Art Conversations VIII: Michelangelo and The Medici
April 23, 2017 ~ 3:00 p.m. With Emily Fenichel, Ph.D. Tickets Available Through Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real ~ Boca Raton or JudyO@FriendsoftheUffiziGallery.org. Non-Member of Friends of the Uffizi Gallery ~ $10.00. Seating is Limited ~ Reservations are Recommended One of the most enduring relationships in Michelangelo's life was his pe...
Scholarships available for Italian-American students
The Sons of Italy in America, St Augustine Lodge #2780, is accepting applications for its 2016–2017 scholarship awards. Scholarship are available for any current St. Johns County High School student with a demonstrable Italian-American heritage (of any proportion) and will be judged by the following primary criteria: Applicants must be residents of...
Carmelo’s Pizzeria serves up Italian classics in a cozy atmosphere
Joe and Cindy Tringali have cornered the market on King and Malaga streets in downtown St. Augustine with their popular pizzeria, Carmelo’s Pizzeria. What started out as a small gas station named Conner’s Shell 25 years ago has grown into a booming business comprised of a gas station, an upscale marketplace and a pizzeria. New York-style pizza is c...
An Evening of Culture: Celebrating Opera Carolina
When: Wed, April 26, 2017 from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT - Where: Founders Hall, 100 N. Tryon Street, Mezzanine Level, Charlotte, NC 28255 An Evening of Culture is being hosted by the Honorary Consul of Italy to North Carolina, Dr. Claudio Carpano, in collaboration with Casa della Cultura Italiana - North Carolina (CCI-NC). CCI-NC's mission is to buil...
Cesare Berlingeri opens in Miami a great season of Italian Art
From April 19 to May 19 Valli Art Gallery - 1924 N Miami Ave, Miami. From April 20, May 19 General Consulate of Italy - 4000 Ponce De Leon Blvd # 590, Coral Gables. From 20 April at 3.30pm University of Miami - 320 S Dixie Hwy, Coral Gables With a double exhibition and a lecture at the University of Miami, Cesare Berlingeri opens a great season of...
Baciami Italian restaurant opens in Las Ventanas
Delray Beach father-and-son restaurateurs Steven Pellegrino, Sr. and his son, Steven Pellegrino, Jr., founders and owners of Il Bacio restaurant and nightclub, and Prime Delray, a steakhouse and supper club, have opened Baciami (Kiss Me) in Boynton Beach's Las Ventanas. The duo, originally from Rhode Island, set its sights on the city hoping to cre...
You don’t have to be Italian, but you do need talent to compete for ‘Idol’ show
Come to the annual Italian Festival for the food, but stay for the entertainment. Don’t let the “Italian Idol” name fool you, however — you don’t have to be Italian to win, assured competition Chairperson Roberta Whitaker. For the past 10 years, St. Philip Neri Catholic Church has been hosting the annual talent show. Whitaker wanted a way to showca...
Max Mara Awards High School Photographer at Miami Event
“I take my camera everywhere I go,” said Torrance Hall, a high school senior from Richmond, Va., who received the second annual Max Mara Young Visionary Award through the Italian fashion house’s ongoing partnership with the National YoungArts Foundation headquartered in Miami. The budding photographer slung a Canon EOS Rebel T3i over his shoulder...
Chef Talk: Francis Casciato of TableSeide Restaurant Group
Francis Casciato is the executive chef for the Sarasota-based TableSeide Restaurant Group that includes Libby’s Café + Bar, Louies Modern, Muse at The Ringling, Oak & Stone, Banyan Cafe, The Francis and Modern Events. He grew up in a culinary-minded Italian-American family and studied his craft in Pennsylvania before moving to Florida and working f...
F-35 to bring permanent Italian presence to Okaloosa County
Consul General of Italy, Gloria Bellelli, will attend the Okaloosa County School Board meeting Monday to sign a formal memorandum of understanding between the Italian government and the district. As part of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program at Eglin Air Force Base, the Italian Air Force is establishing a permanent presence in the area and will...
Stanley Tucci discusses career at Sarasota Film Festival
To close out this year, Sarasota Film Festival had one of its most famous frequent visitors speak at length about his career. Oscar-nominated actor and director Stanley Tucci, who has attended the festival numerous times including Saturday’s closing ceremony, participated in an hourlong conversation Sunday at Florida Studio Theatre. David Edelstein...
Foursome claims victory in eighth annual Benvenuto Americans of Italian Heritage bocce tourney
The 8th Annual Benvenuto Americans of Italian Heritage Charity Bocce Tournament was held on March 18, with all proceeds benefitting Combat Veterans to Careers. A total of 128 players participated at bocce courts at four different locations in The Villages with the finals being played and a delicious lunch served at Hibiscus Recreation Center. The w...