Lanciato in Usa il Premio Casillo
Il Gruppo Casillo (Corato, Bari) ha lanciato in America la prima edizione del "Premio Casillo per la Dieta Mediterranea" il riconoscimento alle eccellenze che promuovono i valori e le tradizioni dell'alimentazione del Sud. Per l'occasione, lunedì scorso 29 giugno, nella location mozzafiato del Tuscany Hotel di Manhattan, graziata dalla vista dell'...
Celebrating the Life, Times & Artistry of Caravaggio Tues. 7/21 at Casa Belvedere
The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere presents "Celebrating the Life, Times & Artistry of Caravaggio", a DVD Presentation by Dr. Snjezana Smodlaka - Tuesday, July 21, 2015 @ 7:00 PM Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, the famous Italian Baroque painter, was a consummate artist, highly creative, origi...
Introducing Antonio Andaloro, the first Italian blind chef
Antonio Andaloro, 48 years old, is the first Italian blind chef and among the only three we could find worldwide. An interview with the Italian daily Il Sole 24 Ore, the chef revealed the details of his experience that led him to his actual job. Previously, he was a master decorator, specialized in Italian art of the 18th century. He gradu...
Italian Festival returns to Uniontown streets
By Mark Hofmann The seventh annual Centennial Chevrolet Fayette County Italian Festival is back from where it originally started on Main Street in Uniontown. The festival will be held Aug. 29 and 30. For the past three years, the festival, offering a variety of entertainment, food and vendors, was held at the Fayette County Fairgroun...
Mezzo secolo di pittura italiana. Da Sent a New York
Dal prossimo 30 ottobre, negli spazi progettati da Norman Foster sulla Bowery a New York, gli astrattisti italiani saranno protagonisti di una mostra che vuole stupire: Painting in Italy 1910s-1950s. Futurism, Abstraction, Concrete Art. L'elenco degli artisti è lungo, a partire dalla figura di Giacomo Balla, che rappresenta il primo esempio di ast...
Italian Carnevale is theme for this year’s Italian Fest
by Teri Maddox The timing is a little off, but Collinsville will celebrate the Italian Carnevale during this weekend's Italian Fest. "It's the Italian equivalent of the French Mardi Gras," said Wendi Valenti, director of Collinsville Chamber of Commerce. "It's not really Carnevale because that comes before Lent, but the theme is fun w...
Special relationship between Genoa and the US brings back to Europe 52 paintings “From the Impressionists to Picasso”
by Andrea carli Since the mid-14th century, Genoa was a great naval and commercial power. The seat of the city's political power was the Ducal Palace: the residence of the Doge. Today, during the exhibition "From the Impressionists to Picasso," 52 artworks - European painting masterpieces from the 19th and 20th century - will be hangi...
Italian land and nature: The Pontine Islands
WTI Magazine #69 2015 October, 2Author : italia.it Translation by: Visiting the typical touristic hubs in the Regions of Lazio or Campania and want to make a quick getaway to an island paradise? You may be surprised to know that not far from Rome and Naples lie six tiny, yet beautiful islands known as the Pontines. Those in the know...
Dall'uva al Vino From Grapes to Wine
Saturday, October 17 The Italian Club of Dallas' annual Fall Gala, celebrating the making of wine, will be yet another unforgettable evening. You'll find yourself surrounded by beautiful decorations, dining on gourmet food and wonderful homemade desserts, dancing the night away, and trying to outbid your Italian Club amici at the Silent Au...
Italian Language and Culture Conference: New Directions in Teaching and Research
Georgetown University, Washington D.C. - Saturday October 24th 2015. Keynote Speaker: Nicoletta Marini-Maio, Dickinson College. The Department of Italian at Georgetown University together with the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington D.C. would like to invite you to our conference titled Italian Language a...
Reviving the feel of Pine Avenue's Little Italy
by Michele DeLuca When you call Carmine Bianco, you should hope he doesn't answer. This way, you get to listen to the best recipe I've heard lately. Instead of a voice mail message, his phone sometimes answers with the voice of a distinctly Italian fellow who ticks off a list of the ingredients for a good red sauce. For someone like...
Italian diplomat Grandi to be new UN refugee chief
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday announced the appointment of Italian diplomat Filippo Grandi as the new UN refugee chief, tasked with handling the world's worst refugee crisis. The 58-year-old diplomat will replace Antonio Guterres, of Portugal, who was UN High Commissioner for Refugees since 2005, a UN statement said. G...