Nashua concert series opens with Sicilian Tenors
The Nashua Community Concert Association opens its 2014-2015 season with a concert by The Sicilian Tenors on Saturday, Sept. 27, at 8 p.m., at the Edmund Keefe Auditorium at Elm St. Middle School. Accompanied by a grand piano, the Sicilian Tenors sing songs from Hollywood to Broadway to Italy. Aaron Caruso studied opera in Italy and New Yo...
Peabody's Charles Rosa where he belongs in UFC
by Sean Brennan The life of a fighter has its ups and its downs, but the good ones always find a way to get back on their feet. UFC featherweight Charles Rosa, a 2005 graduate of Peabody High, can testify to that. Born into a large Italian family, Rosa was hardwired to fight. His grandfather was a Navy boxing champion, his u...
Michela Musolino Brings Sicilian Folk to Allegro Concert Series
When: Thursday, April 7, 2016 – 6 p.m.Where: I AM Books – 189 North Street, Boston, MA (Tickets available here)2 - MusolinoNew York-based artist Michela Musolino will be presenting her new CD, "Terra Sangue Mare," at I AM Books in Boston on Thursday, April 7.Michela Musolino has been carrying on a love-affair with Sicilian music for most of her lif...
Sissy Castrogiovanni in Concert
Saturday, March 21, 8:30 pm Sissy Castrogiovanni in Concert 41 Hampshire St, Cambridge - (617)876-5160 with Jussi Reijonen, Bruno Raberg & Jorge Perez-Albela. "Sissy is the voice and the image of Sicily...extremely rich and powerful melodies and soundscapes". Admission $20, includes 1 drink. For discounted tickets...
Bel Canto Opera January 17: Pirandello Lyceum Opera Concert
DANTE ALIGHIERI CULTURAL CENTER - 41 Hampshire St. Cambridge, MA (617-876-5160) - SUNDAY JANUARY 17, 2016, 2:30 PM - Boston Bel Canto Opera Company - Director, Bradley Pennington. The Pirandello Lyceum invites all members and friends to enjoy a wonderful concert by Bel Canto Opera Artistic Director Bradley Pennington. The c...
Celebrating Sergio in Stonington
by Nancy Burns-Fusaro If it's late August you know exactly what's happening on the bucolic country estate of the late Sergio Franchi, and you know exactly what Franchi's charming widow, the unstoppable Eva Franchi, is up to. "Dahling, I'm on overdrive," says Eva, in her lilting Hungarian accent, as she prepares for Saturday's outdoor...
Cettina Donato - Allegro Concert Series 2016/17
WHEN: Friday, September 9, 2016 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (EDT). WHERE: I AM Books - 189 North Street, Boston, MA 02113, United States Born and raised in Sicily (Italy), Cettina is a classical and jazz piano player, composer, arranger and conductor. She graduated in Jazz Composition and Performance at Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA)....
Classic Italian films to be shown at Brown Tuesday through Thursday; they’re free
Brown University's Department of Italian Studies will host a festival of Italian movies today through Thursday, including a restored copy of Fellini's masterpiece, "La Dolce Vita," two silent movies from 1913, and the 2014 Oscar winner as best foreign language film, "The Great Beauty." The two silent films — "Spartacus, or The Thracian Gladiator,"...
Raymond Suntino performs ‘Thats Amore: An Afternoon of Romantic Italian & American Songs’
The Hamden Arts Commission continues its 2014 -2015 Peter C. Hereld Sunday Performance Series on February 22, 2 pm, when crooner Raymond Suntino presents "That's Amore: An Afternoon of Romantic Italian & American Songs." Suntino's mastery of beloved Italian songs and his magnetic personal charm have made him one of the region's most po...
Shaw’s and Star Market Support ITAM Post 8 and Friends of the North End Bocce League
Star Market is coming to town as part of the Boston Garden project and the team is reaching out to various neighborhood groups, most recently to the ITAM Post 8 and Friends of the North End Bocce League. "As part of Shaw's and Star Market's longstanding ties to local communities for more than 150 years, the company on May 18th was pleased...
Newpoli to perform at the Dante - Friday, October 17
Delight your senses with the music and dancing of Newpoli, a group of exceptionally talented musicians who specialize in Southern Italian Folk Music & Dancing Friday, October 17 at 8:30 pm - 41 Hampshire St, Cambridge 02139 - (617)876-5160 For information and tickets, click here Tickets, $20 in advance, $22 a...
The Italian game of “Bocce” is becoming more popular in Western Massachusetts
Italian-Americans who made Springfield their home many years ago brought the game of bocce to Western Massachusetts. Bocce is now more popular than ever thanks in no small part to bocce enthusiast Rico Daniele. The south end food store owner champions the game. He's been largely responsible for its continued growth here in the Pioneer Val...