Le novità dell'Osservatorio locale della lingua italiana per l'esame AP Italian
di Filomena Fuduli Sorrentino We have a challenge in front of us: That of keeping our Italian culture alive in American schools. Is it possible? Yes!- Natalia Quintavalle, Consul General of Italy. (Abbiamo una sfida di fronte a noi: Quello di mantenere la nostra cultura italiana viva nelle scuole americane. È possibile? Sì! – Natalia Quint...
Italian American Association names Hall of Fame recipients
By Valeri DeCastris Publicity Chairman, Greater Rockford Italian American Association (GRIAA) Annual Hall of Fame awards were recently bestowed upon members of the Italian American community at Franchesco's Restaurant in Rockford. Sponsored by the Greater Rockford Italian American Association (GRIAA), the awards recognize community...
How can an American get Italian citizenship?
While many non-EU citizens have to live on temporary visas for years before having the chance to get Italian citizenship, a huge number of people can take another path. "I wanted to live in Italy; it made sense that I wanted to do it legally so I asked my mum if we could get citizenship," says Sisk, who made the move in 2012. Read...
Bolelli and Fognini capture Australian Open men's doubles
Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini won the men's doubles title on Saturday at the Australian Open. The Italian duo came away with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over the French tandem of Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut in the final. They became the first Italian pairing to win a Grand Slam doubles crown since Nicola Pietrangeli and Orlando...
L'abitare italiano alla conquista degli USA con il Progetto "Stati Uniti-Filiera Legno-Arredo"
Sostenere lo sviluppo delle imprese Italiane nella filiera legno-arredo; promuovere negli USA il gusto dell'Abitare Italiano; incontrare gli imprenditori del legno e dell'arredo Italiano per sostenere il desiderio di fare impresa; creare opportunità di business; sviluppare la capacità di rispondere al mercato che cambia. Sono questi i prin...
Drawn to Flavor: Casa Luca
Casa Luca (1099 New York Avenue NW) is the middle child of Fabio Trabocchi's restaurants. Opened between Fiola and last year's Fiola Mare, Casa Luca is styled more like a traditional osteria and focused on rustic Italian food. Trabocchi's family is from Le Marche, in Northern Italy, on the Adriatic sea. That region's cuisine is often lighter and f...
Portland: Cinema Italian Style
Date: Friday, March 06, 2015 - Saturday, March 21, 2015 Time: See link to festival programme. Location: Whitsell Auditorium, 1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland. Organized by: NorthWest Film Centre In collaboration with: IIC A selection of Italian Neorealist films to complement the Portland Art Museum's lavish exhibition of postwar Italian fashions,...
The Book Corner: Who Was Mario Savio?
I was a high school kid with immigrant parents who worked in a factory and still struggled with the English language back in Hartford, Connecticut when I started hearing about this guy named Mario Savio causing absolute chaos in a far-away place called Berkeley. The infamous troublemaker with a name like mine was a student at a university no less....
Tastes of the world event coming to Albany
by Danielle Sanzone If you enjoy food from around the world, you won't want to miss the TASTES of the World, the 2nd Annual International food tasting festival on Thursday. March 26 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. This year's event at the WAMC Linda will honor Prof. Philip J. DiNovo, a former SUNY professor who for 32 years has volunteered h...
A colorful Italian-American approach at The Boot
The first time I ate at The Boot, the very first thing I ordered was the fried mozzarella. Yeah, I know what you're thinking: Seriously? Mozzarella sticks? Any foodie worth his Maldon salt knows they're on a restaurant menu for one of two reasons – to soak up booze or to keep the kids happy while the grownups eat real food. And he calls himsel...
Club offering scholarship for senior students
A $1,500 scholarship is being offered by the Italian American Club of Maui. High school seniors may pick up an application at their school office. Source: http://www.mauinews.com/
School of Music brings ‘frat boy’ Don Giovanni to Ohio State
"It's an opera of the now," said director A. Scott Parry. "It's real human beings going through real experiences on stage in real time. It's geared heavily towards entertainment. I would love for people to forget everything they think they know or associate with opera before they attend." "Don Giovanni" is the Italian opera based off the legend of...