Sponsored by the Madonna Della Cava Society August 9th—11th, 2013 - Hanover and Battery Streets   Madonna Della Cava Society - 3 Battery Street - North End, Boston, MA 02109 (617) 523-8842   Come celebrate the 93rd Annual Grand Religious Feast in Honor of the Madonna Della Cava, Patroness of Pietraperzia, Sicily Sunda...

Pierfrancesco "Pif" Diliberto (a renowned Italian TV host and political comedian) wrote, directed, and stars in this subversive, irreverent comedy set in his native Palermo. Arturo (Alex Bisconti as a child, Diliberto as an adult), grows up in 1970s Sicily obsessed with the omnipresent Mafia (his first word as a baby is "Mafia," not "Mama").  ...

by Carla Balzano   Boston restaurant, Cinquecento, expanded its South End location by adding an outdoor patio bar. The patio bar is a 12-seat full-service outdoor bar, made completely of recycled shipping container. Sponsored by The Aquitaine Group, they created and built the patio in 32 days! Pretty Amazing!   Seth Woods, a represent...

On June 22, 2013 two 'pop-up' Italian-American Cultural Museums will take place, one at the gateway to the North End, on Cross Street between Hanover and Salem Streets (at 4:00 p.m.) and another in Uphams Corner on Dudley Street and Columbia Road (at 1:00 p.m.). Similar to an actual museum those in attendance will be able to engage in multi-media...

By Amy Laskowski Soon-to-be-graduate Adolfo Gatti is the embodiment of BU's mission as a global university. The dual international relations and economics major grew up in Rome, interned in Geneva, and speaks three languages. This Sunday, Gatti (CAS'13) will deliver the student speech at Boston University's 140th Commencement. He plans to dra...

By Kara Baskin Where to Fort Point's Sportello, Barbara Lynch's reinvented restaurant next door to Menton. Sportello used to sell baked goods and sandwiches, but in November it underwent a fifth-anniversary makeover to focus solely on trattoria-inspired Italian dishes.   What for Small plates, soups, pastas, and Italian wines served from a...

Students wishing to major in Italian must have achieved intermediate competence before embarking on one of two major tracks offered. A minimum of 30 credits beyond the intermediate sequence (Italian 201-202) is required. Students choose one of the two following major tracks:Italian Literature and Language. ALL STUDENTS MUST TAKE:Italian 301 (Advan...

This event brings together the Italian Sailing School "Mascalzone Latino", run by Vincenzo Onorato and three sailing schools of Boston   June 16 and 22, 2013 - BostonMIT Sailing Pavilion, Courageous Sailing Center, Community Boating Professionisti Italiani a Boston, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Boston, will h...

Italian food and drink is often on display along Newbury Street, but starting October 1 you'll be able to see it in a new light. The International Poster Gallery is hosting an exhibition dedicated to cuisine that is entitled Posters a la Carte: The Art of Food and Drink, on display through November 22.   The new exhibit presents the developm...

The 105th Fisherman's Feast in Honor of Madonna Del Soccorso Di Sciacca is scheduled for Thursday, August 13 through Sunday, August 16, 2015 in Boston's North End at North, Fleet and Lewis Streets. Opening ceremonies start at 7pm on Thursday night where the staute of La Madonna Del Soccorso will leave her permanent chapel on Lewis Street for a sole...