Italian baroque for a New Orleans summer night
By Sharon Litwin For years now pundits and observers of the "high" arts in America have predicted the demise of classical music, opera and dance, whose audiences, they say, consist mainly of those with white hair and or no hair. And yet, with every generation, inspired talented ones have appeared whose glorious flashes of brilliance and p...
Texas: Prada Marfa is illegal roadside ad
The Prada Marfa art installation has stood alone in the West Texas plains for eight years, its high-end Italian fashion goods available to no one. Now, state officials say the shack-sized building along a rural U.S. highway near Marfa is an illegal roadside advertisement, and they're considering what to do about a structure that's a must-s...
More vendors set for Italian Festival this weekend
This weekend's Italian Festival in McAlester is expected to be much bigger than last year's, judging by the number of vendors who have signed up to participate in the event. "We've got close to 100 vendors, about double what we had last year," said Bobby Lenardo, who is co-chairman with Mary Ann Fields of this year's festival. Rea...
Conferenza dei Ricercatori Italiani nel Mondo: il 6 dicembre a Houston la X edizione
Si svolgerà il 6 dicembre a Houston la Decima Conferenza dei Ricercatori Italiani nel Mondo. Ad annunciarlo, con comprensibile orgoglio, è il Presidente del Comites Vincenzo Arcobelli, fautore della manifestazione, che gode del patrocinio del Consolato generale d'Italia. I lavori si terranno dalle 10 alle 17 nell'Auditorium al 1330 di Post...
AIANTA Breaks Into Italian Tourism Market
The American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) introduced Indian country tourism to the Italian market for the first time at Showcase USA-Italy, March 1-3. During Showcase USA-Italy, AIANTA representatives met with more than 100 Italian tourism trade professionals including tour operators, travel agencies and travel media....
After a false start in July, Una Vita Olive Oil set to make its Santa Fe debut on September 16
Cancelled due to a conflict with the Santa Fe Opera, this special dinner event is back on the front burner. So, what happens when New Mexico's foremost olive oil expert collaborates with the Osteria d'Assisi's acclaimed executive chef? The answer: a special event menu to die for at the Osteria d'Assisi in Santa Fe on Wednesday, September 16 at 6pm...
In Search of Italian Speakers!
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Italy and New Mexico, an Enchanted Exchange
by Italian Culture Center of New Mexico When Pia Lima came to New Mexico from California in 2012 she thought she would be vacationing for 3 months in Taos before proceeding to the East Coast - little did she know that 4 years later, two cultural associations and a score of International exchange agreements would translate into a...
2016 Italian American Film Festival
When: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 | Tuesday, July 19, 2016 - Tuesday, July 26, 2016 | Tuesday, August 2, 2016 Where: Italian Cultural & Community Center, 1101 Milford Street, Houston, TX 77006Films start at 7:15 pm, doors open at 6:30pm. Suggested donation for each film (at the door): $5 ICCC Members/Students and $10 Non-me...
2013 Regional cooking demonstration and dinner series
The Italian Cultural & Community Center (ICCC) will host one of Houston's best loved chefs, Renato De Pirro of Ristorante Cavour, Hotel Granduca, for a chef demonstration and an exclusive dinner at 7 pm, January 11, 2013, at ICCC, 1101 Milford, Houston, Texas, 77006. Renato De Pirro will lead diners through Italy's Lombardia region during the e...
I piccoli cuochi de “La Piccola Cucina” ai fornelli per curare il cancro pediatrico
La Piccola Cucina, programma di successo del Centro di Cultura Italiano di Houston (www.iccchouston.com) ideato, implementato e condotto, da Tiziana Ciacciofera Triolo, direttrice dei Programmi e del Marketing del Centro, partecipa il prossimo primo Novembre con il suo format ad una raccolta fondi a beneficio de "The Scarlett Fund for Pediatric Can...
Houston interior designer goes undercover with new collection of luxe linens
By Shelby Hodge While interior designer Karen Pulaski officially launched her Tribute Goods luxe linen collection in New York last month, the Houston debut takes place with a trunk show on Wednesday and Thursday at Plush Home on Westheimer. Pulaski introduces her talents in hometown Houston with high praise from the NY Now Home Textiles Market tr...