Unlocking Giorgio Morandi's Mysteries: A Personal Perspective
The Italian Cultural Institute in Washington DC and the Embassy of Italy welcome Laura Mattioli, the founder/president of the Center for Italian Modern Art (CIMA) in New York City, where the exhibition dedicated to Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964), which is currently on view through June 25th. Mattioli's father was one of Morandi's principal co...
$7 million raised at NYU Langone Medical Center's 2016 Violet Ball
NYU Langone Medical Center raised $7 million at its annual Violet Ball, held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 5th Avenue in New York City last night. Paolo Fresco, former chairman of Fiat and former executive vice chairman at General Electric, was honored at the event for his visionary leadership in establishing NYU Langone's Marlene and Paolo...
A look at the 2016 Feast of Our Lady of the Audience, Kansas City, Missouri
Thank you Robert for sharing your wonderful pictures of the Feast of Our Lady of the Audience (May 22nd). Each year devotees gather at Holy Rosary Church in Kansas City, Missouri to celebrate the Feast of the Madonna dell'Udienza, patroness of Sambuca, Sicily. Festivities included live music, refreshments and the highly anticipated rose pe...
The 62nd Annual North Beach Festival
In its 62nd year, The North Beach Festival is considered one of the country's original outdoor Festivals. The event is situated in the historic North Beach District, known to locals and visitors alike as San Francisco's Little Italy and the home of the famed beat generation. The Festival site includes numerous quaint streets in the heart of th...
Transatlantici: il design italiano che attraversava l’oceano
Di Daniela Tanzj e Andrea Bentivegna Le trentuno persone che quel 4 giugno salirono a bordo della motonave Sicilia non si rendevano certamente conto di essere solo i primi ad avventurarsi in quella traversata che di lì a poco avrebbero tentato diversi milioni di emigranti diretti sull'altra sponda dell'oceano. Quel piccolo bastimento impiegò ben...
Marino Brothers restaurant to open at new location
The Marino Brothers' popular Italian restaurant and deli is moving from North View to Glen Elk, and brothers Jimmy and Frank Marino couldn't be more excited. The new location, at 415 Baltimore Ave., will have three times the space, more parking, and will include a full-time catering business, Frank Marino said. "The area of Glen Elk v...
Italian art: Agostino Iacurci's street art
WTI Magazine #81 2016 July 15Author : Enrico de Iulis Translation by: The last few years mark the beginning of a new "school" in the contemporary art. It's a current born in the metropolitan areas but now it's reaching important proportions even for the art market, albeit very late compared with USA, France and Great Britain. It is a...
Two of Portland’s top chefs will team up to open Italian restaurant off the peninsula
Mike Smith, executive chef at Scales, one of Portland's hottest new restaurants, says he is leaving after just five months to work at a neighborhood restaurant that Chris Gould, chef/owner of Central Provisions, plans to open off the Portland peninsula this winter. Gould and his wife and business partner, Paige Gould, have purchased the fo...
Clean energy an ever growing business, renewables account for 35% of Italian market
by Elena Comelli Clean energy is a fast-growing market which offers a lot of room to new companies, despite competition from low oil prices. At a global level, renewable energy sources in 2015 reached a new record, with over €290 billion invested globally (up 21% on 2014), more than double the €130 billion invested in fossil fuels. In...
Il Consolato di Miami compie 25 anni: Il concorso per il logo delle celebrazioni
Nel 2017 ricorre il 25 anniversario del Consolato Generale d'Italia a Miami. In vista di tale celebrazione, la sede consolare ha bandito un concorso per selezionare il logo da utilizzare durante tutte le manifestazioni che saranno organizzate dal Consolato Generale o a cui lo stesso prenderà parte patrocinandole nel corso del prossimo anno. Le pro...
Ramazzotti to perform in Chicago!
Italian pop superstar Eros Ramazzotti will bring his Perfetto World Tour to the Rosemont Theatre on Oct. 7. The show will feature selections from his multi-platinum "Perfetto" album plus hits that span more than three decades. Born in 1963 in a suburb of Rome, Ramazzotti began playing the guitar at the age of 7 and writing songs as a teenager...
Bar Roma aims for October debut in Andersonville
A casual Italian restaurant that will feature Roman-inspired dishes and an eclectic selection of "global" meatballs aims to debut in late October in Andersonville. Bar Roma is the brainchild of Julia Zhu, a recently retired commercial banker who was a one-time partner at Oysy Sushi. But she has a lot of friends. Her longtime companion...