Alberto the great
Saturday, September 05, 2015 - from 3:00 pm To 4:30 pm - Free entrance - Italy 2013, 70 minutes - Film in Italian with English subtitles - East Building Large Auditorium - National Gallery of Art - 401 Constitution Ave. NW - Washington, DC 20565 A new documentary on the iconic career of Alberto Sordi — arguably Ita...
Pittsburgh bocce traditions are alive and well in Bloomfield
By Ashley Murray Sure, Bloomfield's Little Italy Days festival isn't exactly true to its name. There's a wide array of non-Italian items for sale along Liberty Avenue; you can easily eat chicken fried rice or barbecue instead of pizza; and if you're remodeling your home, there are even siding and gutter kiosks. But one event is undeniably...
The versatile talent of actor Joe Mantegna
by Cookie Curci Joe Mantegna is one of the most versatile talented actors in the business. That is the opinion of his fans, and judging by the countless awards and recognitions he has been given, the world seems to agree. Whether it's playing the role of a loving father in the hit TV series, "Joan of Arcadia", the vicious mobster...
Ad Atlantic City vogliono il Palio di Siena
di Roberto Zanni, Gente d'Italia Il primo albergo di Atlantic City fu realizzato nel 1853. Poi nel tempo è diventata 'the Gambling Capital of the East Coast', la capital del gioco d'azzardo dell'Est, che attualmente ha dodici casinò e che nel 2011 ha avuto 28,5 milioni di visitatori con 3,3 miliardi di dollari buttati sui tavoli verdi. Il...
15th Annual Bob Lampione Memorial Golf Outing
Black Bear Golf Club, Franklin, NJ - Thursday, June 12, 201412:30 PM Check in, lunch available, golf range open2:00 PM Shotgun start6:30 PM Taste of Italy dinner buffet w/ Beer, wine Awards, Prizes, Gifts $150.00 Per personHole sponsorships available !
From the son of Italian immigrants to high school basketball star and 'Class Flirt': James Gandolfini's early years growing up in New Jersey
by Lydia Warren Grinning with his head on the lap of a school friend as he pulls her cheek, this is James Gandolfini in his happy teenage years - when the New Jersey native was voted 'Class Flirt' and 'Best Looking'. This larger-than-life character smiling among the pages of the Park Ridge High School yearbook in the 1970s hints at the po...
Italian-American Open Set for June 2 at Army Navy Club
The 41st Italian-American Open hosted by the Lido Civic Club of Washington D.C., will be held on June 2, 2014, at the Army Navy Country Club, in Arlington, Virginia. Last year's event raised $13,000 to benefit the Casa Italiana Sociocultural Center in Washington D.C., and the Lido Civic Club Scholarship Fund. Read more Source:&nb...
'Godfather of Pittsburgh' to premiere Nov. 10 on A&E
Pittsburgh's Vince Isoldi may or may not be a gangster. A&E is hoping you'll tune in Nov. 10 and form your own opinion. Mr. Isoldi, who was born in Naples, Italy, but grew up here, is the star of "Godfather of Pittsburgh," an eight-part series that follows the local "businessman with a dark past," as described in press materials. Just-...
Pinocchio at Next Stop Theatre!
Vibrant, fun-loving and mysterious. DC's Commedia dell'Arte Troupe, Faction of Fools brings the fantastical story of Pinocchio to life at Herndon's Next Stop Theater's Industrial Strength Theatre playing now through March 30, 2014. Le Avventure di Pinocchio (The Adventures of Pinocchio) was written by Italian author, Carlo Collodi (Carlo L...
Everything Happens for a Reason … on the Italian Art of Living Well
by Raeleen D'Agostino Mautner Among the many guests I have been blessed to interview on THE ITALIAN ART OF LIVING WELL (www.wnhu.net) Micheal Castaldo is perhaps among the most memorable. Some time ago, I had chosen one of this artist's hit songs, "Calabrisella Mia", as the theme for my program, for the same reason I recently insi...
AVA to rediscover a lost masterpiece Montemezzi's L’amore dei tre re
The Academy of Vocal Arts will present its award-winning Resident Artists in the first professional Philadelphia production of Italo Montemezzi's opera L'amore dei tre re ("The Love of Three Kings") in over half a century January 23 & 26 in the Kimmel Center's Perelman Theater and February 2 at Centennial Hall in The Haverford School. This prod...
Rubenstein Public Relations Announces New Client Win of The Luciano Pavarotti Foundation USA
Rubenstein Public Relations (RPR) has announced that it will be launching and representing The Luciano Pavarotti Foundation USA, the firm's president Richard Rubenstein said today. The Luciano Pavarotti Foundation USA is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization that follows the philanthropic wishes of one of the most successful Italian operatic t...