Italian traditions: Almond Blossom Festival in Agrigento
WTI Magazine #52 2015 January, 23Author : folclore.it Translation by: An appointment that has been repeated for over half a century and has become a meeting point for the peoples from all over the earth. History, folklore and art blend harmoniously during one of the most famous folk festivals in the world.
PBS Genealogy Roadshow Mary Tedesco and Miss USA 2013 Erin Brady hangout--Part I
Genealogy Roadshow is only in his second year of production. But if interest in family backgrounds and the growth of the genealogy industry is of any indication, the PBS show is on the road to being a great success. The upcoming PBS segment focuses upon unique family histories from the New Orleans area. One of the three genealogists and ho...
Italian American Heritage Club presents 'A Night at the Opera,' March 28
The Italian American American Heritage Club of Hunterdon County presents 'A Night at the Opera,' March 28 at the Hunterdon Hills Playhouse in Hampton. Enjoy an evening of Italian opera's greatest hits and classic Italian songs performed by the Boheme Opera Company of New Jersey. The cost is $65 per person which includes dinner, music and...
Traditional Italian porchetta gets a Kansas City twist
by Jeff Toohey Johnson Porchetta is a traditional Italian dish that consists of layering pork belly with herbs and spices and pork loin, rolling it up, then roasting it in the oven. Jeff Toohey calls his version of this classic dish "Kansas City-fied." He merges Italian culture with Kansas City style by adding a barbecue spice rub and...
Staten Islander named executive director of Boys' and Girls' Towns of Italy
The Boys' and Girls' Towns of Italy (BGTI), an international non-profit organization empowering war refugee and migrant youth, recently welcomed Staten Islander Gabriele Delmonaco as its new executive director. Delmonaco, who lives in New Brighton with his family, moved to the borough in 2001 from Rome. He said of his choice to move to the...
The Murder of Sicilians in New Orleans
By Lucian When one thinks of frontier justice or violent lynchings in the United States, it conjures the specter of lawlessness in the old West or the anti-black intolerance of the Deep South. This is inevitable, not only because of the magnitude of such atrocities, but because of the attention brought to them by modern American society, which lar...
New York City judge accused of making anti-Italian remarks
A New York City judge who once blasted the head of a judicial committee as racist is now being accused of lobbing anti-Italian remarks himself. The New York Post reports that Supreme Court Judge Duane Hart asked during a January property-dispute hearing whether Italian-born plaintiff Maurizio Oppedisano had mob ties. One of four...
L’Elisir d'amore (The Royal Opera) @ Miami Beach
April 5, 2015 - Sunday 12:00 PM - 3:00 PMO Cinema Miami Beach- 500 71st St - Miami Beach, Florida 33141 'The elixir of love' is a comedy of love and rural life as we watch Vittorio Grigolo attempt to woo the elegant lady of the village, Lucy Crowe, with a little help from Bryn Terfel's Doctor Dulcamara and his love pot...
Italian style jumps off the page in 'La Vita e Bella'
by Laura Pearson When we think of Italian interior design, several images come to mind: romantic hillside villas decorated with rustic, old-world charm (a la the Cortana fixer-upper in "Under the Tuscan Sun"); iconic furniture designs by Gio Ponti and Ettore Sottsass; and bright, airy living spaces with terra-cotta tiled floors and distres...
Opening of the Centre for the Study of Ancient Italy – 6 May, 6:30 pm
Please join us for a reception to announce the opening of the Center for the Study of Ancient Italy at UC Berkeley. The newly formed institution is intended to promote and advance the study of the many cultures of ancient Italy, with special emphasis on the Etruscans and Romans. It will also support teaching and research at the University...
Italian art: The Magificence of Arts
WTI Magazine #59 2015 May, 1Author : Enrico De Iulis Translation by: John Cabot University The exhibition Barocco a Roma. La meraviglia delle arti (Baroque in Rome. The magnificence of arts) will be hosted in Rome until July 26th, 2015. Although this event can appear as one of the numerous artistic exhibition set in the cradle of Bar...
Italian manufacturer opens North American headquarters in Kalamazoo
by John Wiegand Officials at Western Michigan University (WMU) announced that Italy-based FAiST Light Metals plans to locate its North American headquarters at the Business Technology and Research Park (BRT Park) in Kalamazoo. The manufacturer of aluminum die-casting, precision machining and plating for the automotive and telecommunicatio...