UALR exhibit highlights Italian architect’s work
Several lectures are planned in conjunction with the UALR Department of Art's fall exhibit, "Piranesi and Perspectives of Rome," which recently opened and features etchings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, an 18th-century Italian architectural designer and artist. The exhibit, supported by exhibit sponsor, The Cromwell Firm, is located in Ga...
Rinnovo Comites: La lista Ctim unica ammessa a Houston
La lista Ctim – Comitato Tricolore Italiano nel Mondo guidata dal presidente uscente Vincenzo Arcobelli è l'unica lista ammessa alle prossime elezioni del Comites di Houston. Ammessa "all'unanimità" dal Comitato Elettorale del Consolato, la lista è composta da 16 candidati. Questi i loro nomi.Arcobelli Vincenzo, Ciacciofera Triolo Tiziana,...
Little Italy Centennial Invitation
September 11, 2015 - 6:30 PM - 29300 Hwy 300, Little Italy, AR - 501-330-2182 - cost: $12 per person Join us at An Enchanting Evening (Little Italy's first licensed small farm winery manufacturer in over 70 years) for reminiscing with the area's descendants and local residents, light hors d'oeuvres, and an unveiling and book si...
Concerto del flautista Sergio Pallottelli a beneficio delle vittime dei recenti terremoti in Italia
Il Comites di Houston, insieme all'ufficio del Consolato Generale, all'Italian Cultural & Community Center, e alla Italy-America Chamber of Commerce, è lieto di presentare "Un'ora con Sergio Pallottelli e Amici: Musica a beneficio delle vittime del terremoto in Italia". Il concerto avrà luogo Domenica 4 Dicembre alle 6,00 pm alla Salem Evangeli...
Tony Vallone's Regional Italian Cuisine Dinner Series
by Mai Pham 'You don't even need a knife," the woman seated next to me, the wife of a prominent local judge, advised. I'd just picked up my knife and fork, ready to take a bite of a delicious-looking piece of gaddina a 'muddicata, Sicilian for our second course of breaded baked chicken. Taking her advice, I put down my knife and used my fo...
The Town of Independence, Louisiana
Independence, "Little Italy" of Louisiana was created as a result of the New Orleans to Jackson route of the Great Northern Railroad in the 1880's. Sicilian Italian families searching for a place to settle in the 1880's were attracted by the thriving strawberry industry of the area. Independence slowly became a predominately Sicilian Itali...
IT@LY SXSW Touches Down in Austin
As Milan, Italy's music industry capital, readies to showcase itself to the world in May, the Italian music industry descends on Austin, TX this March to show off its current scene at SXSW 2015. IT@LY SXSW is an unprecedented national effort by the county at SXSW, the world's leading music industry event, and a multi-faceted initiative fea...
Trasformare la mano in uno strumento musicale: il sogno di due italiani negli USA
di Alessandro Frau Sono le 8 di mattina, ad Austin, in Texas. Davanti allo schermo del mio computer ci sono due ragazzi, Andrea Baldereschi e Andrea Bulgarelli. Hanno la faccia assonnata, tipica di chi ancora non ha smaltito il jet lag. Sono arrivati in America solo da qualche giorno e non hanno mai smesso di lavorare al loro prodotto. &n...
Michigan State's Tom Izzo elected to Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
The achievement Tom Izzo said he never dreamed of is upon him. Izzo was announced as a member of the 2016 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class during a Monday morning unveiling here in Houston. The honor, regarded as the highest achievement a college basketball coach can attain, comes after Izzo took Michigan State's basket...
HOUSTON: Museum of Fine Arts celebrates Pasolini
The Museum of Fine Arts of Houston (MFAH) will run a series of screenings of the films of Pier Paolo Pasolini, within the context of its 8th annual homage to Italian cinema. The series is presented in partnership with the Consulate General of Houston and the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles and thanks to the generosity of sponsors...
Promoting the Italian language in New Mexico
250 million people worldwide speak Italian and are connected to Italian culture. The Italian government has long been committed to increasing that number through a variety of foundations, organizations and global initiatives. In fact, promotion of the Italian language and culture is one of the primary objectives of the Italian Consulate in Los Ange...
Join us as we journey to Bella Toscana
Tuscany: For you does that magical name evoke wine? Art and museums? Magnificent landscapes? Classical literature? Romantic medieval hilltop towns? Or maybe all of the above... While nothing can compare to an evening spent in Toscana, on Friday, March 27, you'll find the next-best thing at the Italian Club as we explore the birthplace of the Italian...