Artisans celebrate 10th annual Columbus Day Festival
This weekend marks the 10th annual Columbus Day Artisans festival at the Grange Hall in West Tisbury. The festival, which is an extension of the biweekly markets that take place in the summer, will run from 10 am to 4 pm on both Saturday and Sunday. Guests can watch demonstrations and shop for weaving, furniture, pottery, leather goods, pa...
Italian Cultural Night 2013 at the Boston Children’s Museum
Please join PIB at the Boston Children's Museum on Friday, November 15th for a celebration of Italian culture. Your children will have the opportunity to watch a show by the famous Colla marionettes, participate in an Italian magic show, learn to dance the tarantella with Newpoli, explore a special exhibit science playground, and much more! ...
Traditional holiday tastes on tap at Holy Cross bake sale
The countdown for the Holy Cross Church Christmas Bake Sale has begun. "We've just completed our first phase of making struffoli," Ellie Vallante Panichas, a spokesperson for the Holy Cross Church Women's Guild, announced. "We're working to have our largest selection ever of holiday cookies and confections." Although the bake sale is...
Cockayne receives key to his ancestral Italian town of Turi
Though Mayor Ken Cockayne's grandfather left his native Turi, Italy to make his way to America long ago, the family's ties to the southern Italian town remain. On Thursday, Cockayne received an elaborately framed key to Turi engraved with a coat of arms depicting a bull under an oak tree. The first citizen of Turi, Domenico Coppi, sai...
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga at Tanglewood Festival (June 30)
Lady Gaga (Stefani Angelina Germanotta) and Tony Bennett recently kicked off a world tour promoting their album together, "Cheek to Cheek". The duo will share the stage at the Tanglewood Music Festival on June 30, during which they will perform many of the songs that made Bennett the legend he is today ("I Left My Heart in San Francisco, "They All...
Al Natale Honored at “Italy American Style” Concert by St. Joseph’s Society
by Matt Conti Music in Boston's North End hit a high note on Saturday night as the St. Joseph's Society brought a star-packed selection of performers to their "Italy American Style" concert at St. Stephen's Church. The North End's own trumpeter, band leader and philanthropist, Albert Natale, 92 years young, was honored with the so...
Maine Voices: That was amore: When Portland was known for Italian sandwiches
by Bill Smith I'm pretty sure that for the most part, native Portlanders like Italian sandwiches more than people who move here do. That's a shame; I invite newcomers to reconsider. Let's be clear. A real Maine Italian starts with a pillow-soft roll split down the middle. On one side is a layer of deli ham; on the other, a strip of w...
Rossetti’s: The chic corner of Lynn
"Our job here at Rossetti's is to make sure that all guests are treated like kings and queens," states Chris Rossetti, the youngest partner of the new family-run eatery, situated in downtown Lynn. With superior hospitality, a classic Italian menu with a modern twist, and a posh, yet comfortable atmosphere, guests are certainly treated as such. &nb...
Italian POWs of WWII program at National Archives
By Sue Scheible This interesting invitation from the National Archives at Boston, located on Trapelo Road in Waltham: In 1944, at the peak of World War II, thousands of Italian POWs were transported to Greater Boston to help relieve the national labor shortage in the home front port. Unsurprisingly, the Italian POWs garnered much attenti...
URI announces Italian engineering program
The University of Rhode Island is expanding an international engineering program to Italy. The university announced Friday that it has signed an agreement with the University of Calabria allowing URI engineering students to spend a semester at the university before pursuing a six-month internship. URI's international engineering program i...
I Dolci Tradizionali di Natale
The Rhode Island Region, The National Organization of Italian American Women Celebrate the holiday season with the Rhode Island Region and "i Dolci Tradizionali di Natale". Bring your favorite holiday desserts, recipes or both! Enjoy a wine or coffee while sharing your Italian Christmas traditions at the newest Italian caffè in Providence! ...
Senior Men to hear about Italian business
Frank J. Cerza will address the Senior Men's Club of New Canaan in Morrill Hall at St. Mark's Church on Friday, Oct. 31, at 10 a.m. His presentation, entitled, "Representing Italian Companies in the U.S.," will focus on how the legal, commercial and cultural differences between the two countries impact the way investments are made by Italian compan...