Andrea Pirlo 'accepts' offer to join Frank Lampard at New York City FC
by Tom Sheen Andrea Pirlo has accepted a move to join New York City FC in Major League soccer, according to reports. The Juventus legend, 36, has "accepted" a proposal from the new club, according to Spanish newspaper AS, having spoken to the club's CEO Ferran Soriano. Should a move go through, he will join former England and...
Il Gei Award a Orlando
Il ministro della Giustizia, Andrea Orlando, è stato ospite del Gei - Gruppo Esponenti Italiani - ad una colazione, tenutasi mercoledì in una sala privata del Ristorante Le Cirque di Manhattan. Nel corso dell'incontro il ministro Orlando ha ricevuto da Lucio Caputo, presidente della prestigiosa organizzazione che racchiude i principali rappresenta...
One of the Earliest Feature Films Was This Italian Adaptation of Dante’s Inferno
By Marissa Fessenden The first motion pictures were simple image sequences — like that captured by British photographer Eadweard Muybridge using a series of cameras tripped by a horse galloping in 1878. Even the first films with plot were short (like George Méliès's 1902 A Trip to the Moon, which has a run time of about 14 minutes). The f...
Ferrari club grows as Seattle economy booms
by Ted Land There are strong indicators that a region is experiencing economic prosperity -- new construction, growing population, and higher wages. Well how about Ferraris? "I would say the Northwest region is getting more active lately," said William Howard, regional director for the Ferrari Club of America, which held their ann...
A brief history of Gelato in Italy
by Jonathan Bazzi Starting from the ancient custom of storing food in the snow, over the centuries a taste developed for sweet drinks and cooled mixtures consumed at the beginning or end of a meal. A key step came with Eastern insights into artificial freezing methods. With its resounding passion and interest in research from dist...
Tony Bennett and his wife awarded GWU’s highest honor
By Peggy McGlone The crowd of arts and university leaders stood up and applauded when Tony Bennett entered the Corcoran atrium, and the smiling singer responded by placing his hand over his heart. As he sat down, his touring partner, Lady Gaga, approached and kissed him on both cheeks while the 100 guests craned their necks to watch. Musi...
Ottavio and Angela Mecca Are U.S. Citizens
by Sandra Tornberg Ottavio Mecca has helped many of us through the process of obtaining Italian citizenship, in addition to having helped many in the Italian community with their U.S. Immigration questions and issues. On August 17 he and his wife Angela were sworn in as U.S. citizens at the Theodore Levin United States Courthouse in Detroi...
Contemporary Italian designers in New York
17 SEPTEMBER 2015 / 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMCIMA - 421 BROOME STREET, 4TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10013 T 646 370 3596Italian designers are no strangers to New York City, with many famous Italian designers having lived and worked in New York. Many of them have shaped New York – as much as the city has shaped them – through their work and influence as thought-l...
Giuseppe Penone Brings Nature Inside at the Nasher Sculpture Center
by Lauren Smart In the sunny main gallery of the Nasher Sculpture Center, a single tree branch seems to be growing out of a marble column. Or perhaps it has been trapped that way, memorialized in this regal way. Then, upon closer inspection, you'll see this branch, and the others like it, aren't branches at all, but bronze sculpted to appe...
Philanthropist, physician, community leader Josephine Templeton to be honored at NIAF’s 40th anniversary gala in Washington, D.C.
Josephine J. (Gargiulo) Templeton M.D., trustee of the John Templeton Foundation, will be honored at the National Italian American Foundation's (NIAF) 40th Anniversary Awards Gala in Washington, D.C. Templeton will receive the NIAF Special Achievement Award in Philanthropy on October 17, 2015, at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park. The black-tie...
Master picoloist Nicola Mazzanti to perform in Chicago
by Florence Nelson The piccolo used to be just a "little wooden flute" to most people. We heard it played in bands — especially in "The Stars and Stripes Forever" — and in an occasional Vivaldi concerto performance. That was about it. Composers used the piccolo to provide color in orchestral works — the way cooks spice up their sauces with garlic...
Presentation of Neapolitan Presepe: Nativity of Mercy
Join us for a one of a kind event at the Shrine Church of the Most Precious Blood. The installation of the Presepe and beginning of the Holy Year of Mercy • Blessing of the Presepe: Nativity of Mercy - 6:15 pm • Celebration of Mass with Bishop John O'Hara - 6:30 pm • Lighting of the Courtyard Trees - 7:30 pm • Songs & Music in A...