Dal tram numero 15 a Milano alla Casa Bianca: storia dell'imprenditore della pizza citato da Obama
di Mario Platero Potrebbe essere il testo di una canzone di Giorgio Gaber: San Siro, il tram numero 15 per Corso Vercelli, la Pizzeria Da Gino che ha lasciato il segno indelebile per la bontà della pizza nel ricordo di un teenager americano che ha passato la tarda infanzia e prima adolescenza a Milano. Ma neppure Gaber avrebbe pot...
Italian Madonnaris Take Back the Streets
The extent of my chalk paintings date back to hot, sunny childhood days when my mother would unearth the sidewalk chalk from the garage and let me have the run of the sidewalk in front of our house. By the end of the day, the hot pavement would be covered with different flowers, a stick figure rendition of my family - complete with our hou...
AP Italian Language and Culture : Two weeks—Four levels—Six themes
The Università per Stranieri di Perugia is pleased to announce that a two-week-long AP Italian Language and Culture Institute will be held from July 14 to July 26, 2014, in Perugia, Italy. The AP Italian Language and Culture Summer Institute will focus on la vita quotidiana, across the six guiding themes (Global Challenges; Science and Tec...
Andrea Bargnani’s season in jeopardy as Knicks forward remains without timetable
by Mark Weinreich Knicks forward Andrea Bargnani's recovery was without a timetable back in January when he suffered a torn ligament in his elbow, and Ian Begley of ESPN tweeted this week that despite nearly two months of rehab, the 28-year-old Italian native could be out for the rest of New York's regular season. With the Knicks...
Milan’s Palazzo della Ragione celebrates the history of Italian tourism
In Viaggio con l'Italia is the name of a recently-opened exhibit presented by the Touring Club Italiano (TCI) and the Comune of Milan; the exhibit celebrates Italian tourism and its role in the Bel Paese's economic development. The exhibit, on view at Palazzo della Ragione until May 25th, recounts over a century of history, inventions and events b...
A tribute to Ferrari: Demo day - april 12 at Simeone Foundation
The Simeone Automotive Museum's April 12th Demonstration Day will be a tribute to the most recognized automotive marque in the world: Ferrari. The red cars from Maranello achieved this recognition largely from their success on the racetrack. There will be a talk about the history of Ferrari, and six outstanding examples of the greatest Ferrari rac...
Andrea Sanseverino Galan Named Vice President of Development of Manhattan School of Music
Manhattan School of Music has named Andrea T. Sanseverino Galan, Vice President for Development. Ms. Galan assumed this position on April 1st. James Gandre, MSM president said, "Ms. Galan brings to Manhattan School of Music great skills, experience, and energy along with her personal alignment with our mission and who we are as a community...
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Dinner Dance
The 2014 AIAC Annual Dinner Gala is upon us once again! The annual black-tie event has been the premier AIAC Charitable Event for years with upwards of 1100 people in attendance each year, and 2014 stands to be no different. From the upscale VIP DaVinci Gaming Reception, to the spectacular entertainment, to the silent auction, there truly is someth...
Columbus' travels continue on the way to Marquette Park
by Bob Kalinowski When Zelino Vici opened his barber shop in Nanticoke, the United States president was Franklin Delano Roosevelt, baseball legend Babe Ruth was about to embark on the final year of his Hall of Fame career and canned beer was just hitting the market. Vici charged 25 cents for haircuts and competed against dozens of...
Camp Italia at Garden City Library
On Wednesday, June 4th more than 49 smiling children, ages 4 -12, joined Camp Italia at the Garden City Public Library for a free Italian session in language and culture. The event was presented by Camp Italia of Garden City in partnership with New York Italians in an effort to introduce children to a world language and its culture in a fu...
Dalla New York Academy of Art a Pietrasanta:
Dal 3 agosto al 5 settembre 2014 si apre al pubblico "Visual Intelligence" a Pietrasanta . Si tratta di opere recenti di giovani artisti della New York Academy of Art i cui testi sono stati curati da Eileen Guggenheim e Peter Drake. Da Londra alla Toscana, passando per l'Ohio, San Francisco, New Orleans, Londra e l'India. È questo, in estr...