American Pallotta out to turn AS Roma into a 21st-century empire
James Pallotta, a 55-year-old investor from Boston, stood in a hotel elevator next to Junior Tallo, a 20-year old forward from Ivory Coast wearing earbuds, and asked the younger man what he was listening to. Tallo replied, but his thick accent left Pallotta confused for a second. The American billionaire leaned in, took a glance at the player's iP...
Luigi's mansion: Datome at home with C's
There were rumblings as far back as two years ago that the Boston Celtics were interested in Italian League standout Gigi Datome. In fact, the Celtics were intrigued enough that president of basketball operations Danny Ainge traveled to Rome to watch Datome compete for Virtus Roma near the tail end of his MVP season in Italy's top league, Serie A....
Roberta Gambarini at the Rockport Jazz Festival
by Michael Lewis Under the tutelage of the legendary James Moody, vocal virtuoso Roberta Gambarini's career has flourished. Her warm timbre and impeccable timing has caught the ear of jazz greats and has led to performances with such celebrated artists as Dave Brubeck, Herbie Hancock, and Christian McBride. She is a two-time Grammy Award®...
Coro-Dante Concerto di Primavera - Sunday, May 15, 2016, 5:00 PM
When: Sunday, May 15, 2016, 5:00 PMWhere: Dante Alighieri Society, 41 Hampshire St., Kendall Sq., Cambridge Coro-Dante Concerto di Primavera: All-Italian Repertoire Chorus of the Dante Alighieri SocietyKevin Galiè, M.M., J.D., Director - Ilana Cady, Pianist - Choruses and Arias from Amilcare Ponchielli's - La Gioco...
Chris Colabello to be honored at Boston baseball writers' dinner
By Bill Ballou There was an especially good crop of New England born-and-bred players in Major League Baseball this year, and Chris Colabello was the best of them. Thursday, Colabello was named the 2015 winner of the Ben Mondor Award as New England Player of the Year by the Boston Chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of Americ...
Ode to the 'Greasy Pole'
When Deanne Leavitt saw "Greasy Pole, The Musical" a few years back, she was so enamored that she bought tickets to see it four more times during its three-week run. Now Leavitt, of Gloucester, and her two children will be part of the fifth revival of the show about the annual St. Peter's Fiesta tradition when it opens Friday, June 17, in...
Peppe Voltarelli plays Profazio
When: Fri, December 2, 2016 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM ESTWhere: I AM Books, 189 North Street, Boston, MA 02113 The tradition of a troubadour singing and telling stories has been with us for eons. Whether it's griots in West Africa, bluesmen in Mississippi or Moroccan gnawa players, these traveling musicians inform and entertain with a mix of politic...
Newpoli Christmas Concert at YMCA Theatre - December 12, 2014 at 8 p.m.
Join Newpoli, Boston's own Italian Folk Music ensemble, for their annual Christmas concert MUSICA DI NATALE: A Traditional Italian Christmas at the YMCA Theatre. NEWPOLI will perform at the YMCA Theatre in Cambridge (MA) on Friday, December 12, 2014 at 8:00pm. Advance tickets: $13/16. Tickets at the door: $15/20. All ages. Advance tickets...
The Salem Italian American Club will hold a Tribute to Leo Taugher II celebration of life party from 7 p.m. until closing on Saturday, March 14.
The Salem Italian American Club will hold a Tribute to Leo Taugher II celebration of life party from 7 p.m. until closing on Saturday, March 14. Read more Source: http://www.salemnews.net/
Your Theatre offers a humorous slice of life
"Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer," said Michael Corleone in "The Godfather, Part II." As wise as that may sound, he never said anything about ex-wives or girlfriends. Exploring those sticky relationships – up close and closer – were left to playwrights like John Patrick Shanley, who creates emotional ups and downs and, ultimately,...
Roberto Rossellini’s ‘Journey to Italy’ at Brattle Theatre
Among the most influential films of the postwar era, Roberto Rossellini's JOURNEY TO ITALY charts the declining marriage of a British couple (Bergman and Sanders) on a trip in the countryside near Naples. More than just an anatomy of a relationship, Rossellini's masterpiece is a heartrending work of emotional transcendence and profound spiritualit...
Italian stallions: Alfa Romeo rally draws a loyal crowd to Rowley
They arrived Saturday morning, their elegant bodies, chiseled lines and graceful curves harkening back to days gone by as they cruised down local roads on their way to Glynn Motor Sports in Rowley. They are vintage Alfa Romeos, with legendary names like Giulietta, Milano, Spider Veloce, Giulia, and the round-tailed Duetto that made Dustin Hoff...