A tortellini-making class will be held on Nov. 8 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Italian Cultural Center of Western Mass, 56 Margaret St. Remember watching your Nonna make these? An instructor, supplies and space will be provided for adults and children. Participants need bring just an apron, and they will go home with what they make.&n...
READ MOREOn Thursday night, in a brightly lit meeting room at Boston University's Hillel House, the violinist Marco Fusi performed a half-hour soliloquy that had all the swollen emotion and gravitas of Shakespearean tragedy. Hamlet or Lear, perhaps . . . or, to keep things on musical terrain, Wotan's great oration from the second act of "Die Walküre." &nbs...
READ MOREThe Regina Margherita di Savoia Mixed Lodge #1094 of the Order Sons of Italy in America will again host an Italian Festa on the Waltham Common on Saturday, May 30th, from 11:00 am – 7:00 pm; rain date is Sunday, May 31st. In addition to showcasing Italian heritage, the Festa is a fundraiser for the various charities which the Order support...
READ MOREBy Jillian McCarthy On Wednesday, April 29, students from Medford High School Italian classes attended the Boston Lyric Opera's final dress performance of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" at the Shubert Theatre in Boston. Forty free tickets were given to us by the educational department of the Boston Lyric Opera. The bus to take us to...
READ MORESalve a tutti! Welcome to our second Podcast episode:Viaggio nel North EndOur first podcast focused on the history of the city of Boston.This time, we look at the historic neighborhood of the North End, where hundreds of thousands of Italians have gone through over the past century. Read more Fonte: Bostoniano
READ MOREThe Italian Lacrosse Association has named UMass women's lacrosse head coach Angela McMahon as head coach of the first-ever Italian national team which will compete in the 2017 FIL World Cup in Guildford, England. Justin Serpone, who is McMahon's husband and the head men's soccer coach at Amherst College, will serve as co-head coach of the team. &...
READ MOREby Jacqueline Cain Bostonians get their own Serafina tomorrow when the newest venture from restaurateur Seth Greenberg (Mistral, Bastille Kitchen) and Sterling Group Management opens at 11 a.m., and it truly is Boston's own. The location at 10 High St. in the Financial District features an old-world-meets-new-world design aesthetic, and co...
READ MORELocation: First Parish In LexingtonSaturday May 10, 2014 - 8:00 PM Join the Master Singers of Lexington for a wide-ranging evening of all things Italian: choral music by Italian and Italian American composers from Montiverdi to the present. The concert will feature three secular Montiverdi pieces, Gabrieli's Jubilate Deo, and Verdi's...
READ MOREItaly is moving to Massachusetts with the grand opening of Tuscan Kitchen and Tuscan Market in Burlington, MA, located at 24 New England Executive Park. The new restaurant and market which focuses on regional Italian cuisine will span roughly 14,000 square feet and will deliver a true Italian feel. From pastas to artisanal meats and cheeses, to fr...
READ MOREA petition has been started by Commercial Wharf resident, Michael Cohen, to rename Christopher Columbus Park after the late Mayor Tom Menino. As of this writing, the petition has over 1,000 signatures with a goal of 10,000. The petition starts: "The residents of City Of Boston and so many others mourn the passing of Tom Menino who did so m...
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