3rd Annual Festa Italiana of Frederick, MD
On May 30 Fredericktonians and residents of the Washington Metropolitan Area will have a chance to celebrate and discover Italian cultural heritage at the 3rd Annual Festa Italiana of Frederick, MD. The event is full day family festival and fundraiser to benefit Habitat for Humanity of Frederick County, MD. He event is an opportunity for the c...
6th Annual Italian American Heritage Festival
June 7, 2015 - (rain or shine). Rose Tree Park - 1671 North Providence Road ~ Media, PA ~ 19063. 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Italian food, music, games and entertainment for the whole family!!~~~~~~~~ No admission fee for festival!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FREE on-site parking!!! ~~~~~~~~~2015 Festival produced by CIAO of Delaware County and E...
Festa Italiana to hold new Little Miss and Mr. contest
By Amanda Nichols The Festa Italiana Committee is searching for little ones to participate in it's new Little Miss and Mr. Contest. Parents of girls and boys ages 2 to 6, who have a blood relative of Italian descent, are invited to register their child for the contest, which will take place throughout the Italian Festival Aug. 6 to 8....
My Italian Secret: "A story of devotion to one's fellow man'
If history is not told or forgotten, its power to educate is lost. So when Joseph R. Perella '64 '06H heard about the unknown story of Italians risking their lives to rescue Jews and other refugees during World War II, he knew it had to be shared on a grand scale. On Thursday, Oct. 22, the documentary My Italian Secret: The Forgotten Heroes was sh...
L'italiano, prima lingua straniera per gli studenti americani
Sono passati 70 anni dalla fondazione dell'Unesco. Con l'occasione, la cattedra di studi italo-americani della Montclair State University, New Jersey, ha organizzato una conferenza sui nostri siti Unesco. Si sa, l'immagine dell'Italia è legata alla ricchezza del panorama artistico e culturale: al primo posto per il numero di siti nel patri...
Awards, honors for Lehigh Valley residents
Joseph Nicolosi has been named Man of the Year by the Holy Name Society of St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church. The society bestows the honor each year on a male member of the Easton parish who has given his time and talent to church and community. At St. Anthony's, Nicolosi has been active as a Eucharistic minister, a volunteer at...
How Robert De Niro and 'A Bronx Tale: The Musical' landed in New Jersey
By Vicki Hyman The creative team behind "A Bronx Tale: The Musical" at Millburn's Paper Mill Playhouse, has just debuted three songs from the show for the press, including a vivid number about writer Chazz Palminteri's old stomping grounds along Belmont Avenue. Sweet street corner harmonizing gives way to the more insistent beat o...
Italian genealogy webinar to be held April 23
Melanie Holtz, certified genealogist, will present a webinar about Italian genealogy for beginners at 10:30 a.m. April 23 at the Delaware Public Archives, 121 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. N, Dover. Most records used for Italian genealogical research come from civil registration and ecclesiastical records. The lecture will cover which types of thes...
Palladino's on Passyunk closes to lighten things up
by Michael Klein Palladino's on Passyunk is closed for renovations, as chef-owner Luke Palladino wants to - in his words - "evolve" the sleek Italian chop specialist into less of a special-occasion destination and more of a community gathering place. Palladino's (1934 E. Passyunk) is due to reopen Friday, Sept. 9, just before the Eagles'...
La Calabria, Regione d'Onore al NIAF di Washington
La Regione Calabria e l'Unioncamere hanno pubblicato una "MANIFESTAZIONE DI INTERESSE", rivolta alle aziende dell'agroalimentare calabrese, a partecipare al 37° GALA ANNUALE della National Italian American Foundation (NIAF), che si terrà a Washington, Hilton Hotel, i giorni 12 e 13 ottobre 2012.La Regione Calabria, Dipartimento Internazionalizzazio...
Italian Food: Favorite Foods of Sicily
Italian food and Sicilian food come with a lot of flavor and style, which represents the lifestyles of both Italians and Sicilians. Many people think of them as one in the same, but Sicilians practice many customs that differ from their mainland Italian countrymen. These differences include food. Sicilians use a lot of fish in their everyday diet,...
Incontro con Tony Del Gatto. Sette vite... come i gatti
di Vittorio Capotorto Il mio Maestro Eduardo De Filippo, parlando della variopinta natura umana, in riferimento ad alcuni personaggi "originali" delle sue commedie, mi ripeteva spesso: "È la natura, 'chi nasce 'e na manera e chi 'e n'ata" (chi nasce in una maniera e chi in un'altra). Bè, devo subito dire che Tony Del Gatto è effettiva...