Philadelphia screening premiere of "Autumn Beat"
Thursday, February 23th. Doors open at 5:30 pm Eastern Time – Film starts at 6pm. African-American Museum in Philadelphia 701 Arch St., Philadelphia 19106. Admission to the museum and exhibition: $5. Film screening FREE of charge. Light refreshment will be served. Click here to watch the Trailer. PI-Philly is happy to present, together with the Afr...
Gianni Schicchi - A Comic Opera Presented by NJ Festivla Orchestra
Saturday, February 25. 7:00 PM — 9:00 PM. Renaissance Church, 639 Mountain Ave, Springfield, NJ 07081. The Sopranos meet The Addams Family in NJFO's production of Gianni Schicchi, Puccini’s rip-roaring comic opera about a last will and testament. Featuring Daniel Klein in the title role and MET Opera's Ashley Emerson as Loretta, a cast of internati...
A Taste of Sicily
On Friday, January 20th, 2023, Veronica Di Grigoli took members of the National Capital Lawyers Auxiliary on a virtual journey called “Escape to Sicily.” Little did they know it should really have been called, “A Taste of Sicily.” In an ingenious presentation, Di Grigoli guided the audience through 13 separate invasions of Sicily by highlighting th...
"Nabucco" with the Washington Concert Opera
Wednesday February 15th, 2023 at 6.30 pm. "NABUCCO" with the WASHINGTON CONCERT OPERA. Embassy of Italy - 3000 Whiteheaven Street NW - Washington, DC 20008. RSVP HERE. The evening is a preamble to the Washington Concert Opera’s Nabucco scheduled to be performed on March 4, 2023, in the Lisner Auditorium. For more information about this event visit...
Nick Sirianni was laughed at during introductory press conference with Eagles, now he's the one laughing
What a difference two years can make. Just ask Nick Sirianni. On Jan. 29 2021, he had his first press conference as the coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. Despite it being his first head coaching job in the NFL, expectations were high as Philadelphia was a team struggling just a few years after winning the Super Bowl. When he was introduced to the m...
73° Festival di Sanremo Watch Party
Tuesday February 7, 2023 - 7:00pm. Join the Coccia Institute in watching the livestream of the 2023 Sanremo Music Festival! Italy's most famous and highly anticipated annual music festival launched the careers of such successful artists as Andrea Bocelli, Laura Pausini, Il Volo, and Måneskin. Come watch this year's lineup and enjoy some pizza! Spo...
Academy of Vocal Arts to Present Production of DON PASQUALE Set In 1960s South Philadelphia
Philadelphia's prestigious Academy of Vocal Arts will present Gaetano Donizetti's "opera buffa" Don Pasquale this February - with a hometown twist. Audiences will be taken on a sentimental adventure, as the opera will be set in mid-60s South Philadelphia. This production will evoke nostalgia for that time, from the golden age of the Italian Market...
An American ownership team acquires an Italian Basketball team
After more than 20 years, American ownership has returned to the highest level of professional basketball in Italy, the “Serie A”. Cotogna Sports Group (CSG), a company founded in 2022 by a group of students of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, has purchased 90% of Pallacanestro Trieste, a professional basketball team based in T...
The Real Field of Dreams: Pittsburgh’s Northside Sandlot Football
Art Rooney’s name should ring a bell. He was the fellow who started sandlot football on the Northside of Pittsburgh. He eventually turned a semi-professional football team into the Pittsburgh Steelers dynasty. Beginning with the Hope Harvey football team (1920s), Rooney was a player/coach. He was the quarterback, while brothers Dan and Jim played...
Marco Langon Qualifies for United States Team at World Cross Country Championships
Villanova freshman Marco Langon (Raritan, N.J.) recorded the most significant milestone to date of his young collegiate career and did so on a big stage during competition at the USATF Cross Country Championships on Saturday afternoon. Langon raced in the U20 Men's division and recorded a third place finish which earned him the opportunity to test...
Who is Nick Sirianni Eagles head coach, his salary, contract, net worth, age, wife and kids
The Head coach of Philadelphia Eagles, Nick Sirianni, is making headlines after a clip of him from Saturday night’s game started making rounds online, know about his salary and net worth. For those who are unversed, let us tell you, in the footage the 41-year-old coach seemed to be yelling and cursing “I know what the f*ck I’m doing,” at a ref, whi...
Jerry Blavat, ‘The Geator with the Heater,’ dies at 82
Jerry Blavat, the fast-talking Philadelphia DJ and impresario known as “The Geator with the Heater,” has died at 82. His tireless promotion of pioneering Black artists of the 1950s and 1960s shaped the pop music culture of the city where he maintained an iconic presence for seven decades. Mr. Blavat first came to fame as a dancer on the teen-target...