Sons of Italy to host annual Polenta Dinner
The Sons of Italy Diablo Valley Lodge #2167 will be holding a Polenta Dinner on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. The event will be held at the Martinez Veteran's Hall, 930 Ward St., in downtown Martinez. Please join the Sons for a lovely dinner prepared by Catering by Cynthia. The buffet menu consists of: creamy polenta, grilled Italian sausages,...
Giorgio Perlasca, the Italian Schindler
By Elizabeth Salthouse His story was so incredible that even his wife didn't believe it. And if it hadn't been for a group of Hungarian women, no-one would ever have known. But the truth is that Giorgio Perlasca from Como in northern Italy, saved four times more Jews from the Nazi gas chambers than his more famous counterpart Oskar Schindler, resc...
Washington, retrospettiva dedicata ad Antonioni a 100 anni dalla nascita
In occasione del 100esimo anniversario dalla nascita del regista Michelangelo Antonioni (1912-2007), che cadrà il 29 settembre prossimo, la National Gallery of Art, assieme all'American Film Institute (AFI) e all'Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Washington, proporrà una retrospettiva delle sue opere più note.Tra l'11 agosto e i primi di settembre sa...
A special night for Families of Italian Lineage
On Saturday, December 8, 2012 F.I.L. held its annual Christmas Gala at the Mission Viejo Country Club. Through the hustle and bustle of the preparation for the Christmas Season, chairlady Carolyn Minnot found time to be quite busy planning the last event of the year for F.I.L. The beautiful M.V.C.C. was enhanced by the chairlady's detailed preparat...
Olio – Cresce quota valore made in Italy. Negli USA con MIPAAF e Unaprol anche MISE e ICE
In base alle previsioni del Coi, il consiglio oleicolo internazionale, il consumo dell'olio di oliva in generale negli Stati Uniti, nella campagna in corso, dovrebbe attestarsi intorno al 9% del consumo totale mondiale sfiorando le 300mila tonnellate nel 2013.Nel mercato degli oli di oliva importati, gli USA da soli rappresentano una quota del 38%...
Il ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi alla mostra "Piero della Francesca in America" esposta alla Frick Collection
Per la mostra eccezionale "Piero della Francesca in America" esposta per la prima volta alla Frick Collection lungo il Museum Mile di Fifth Avenue, nell'Anno della Cultura Italiana negli Stati Uniti non poteva mancare l'occasione l'ideatore del programma culturale, il ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata.Accompagnato dall'ambasciatore C...
New York State Senator Kenneth LaValle Announces Scholarships
New York State Senator Kenneth P. LaValle today announced that the New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators is now accepting applications for four $1,500 scholarships to be awarded June 10th at their Annual Legislative Conference Day. Scholarship winners must be present to receive their awards.
Italian Binishells Lead in Green and Affordable Building
What if we could build structures three times as fast at half the cost? What if these structures used half the resources of standard construction and produced one third the carbon footprint? What if these structures required minimal upkeep and were more resistant to natural disasters? It may sound like fantasy, but these structures exist and are ca...
My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm in Therapy! at the Regent
The international hit comedy MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHER'S JEWISH & I'M IN THERAPY!, featuring Peter J. Fogel, comes to the Regent Theatre for a 5-week engagement, April 17 – May 19. Described as "One part lasagna, one part kreplach, and two parts Prozac," you don't have to be Jewish or Italian to love this show. All you need is to...
NIAF Official Delegation to Meet in Calabria and Rome, Italy
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) leadership, including its Chairman, Joseph V. Del Raso, President John M. Viola, and executive committee, will travel to Italy June 6-12, 2013. The Foundation's Mission to Italy will bring together board members, business leaders and local government officials to discuss key issues influencing cultura...
Cleveland’s Italian Community
by Joyce Mariani Like a giant that awakens from a deep slumber, Cleveland's Italian community is in the midst of a vibrant cultural rebirth, a "risorgimento culturale," born from a desire to fully embrace the great mosaic of Italy's rich cultural heritage. Ohio has one of the largest populations of Italian Americans, numbering approximate...
Wyandotte: ‘A Taste of Italy’ provides financial boost to Penrickton Center for Blind Children
by Jim Kasuba Fundraisers always seem better when good food is involved. If that's the case, it's hard to beat a fundraiser like "A Taste of Italy," which is centered around the sampling of genuine Italian food, as well as Italian and California wines. Last month's event at the Downriver Italian-American Hall continued a decadelo...