Medford natives Sacco, Pagliarulo inducted into National Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame
From the streets of South Medford to the professional sports arena, Mike Pagliarulo and Joe Sacco share a common bond. It is one that has carried them through the years in their respective sports, and has only continued to push them further into local legendary lore. The Medford natives are two of the newest members of the National Itali...
Two Opera Companies Gear Up for Rossini
by Amy Lilly Vermont's hills are alive with slowly building Rossini crescendos. As it happens, the state's two established summer opera destinations — the Opera Company of Middlebury and the Waitsfield-based Green Mountain Opera Festival — will both produce comic operas this season by that master of musical hilarity, Gioachino Rossini. &n...
Enrico Rennella makes his Boston Debut with his one man comedy show
When: Friday, October 7, 2016Where: Regent Theatre, 7 Medford Street, Arlington, MAA life in comedy was probably in the stars from his April fool's birthdate for Enrico Rennella. Born in Paris 30 years ago, Mr. Rennella, who moved to Naples at the age of one, performs in his native Italian. He said he tried to break into the comedy cl...
Two Opera Companies Gear Up for Rossini (2)
by Amy Lilly Vermont's hills are alive with slowly building Rossini crescendos. As it happens, the state's two established summer opera destinations — the Opera Company of Middlebury and the Waitsfield-based Green Mountain Opera Festival — will both produce comic operas this season by that master of musical hilarity, Gioachino Rossini. &n...
Worcester bocce league shapes a season
By Steven H. Foskett Jr. WORCESTER — Once the sun went behind the community center of Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Ann Church, summer's last gasp of heat let go, and the evening quickly pivoted from oppressive to warm and comfortable on the bocce courts across the parking lot. Bocce seemed custom-made for nights like that. Neither the peo...
Neapolitan Youth Takes Part in Second Annual PIB Sailing Contest
For the second year in a row, Professionisti Italiani a Boston has partnered with Italian sailing powerhouse Mascalzone Latino to give teenagers from underprivileged neighborhoods in Naples the chance to sail on the Charles River. Guided by instructor Antonio Dell'Omo Beneduce, Salvatore Pistone and Laura Canzanella — both 13 — took part in severa...
Why We Love Sports: How a Walking Tour Made Me Think
On a recent visit to the North End, I decided to explore the pride that is associated with Italians and sports.As a proud Italian-American, I already know that there is a special relationship that exists between Italians and their teams, but I wanted to see what else I could find. As I walked down Tony DeMarco way, it became apparent to me that the...
Italian American Culture Night
Tuesday, April 14 - 6.30 pm EDTSt. James Church Rocky Hill - 767 Elm St, Rocky Hill, CT 06067Join us on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 6:30 pm in watching the great film, Italian Travelogue Movie of Sicily, Italy. All friends and members are welcome with only a $5 donation per person it would be a great movie to bring the kids and the gra...
A maggio il via alle lezioni di calcio in italiano
Il primo corso comincerà il 30 Maggio per 8 sabati consecutivi alle 10.30am, con una classe di bambini di eta' tra i 4 e i 5 anni. Classi per bimbi piùgrandi potrebbero tenersi negli stessi sabati alle 11.30am. Il programma fa parte di una collaborazione più ampia con Boston Super Soccer Stars, organizzazione da tempo leader nel cam...
Notte della Taranta Brings Italian Folk to Boston Common
by Lisa Cappuccio Music is the universal language, as was proven on Sunday, July 14, 2013, at the first annual "Outside the Box" festival in Boston. The festival was a collaboration of arts and music, with artists from all over the world converging on Boston Common for one solid week of culturally diverse experiences. Italy was re...
Dante Chiappetta gets Boston Marathon medal from Yale football assistant Kevin Cahill
By Chris Hunn Of all the Little Leaguers at the Darcey School field in Cheshire on Wednesday, no one had a bigger cheering section than North Haven's Dante Chiappetta. A handful of Yale football players and a couple of Bulldogs coaches dropped by to root for Chiappetta, who turned 7 on Thursday. This is part of an ever-growin...
Il Console Pastorelli allo show "Ciao Italia with Mary Ann Esposito"
Il Console Generale a Boston, Giuseppe Pastorelli, ha partecipato a "Ciao Italia with Mary Ann Esposito", il più longevo programma di cucina della televisione americana, in onda da 23 anni su PBS e con uno share medio a trasmissione di 1,2 milioni di spettatori. Durante la registrazione della puntata, che andrà in onda nella primavera del 2013, il...