Enchanting inspirations: The 10 muses of Italian cinema
by Jonathan Bazzi Infatuations, incandescent passions, intellectual exchanges and life-long associations with fetishised actresses or those who were conceptual or writing partners: the history of cinema is full of female figures who embodied the role of the muse for directors (and not only male directors). The muse was historicall...
Toscana Divino Group Hosts North American Sommelier Association, Italian Wine Certification Oct 23-26/15: EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT announced
The Toscana Divino Group will host the only Southeastern US presentation of the North American Sommelier Association, Italian Wine Specialist (IWS) course from October 23 to 26th, 2015 at Ironside Pizza, 7580 NE 4th Ct., Miami, FL, 33138. The 24 hour course and certification exam is being offered at a $50.00 discount for online registrations made b...
MIX: cultura at CMA
Join us on the first Friday evening of each month for an ever-changing mix of art, music, and mingling. MIX is an 18 and over event. MIX: Cultura. Friday, October 2, 2015. 5:00–9:00 p.m. Savor Italy's vibrant artistic culture as we explore Italian masterworks in the collection from ancient Rome to the Renaissance as well as contempo...
Made In Italy Success at GlassBuild America 2015
Satisfactory results achieved by the 21 Italian companies affiliated with Gimav– Italian Manufacturers' Association of Machinery, Accessories and Special Products for Glass Processing – at the U.S. glass exhibition. U.S. trade people liked the technology they saw: the stands that occupied the 900 sq.m. Made in Italy exhibition space a...
Fenomeno” Francigena, il Touring Club traccia l'identikit dei camminatori
Il "fenomeno Francigena" è esploso: l'antico percorso che dal Nord Europa porta a Roma è diventato negli ultimi anni un vero e proprio modello di turismo sostenibile e desiderato da viaggiatori italiani e stranieri, tanto da dar vita a candidature all'Unesco, progetti regionali, nazionali ed europei. A tracciare un identikit dei turisti della Fran...
Gucci's Marco Bizzarri Honored at the United Nations Humanitarian Dinner
The United Nations Association of New York gathered inside the J.W. Marriott Essex House on Thursday evening to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the U.N., and to award three individuals at the 2015 United Nations Day Humanitarian Awards Gala dinner. This year's event, themed "2015 and Beyond: Education and Equality for All," honored Marco Bizzarr...
Giocomo Migliavacca and his downtown Napa winery
by Rebecca Yerger The once-prominent and award-winning G. Migliavacca Wine Co., a 19th-century Napa Valley winery, has essentially been forgotten over time. This downtown Napa winery was established circa 1866. Its founder and namesake, Giocomo Migliavacca, received a formal wine and spirits education and training in his native Italy. In...
Luis Marden: Italian of the Week
On January 25, 1913, Annibale Luigi Paragallo was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts. As a teenager, he taught himself six different languages, including Egyptian hieroglyphics. He enrolled in a photography class in high school and fell in love with the medium. When he was 19, he wrote what is considered to be the first book on 35mm color photography c...
FYI Philly: 100 Years of the Italian Market
By Alicia Vitarelli FYI Philly visited some vendors at the Italian Market that have been around since the beginning, and some newcomers who are poised to make their mark. Before the Italian Market got its start 100 years ago, Isgro's Bakery was on Christian Street in South Philadelphia, making it the oldest Italian pastry shop in the market....
A Sicilian-American Comedy
Thursday, December 10th, 6:30 P.M. - Italian American Museum - 155 Mulberry Street - (Corner of Grand and Mulberry Streets) - New York, NY 10013 - RSVP Code: Sicily1210. For reservations, please call the Italian American Museum at 212.965.9000 or Email: ItalianAmericanMuseum@gmail.com Book Presentation...
La "Piccola Cucina” arriva in Italia!
Domenica 20 Dicembre si terrà a Palermo, presso il Castello a Mare un'edizione speciale de "La PiccolaCucina", programma di successo del Centro di Cultura Italiana di Houston (www.iccchouston.com) ideato, implementato e condotto, da Tiziana Ciacciofera Triolo, direttrice dei Programmi e del Marketing del Centro. Tiziana, Palermitana DOC si è trasfe...
Dr. Roberta Marongiu: Italian of the Week
Italian-born Roberta Marongiu isn't just any medical researcher. She received her Ph.D. in medical genetics & neuroscience from the University of Rome in Italy as well as the University of California. She's an instructor of neurological surgery and also conducts research at the Molecular Neurosurgery Laboratory at the Weill Cornell Medical Coll...