TT position - Assistant Professor of Italian and French - University of Massachusetts Boston
We seek a full-time tenure-track assistant professor of Early Modern Literary and Cultural Studies with expertise in Italy, France, and the Mediterranean beginning September 1, 2016. The typical teaching course load is two courses a semester. Responsibilities include teaching Italian and French upper-level courses in literature and culture...
La Brasa Will Give Birth to an Italian Restaurant, Fat Hen, in Its Market Space
by Rachel Leah Blumenthal Fat Hen will open this spring inside of La Brasa's market space, helmed by L'Espalier alum Michael Bergin, according to a tweet from the Globe's Kara Baskin. (The name has been a long time coming: Fat Hen is also the name of the LLC behind La Brasa, formed back in 2011.) Though vastly different in concept...
Notte della Taranta Brings Italian Folk to Boston Common
by Lisa Cappuccio Music is the universal language, as was proven on Sunday, July 14, 2013, at the first annual "Outside the Box" festival in Boston. The festival was a collaboration of arts and music, with artists from all over the world converging on Boston Common for one solid week of culturally diverse experiences. Italy was re...
Dante Chiappetta gets Boston Marathon medal from Yale football assistant Kevin Cahill
By Chris Hunn Of all the Little Leaguers at the Darcey School field in Cheshire on Wednesday, no one had a bigger cheering section than North Haven's Dante Chiappetta. A handful of Yale football players and a couple of Bulldogs coaches dropped by to root for Chiappetta, who turned 7 on Thursday. This is part of an ever-growin...
Rutland Italian-American Club celebrates 100th anniversary, Columbus Day
by Louis Varricchio Rutland County has a large Italian-American population dating back to the marble quarrying and stone-cutting era of the 1800s and 1900s. The Rutland Italian-American Club, located at 73 Grove St., celebrates its 100th anniversary this month. The club welcomes members with Italian heritage and those without but who are i...
Theatrical Improvisation: from the Italian Renaissance to the Modern Era
WHEN: Saturday, June 4, 2016 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM (EDT)WHERE: I AM Books - 189 North Street, Boston, MA 02113, United States Demonstration/Performance by the Commedia dell'Arte troupe Pazzi Lazzi and the Italian improv group ImproNati. Introduction about Commedia dell'Arte, its stock characters and its level of impro...
Virgin Mary celebrated at Italian feast
For many Italians originating from the small farm town of Cercemaggiore, America wasn't the most important discovery of the 15th century. As legend goes, a farmer was working his land when he stumbled upon a clay case buried in the ground. Inside that vase, the farmer uncovered an even greater treasure: a four-and-a-half-foot tall wooden sculp...
Interview with Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo
Local Italian-American politicians have come a long way in the past few decades, occupying some of the most prestigious and important seats in Massachusetts. And most of them have made sure their Italian heritage stood out. There are few who can compete with House Speaker Robert DeLeo when it comes to promoting Italian-American culture. R...
Remembering Coach Dom Campochiaro of the North End
In December, the Post-Gazette and the Regional Review both wrote in remembrance of Joseph "Dom" Campochiaro, who passed away on December 8 of 2014. I would like to add a few words here as well. I was one of the many lucky North End youth to have had Dom as a coach when I played Little League. Dom's patience, as Sal Giarratani stated in a quote fro...
Italian Cuisine With Imaginative Inspirations
by Patricia Brooks Uh-oh, I thought, as I approached the free-standing Tazza Osteria & Bar in Fairfield, yet another Italian restaurant to open in the area. Nothing new here, I anticipated.But after I opened the nondescript-looking menu I began to change my tune, and when the small plates arrived, my apprehensions had disappeared. &nb...
Dante Club in West Springfield kicks off 100th anniversary celebration
By Manon L. Mirabelli The Dante Club has been a local, ingrained institution in the Italian-American community for 100 years. It's a landmark being observed with celebratory events throughout the year including Wednesday's "Dante Club Bistro in the Lot." Members enjoyed a homemade Italian meal with a roast pig as the centerpiece d...
Review: Cielo, an Italian Restaurant in Wilton, Brims with Variety
by Patricia Brooks Emily and Hakan Basaran enjoyed some success with Carpe Diem, their Italian restaurant in New Canaan, but the building that housed it was going to be taken over by a post office, so they looked for a new location. They decided on a centrally located spot in neighboring Wilton and a new name, Cielo, which means sky in Italia...