America chiama (ancora) Italia
In occasione della conferenza stampa di apertura della prima tappa di Vinitaly International USA 2013, John Gillespie, presidente del Wine Market Council, ha presentato i risultati dell'Annual Survey of Imported Wine Consumption Trends in the USA, realizzata dall'istituto Wine Opinions, sui trend americani di consumo di vino.I dati della ricerca ev...
Showcase Usa Italy 2013 al via oggi a Milano
Milano, 4 marzo 2013. Prende il via oggi a Milano, al Grand Visconti Palace in viale Isonzo 14, la manifestazione che mette il mercato americano a confronto con il trade italiano. L'evento che nasce dalla collaborazione fra Visit Usa, Brand Usa e l'Us commercial Service, vedrà nella mattinata odierna i tour operator e i rappresentanti del mice inc...
"An Homage to Luigi Russolo", by Valerio Tricoli
Valerio Tricoli offers a special program for Lampo to mark the 100th anniversary of Luigi Russolo's Futurist manifesto, "The Art of Noises" (March 1913), one of the most influential texts in 20th century music. For the first time, the idea of noise-sound becomes part of musical discourse, creating the conditions for a radical advancement in sonic a...
Annette Funicello spopolava negli anni Cinquanta in tivù tra i baby boomer, morta in California all'età di 70 anni
di Riccardo Chioni Un'intera generazione di ragazzini s'era invaghita di lei, le teenager invece l'avevano eletta compagna ideale negli anni Cinquanta, quando Annette Funicello, la star sbarazzina acqua e sapone che nei panni di Mouseketeer entrava nelle case degli americani col programma "The Mickey Mouse Club", in bianco e nero sul picco...
The Tower Records Project in Sacramento
"It was more than music." This is the slogan of the campaign launched by Hot Italian, a modern Italian-American joint venture Pizzeria in Sacramento, in collaboration with the Tower Records Project. The project was established to fund the preservation of Tower-related history donated to the Center for Sacramento History by Tower founder and Sacram...
Mondo Italiano: Teaching Italian in Pittsburgh
Are you Italian or of Italian descent? Do you know how to speak Italian? Some Italian-Americans can still speak it fluently while others might have lost the language of their "nonni" (grandparents). To learn to speak this great language, check out Mondo Italiano which was created by Viviana Altieri. She created Mondo Italiano with her desire of co...
Italian Restaurant Set to Open at St. Regis Aspen
Welcome to the block, Trencento Quindici Decano. Translating to 315 Dean to honor its street address, the St. Regis welcomes the new restaurant to its Aspen property this June, bringing hand-crafted Italian cuisine to the mountains. Executive Chef Thomas Riordan and Executive Chef David Viviano, joining The St. Regis from The Westin Phoeni...
Fugazi mantiene la promessa
by Mauro Battocchi We last left our guest post series with John Fugazi, the magnanimous Italian benefactor of the Italian community in San Francisco. Today, Nickolas Marinelli, the Northern California Editor for L'Italo-Americano, continues the Fugazi story and tells how he kept his promise to the community. Local news was rarely seen on...
Piranesi, Rome, and the Arts of Design
Giambattista Piranesi (1720-1778) was a printmaker, architect, antiquarian, art dealer, theorist, and designer—one of the foremost artistic personalities of the 18th century, whose views of Rome remain the city's defining image. Fresh, thought-provoking, and innovative, Piranesi, Rome, and the Arts of Design sets out to show the range of the artist...
Italiani all’estero, a Seattle la rivincita delle calciatrici italiane
di Roberto Zanni, Gente d'Italia - ItaliaChiamaItalia Si chiama AC Seattle, è una società di calcio femminile americana, che si trova nell'omonima città, partecipa alla Wpls, che vuole dire 'Women's Premier Soccer League', ma è soprattutto un progetto, probabilmente unico a livello mondiale. Perchè l'idea di partenza che ha portato alla cr...
Peroni Nastro Azzurro Announces Second Annual MADE for Peroni Young Designer Awards
Peroni Nastro Azzurro, one of Italy's leading style brands and the world's number one premium Italian beer, supports some of America's most exciting emerging fashion talent with its support of the Second Annual MADE for Peroni Young Designer Awards. To celebrate its second year, the program will open the competition to talented young desig...
Hit Week Announces Superlative Line-Up for 2013 North American Return: Fanco Battiato, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, Nicola Conte, Marco Mengoni, Erica Mou
Hit Week- the world's only music festival showcasing Italy's current scene on the global stage - returns to North America with its strongest line up to date. A greatly expanded edition of the annual event touches down in New York, Los Angeles, Miami and Toronto between September 7 and October 30th. Headliners announced include iconoclastic...