Castellani’s families have been fact, fiction, and fulfillment
In Christopher Castellani's "All This Talk of Love," Italian immigrant parents raise American offspring, mirroring the author's own life. Although the novel, Castellani's third, isn't drawn entirely from personal experience, he offered that "certain dynamics in the book are resonant to my family," including the complex idea of home. "There...
Zucchero “Sugar” Fornaciari Announces U.S. Album Release, Tour
When: April 18, 2014 – 8:30 p.m.Where: Berklee Performance Center, Boston MAZucchero "Sugar" Fornaciari, the Grammy-nominated Italian blues-rock singer, and one of Europe's best-selling artists, will release his latest album, La Sesión Cubana, on February 18th via Manhattan Records. Known as a musical wanderer, Zucchero achieves a long-hel...
‘Monuments Man’ Deane Keller Celebrated at New Haven Museum: Timely Exhibition Underscores Continued Need for Protection
The leveling of the tomb of Jonah (think: whale) in Mosul, Iraq, last July, was a striking reminder of the fragility of our collective cultural inheritance. Have we nearly come full circle? In 1943, as Nazi Germany laid waste to much of Western Europe, Monuments Men-a handful of soldiers whose job it was to protect cultural heritage during wartime-...
Fashion Icon Rose Cherubini Celebrates 100 years in Style!
On Aug. 1, SoWa's Samsøn gallery celebrated fashion designer Rose Cherubini's 100th birthday in style.With the artist in attendance, guests were able to view dozens of handmade dresses that were once sold in Cherubini's stores in downtown Boston. Born in Boston in 1913, Cherubini opened her first shop at the age of 33 in Quincy, where she had grow...
Coming to Russell Library: Farms, Factories and Families: Italian American Women of CT - Saturday, Sept. 20
Anthony Riccio, author, photographer and oral historian, will speak about his book Farms, Factories and Families: Italian American Women of Connecticut Farms, Factories and Families. This book documents the rich history of Italian American working women in Connecticut, including the crucial role they played in union organizing. Re...
Honoring Saint Padre Pio in Boston’s North End
by Matt Conti Honoring one of the newer saints, a group from St. Leonard Church held the fifth annual procession for Saint Padre Pio on Sunday, June 28th in Boston's North End. The statue of St. Pio was carried from St. Leonard Church after an Italian Mass and walked through the neighborhood streets where devotees pinned donations on ribbo...
NFA educator, Norwich civic leader named Italians of the Year
By Adam Benson A long-time civic leader and a popular Norwich Free Academy educator have been named the 2015 Italians of the Year. Rosario Presti and John Iovino will be honored by the Italian American Heritage and Cultural Committee at its annual Columbus Day banquet on Oct. 4 at the Norwich Holiday Inn. Presti, who gr...
Sicilian-American Theatre Troupe Comes to Watertown
By Alex Newman A Sicilian-American theatre company is bringing its inaugural production to Watertown, an original piece titled La Storia di Colapesce. Trinacria Theatre Company created the story during a four-week residency in Sicily; its cast of eight American theatre artists is using the production as a means of promoting Sicilian h...
'Sicilian Corner' hosts receive Italian Heritage Media Award
Mike Lomazzo of Windham and Tom Zappala of Merrimac know a thing or two about putting on a show — but on Oct. 3, the WCCM hosts were on the other end, guests at the Massachusetts Statehouse for a ceremony honoring their role in celebrating Italian culture and heritage. The ceremony, attended by Speaker Robert DeLeo and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, to...
Former Gov. Cellucci dies at age 65 after battle with ALS
Former Governor Argeo Paul Cellucci passed away Saturday after a battle with ALS. Argeo Paul Cellucci was born April 24, 1948 to Italian-American parents Priscilla and Argeo. He grew up in Hudson. A Republican in Massachusetts, Cellucci was well-liked and respected. In fact, he never lost an election over his three decades in elected office,...
Italian American Historical Society of Rhode Island
The Italian American Historical Society of Rhode Island (IAHS) will award scholarships to students of Italian American descent who demonstrate high potential and who intend on furthering their education full time at a U.S. college or university. To determine the winners, a scholarship lottery drawing will be utilized for applicants meeting...
Collegeville bakery fills the gap left by Mount Carmel Feast
Like a lot of folks, Steve Carcarey and his wife, Patrizia, looked forward to the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Italian Feast in Bridgeport every year. But unlike others who can do no more than mourn the untimely end of the line for the nearly century-old event that would have been held this weekend, the couple is in a position to host a crowd-...