An Evening of Opera and Song
May 2 (Saturday) 7:15 pm. An Evening of Opera and SongA wonderful concert of songs, arias and duets featuring soprano Jacqueline Ballarin, tenor Ernest Revell and accompanist David Maiullo.Sponsored by Mario Lanza Society of New York. The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood113 Cottage Place, Ridgewood, NJAdmission: $25; open to the publicContact:...
David Baldacci: Italian of the Week
Italian American author David Baldacci was born in Richmond, VA, in 1960. He started writing in elementary school when his mother gave him a notebook, though he didn't start writing seriously until high school. He attended Virginia Commonwealth University and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. He later attended the...
Made in Italy Awards 2015 USA Celebrate Italian Excellence and Their Success in the United States
The U.S. edition of the Made in Italy Awards 2015 will take place on September 2015, in New York, in the presence of a vast audience of Italian and American business, institutions and celebrities. The Made in Italy Awards 2015 is under the patronage of the Italian Trade Agency, ITA which is the government organization promoting the internationaliz...
Pat Tiberi, Bill Pascrell to Ball at Bocce Bash
By Warren Rojas Reps. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-N.J., and Pat Tiberi, R-Ohio, will attempt to bowl over competitors onJune 1 at the 3rd Annual Congressional Bocce Ball Tournament. The sporty showdown, sponsored by the National Italian American Foundation, is scheduled to take place at Venable law firm at 575 Seventh St. NW from 4 to 6:30 p...
Dante Chiappetta gets Boston Marathon medal from Yale football assistant Kevin Cahill
By Chris Hunn Of all the Little Leaguers at the Darcey School field in Cheshire on Wednesday, no one had a bigger cheering section than North Haven's Dante Chiappetta. A handful of Yale football players and a couple of Bulldogs coaches dropped by to root for Chiappetta, who turned 7 on Thursday. This is part of an ever-growin...
Local author filming movie in Detroit & Italy about surviving deadly shipwreck
When Pierette Simpson was nine years old, her grandparents sold everything in their native Italy to bring her to America. But along the way, The Andrea Doria luxury liner collided with another ship, The Stockholm, and sank. A lifeboat saved Simpson and her family. But 51 people died, and the captain was unjustly blamed for the catastrophe near Cape...
Diego Meraviglia and the secrets of Italian wine
by Nancy Casas Having grown up in an area in Italy bountiful in vineyards, Diego Meraviglia has made a successful career as a sommelier. After beginning as an aspired musician, his journey took a different route, influenced by his love for food and wine. Now he is VP and Director of Education at NASA (National American Sommelier A...
Ricostruita la prima macchina del freddo di Leonardo
di Rudi Bressa L'antenato dei frigoriferi - ideato da Leonardo da Vinci - è ora funzionante e in mostra al Museo della scienza e della tecnologia di Milano. Si tratta di un grande mantice con diciotto beccucci che, azionato a mano, concentra un getto d'aria su un contenitore dove tenere ghiaccio o acqua. Era questo per Leonardo il modo per...
Italian gardens: Guardiaregia-Campochiaro Wildlife Park
WTI Magazine #65 2015 July, 24Author : Italian Botanical Heritage Translation by: The Regional Oasis Guardiaregia-Campochiaro Wildlife Park is located entirely in the municipalities of Guardiaregia and Campochiaro in the province of Campobasso, in the Molise side of the Matese. The protected area covers 3135 hectares of land, making...
A Brief Illustrated History of Ferrari, Just in Time for an IPO
Fiat's decision to spin off 10 percent of the 86-year-old brand has prompted speculation about Ferrari's modern legacy—but sometimes the best way to predict the future is to study the past. According to Hagerty, vintage Ferraris have gained seven times their value since 2006. Even relatively contemporary models (think Ferrari Testarossa) h...
Celebrating Stefano Scodanibbio
Date: Sunday, August 30, 2015 Time: 4:00 PM. Location: 1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco Organized by: Old First Concerts, SF Sound Series In collaboration with: IIC In 2008 Old First Concerts, in conjunction with the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco and SFSound, hosted an outstanding and memorable concert of music by the compos...
Italia Independent and Fantinel Launch New Prosecco in US Market
The latest trend hitting the runway at New York Fashion Week is sparkling, crisp and comes in a glass. Two of Italy's creative powerhouses, Italia Independent and famed Italian wine maker, Marco Fantinel, launch their newest project, The Independent Prosecco, in the U.S. this fall. The Italian fashion group is known for their sophist...