My Mother's Italian, My Father's jewish, and I'm in Therapy
When: Wed, Feb 8, 2023 at 2:00 PM - Where: Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe St, Bristol, PA, 19007 Steve Solomon is back by Popular Demand! Prepare to laugh! Prepare to cry! Prepare to join Steve Solomon for the updated, and funnier than ever, My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish, and I’m in Therapy!
This Is Why New Jersey Is Obsessed With Guy Fieri
So what is Guy Fieri’s secret sauce? New Jersey is literally obsessed with him. I’ve seen the proof. All we have to do is write about him and our ratings go through the roof. So I did a deep dive into who the hell this Guy really is to figure out why we all want to be his BFF. In case you didn’t realize how big this cat is, the proof is documented...
CIAO Delco and Widener University present Italian entertainers in concert
CIAO Delco and Widener University will present singers Chris Ruggiero and Steve Silicato in concert, 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5 at Widener University Alumni Auditorium, 1 University Place, Chester. Donation is $25, which includes concert and refreshments and hors’ douvres during intermission. The event is sponsored by Cento, as well as Widener Universit...
The Goodfellas of comedy — Eric D’Alessandro and Vic DiBitetto — are performing at NJPAC on April 15: How to get tix
Standups Vic DiBitetto and Eric D’Alessandro are coming to New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s Betty Wold Johnson Stage on April 15, 2023 at 8 p.m. and tickets are on sale now. D’Alessandro, a Staten Island native who in December 2022 sold out two shows at the St. George Theatre, will be performing with Brooklyn native Vic DiBitetto for their Funny...
Violante's Meat Market Brings The Beef to Nutley's Culinary Renaissance
Violante's is bringing the beef to Nutley's Culinary Renaissance - the famed Bloomfield Ave. Meat Market is moving into the former Vitiello's Bakery space on Franklin Ave. When Vitiello's retired, many interested in the local food scene wondered what could possible fill the void after the final baguette was sold. The rumor that Montclair's Rabble...
Philadelphia's Little Italy Responds to Its Motherland's Declaration of War
By May 1915, anticipation and apprehension had visibly increased within the Italian colony of Philadelphia. As the Chamber of Deputies in Rome deliberated the decision that would bring their nation to war, Philadelphia’s Italians gathered to discuss what the outcome would mean not only for Italy but themselves as well. Widely recognizing that war w...
Pianists from Rome Delight Audience at Casa Italiana
AMHS members and their guests were recently treated to an outstanding performance by two very talented pianists visiting from Rome. The musicians, Vincent Catalano and Katrina Sudman, performed at Casa Italiana on December 11, 2022. Their trip had been months in the planning, since AMHS President Ray LaVerghetta visited Italy last spring. That is w...
Caruso’s Grocery: Making Memories
For a long time, I didn’t quite comprehend the widespread affinity for red sauce Italian American food. I wasn’t the mom who made lasagna or spaghetti and meatballs, perhaps because the best versions require the mixing of milk and meat, which isn’t allowable in our kosher home. Eggplant parmesan was an option, but my kids weren’t fans. When we dine...
United States: American Bishops Elect a New President
During the Fall Plenary Assembly, held in Baltimore, Maryland, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) on November 15, 2022, elected a new president and vice-president: Msgr. Timothy Broglio, Archbishop of the Military Services, and Msgr. William Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore. After three ballots the president was elected by 138 vo...
River of Forms: Giuseppe Penone’s Drawings
Through February 26. Philadelphia Museum of Art - 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway - Philadelphia, PA. Free with museum admission. Discover transformative works by artist Giuseppe Penone that explore the relationship between human experience and the natural world. River of Forms examines the central role that drawing plays in his practice and how it...
Beppe Gambetta, Mike Guggino and Barrett Smith plan concerts at Prallsville Mills
Prallsville Mills hosts guitarist Beppe Gambetta, in concert with Mike Guggino and Barrett Smith of Steep Canyon Rangers, Jan. 13 and 14. Shows are at 8 p.m. Jan. 13, and 3 p.m. Jan. 14, at the Mill, 33 Risler St., Stockton, N.J. Gambetta is an acoustic guitarist, songwriter, producer and teacher whose art is fueled by the curiosity that arises fro...
A forgotten Impressionist is rediscovered at the Phillips Collection
The train in Giuseppe De Nittis’s 1869 painting “The Train Passes” is there mostly by implication. A thick plume of white smoke or steam suggests the presence of an engine, and a small, dark form on the horizon seems to be its origin. But the bleak landscape of a few, spindly, leafless trees underscores the real subject: a world transformed by tr...