Workers Won’t Be Forgotten
The son of a garment worker found a tale of a long-forgotten strike buried in a corner of the public library, and decided more people should have access to the stories of working men and women who built New Haven. Frank Annunziato made that discovery while working on his graduate school thesis back in the late 1970s. He discovered an exten...
Della Robbia: The Greatest Family Of Italian Sculptors You’ve Never Heard Of
by Michael Levin Okay, I get it. By the time you got to Florence, on your 11-country, 12-day European tour, you were hot, tired, a little sick of museums and cathedrals, and thinking mostly about the tavernas and pure white sand beaches on the Greek islands. Dutifully, you filed by the David and Botticelli's Birth of Venus, but b...
North End’s Philip Frattaroli Considering Run for Boston City Councilor At-Large
North End business owner, resident and Neighborhood Council member, Philip Frattaroli, is seriously considering a run for Boston City Councilor At-Large. The race to follow Tom Menino as Boston's next Mayor has opened up at least two of the four City Councilor At-Large seats for new candidates with sitting councilors John Connolly and Felix Arroyo...
The Moira Lo Bianco Trio at Goethe-Institut Boston
When: Sunday, June 16 - Where: The Ballroom at Goethe-Institut Boston | 6:00pm170 Beacon Street | Boston, MA$10 General, $5 Students On June 16, featuring Bruno Råberg on double bass and Giuseppe Paradiso on drums, the Moira Lo Bianco Trio will perform works from the artist's upcoming album Lunaria.The event takes place at Goethe-Institut, on...
“That’s Amore”-Travel Posters to Love
by Michael Lewis When: June 18-September 2Where: International Poster Gallery- 205 Newbury St, Boston Wanderlust is the theme of our 21st annual Summer Show titled "That's Amore" – Travel Posters to Love." The exhibition traces the fascinating development of travel posters to Italy, the "Sunny Boot of Europe," from the rise of the railroa...
93rd Annual St. Sebastian Feast In Middletown Begins Friday Afternoon
by Shawn R. Beals The 93rd annual St. Sebastian Feast will be held Friday through Sunday at St. Sebastian Church on Washington Street. The yearly festival is a celebration of Sicilian heritage featuring the running of the I Nuri after Sunday morning's Mass. Entertainment and attractions include traditional Italian food, carnival activ...
‘Farms, Factories, and Families: Italian American Women of Connecticut’ author talk at Trumbull Library
On Sunday, October 19, 2 p.m., in the Trumbull Library Community Room, Anthony V. Riccio returns to talk about his new book, Farms, Factories and Families: Italian American Women of Connecticut, history stories told by elderly Italian American women all over the state through oral history interviews and photographs. This book uncovers the...
Saving San Vincenzo - It is up to you!
by The Craco Society With the closing of St. Joseph's Church the Society's plan to preserve the 114 year old statue of San Vincenzo and the relic from 1769 is moving forward. We are working with the Archdiocese of NY to complete a "Memo Of Understanding" that will include details about how we will wo...
St. Ann Club Feast chairman says annual festival hits record attendance numbers
by Leslie Lake Pat Cutrone, St. Ann Club Feast chairman for the past 10 years, credited beautiful weekend weather, top-notch musical entertainment, and the efforts of more than 100 Club volunteers, for record-breaking attendance numbers on Thursday and Friday at the popular annual waterfront event. "I'm not sure of the exact attendance, b...
Fundraiser Concert Will Be Held At Dante Aligheri
The Italian Heritage Committee of Massachusetts will be hosting a fundraiser concert at the Dante Aligheri Cultural Center On November 8, 2015. "The Classics," an Italian trio from Ortona in the Abruzzo region, will be performing "Songs That Unified Italy." If you are interested in attending the event, you can call Lino Rullo at 617-447-05...
A special day at the lobster bake
Mike Petrucelli of Milford spent many years with the Milford Rotary and many years working at the annual lobster bake, which was held this past Saturday. But it had been awhile since Petrucelli managed to get to the event he had devoted so much time to because he's getting up there in age. He's 92, and it's getting harder for him to get around...
Italian-American Festival Draws Near; Parking and Road Closures Announced
The green, white and red lines are going down on the streets and local businesses are coming together as the community prepares to celebrate Italian heritage with the annual Italian-American Festival during the final weekend of the month. As the even draws closer, however, Southington police are asking residents and visitors to take note o...