Come sta l’italiano? at Montclair State (NJ) on November 15
When: Tuesday, November 15 at 6:30-8:30 pmWhere: Lecture Hall, Room 101 School of Business, Montclair State Unviersity, 1 Normal Ave., Montclair, NJ 07043RSVP required here by Friday, November 11 Interest in Italy and its culture is only growing. The official data tell us that Italy is the second most popular study abroad destination for...
New documentary on the assimilation of Italian Americans
A documentary on the assimilation of Italian Americans, La Mia Strada or My Road screens May 19 at 2 p.m. in at Rowan University, New Jersey. The filmmaker, Michael DiLauro, a professor at Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh and a former professor at Rowan University, will introduce the film and lead a discussion.
Is Spaghetti and Meatballs Italian?
Meatballs—juicy goodness of meat, onions, breadcrumbs, egg, butter, and Parmigiano-Reggiano, soaked in red sauce over a pile of spaghetti. Nothing says comfort like a big bowl of spaghetti and meatballs. And, nothing says Italian food like a big bowl of spaghetti and meatballs—unless you are Italian. If you go to Italy, you will not find a...
Church of the Assumption's St. Anthony's Italian Feast Returns for Its 14th Year On June 5
by Leona M Seufert You know that summer has arrived in Roselle Park, New Jersey when the Church of the Assumption's annual St. Anthony Italian Family Feast returns for its 14th year! Once again it will be four days of faith, fun, family and friends, packed full of delicious homemade cooking, an Italian style Café, food venders, a beer &...
Italian Film Festival USA - Pittsburgh
March 26 - April 18, 2015, University of Pittsburgh The Italian American Program is proud to be the Opening/Closing Night Sponsor of this year's Italian Film Festival USA in Pittsburgh. Hosted by the University of Pittsburgh's French and Italian Department, the 2015 festival brings you the best line up of recent Italian cinema with films from...
The Best Italian Ice Is Frozen in Time
by David Bienenstock On a long, hot summer day precisely one hundred years ago, Caterina Di Cosmo grew nostalgic for her hometown in Italy. She decided to try beating the heat by recreating the granitas (granular blends of sugar, ice, and flavoring) she so fondly remembered from her childhood back in the old country. Made not...
Leonardo LoCascio Selections (LLS), a Member of The Winebow Group, is Appointed Exclusive U.S. Importer of Il Marroneto
Leonardo LoCascio Selections (LLS), a member of The Winebow Group and America's leading importer of premium Italian wines, has announced that it is the exclusive U.S. importer of Il Marroneto, the highly acclaimed Brunello producer led by owner and winemaker Alessandro Mori. Il Marroneto joins a portfolio that represents more than 50 wineries throu...
Little Italy open air film fest
One of Little Italy's more popular events sponsored by the Original Little Italy Restaurant Association, the Open Air Film Fest has thrived since 1999! Movies are projected onto the outside wall of Ciao Bella Restaurant in the Da Mimmo Ristorante parking lot from a rowhome across the street, at the kindness of its owner. Ray Lancelotta, nephew of t...
Ambasciatore Phillips: Nostro legame forte, vibrante
"Il legame tra Stati Uniti e Italia è forte e vibrante" come dimostrato dalla visita del presidente Giorgio Napolitano alla Casa Bianca e da quella del segretario di Stato, John Kerry, a Roma. "Ma sono i legami tra le nostre popolazioni a dare risalto alle relazioni tra i due Paesi". E' questo uno dei passaggi del discorso di John Phillips, il nuov...
Nissoli (SC): Per evitare la chiusura di Newark mi appello al Ministro Bonino con il mio collega Americano Pascrell
Deputata di Scelta Civica eletta in Nord America, Fucsia Nissoli, dopo l'interrogazione alla Camera sulla chiusura del Consolato italiano a Newark, non demorde e torna alla carica coinvolgendo l'on. Bill Pascrell, membro del Congresso USA, eletto nel New Jersay dove si trova Newark. Infatti i due parlamentari hanno inviato una lettera-appello al M...
New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera to Hold Auditions for La Traviata, La Bohème at Bergen Performing Arts Center
The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera (Verismo Opera) under the leadership of Artistic Director Lucine Amara invites professional, amateur, and retired professional soloists of all vocal categories to audition for roles in the opera company's 2014 productions. Solo roles are available in the company's new productions of Giuseppe Verdi's La T...
Il Galata Morente: un antico capolavoro romano dai Musei Capitolini di Roma
La National Gallery of Art, Roma Capitale e l'Ambasciata d'Italia a Washington presentano una delle opere più celebri dell'antichità, il Galata Morente, un'antica scultura romana risalente al primo o secondo secolo d.C., che viaggerà per la prima volta da più di due secoli al di fuori dell'Italia. La mostra, che si terrà dal 12 dicembre 20...