Saving Radio City Music Hall
Please join us at the Italian American Museum, Friday evening, August 28th to hear the true story of how Radio City Music Hall, Art Deco masterpiece, iconic cultural landmark, and New York City's premiere tourist attraction for generations, was saved from demolition. Nearly four decades later and after years of intense research, Rosemary Novellino...
Italian Wine Notes: Wines of Veneto
September 10, 6:30 pm — 9:00 pmWestchester Italian Cultural Center - 24 Depot Square, TuckahoeMembers: $60; Member's Guest: $75 Be dazzled by one of the oldest Italian wine making families: the Bertani family. Centuries of expertise, deep ties to the land, and a passion for innovation which sustains the family philosophy ha...
AIAE 2015 Breakfast invitation
by Josephine Maietta Dear Friends, You are cordially invited to attend the Association of Italian American Educators' Uniting Our Community Breakfast on Sunday, September 20, 2015 from 8:00am to 10:30am, in the Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, Room 246 at Hofstra University, Uniondale, New York. This year, the Breakfast is spons...
Pasquale Esposito Comes to San Francisco October 18th
by Alberto Onetti For lovers of Italian music, make sure to catch rising star Italian tenor Pasquale Esposito on October 18th at 7:30 at The Nourse (275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA.) Pasquale will be singing selections that celebrate Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, as well as performing original compositions. Previ...
Studying (in) Italy: Fun Facts Behind Favorite Italian Foods
WTI Magazine #69 2015 October, 2Author : John Cabot University Translation by: One of the many pleasures of living in Italy is getting to experience its famous food culture firsthand. Students can learn how to cook fresh pasta in one of JCU's many Italian cooking classes, sip an authentic espresso during a coffee-shop study session,...
Ducati North America Announces New CEO
Starting from 1 January 2016, Dominique Cheraki, current DNA CEO, will cover the role of Ducati Network Development Director at Ducati headquarter located in Borgo Panigale (Bologna, Italy). On the same date, Jason Chinnock will become the new CEO of Ducati North America and will be responsible for US, Canada and Mexico. Dominique Cheraki...
Google rende virtuale la Biennale
di Claudia Voltattorni C'è tempo un mese ancora. Per chi vuole vedere dal vivo la Biennale d'Arte di Venezia, girando per i Giardini o scoprendo le opere degli artisti perdendosi tra le calli l'ultimo giorno è il 22 novembre. Non si disperi però chi non riuscirà ad arrivare in tempo in tempo o chi vorrebbe rivedere quell'opera che è rimas...
The Italian northern cities are the greenest
Italy's top cities for sustainable living are Verbania, Trento and Belluno, said Italian environmental organization Legambiente in its report 'Urban Ecosystem', ranking 104 Italian cities on their environmental sustainability. The report gave an overall picture of static cities that are having difficulty establishing themselves in terms of sus...
A WWII Memory: Grandma's Five Sons Come Safely Home From the War
by Cookie Curci Through the years, I've discovered bits and pieces of the past that when put all together, make up my extraordinary grandmother Maria Carmela Curci-Dinapoli. I knew that she came to this country as a young immigrant from Italy and married my grandfather Antonio Curci in 1910. A few years later, she was widowed with...
Homemade flavors at Giovanni's keeps them coming back
by Molly Reitter It's a tale of two restaurants. One side is redolent of a corner New York City pizza joint, with bright red walls, black-and-white checkerboard flooring and a walk-up counter. It is vibrant, busy and extremely aromatic. The other side is like walking into a secret; think drippy candles in Chianti bottles and Fran...
BAIA Holiday Party 2015
December 07, 2015 — 6:00pm to 8:30pm. Montesacro Pinseria Romana - 510 Stevenson Street - San Francisco,CA 94103 - Registration. Come out to SOMA to celebrate with us the upcoming holiday season! This special BAIA event. Treat yourself to delicious Italian food and wine glasses to celebrate in style. We will also hold...
RoboMate, the Italian software to help autistic children
Many researchers believe today that the interaction between children with autism and robots holds the key to early diagnosis and treatment of this condition. In Italy, the Sicilian start-upRobotics Life has develop RoboMate, a customizable learning platform, in his researching in the fields of medicine and the interactions of Robot with humans and...