Famous Italian tenor, Joseph Spinella, opens mystical magic and music show in Venice, Florida
Joseph Spinella, international tenor sensation, performs a special music and magic show in Venice, Florida for 16 shows starting on March 7, 2013. Returning from his recording sessions with the Macedonian Radio Symphonic Orchestra, Spinella sings classic Neapolitan songs from his latest album and performs exhilarating magic illusions on-stage.
Al Bunetta, Manager and Oh Boy Records Co-Founder, Dies at 72
Al Bunetta, the colorful manager, record-label chief and music-business raconteur who'd worked with John Prine for more than four decades, died Sunday night after being diagnosed recently with cancer. He was 72. Friends say Bunetta had complained just two weeks ago of "a little stomach problem." That turned out to be pancreatic cancer. After being...
Latteria Italiana. La tradizione del gelato made in Italy a Miami: atmosfera anni Cinquanta e sapori autentici
Quante volte a passeggio per una capitale straniera – a migliaia di chilometri di distanza dal nostro Paese – è capitato di imbattersi in una gelateria dal chiaro "retrogusto" italiano? Un nome (spesso infarcito di storpiature) che inneggia alla tradizione tricolore e ci fa sorridere, un'atmosfera che attinge agli stereotipi più comuni sul Belpaese...
New Honorary Consul Aims to Raise Italy’s Profile in Georgia
by Trevor Williams Italy's new honorary consul in Georgia is aiming to raise the profile of a country with a heavy business influence here that hasn't been appropriately recognized. "Unlike countries like Germany that have a very organized presence in Atlanta, the Italians to date haven't really had that, and so one of my goals is...
Learn to cook Italian with Spasso's Chef Gaetano Ascione
Get behind the line with a master chef and learn tips and techniques to take your cooking to the next level. Chef Gaetano Ascione launches a Cooking Academy at his Spasso Italian restaurant this May in Coconut Grove, Fla. The hands-on classes takes place on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, starting on May 18. From basic knife skills t...
Ky. Voices: Kentucky culture rooted in opportunities for immigrants
By Kiran Bhatraju In the late 1920s, an Italian immigrant with a funny last name arrived in the heart of Appalachia to join the thousands of Scots-Irish who found good wages in the coalfields. He could have moved to New York or Chicago, but he instead came to Perry County to work as a stonemason. His arrival was not uncommon. Appalachian...
38th season of internationally known Spoleto Festival USA opens in South Carolina
With a shower of confetti and the pealing of church bells, the Spoleto Festival USA on Friday opened its new season with a lineup including three operas, a production by Ireland's Gate Theatre and a concert by banjoists Béla Fleck and his wife, Abigail Washburn. The 38th edition of the festival concludes June 8 with a concert and fireworks at Midd...
Centolire: Authentic Southern Italian Cuisine Comes to South Miami
Authentic Neopolitan cuisine is coming to South Miami with the opening of Centolire. The restaurant, named after the Italian coin, opens in the former Emilio's Toscana space at 1569 Sunset Drive in the Coral Gables area and will feature homemade pastas and specialty dishes, including many from the island of Sicily. The trattoria is helmed by resta...
Celebrate Hawaiian-style during Papalani Gelato’s grand opening week
May 9, 2015 - Saturday 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM (daily until May 10, 2015)Papalani Gelato - 16950 Jog Rd Suite 111 - Delray Beach, Florida 33446 Papalani Gelato, home of hand-crafted, artisanal, Hawaiian-inspired gelato, coffees, and chocolates, is throwing a luau with its neighbor, the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, on Saturday, Ma...
Branson Chooses Miami and Fincantieri
Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, has announced that Virgin Cruises has selected PortMiami as the home port for its first cruise ship that will set sail in 2020. He also revealed Virgin Cruises has signed a binding Letter of Intent (LOI) with Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri for three new mid-size ships. Emerging throug...
Michelangelo Exhibition at Frist Center Offers Rare Opportunity to See Renaissance Master's Work in the U.S.
Marking the first time works by Michelangelo have ever been exhibited in Nashville, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts proudly presents Michelangelo: Sacred and Profane, Masterpiece Drawings from the Casa Buonarroti, on view from October 30, 2015, through January 6, 2016. The Casa Buonarroti, the artist's family home in Florence, Italy, possesses...
On Style with Giordana Andretta
by Lynn Trenning December was a busy month for Giordana Andretta. She celebrated a birthday (36), got engaged to be married, and set up the Giordana Cycling Pop-Up Shop in the former Colony Furniture building on Providence Road, which is open through Jan. 9. Giordana is a brand of Italian-made cycling clothing created by Gita Sporting Goo...