Lyric Opera of KC to Present TOSCA, 4/18-26
Lyric Opera of Kansas City concludes its dynamic 57th season with Giacomo Puccini's vibrant Tosca, April 18, 22, 24 and 26 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. The production will be sung in Italian with English and Italian titles. General Director and CEO Deborah Sandler stated, "The 2014-15 season is the season of emotionally...
St. Brigid’s hosts Italian Festival
The Rev. Robert A. Rochon, priest at St. Brigid's Roman Catholic Church at 1231 Plainfield St. in Johnston, uses words like "compassionate, family, community endeavors" when he describes such events as Sunday's annual Italian Festival. Moreover, the goings-on inside St. Brigid's filled-to-the-brim parish hall were yet another example of ju...
NASCAR's Italian Champion
In the recent NASCAR Sprint Cup Race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Joey Logano finished in 4th place. Logano, who started from the pole and led for 84 laps, received a payday in excess of $198,000 for his efforts. Last month, he finished 10th in the Las Vegas Kobalt 400 earning nearly $166,000. His net worth is estimated at $18 million. Two m...
EPPUR SI MUOVE: Panel Discussion: THE MYTH OF THE AMERICAN SUCCESS: Do We Have to Leave Italy?
APRIL 29, 2015 (06:00 PM) Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - 24 West 12th Street - New York, NY 10011 Eppur si muove / And Yet It Moves is a series dedicated to Italians in and outside of Italy who give us hope for the future. Books in comparison:The Country where Anything is Possible and Far from Us A conversation with the author...
Needlework and Italian immigration
Joseph Sciorra, director of academic and cultural programs at Queen College's John D. Calandra Italian American Institute in New York City, presents Embroidered Stories: Interpreting Women's Domestic Needlework from the Italian Diaspora (University Press of Mississippi, 2014), an interdisciplinary collection co-edited with Edvige Giunta that includ...
Zeppieri & Sons wins WABC pastry contest
by Jaime Williams A local bakery recently won the title of 'Best Pastries' in the tri-state area during WABC radio's annual contest. Zeppieri & Sons Italian Bakery, a Pelham Bay institution, received the most votes in the online contest this spring. "It was a really good feeling," said owner Carmine Zeppieri Jr. about the...
Bilateral Trade Booming Between Italy and US
The 2014 bilateral trade in goods between Italy and United States exceeded 42 billion EUR, with Italian exports growth to the US outpacing those of the BRICS. Italian exports have increased in the services sector, which continues to be driven by the the good performance of the tourism industry in the bel paese. In terms of Foreign Direct I...
Rivoluzione a RaiWorld
di Dom Serafini A partire dal primo giugno per Usa e Canada e dal primo agosto per l'America Latina, i canali di RaiWorld passeranno dalla distribuzione e marketing internazionale dalla libanese Art a un gruppo misto. Fuori dall'Europa, RaiWorld (che ora è sotto l'ombrello di RaiCom) gestisce Rai Italia, RaiWorld Premium e Rai News 24. In...
Il libro “Italiani di frontiera” finalmente disponibile anche in tutti gli USA! Grazie a Libreriapino di San Francisco …
di Roberto Bonzio Fino a qualche giorno fa, l'ardente curiosità dei tanti amici di IdF oltreoceano poteva essere soddisfatta solo con una copia digitale di "Italiani di frontiera. Dal West al Web: un'avventura in Silicon Valley" (EGEA), in formati diversi su Amazon, Egeaonline, IBS.it. Sì lo so che nella Bay Area si era scatenata...
Congratulations and Welcome: Sons & Daughters of Italy in America Lodge 20
On behalf of Concordia Lodge 20, we would like to say congratulations and welcome to ALL new state lodge board members and officials. We look forward to working with you all, growing our great organization together, and getting to know one another a lot more in the future. We also want to wish our Lodges President, Joseph McGonigal, for be...
Celebrated Italian Designer Domenico Vacca To Open Complete Luxury Lifestyle Destination In Midtown Manhattan
Marking the first time that a fashion icon has expanded his portfolio into a comprehensive branded luxury lifestyle destination, designer Domenico Vacca has announced the $20m renovation of The Domenico Vacca opening September 2015. The impressive 12-story luxury space, located on 55th Street just off Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, wil...
Taste the spirited side of Italy's cherry harvest
by Emily Saladino In northern Italy, the annual cherry harvest brings something considerably more inebriating than American pies to the table. Maraschino liqueur is a heritage spirit made from the Veneto region's signature stone fruit and has become a cult bartender's favorite on both sides of the Atlantic. Italy's Luxardo f...