Close

American Nocturne: The Life and Works of Emanuel Carnevali, a reading by Emidio Clementi accompanied by musicians Corrado Nuccini and Emanuele Reverberi Location: Instituto Cervantes, 31 W Ohio St., Chicago, IL   Introduction by Barbara Carnevali, niece of Emanuel Carnevali and accomplished philosopher, and Justin S...

1815

by Pamela Silvestri   Enoteca Maria is a small wine bar and restaurant in St. George with an unusual concept: The menu is orchestrated by about a dozen nonnas direct from Italy who bring their regional spin to the country's food.   Proprietor Jody Scaravella will hit the radio with his new cookbook between 11 a.m. and noon, Tuesday, A...

984

As part of our move into the travel guide direction, we will begin with a literary/ memoir style guide to driving in Italy. Pitstops, Pitfalls and Olive Pits is a literary license to enjoy driving escapades throughout scenic Italy. John Tabellione takes you up and down the boot sharing his experiences and providing great tips at the end of each cha...

987

Grab a brush and learn the technique used by artists of the Italian Renaissance, stepping back in time and right into art history.   The Housatonic Valley Art League is offering a lecture and weekend workshop, from Friday to Sunday, with Alma Ortolan, one of Italy's premier fesco restorers, conservators and educators. Ortolan, an Italian art...

797

Inside each of us is at least one great story. The challenge is to put pen to paper — or fingers to keyboard — and write it. In 2009, after a 20-year career that included marketing, event planning, AIDS activism, and serving as deputy mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey, Laurie Fabiano self-published Elizabeth Street, a novel about her Italian immigrant f...

1449

"Via da noi - Italiani ma in America" è il titolo del libro di Elena Attala Perazzini che è stato presentato lo scorso 4 ottobre alla libreria Coop del Centro Leonardo di Imola. In 400 pagine vengono raccontate dodici storie di chi ha deciso di partire seguendo l'impulso universale che spinge a cercare "altro" altrove, a non accontentarsi o a non r...

2074

Award winning poet Maria Terrone will read from her forthcoming poetry book, Eye to Eye. The new collection will be published by Bordighera Press in 2014. For a preview visit Redux, an online literary journal, which also offers stories behind two of the author's poems, "Spaccanapoli" and "Two Doors." • Author's Showcase at National Arts Club Tues...

836

The Casa Rossa (or Red House) in Anacapri, in the province of Naples, peaks through the memories recorded by Alberto Savinio – a master of Italian literature, although he was born in Athens, Greece – in what became the “Capri” collection, published in 1988 by Adelphi.   “Gray sky. Great clouds sweep the top of Mount Solaro. On the road that...

1104

Midway through his 12-year love-hate project of putting down in words a life story and describing the road which took him from a childhood in Bristol to a 31-year basketball coaching career Notre Dame High School in West Haven, Gary Palladino came face-to-face with yet another challenge.   A casual friend happened to mention that, on average...

1248

Join Celebrity Chef/Gourmand Award Winning Author Maria Liberati as she makes a special appearance for an entertaining reading and sampling from her recipe memoir The Basic Art of Italian Cooking.   She will be at the Mercer County Italian American Festival on Friday, Sept 26th at 5:30 - 6:30 pm in the Cultural Theater located in the Heritag...

1250