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...

by Pam Mastriano   The Italian Cultural Council of Western Mass. Inc. is sponsoring Friday Night at the Italian Cinema. Starting on Friday, Nov. 6 at the Italian Cultural Center with "ieri, Oggi, domani" ("Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow." Doors open at 6 p.m. and the movie starts at 7 p.m. It is in Italian with English subtitles. Free for me...

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...

The Order Sons of Italy in America (OSIA) is the largest, oldest and most geographically represented organization of Americans of Italian heritage in the United States. It is a non-profit, non-sectarian, non-partisan fraternal organization, made up of 260 members located at 196 Adams Street, Newton MA 02458. It's also known as Nonantum or...

by Adam Swift   Reading's Italian food scene just got a little bit tastier at Fusilli Cucina at 107 Main Street in Reading. The restaurant, formerly known as Sam's Bistro, is still owned by Michael Palmer, who also operates Stearns and Hill in Melrose.   "The change of name from Sam's to Fusilli Cucina was planned as Sam's approached...

When: Sunday, March 17, 2013 — 7 p.m.Where: Dante Alighieri Society – 41 Hampshire Street, Cambridge MANarrator: Prof. Giulia SantiPianist: Monica Lo BiancoGraphic Illustrator: Piero SchirinziGraphic Designer: Andrea RahoComposer and sound designer: Gianluigi Antonaci   Read more     Fonte: Bostoniano  

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...