Hearing Voices: A Film by Marylou and Jerome Bongiorno
Join us on Saturday, March 23, 2023, at 2:00 p.m., for a free screening and discussion on the film Hearing Voices with award-winning filmmakers Marylou and Jerome Bongiorno. The Nutley Public Library is pleased to welcome back prior ECLAP-funded artists, Emmy-nominated, award winning, and social justice filmmakers, Marylou and Jerome Bongiorno. The...
Star of Mother Cabrini Biopic Visits Sbarro Health Research Organization On Premier of Film
Cristiana Della’Anna, the actress who portrays Mother Cabrini in the upcoming biopic, Cabrini, visits with Sbarro Health Research Organization Founder and President Antonio Giordano, MD, PhD, and with Miguel Mostafá, Dean of the College of Science and Technology, at the Sbarro Institute for Cancer research at Temple University in Philadelphia on Fe...
Italy takes center stage in international cinema in Washington with the screening of “Io capitano” at the Motion Picture Association
On the evening of February 21st, the Embassy of Italy in Washington, in collaboration with the Department of State, the Motion Picture Association (MPA), the Middleburg Film Festival, and Italian Screens, hosted an exclusive screening of the film Io capitano by director Matteo Garrone at the MPA headquarters. The film, produced by RaiCinema, Silver...
Vince Papale of Eagles fame now Living Legend
Former Philadelphia Eagles standout Vincent F. Papale received the Living Legend Award on Jan. 17 from the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association in a ceremony in Cherry Hill, N.J. Papale, who turned 78 on Feb. 9, was joined by his wife Janet and their children Vinny and Gabriella at the ceremony that paid tribute to the athlete who inspired the f...
Nutley Commissioners Approve Nutley-Belleville Columbus Day & Italian Heritage Month Parade Committee Raffles
The Township of Nutley Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a permit for the Nutley-Belleville Columbus Day & Italian Heritage Month Parade Committee to hold raffles during the annual Pasta Dinner Fundraiser. The annual event will be held Sunday, March 3, 2024 at Nutley Parks and Recreation, 44 Park Ave. from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Organizers desc...
UNICO's 49th Annual Brian Piccolo Award
Unico chapters around the country are proud to be associated with perpetuating the name of Brian Piccolo. His personal battle has been an inspiration to countless people determined in achieving their goal. The Plainfields’ Chapter of UNICO National is pleased to announce we are accepting applications for the 49th Annual Brian Piccolo Award. UNICO...
Il Cinema Ritrovato ON TOUR
The fourth Mid-Atlantic edition of the restored film festival Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour (Re-discovered Cinema on Tour) takes place from March 6 through March 10, 2024 across the DMV area, and it will culminate again with screenings at the National Gallery of Art. This year's collaborations extended to the Italian Cultural Institute of Washington,...
ITALIAN HERITAGE NIGHT: WIZARDS vs UTAH JAZZ at Capital One Arena
The Italian Heritage Night was a success! ICS ticket holders enjoyed exclusive pre- and post-game experiences during the Wizards vs Jazz basketball game at the Capital One Arena on January 25th. Children attending with their parents and/or grandparents not only relished the game but also had the unique opportunity to stand close to the players duri...
Full Stage Opera "Lucia di Lammermoor by Donizetti"
NJFO Fully Staged Opera Production "Lucia Di Lammermoor" by Donizetti . Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 7:00 PM. Renaissance Church, 639 Mountain Ave, Springfield, NJ, 07081. More info here. Brigadoon meets Macbeth in New Jersey Festival Orchestra's February 17th production of Lucia di Lammermoor, Donizetti's spellbinding tale of marriage, madness a...
Tommy DeVito Wins the "Bud Light Celebration of the Year" Award at NFL Honors
New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito captured the hearts of the NFL with his story that included his living at home with his parents, his enjoyment of his mother's chicken cutlets, and, of course, his Cinderella-like rise to fame in the NFL as the Giants' third-string quarterback who led the team to three straight wins mid-year that resulted in...
Geno Auriemma is in his 39th season at UConn and near 1,200 wins. He ponders the end of his career
The frame reserved for Geno Auriemma’s photo is empty — it rests atop two display cases of autographed UConn basketballs to the right of a collection of Joel Embiid memorabilia — inside a suburban Philadelphia sandwich shop. Auriemma’s late mother, Marsiella — an Italian immigrant once praised by President Barack Obama at a White House visit — had...
Rossini’s ‘The Barber of Seville’ will be performed at Stockton PAC, Feb. 9
The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera is set to present a full-scale, traditional Italian production of Rossini’s “Il Barbiere Di Siviglia” (“The Barber of Seville”) on the main stage of Stockton University’s Performing Arts Center 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9. The show — a part of the PAC’s Dinner & Show Series — is considered the finest comic o...