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When: Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 6PM - Where: 8 East 69th Street, New York, NY 10021 From the celebration of Carnevale and Mardi Gras to the Bellini to modern capitalism, Venice, the most enchanting and improbable of cities, has given us many “gifts.” Join us in the Townhouse, as we welcome Carla Gambescia for a special "Fat Tuesday" lecture, includ...

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The seventh edition of Filming Italy - Los Angeles, created and organized by Tiziana Rocca, Agnus Dei and the Italian Cultural Institute Los Angeles, will be held 50% live and the other half virtually, presenting over 50 titles, including films, TV series, unpublished and unreleased docufilms, short films as well as master classes. The honorary pre...

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The Ocean County Columbus Day Parade Committee is seeking their next grand marshal for its 31st annual parade and Italian festival to be held in from October 7-9 in Seaside Heights. Long-time Parade Chairman Michael A. Blandina announced, “Grand Marshal nominees should be civic minded individuals who are of good character as they will be the symbol...

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The Italian Association of Arizona is excited to announce its 7th Italian Festival, celebrating all things Italian. This two-day event will entertain and delight guests with live music, delicious Italian food and wine, entertainment, authentic Italian art and more. This year’s event will begin Saturday, February 26th at 11:30 am with a parade and o...

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The first certain traces of Rome's carnival celebrations date back to the 12th century. The ludus carnevalarii saw the attendance of the pope since 1143, with events based in the fields below Monte dei Cocci in Testaccio. Festivities included duels and bullfights, attended by noble families as well as ordinary citizens of Rome, keen to witness the...

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It’s hard to get a group of Italians to agree on much of anything, says Chuck Ferraro, co-chair of the Italian-American Club of Greater Greenville’s event planning committee. He surveyed tables of chatting stragglers left from a monthly lunch at Bertolo’s Pizza on Pelham Road. “We need a megaphone,” Ferraro said. “They all want to talk. They all wa...

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In these uncertain Covid times the Museo has decided to merge the Wine Tasting originally scheduled for January 29, 2022 and the Festa di Carnevale Event to give people the possibility to attend in person in multiple locations or online. The new event will take place at the Museo Italo Americano at Fort Mason on February 26th where the event will b...

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With February approaching, it is natural to think of Carnevale. Can’t you smell the sweet aroma of chiacchiere and frittelle in the air? But of course, this time of the year isn’t only about food, but also about the ageless tradition of dressing up in fancy costumes and taking up the identity, even if for only a few hours or days, of someone else. ...

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Carnevale has been keeping us company for a few weeks already and the country will celebrate its end with a bang on Shrove Tuesday. Very little people do not know about this famous Italian recurrence, exported all over the world. So much Carnevale is loved outside of Italy, that some of its foreign incarnations – read Rio, New Orleans or Notting Hi...

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This is a special time of year, as the traditional carnival season gets in full swing. So making a change from the usual pattern are some carnival-themed events which are scheduled for this February. I say, scheduled. With events of this scale, and with the ongoing  Covid-19 pandemic, it's possible that there may be last minute changes and in some...

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