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St. Anthony's is proud to present the very finest in both traditional Italian and contemporary pop music. We recruit professional musicians from up and down the East Coast annually. Artists join us from New York City, Hoboken, NJ, Atlantic City, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Baltimore–and from around the Eastern United States. We are also pleased t...

Individuals of Italian extraction constitute one of the most important ethnic groups in West Virginia. These Italian-Americans date their connection with the state to ancestors who were recruited during the early years of the 20th century to work in West Virginia's rapidly developing industrial economy. With more than 17,000 Italian immigrants in t...

The New Jersey Italian and Italian American Heritage Commission and the Consulate of Italy in Newark, N.J., present the 10th Annual Congress highlighting Italian Achievements in Medicine, Science and Technology on Nov. 2 at Rutgers University, in New Brunswick, N.J., with keynote speaker Comm. Fabrizio Michelassi, M.D.; 8:15-9 a.m. Continental Brea...

Erie's Italian American community named their 2013 Man of the Year. Ralph Pontillo, President and CEO of the Manufacturer and Business Association was honored by the Giuseppe Mazzini Civic Association at its 40th annual Columbus Day Dinner.   Pontillo, a Gannon grad, Air Force veteran and passionate supporter of the free enterprise system, h...

Nel quadro del 2013 – Anno della Cultura Italiana negli Stati Uniti, l'Ambasciata d'Italia a Washington ha ospitato ieri, 16 dicembre, una tavola rotonda scientifica sulle malattie rare.   L'iniziativa si basava su un Memorandum di collaborazione tra il Department of Health and Human Services americano e il Ministero della Salute italiano, e...

The May issue of Poche Parole is on the ICS website at: http://www.italianculturalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Poche-Parole-1405.pdf and the printed issue has been sent out.   Let me call your attention to the invitation to this year's GALA awards dinner on Sunday evening, June 22. Please see the invitation at: http://www.ital...

This foray into Jersey from the guys we've chronicled graphic-style as the Three Kings of Brooklyn (see link at bottom of page) is split into four spaces with a distinctly Italian accent: café, market, osteria and cantina.   The team, Dale Talde, David Massoni and John Bush, partnered with the duo who executed the design, Anthony Carrino and...

By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth   Barrels of ink have been spilled on the gentrification of Lawrenceville, but the neighborhood's identity as a haven for the young, the alternative, and the artisanal seems as strong as ever.   This made the opening of Senti Restaurant and Wine Bar, an unabashedly upscale Italian restaurant in the...

by Rebecca Panico   The director and actors from "The Last American Guido," an independent comedy partially shot throughout Hudson County, will hold a meet-and-greet at Bocelli's Italian Deli in the Jersey City Heights on Friday at noon. "The Last American Guido" was released in 2014 and tells the story of a former nightclub legend who...

Five Sussex County high school athletes were recognized Nov. 15 for their dedication and courage not only on the playing field but also in the community. The third annual Brian Piccolo Award Ceremony was held at the Glade Club House in Rehoboth Beach.   James Albertella, a Cape lacrosse player; Erin Coverdale, a Cape hockey player; Adam Izzo...

di Angela Iannone   Natale con i tuoi, Pasqua con chi vuoi? Un detto che sicuramente non è nelle corde delle comunità degli italoamericani nel New Jersey. Sebbene di terza – se non addirittura quarta – generazione, ci sono cose che i figli e i nipoti degli italiani emigrati in America devono rispettare e accettare come un dogma. E cioè che a...

Cari connazionali, Rispondendo alla richiesta di vari membri della Comunita' italiana, la Commissione Lingua e Cultura del Comites (www.comitesdc.org/) ha lanciato questo breve sondaggio sull'insegnamento dell'italiano nella Greater Washington. Il sondaggio chiudera' domenica 8 maggio/2016 ed i risultati aggregati verranno presentati all'Ufficio S...