The love of Christmas, Italian-style!
By Community Bulletin On Saturday, Dec. 3, all are invited to "Christmas Amore," an evening concert with the Sicilian Tenors in support of the South Jersey Scholarship Fund for Catholic schools. This fund helps keep tuition affordable for many families seeking a Catholic education. The diocesan Christmas concert has grown in popularity ev...
UNICO National Scholarship offerings 2016-2017
To be considered for a scholarship candidates may apply through a UNICO State Chapter, a District Governor or the UNICO National office.. The due date for submission is March 1 for the DiMattio Celli Family Study abroad Program and April 15 for all others. You can also send completed applications to the UNICO National Office, 271...
Italians In America -- The First Business Leaders
Most immigrants from Italy arrived in the United States throughout the 19th century and into the early decades of the early 20th century. The archive records at New York's Ellis Island are filled with Italian surnames. Many others came through Boston and Baltimore, and a number of Italians arrived in the U.S. after entering through Canada. ...
Literature, Motherhood and Resistenza: The Reprisal by Laudomia Bonanni
Sara Teardo (Princeton University), Susan Stewart (Princeton University) and Laura Benedetti (Georgetown University) present the writer Laudomia Bonanni (1907 – 2002) and her posthumous novel, La rappresaglia, recently translated into English by Sara Teardo and Susan Stewart (The Reprisal, University of Chicago Press 2013). in collaboratio...
Washington D.C.'s Famous Chef Fabio Trabocchi Shares His Favorite Places to Eat in the District
Fabio Trabocchi is a name you've likely heard before—the Italian-born chef, who studied at the Istituto Alberghiero Panzine in Senigallia, honed his technique in five-star hotels and Michelin-starred restaurants around Europe, like Ristorante Gualtiero Marchesi, Byblos in Rimini, and London's Floriana and Grissini, before coming to the States to op...
Verona UNICO Hosts Italian Heritage Event
The Verona chapter of UNICO National invites residents to attend its "re-discover Your Italian Heritage" event on Sunday, March 23 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Verona Community Center, 880 Bloomfield Avenue. Celebrate the culture, traditions and history of Italian Americans in a fun and festive atmosphere that will include food tastings, demos,...
Andrea Prosperetti Wins 2014 EUROMECH Fluid Mechanics Prize
by Latarsha Gatlin Johns Hopkins University Professor Andrea Prosperetti, an authority in the area of fluid dynamics and underwater acoustics, has been awarded the 2014 EUROMECH Fluid Mechanics Prize by the Council of the European Mechanics Society. Prosperetti, the Charles A. Miller Jr. Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engin...
From Amarone families, the best Italian wines at NIAF Gala in Washington
Valpolicella wines produced by "Amarone Families" will have a leading role on the tables of the many events planned for this weekend in Washington D.C. to celebrate the 39th NIAF (National Italian American Foundation) Anniversary. NIAF is the main Italian Americans organization. The NIAF yearly meeting ( October 23 – 26), it is not just a...
Il Console Canepari, Jerry e Lucille Francesco e Carafa onorati al Gala di Filitalia International
Andrea Canepari, il Console Generale d'Italia a Philadelphia, Jerry e Lucille Francesco, membri del Consiglio Direttivo della Giornata delle Famiglie 2015, e Antonio Carafa, Presidente della Società San Giorgio Montecifilone, sono stati onorati con i Filitalia International Award del 2014. Pasquale Nestico, il Fondatore e Presidente Emerit...
1940s-style Football Wedding
The Italian-American Club of Lacey will hold a 1940s-style Football Wedding at 6 p.m. May 5 at Lacey's Community Hall on Lacey Road and Route 9. The tradition arose from large family wedding receptions where attendees would toss deli sandwiches like footballs. The Italian-American Club will serve traditional sandwiches, salads, wedding cak...
IAOVC FORUM
The Italian American ONE VOICE Coalition invites you to their "IAOVC FORUM"PresentersManny Alfano ... How does IAOVC deal with the mediaAndre' DiMino ... Progress ReportFrank Cipolla TV Anchor and Radio Personality ... How to use twitterSaturday, May 16, 2015 ... Doors open at 10:30 amAt Vinnie's Pizzeria and Restaurant 414 Broad Street,...
Munch goes to Cucina Vitale and 1905 Eatery
By Dan Gigler Whether the reason was as simple as changing palates, the ubiquity of chains serving lousy lasagna or the paranoia of a growing worldview of carbohydrates as a societal evil on par with the "Whip/Nae Nae" song, good ol' red sauce Italian joints briefly became passé with the dining-out set. Locally, some of the old gu...