The History of Carnevale and some of Italy's best Parades
Carnevale is one of the most colorful celebrations in the world. In Italy, we are serious about it. In the end, this is where it was born. We are all familiar with the Carnevale of Venice and that of Viareggio, as well as famous international renditions such as the Carnival in New Orleans, that in Rio and that in Notting Hill (London). In Ital...
Cinema Italiano Classico – Movie Line-Up
Ciao, Amici – For this year's classic series of Italian cinema, we decided to offer a retrospective of the movies directed by one of the best Italian directors of the Sixties, Pietro Germi. The first two are two comedies "Italian style". If you recall Anna's definition of this typically Italian genre, the topic is a mixture of funny situa...
Ciminnesi to honor Vito P. Cali
Società San Giovanni Bosco SS. Crocifisso di Ciminna will honor Vito P. Cali as Man of the Year at its dinner dance on March 5 at Alta Villa Banquets in Addison. A longtime leader of the Chicago-area Italian American community and standout agent for State Farm Insurance, Cali served as the society's first president. "We're honoring Vito be...
Comic Jimmy Carrane
At a time when too many comics try to wow an audience through rapid-fire delivery, Chicago comic Jimmy Carrane has honed the slow burn, winning audiences with sly subtlety, and leaving them in stitches. Then again, Carrane had to figure something out as a kid. The son of a Calabrese father and a half-Calabrese, half-Irish mother, Carrane was one o...
Italian traditions: St. Joseph Torch Feast in Pitigliano
WTI Magazine #77 2016 March 18Author : folclore.it Translation by: The traditional St. Joseph Torch Feast in Pitigliano, a direct descendant of ancient bonfires, evokes the legend propitiatory arrival of Spring. In the Maremma inland, the night of Saint Joseph recalls an ancient pagan ceremony: on Spring equinox a purifying bonfire p...
Italian Sea Group Ready Four Superyacht Launches
The Italian Sea Group has unveiled the launches for the year after announcing a busy first quarter this week. This news also follows reports of increased refit division activity, new headquarters in the United States and intriguing new projects. Three of four yachts are reportedly set to emerge from the Italian Sea Group yard this year, al...
Italian art and its business opportunities
The Tax and Law Firm CBA, counting more than 120 professionals all over Italy, has convened connoisseurs from Christie's Italia, UniCredit and Open Care to discuss the investment opportunities deriving from Italian works of art. A couple of weeks ago, experts have gathered during an ad hoc conference organized by CBA in Milan, where they a...
Galileo Galilei: Italian of the Week
Galileo Galilei was born on February 15, 1564, in Pisa, Italy. His father, Vincenzo, was a well-known musician and insisted his children received a formal education. When he was 19 years old, Galileo began to study medicine at the University of Pisa. This also led him to study mathematics, physics and philosophy. In 1592, Galileo began his academic...
Does it really matter? Why we should gather as Italian Americans.
Mike Piazza, twelve-time MLB All Star and recent electee into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, as well as an outspoken Catholic and proud Italian American, gave a moving speech this past Thursday at The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) Gala. The recipient of NIAF's Special Achievement Award in Sports, Piazza, in a speech The Italian A...
Tuscani Seafood and Grill brings Italian fare to Fall River dining scene
If there's one type of cuisine that's always mentioned as lacking in the city's dining scene, it's Italian.Paul Diogenes and Ernie Lafrenaye, owners of the recently opened Tuscani Seafood and Grill, are hoping to fill that void with a menu of Italian fare coupled with fried seafood plates, burgers and pizza. "We wanted to do something different in...
Italy also Means Excellence in Artificial Intelligence
Italy is known worldwide for its "Made in Italy" fashion, food, design and fast cars. Those who are active in the manufacturing sectors also know that Italy is one of the largest and most reliable producer of industrial machinery. What not many know yet is that Italy is strong also in the field of information technology, including artificial intell...
Explore Ancient Rome at The Las Vegas Natural History Museum
From the Italian Artisans who cultivated The Da Vinci Machines Exhibition, comes the Las Vegas premiere of Ancient Rome: The Empire that Shaped the World, to be housed at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum as part of its traveling summer exhibit program. Ancient Rome: The Empire that Shaped the World will be available to Museum guests June 4 thro...