A Newcastle selectman has suggested that the town formally recognize the second Monday in October, Columbus Day, by some other name. Joel Lind brought the topic up for discussion during the Newcastle Board of Selectmen’s meeting on Monday, after reading an article about the Portland City Council’s resolution to recognize the day as Indigenous Peopl...
READ MOREThe Garwood Knights of Columbus will be having a Columbus Day Party on Oct. 15 from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. at their council hall, 37 South Ave, Garwood. The Italian Dinner menu will be Cheese Ravioli in Pink Cream Sauce,Chicken Marsala, Eggplant Parmesan, Flounder Francaise, Salad, Apple Crisp dessert, coffee, Draft beer, wine and soda. The Knights of...
READ MOREThe West Haven Columbus Day Committee will honor its “prima italiana” at the city’s 19th annual Columbus Day Celebration. Grace Iannucci Hendricks, the granddaughter of immigrant grandparents from the Campania capital of Naples, Italy, will receive the committee’s Italian-American of the Year award Oct. 6 at City Hall. Accompanied by Italian music,...
READ MOREThis past week a very special feast took place to celebrate the coming of the second annual White Truffle Festival. One hundred guests gathered on the Upper West Side at the lovely with Ubrani Truffles for a night of exquisite wine and fine dinning. The night was hosted by hosted by Emanuele Baldi of Prunotto Winery and Vittorio Giordano, VP of Urb...
READ MOREIf pasta, calamari, cannoli and zeppole sound like a good time to you, Annapolis will be the place to be Sunday. The Festa Di Santa Madre Cabrini, otherwise know as the annual Annapolis Italian Festival, returns to 10 a.m. to 5 pm in Annapolis. The event is put on by the Annapolis Sons of Italy at the lodge at 620 Ridgely Ave. and is held in honor...
READ MOREIt's sausage and peppers and a weekend of fun as the San Gennaro Feast of the Hamptonsreturns to Hampton Bays Saturday and Sunday for its seventh year. According to the San Gennaro Feast of the Hamptons Committee, "The San Gennaro Feast of the Hamptons originated as a festival designed to emphasize the vitality of the Hamptons and Hampton Bays beyo...
READ MOREThe sights, sounds and delicious smells of old-world Italy will waft through the air at the Sons of Italy’s annual Olde Time Italian Festival, to be held in Wildwood Friday and Saturday, Sept. 29 and 30. The 13th annual event, held inside Fox Park, features an Olde World Italian Market with Italian craft and food vendors to peruse. Get an early st...
READ MOREDr. Mark Lombardi is the tenth President of Maryville University and has served since 2007. During his tenure, Maryville University has grown enrollment to over 7,800 students hailing from 50 states and 55 countries. US News & World Report has named Maryville the 3rd fastest growing University in the nation and in 2013 and 2014 named Maryville the...
READ MOREDal 6 al 10 ottobre si terrà a Miami Beach “Cinema Italy Miami”, rassegna cinematografica di film italiani pluripremiati lo scorso anno dalla critica e dal pubblico. La manifestazione è giunta alla quindicesima edizione, e vanta numerosi sponsor, tra cui il Consolato Generale d’Italia a Miami, la Contea di Miami Dade, il Colony Theatre, prestigiose...
READ MOREItalian music and the aroma of meatballs, pasta and red sauce will greet you at the annual Smithville Italian Festival, held 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30. Hosted by the Knights of Columbus Villa Marie Council # 6342 of Absecon and Galloway, the day includes performances by Jim Craine and the Atlantic City All Star Band, who will be joined b...
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