Federico Fellini: Film, Fashion, Costume
Thursday October 22 2020, 6:30 Central/7:30 Eastern. Online event. The lecture will explore the crucial role costume and fashion have played in Federico Fellini's films (Juliet of the Spirits; La Dolce Vita; Roma), the role of Rome as a city of film and fashion and Fellini's legacy to future generations of filmmakers and fashion designers. Dr. Euge...
Nasce ItaloTexano! Periodico di informazione, cultura e servizi per la comunità
ItaloTexano è un periodico di informazione indipendente, dedicato a tutti gli Italiani, Italo-Americani e a tutti i cittadini che risiedono in Texas che amano l'Italia. L’iniziativa nasce da un'idea di Vincenzo Arcobelli, da anni punto di riferimento della collettività italo-americana. Grazie alle preziose collaborazioni si è riusciti a fare partir...
'Viva, Italia!' for a day at the Abilene Public Library
If you happen to work for the federal government, then you have a day off from work today, in honor of Columbus Day. You might want to use part of this holiday to come by your Main or South Abilene Public Libraries to find some good books, movies or more about Italy and/or the contributions Italian-Americans have made to our culture, food and more....
Riunione ordinaria della Texas Scientific Italian Community (TSIC). Eletto il comitato esecutivo.
L’ associazione denominatasi "Texas Scientific Italian Community" (TSIC), che riunisce membri della comunità scientifica italiana nel Texas, si è riunita via zoom per eleggere il suo comitato esecutivo e per finalizzare le attività dell’ultimo quadrimestre del 2020. I presenti hanno altresì programmato: la presentazione il 23 ottobre di un webina...
New family-run Italian bakery-cafe in Frisco really takes the cake
A new family-owned bakery and cafe is opening in Frisco with a cool fondness for Italian desserts. Called Pietro's Bakery & Café, it's at 11625 Custer Rd. in a former BurgerIM where it will serve baked goods including cakes, cheesecakes, pastries, muffins, tarts, biscotti, cookies, and macarons. But this won't just be a bakery: It will be a casual...
Women, Education, and the Classics in the Italian Renaissance
Wednesday, October 14, 2020. 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM CDT. ICCC Houston, 1101 Milford St., Houston, TX 77006. Lecture by Francesca D'Alessandro Behr. During the Renaissance, the advent of the printing press promoted the spreading of books, the standardization of Italian and alphabetization. Moreover, after 1540 in Italy, translations and adaptations of cl...
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s new music director, Fabio Luisi, conducts a season like none other
“The audience will surely understand that in this exceptional time we have to bring exceptional solutions in order to offer live music without jeopardizing the health of our musicians and of the audience members,” says the conductor and Grammy Award winner. “This said, we have put a tremendous effort to make those alternative programs exciting and...
After heated debate, Houston City Council recognizes Indigenous Peoples Day
Houston City Council members sparred at their Sept. 30 meeting over whether to recognize the second Monday of October as “Indigenous Peoples Day.” Several indigenous activists spoke during the public comment session the day before council’s vote.“This will allow citizens to finally recognize our rich heritage and represent a huge step of healing an...
When it came to building wine list, Tony Vallone had no ego
I wasn’t around yet when Tony Vallone, the young man from Sunnyside then barely out of his teenage years, threw open the doors to his eponymous restaurant in 1965. And I can’t speak with any authority on the state of Houston’s wining-and-dining scene before Vallone launched what became a marvelous 55-year journey to the highest echelons of his prof...
Who's Marco and what's up with his pizza? Third location opens in Shreveport-Bossier
Marco’s Pizza is rapidly growing with new stores opening across the United States and a plan to increase its presence internationally by late 2020. More than two years ago, the pizza chain made its Louisiana debut and is a testament to the corporation’s development rate. The third Marco’s Pizza in northwest Louisiana opened this month at 1701 Jimmi...
Longtime Holy Angels administrator Sister Concetta Scipione leaves legacy of compassion
Sister Concetta Scipione was a young nun in her native Italy working with orphans, troubled young women and boarding students when her life changed forever. "I was asked to come to America,'' Scipione said in a 1997 Times story. "I wanted to help. What we do is for God's glory." Scipione came to America -- Clarks, Louisiana, to be exact -- to care...
Juliet Italian Kitchen To Open 2nd Austin Site, Start Hiring
Even as other eateries are closing their doors after financially succumbing to the coronavirus pandemic, Juliet Italian Kitchen on Monday announced plans to open a second location with an accompanying hiring spree. The second restaurant will be opened at The Arboretum along 10000 Research Blvd. by February 2021, officials said in an emailed advisor...