That’s amore! NJ ‘Paisan Con’ celebrates Italian-American pop culture with Tommy Devito, Lorraine Bracco
Paisan Con — “New Jersey’s first Italian pop culture convention” — is coming to Fairfield, NJ, next month. The two-day extravaganza — featuring the likes of “Sopranos” star Lorraine Bracco; Giants quarterback Tommy “Cutlets” DeVito, legendary Mets reliever John Franco, and “Godfather” actor Gianni Russo — will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton on...
Italian American Author’s Book Receives Reader Views Reviewer’s Choice Award
Delaware author and third generation Italian American, Jo-Ann Vega’s memoir, Moments in Flight, is a Bronze Medal Winner in the Classics Memoir category in Reader Views Reviewer’s Choice Awards, 2023-2024. Started in 2005, Reader Views is one of the most prestigious and longest-running book award competitions on the indie publishing scene. Reader V...
Monte di Procida: A Small Italian Town with a Huge Presence in Maryland Dining
Three of South Baltimore’s newest restaurants–Limoncello Pizzeria, THB Bagelry + Deli, and Facci–have at least one thing in common: The owners all hail from Monte di Procida. This small town outside Naples, Italy not only has a presence in South Baltimore, it has a huge influence on the Italian restaurant industry across Maryland. Monte di Procida...
music > How I Met Puccini
The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington presents musicians Valentina Ciardelli and Stefano Teani in “How I Met Puccini”, a project with which we celebrate Puccini’s music and poetics a century after his departure. “How I Met Puccini” pays tribute to Giacomo Puccini, renowned as the second most frequently performed Italian composer globally. Pu...
Navy Yard’s Osteria Morini comes to DC’s Mount Vernon Square with new concept
Altamarea Group, the restaurant operator behind Osteria Morini in Navy Yard, is opening Cucina Morini at 910 4th Street, Northwest in D.C.’s Mount Vernon Square neighborhood. Osteria Morini, one of the first restaurants to stake a claim to Navy Yard more than 10 years ago, focuses on Northern Italian cuisine. Cucina Morini will focus more on South...
'Godfather,' 'Sopranos' stars, Giants' Tommy DeVito coming to Paisan Con in NJ
If you go, make sure to say gravy and not sauce. Paisan Con, billed as New Jersey's first Italian pop culture convention, is coming to Fairfield next month. The festival is slated to run at the DoubleTree by Hilton on April 13 and 14, and the lineup is a who's who of Italian American life. "Paisan Con is a celebration that aims to encapsulate the r...
Eric D’Alessandro at the Sherman Theatre in Stroudsburg, PA
Comedian Eric D'Alessandro will perform at the Sherman Theater at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 23. D’Alessandro’s unique comedic style, infused with his Italian-American heritage, spins raw, relatable narratives that resonate with the everyday American, a spokesperson said. D’Alessandro began on YouTube, and now performs sketches, celebrity impression...
UNICO to host thalassemia symposium March 21
UNICO Rehoboth Area Chapter will conduct its annual thalassemia symposium and fundraiser from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, March 21, at St. Edmond’s education center in Rehoboth Beach, DE. Special guests will be Ralph Colasanti, the first person with this disease to serve as national president of the Cooley’s Anemia/Thalassemia Foundation, and Crai...
8th annual Italian Design Day in the USA: “Creating value – inclusivity, innovation, and sustainability”
The Embassy of Italy in Washington and the consular network in the USA celebrate the eighth edition of Italian Design Day, which takes place on March 14, with a rich program of events to be held throughout the country until May, under the theme “Creating value – inclusivity, innovation, and sustainability” chosen for the exhibition promoted by the...
ALJ High School Italian Club Supports Library in Italy
The Arthur L. Johnson (ALJ) High School Italian Club, advised by Ms. Alessandra Bonacchi, helped the Tifosi Napoli Club New Jersey raise over $700 to support an open-space library in Forcella, Napoli. The club has held Nutella bake sales after school and a district-wide jeans day to help raise money. The library was built in memory of Annalisa Dura...
UNICO Scholarships Available, Sunday Gravy Dinner Set
Once again, the Verona Chapter of UNICO National, the largest Italian-American service organization in the United States, is offering scholarships to graduating high school seniors. There is one application for several scholarships, most of which require Italian heritage, but not all do. One scholarship is specially for students entering a trade sc...
Rita Carapellotti, the Italian American of the Year for 2024
She’s a woman who likes to stay behind the scenes, but her accomplishment and charity has made her Ohio Valley famous. Rita Carapellotti is the Italian American of the Year for 2024. The reveal was made this afternoon at her place of business, the Harp and Habit pub in Steubenville. The daughter of Italian immigrants, she’s helped develop Francisca...