The Italian Cultural Society to Host Gala Awards Dinner at the Embassy of Italy in Washington, DC
The Italian Cultural Society (ICS), a nonprofit organization that promotes the appreciation and knowledge of Italian Language and Culture, will host “A Taste of Time”, a fundraising Gala at the Embassy of Italy on June 7, 2024. At the event, the ICS will honor Carlo Petrini, founder of the groundbreaking, international Slow Food movement, and Rober...
Italian Architect Carlo Ratti proposes replacement for collapsed Baltimore Bridge
Following the tragic collapse of Baltimore‘s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, a collaborative team has proposed a design for its replacement. The team comprises Carlo Ratti Associati — the architecture firm led by architect and MIT professor Carlo Ratti — WeBuild, an Italian construction group, and Michel Virlogeux, a French structural engineer....
Famed cellist will perform at Serafin Summer Music festival
Grammy Award winner Sara Sant’Ambrogio will appear in a week of programs to kick off the Music School of Delaware’s Serafin Summer Music 2024 program in the first week of June. Sant’Ambrogio, a cellist best known as a member of the Eroica Trio, has performed with symphonies around the world as well as recording numerous CDs. She won the 1991 Grammy...
Over 6400 Visitors at the Italian Embassy for EU Open House 2024
There were 6453 visitors to the Embassy of Italy on Saturday for the usual EU Open House, during which all European Union embassies open their doors to the public for Europe Day celebrations. Visitors, welcomed into the Embassy building designed in the nineties by architect Piero Sartogo with a shape that replicates the layout of Washington created...
IHCC-NY, INC. Recognizes NJIHC’S Cav. Uff. Laura Sanguineti White, Ph.D., with Leonardo Da Vinci Award
The Board of Directors of the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee-NY, Inc. (IHCC-NY, Inc.), founded in 1976, proudly announces the selection of Prof. Laura Sanguineti White, PhD, as the recipient of its highest recognition, the 2023-24 Leonardo da Vinci Award.Presented annually to an individual with a record of sustained and exceptional achievem...
“Puccini, My Love”, a jazz concert improvisation
May 29 2024, 18:00 to 20:00. NYU Brademas Center - Abramson Family Auditorium 1307 L Street NW Washington, DC. The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington, in collaboration with New York University Washington DC, presents “Puccini, My Love”, a jazz concert improvisation by B.I.T. DUO – (Back In Time) on Giacomo Puccini’s music. The concert, which...
Curators' Tour of Across the Great Atlantic: Art of the Italian Diaspora - May 16, 12-1pm
Thursday, May 16 from 12-1pm. OAS AMA | Art Museum of the Americas - 201 18th Street NW, Washington, DC. The Italian Cultural Institute in DC invites you to a tour of the exhibition Across the Great Atlantic: Art of the Italian Diaspora in the Americas of the 20th Century, with curators Julieta Maroni and Adriana Ospina. This exhibition of outstand...
Santina’s Italian Pastry Shop Set to Sweeten Newtown Township This Spring
Santina’s Italian Pastry Shop by Nino’s is gearing up to bring a delightful array of Italian pastries to Newtown Township, with plans to open its doors at the Village at Newtown South in the coming months, according to NewtownPANow. The venture is spearheaded by Jane Mendello and her husband, Nino, who are not new to the world of baking. The en...
Philadelphia chooses ‘Italian’ as favorite hoagie, according to Metro poll
National Hoagie Day has now come and gone, and as folks around the country enjoyed the official sandwich of Philadelphia, Metro asked those in and around the city about their hoagie of choice. Whether your taste buds prefer the homestyle taste of the always-popular ham and cheese or the crisp and tangy taste of a tuna hoagie, there’s a hoagie out t...
AVS Holds Annual Italian Mass Honoring Deceased Members
The Amerigo Vespucci Society (AVS) of Long Branch New Jersey held its annual memorial service at Holy Trinity Church of Christ the King Parish this past Sunday, May 5th 2024. The event, which has been held for decades, honors the deceased members of this historic organization. The Catholic mass, said in Italian, was followed by a memorial breakfast...
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons receive Hollywood Walk of Fame star
A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Friday honoring the vocal quartet Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons for a career that began in 1962 and included such memorable songs as “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” and “Walk Like a Man.” On his 90th birthday, Valli accepted the star on behalf on keyboard player and tenor vocalist Bob Gaudio, who was un...
With Aventino, Bethesda Finally Gets the Destination Restaurant It Deserves
Downtown Bethesda is not hurting for Italian restaurants. No fewer than 13 pasta houses, trattorias, delis, and pizza shops—some several decades old—are within a three-quarter-mile radius of the genre’s latest arrival, Aventino. But there’s nothing remotely like this Rome-inspired newcomer from the folks behind Bloomingdale’s beloved Red Hen and th...