2015 ISSNAF annual event: “Where Italian researchers meet to discuss breakthrough ideas”
October 27-28, 2015, Italian Embassy, Washington DC: "Where Italian researchers meet to discuss breakthrough ideas" The talents and innovators of the Italian diaspora in the United States and Canada will meet the institutions, industry, and academia to help create industrial value, promote scientific research, and provide young and br...
Chelsea and AS Roma will face off at RFK Stadium on Aug. 10
English Premier League club Chelsea and Italian team AS Roma will play an exhibition game at RFK Stadium in Washington D.C. on Aug. 10, according to the AS Roma website. The mouth-watering encounter will see two of Europe's top teams, loaded with famed players, test out their rosters a week before the Premier League kicks off. The Italian League S...
Borse di studio Filitalia International: la cerimonia a Philadeplhia
Si è tenuta domenica scorsa, 6 ottobre, a Philadelphia la cerimonia di assegnazione delle Borse Studio 2013 di "Filitalia International". La premiazione ospitata dal "M. Fabrizio e P. Nestico Centro di Lingua e Cultura" è iniziata con l'esecuzione degli Inni nazionali, italiano e americano. Dieci i vincitori delle borse di studio e tre i memb...
Fifth annual Italian American Heritage Festival welcomes thousands to celebrate italian culture
On Sunday, June 1, 2014, at Rose Tree Park in Media, PA the 5th annual Italian American Heritage Festival will be in full swing from 11:00 AM until 5 PM. The 2014 festival continues the tradition of free admission for all. Since its inception, the festival has welcomed increasing numbers of people who have grown to love and to look forward to spen...
The Voyage: a Journey into the Fantastic World of Fiction and Film
Georgetown University Italian Research Institute and the Embassy of Italy cordially invite you to a conference and discussion on "The Voyage: a Journey into the Fantastic World of Fiction and Film."Mario Vargas Llosa, 2010 Nobel Laureate in Literature, will present "Boccaccio on Stage: a Journey into the World of the Imagination."Alessandro Baricco...
Former Mayor Given Italian American Woman of the Year Award
The Italian American Woman's Association celebrates 30 years and honors a well-known Italian American in Erie. Former Erie Mayor Joyce Savocchio was on the receiving end of the Woman of the Year award. The association voted unanimously for Savocchio to receive the award. Her grandparents came to the states to live the American dream,...
Masks, Murals and Cuisine of an Italian Island
Andréa Di Meglio believes that the ambience of his restaurant should be as enticing as its food. Which is why, no matter where I sat at Luca's Ristorante in Somerset, I got an eyeful. One time, I was fascinated by the gigantic pots and vases that line the entrance and split the dining area in two. On another visit, tile murals of famous Ne...
Pope Francis Philadelphia trip likely to also include New York and Washington D.C
Pope Francis is likely to visit more East Coast cities than just Philadelphia when he travels to the U.S. in September, the Vatican's secretary of state said Tuesday. Pope Francis announced his trip to the United States on Nov. 17 in an address to members of the "Humanum Conference." During his visit, the pontiff will participate in the Se...
Palladino's in South Philly: Northern Italian with a chop-house twist
It is hard to imagine a need or niche that is left for another new Italian restaurant in South Philadelphia. But that didn't deter Luke Palladino, who picked up one of his prosciutto-wrapped, truffle-buttered bread sticks and waved that magic wand over a forlorn corner of East Passyunk Avenue. On that sharply angled parcel just east o...
Italian American cops team up with Big Brothers, Sisters
Nothing makes William Schievella happier than watching his father play Santa Claus for youngsters at the annual Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Jersey Christmas party. For the past 12 years, the Italian American Police Society of New Jersey has hosted a Christmas Party at the Whippany American Legion Hall with Daniel Schievella, as Santa, hand...
Il Carnevale - Italian Day at KID Museum
Sunday, January 31, 2016. From 10:00 am To 5:00 pm Organized by : Italian Cultural Society, Kid Museum In collaboration with : Italian Cultural Institute Celebrate Carnevale at KID Museum! Activities include Venetian mask-making, and a special presentation and workshop hosted by The Italian Cultural Society of Washington, DC, in collaborati...
The Art of Conservation: Protecting & Preserving our Cultural Heritage
Monday April 4 2016 - h 17:30 Organizzato da : Georgetown University, Embassy, IIC Ingresso : Libero Luogo: Georgetown University: 37th & O St NW - WashingtonTO RSVP: CLICK HERE In the context of Protecting our Heritage series of events launched by the 2016 EUNIC Washington DC, under the presidency of the Italian Cultural Institute, th...