Dine, And Sing-Along Too, On Columbus Day
by Joe Zlomek A sing-along to Italian and American songs will provide a Columbus Day concert for diners next Monday (Oct. 12, 2015) from 5-9 p.m. at the Friendly's Restaurant, Route 100 and Shoemaker Road. A portion of the proceeds from meals purchased between those hours will benefit the Pottstown Area Seniors Center building fund, accord...
Washington cluster of the European Union National Institutes of Culture launches “Protecting Our Heritage” series of events
The European Union National Institutes of Culture (EUNIC) in Washington DC, a network of nine members and nine associate members from European cultural institutes and Embassies in the nation's capital, is ready to launch the Protecting our Heritage program, a series of events that will focus on safeguarding and conserving the cultural heritage of h...
Sen. Scarnati receives Italian Consular Award
Pennsylvania State Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati has been awarded the 2016 Consular Award by the Consul General of Italy in Philadelphia. The award was presented to Sen. Scarnati by Andrea Canepari, the Consul General of Italy in Philadelphia. The presentation took place at the DuBois (Pa.) Country Club on July 13. As Consul Ge...
Airmall USA to open Italian fine foods store at Pittsburgh International
USA. North American concessions developer Airmall USA is to open Italian fine foods store Bottega dei Sapori at Pittsburgh International Airport's Centre Core this Summer. Airmall forged a seven-year agreement with Italian travel retail operator Airest Collezioni in March to develop concessions in the Airside Terminal. The new stores are part of a...
Italy in US 2013, una nuova App per l'Anno della Cultura Italiana negli Usa
Grazie alla nuova applicazione "Italy in US 2013" è ora più facile orientarsi tra i tantissimi eventi in programma nell'ambito del "2013 - Anno della Cultura Italiana negli Stati Uniti". L'applicazione raccoglie tutte le iniziative dell'Anno, divise per categoria e per area geografica. Tramite la geolocalizzazione e l'uso di una mappa interattiva,...
Swing Xing: Three Generations of Swing Guitar Featuring Bucky Pizzarelli, Frank Vignola, and Vinny Raniolo
Bucky Pizzarelli A superior guitarist appreciated by swing musicians in particular, Bucky Pizzarelli has been a fixture in jazz and the studios since the early '50s. Self-taught, Pizzarelli has long been a master of the seven-string guitar. He toured with Vaughn Monroe before and after a stint in the military. In 1952, Pizzarelli joined th...
That's Amore - Celebrating love and Italian heritage with Giada Valenti
Italian culture has had a long and influential impact on American culture. Musicians, actors and artists of all types have allowed us to experience sights and sounds of Italy, weaving into American culture to create the widely celebrated Italian-American subculture. Out of the celebration and immense pride taken in this subculture have co...
Sons of Italy busy this summer in Evesham
by Jenn Lucas The Marlton Sons of Italy have been busy in many different avenues in recent weeks. First off, according to the group's orator Frank Muoio, the Marlton Sons of Italy, Lodge 2315 came out in full force to a recent council meeting to receive a proclamation from the Township of Evesham honoring them for their 40th anniversary....
CEDAR GROVE: Unico offers scholarships
The Cedar Grove Chapter of Unico National is accepting applications for its annual scholarship awards. This year the chapter will be awarding several Cedar Grove resident high school seniors $1,000 awards. In addition to the local chapter scholarships there are eight district and national awards for undergraduates and two awards for post graduate s...
Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival Officially Begins with Kick-Off Dinner
by Nate Fluharty It was a special night to kickoff one of the largest Italian festivals in the country and honor some of the men and women that also help make it one of the best. WTRF's Nate Fluharty was the proud emcee for the kickoff dinner of the Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival. This year's dinner was held insi...
Novecento italiano a Washington - Apre ‘Le Onde’ allo Hirshhorn
Apre al pubblico il 22 agosto l' esposizione "Le Onde: waves of Italian Influence (1924-1971)", grazie a cui sara' possibile per la prima volta ammirare circa 20 opere italiane e internazionali appartenenti alla collezione permanente del museo, raramente o mai esposte prima. La mostra, resa possibile grazie al sostegno dell' Ambasciata d'Italia neg...
Ciao Bella Living Italian Style: Italian programming hits the Philly area
By Peg DeGrassa There's reality TV, Court TV, TruTV, Scyfy-TV, Latino TV, BET, paranormal TV and just about every other kind of TV station out there. But there has never really been a station out there that highlights, spotlights and explores everything Italian American. Until now, that is. When my good friend Barbara Ann Zippi in...