", il documentario diretto da Mattia Colombo, scritto insieme ad Erri De Luca, che indaga il rapporto antico che lega l'uomo al legno, approda negli Stati Uniti. Dopo il successo ottenuto al Festival dei Popoli di Firenze il film è stato selezionato per competere a Slamdance, il prestigioso festival dedicato al cinema...