Popular Italian menus lightening up
What ethnic cuisine do you feel like eating tonight? If you said Italian, then you're in the menu majority. Sixty-one percent of people polled by the National Restaurant Association said they choose Italian food at least once a month when dining out. While Italian-American classics such as cheese-laden lasagna are still popular, many menu...
Italian Film Festival USA to screen at University of Memphis
Less than two months after the end of the Rhodes College Tournées French Film Festival and some five weeks after the Memphis Jewish Community Center's Morris and Mollye Fogelman International Jewish Film Festival comes another annual movie event with an international perspective, the Italian Film Festival USA at the University of Memphis. ...
Sons of Italy scholarship available
The Order Sons of Italy in America Weed Lodge #1269 scholarship application is now available for high school seniors planning to graduate this spring and enroll in college or trade school in the fall of 2016.Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 for high school credit courses through seven consecutive semesters and have a parent(s) or grandpare...
Historic Italian club catches fire in Monessen
Fire crews spent Monday morning investigating the cause of a fire at a historic Italian club in Monessen. The club, which has been operating for more than 100 years, was the only Italian club left in Monessen. "The fire chief said that if the door would have been open, it could have charged right through the bar and would have been more c...
Un po' di stranieri spiegano cosa li ha scioccati di più dell'Italia e della cultura italiana
Andare a vivere in un posto molto lontano da casa porta con sé una serie sforzi, tra cui quello di adattarsi alla cultura del paese ospitante. È di certo una cosa messa in conto, ma anche in un posto noto per la pizza, la moda e la tendenza a gesticolare eccessivamente può risultare un ostacolo difficile da superare. Quell'ostacolo viene c...
Il nuovo made in Italy e l’artigianato oltre la retorica
Sono appena rientrata dalla mia visita all'Università per Stranieri di Perugia dove sono stata visiting professor nel corso di laurea sulla Promozione dell'Italia all'estero. Un corso di laurea unico tra le università italiane. Questo programma, fondato dalla Rosanna Masiola, ricercatrice di studi anglo-americani e nel campo degli studi de...
Missoni Breaks Ground on First Branded Residence in Miami
Italian fashion house Missoni is known for their colorful designs, whether on apparel, accessories or home goods. Now they are adding that world famous colorful aesthetic to the Miami skyline with the launch of Missoni Baia. The 57-story luxury condominium tower developed by hotel magnate Vladislav Doronin and his OKO Group, is directly on...
Casa film fest represents groundbreaking alliance
Casa Italia's Italian film series represents a groundbreaking collaboration with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura and its new director, Alberta Lai. "The Istituto has a long tradition of screening Italian films at its downtown offices," says Casa Language and Culture Chairman Josette Weber. "This is the first time they've opened the door to sc...
Cent'Anni: The Sinatra Legend at 100
The Italian American Museum presents "CENT'ANNI: The Sinatra Legend at 100". Book Presentation by Richard Muti - Thursday, June 30th, 6:30 P.M. Light refreshments will be served. Please join us at the Italian American Museum on Thursday evening, June 30th. Author Richard Muti will present his book entitled, "Cent'Anni: The...
Pittsfield: UNICO chapter awards scholarships
The Pittsfield Chapter of UNICO held its scholarship awards ceremony at the Italian American Club on June 21. The ceremony was held in conjunction with the Paul J. Capitanio Jr. Memorial Football Scholarship award ceremony. The UNICO Scholarship Committee, chaired by Julie Salatino, awarded 16 scholarships totaling $15,000. The Paul J...
Italian culture and history: Matera A City Rediscovered
WTI Magazine #81 2016 July 15Author : italia.it Translation by: Touring Matera is like experiencing a forgotten past - you feel as though you are setting foot in a nativity scene when you visit this charming city in Lucania. It's no coincidence it's referred to as the second Bethlehem, and was the setting for Mel Gibson's movie The P...
Fifty years ago, Robert Mondavi transformed Napa Valley — and American wine
Fifty years ago this month, the landscape of Napa Valley changed when Robert Mondavi opened his winery along California Route 29 in Oakville. The winery's Mission-style archway quickly became an iconic symbol of California wine, and Mondavi and those who worked with him forged a revolution not only in Napa but also across the country, transforming...