“That’s Amore” Film Screening
When: Friday, February 10, 2023 at 6:00 PM EST - Where: Heinz History Center “That’s Amore” is a romantic comedy and a truly delightful story about family, friends, love and living. It is character driven with performances that will make you laugh and cry, filled with moments and personal relationships that the entire family will enjoy. The stor...
Giorgio Litt's Powerful Documentary Vagrant screens at the Spring 2023 New Jersey Film Festival
Vagante (Vagrant), a short film directed by Giorgio Litt, opens the eyes of viewers to the harsh realities of the state of stray dogs in Italy. Following the story of one man named Stefano as he attempts to save as many dogs as possible, this short film dives into the true horrors of abandonment and abuse that these animals experience in rural Sici...
Parsippany Wrestling Pasta Dinner Fundraiser was a Huge Success
The cooking crew of Morris County’s Sons of Italy ~ Lodge 2561, armed with their pots, pans, and culinary skills, arrived at Parsippany’s Police Athletic Building, 33 Baldwin Road, to provide and prepare a hearty Italian dinner of pasta, meatballs, in support of Parsippany Wrestling Annual Pasta Dinner Fundraiser. Over Three Hundred attendees were...
A Night At The Italian Opera offers music and food for fans of all things Italian
If you like Italian opera and Italian food, mark your calendar for Feb. 11. The Wheeling Symphony’s SoundBites Concert Series is offering a celebration of Italian heritage with an event called A Night At The Italian Opera. You can choose to attend a gourmet Italian meal at the Capitol Theatre Ballroom at 5 p.m., or just the concert in the theatre a...
My Mother's Italian, My Father's jewish, and I'm in Therapy
When: Wed, Feb 8, 2023 at 2:00 PM - Where: Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe St, Bristol, PA, 19007 Steve Solomon is back by Popular Demand! Prepare to laugh! Prepare to cry! Prepare to join Steve Solomon for the updated, and funnier than ever, My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish, and I’m in Therapy!
CIAO Delco and Widener University present Italian entertainers in concert
CIAO Delco and Widener University will present singers Chris Ruggiero and Steve Silicato in concert, 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5 at Widener University Alumni Auditorium, 1 University Place, Chester. Donation is $25, which includes concert and refreshments and hors’ douvres during intermission. The event is sponsored by Cento, as well as Widener Universit...
The Goodfellas of comedy — Eric D’Alessandro and Vic DiBitetto — are performing at NJPAC on April 15: How to get tix
Standups Vic DiBitetto and Eric D’Alessandro are coming to New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s Betty Wold Johnson Stage on April 15, 2023 at 8 p.m. and tickets are on sale now. D’Alessandro, a Staten Island native who in December 2022 sold out two shows at the St. George Theatre, will be performing with Brooklyn native Vic DiBitetto for their Funny...
Pianists from Rome Delight Audience at Casa Italiana
AMHS members and their guests were recently treated to an outstanding performance by two very talented pianists visiting from Rome. The musicians, Vincent Catalano and Katrina Sudman, performed at Casa Italiana on December 11, 2022. Their trip had been months in the planning, since AMHS President Ray LaVerghetta visited Italy last spring. That is w...
Beppe Gambetta, Mike Guggino and Barrett Smith plan concerts at Prallsville Mills
Prallsville Mills hosts guitarist Beppe Gambetta, in concert with Mike Guggino and Barrett Smith of Steep Canyon Rangers, Jan. 13 and 14. Shows are at 8 p.m. Jan. 13, and 3 p.m. Jan. 14, at the Mill, 33 Risler St., Stockton, N.J. Gambetta is an acoustic guitarist, songwriter, producer and teacher whose art is fueled by the curiosity that arises fro...
South Jersey Times boys basketball notebook: West Deptford once again has Italian flavor
For the second time in four seasons, J McKeown is brushing up on his Italian. Back in 2020, the veteran coach of the West Deptford boys basketball team saw foreign exchange student Antonello Baggi make a huge impact for an Eagles team that went 21-8. Coming into this season, he was happy to welcome in another import from across the pond in junior g...
Jimmy Roselli Biopic About Frank Sinatra Contemporary In Works With James Ivory, EMP & Remarkable Media
Call Me By Your Name Oscar winner James Ivory is behind a new biopic about Italian American pop singer Jimmy Roselli, who was a competitive voice at a time when Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Dean Martin were dominating. J.D. Zeik, screenwriter of Robert De Niro pic Ronin, has penned the screenplay. Roselli grew up in Hoboken five houses down from...
Remembering Joey Giardello, the South Philly boxing champ who beat ‘Hurricane’ Carter and sued over a Hollywood biopic
Joey Giardello wasn’t born with that name, but it’s the one that became famous. Well, famous enough to land him a statue on East Passyunk Avenue, and to bring standing prominent enough for a defamation suit over a Hollywood movie starring Denzel Washington. (The lawyer who got that suit settled, George Bochetto, has a connection to another statue:...