'Performing with my friends': Shrewsbury native Mike Birbiglia bringing latest stage show to Boston
Shrewsbury native and comedy sensation Mike Birbiglia is bringing his latest stage show, “Mike Birbiglia Live: Christmas Parmesan,” to the Bay State for a 10-show engagement from Friday through Dec. 23 at The Wilbur in Boston. His latest is hot on the heels of Birbiglia’s most recent Broadway show, “The Old Man & the Pool,” which has been streaming...
Andrea Bocelli announces rescheduled concerts after doctors warned it could be "dangerous" to sing
Andrea Bocelli is going to make another attempt at performing in Boston this holiday season. The Italian tenor has announced rescheduled dates for a string of postponed concerts amid some rare struggles with his world-renowned voice. "As many fans now know, Andrea Bocelli has been working through health challenges forcing the famed tenor to postpo...
The North End Cannoli-Shop Shooting: “The Craziest Thing Is That He Missed”
A little before 11 p.m. on a hot summer night on Hanover Street, everything in the North End was business as usual. Old-school locals talked in an animated huddle on the sidewalk, pausing in unison to watch a new-school neighbor passing by wearing a Connecticut-tight ponytail and dressed in head-to-toe Lululemon. The owner of Dolce Vita Ristorante ...
Salem's Stellato headed to National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame
No matter how successful he’s become or how much he’s accomplished in his professional career, Salem’s Sean Stellato has always stayed true to his roots. Whether he’s taking a trip down memory lane on his former high school playing surface — the one and only Bertram Field — or visiting his grandmother’s grave to continue to honor her legacy, the 45...
Paul Salerni takes a final bow after 45 years of music
There are conductors who compose and composers who conduct. Music professor Paul Salerni claims to be the latter. But with his 45 years at Lehigh coming to a close, he looks back having done much more than just compose or conduct music. Though he will be retiring at the end of this year, Salerni, who has composed and conducted music and been a prom...
‘Breaking Bad’ Actor to Speak at University of Rhode Island
Giancarlo Esposito has an acting career that spans five decades, so he will certainly have a lot to share when he visits University of Rhode Island on Monday, Dec. 4, at 8 p.m. His name might not immediately ring a bell but the slew of characters he has played and television series he has been a part of is impressive. Let's first start with his mos...
Ralph Fasanella painted the power of the union
Portland author Anne Broyles last month published a new picture book to introduce children to the labor movement. “I’m Gonna Paint” tells the story of Italian American painter Ralph Fasanella, who painted large, mural-like images depicting working class people and social movements of the early 1900s. One of Fasanella’s best known pieces is a 45-by-...
A “Thank You” To My Italian Grandparents
For all of my life, I’ve been told I was Italian. Sicilian and Calabrese if you really want to know. I have a large and very loud Italian family. For most of my childhood, I remember spending lots of my time in either my house or one of my aunt’s houses, with everyone gathered around the table. With my Papa at the head of the table, he would grab m...
Italian Food & Heritage Celebrated at Old Labor Hall in Barre
Last Tuesday, Nov. 21, Robert Campo handed a visitor a small paper plate holding two perfect ravioli covered in a bright, fresh red sauce. The co-owner of Campo di Vino in South Barre said by the end of the holiday season, he’d be making 50,000 more of those raviolis, many filled with a nugget of local sausage, made from a recipe originating with h...
Italian guitarist brings music to Boothbay (ME) stage Dec. 1
Peppino D’Agostino’s music continues to resonant in Boothbay Harbor’s Opera House, though it’s been several years since his last performance on the historic stage. On Friday, Dec. 1, this acclaimed Italian fingerstyle guitarist returns to Maine to perform at the Opera House. The Chicago Tribune says “D’Agostino plays steel-string guitar with virtu...
ITALY IN SPACE - From the San Marco Project to the programs of today
When: Tuesday, December 12 · 5:30 - 8pm EST - Where: Consolato Generale d'Italia a Boston, 600 Atlantic Ave Boston, MA 02210 United States Seminar on the Italian space activities since their birth but with a glance to the future and to the perspectives of “Space economy”. The Science Counselor Prof. Paolo Gaudenzi, with the help of major Italian ex...
Stellato joins Italian American Sports Hall of Fame
Some people call him Jerry Maguire. Others, the Italian Stallion. He’s a sports agent, father, husband, former professional athlete, and, now, a member of the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame. Marblehead’s Sean Stellato, President of SES Sports, was inducted unanimously. The prized NFL agent joins the ranks of sports icons Dan Marino,...