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The Dante Alighieri Society presents some wonders of the Italian landscape through the screening of "Maratona Infernale" by director Lamberto Lambertini, an uncommon cinematographic interpretation of the Divina Commedia by Dante Alighieri which combines the power of Dante's lines with evocative images describing the complexity of ItalyMay 9, 2013Bo...

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Stefania Falvo is the recipient of the 2015 Brian Piccolo Award from the Springfield Chapter of UNICO. The award is presented to a high school student of Italian heritage, is a good student/athlete, plans to attend college, demonstrates good character, leadership, sportsmanship/competitiveness and community service.   Falvo is a graduat...

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The independently produced documentary MEN OF THE CLOTH premieres in Boston on Thursday December 10th at 7 PM at the Museum of Fine Arts. The film by Vicki Vasilopoulos is an inspiring portrait of three Italian master tailors. It received production grants and seed funding from the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) and had its world premi...

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When: Friday, May 30, 2014 — 6 to 8 p.m.Where: BSA Space, 290 Congress Street, Boston MATraffic Advisory will welcome Ignazio Marino, the Mayor of Rome, to mark the kick-off of its summer program.   Since taking office in 2013, Mayor Marino, a daily bike commuter himself, has focused his attention on improving Rome's transport system by pede...

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By Cynthia Chen When Giobanni Amicangioli first immigrated here from Italy in 1901, he faced discrimination, low wages, and little help from the government. He settled in Thompsonville, one of Newton's lesser-known villages, where in 1915 he started the Italian Benevolent Society, Filippo Corsi, offering financial and social support to strugg...

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October 31, 2015. Saturday 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (weekly on Saturdays for 52 times). Old West Church - 131 Cambridge Street - Boston, Massachusetts 02114. Immerse yourself in the food and culture of one of Boston's most colorful neighborhoods, Little Italy, and sample some of the best Italian food in Boston. Hear the stories be...

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On Sunday, Aug. 4, 1901, the Boston Globe invited five prominent Italians and Italian Americans to respond to the question: "Is the Italian More Prone to Violent Crime than Any Other Race?" The question was not simply a product of anti-Italian stereotypes. As the table below notes, crime statistics of the time showed that while Italians committed...

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Is Leonardo da Vinci's "Head of a Young Woman" the greatest drawing ever made? Granted, that may sound like a presumptuous question. Yet both the drawing and its subject — an ethereal young beauty who might easily pass for the Mona Lisa's kid sister or one of the elf-maidens in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy — have had plenty of admirers over...

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By Frank Mazzaglia Among the 275,000 Italian-Americans who make their home in Middlesex County, many of them, particularly Sicilians, will most likely be visiting Lawrence, the "Immigrant City" this Labor Day weekend for the 90th anniversary of "The Feast of the Three Saints." Revelers come to the "The Feast" for a good time. After all, everybody...

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November 18, 2014, Tuesday 1:00 PMBerklee College of Music - 1140 Boylston St - Boston, Massachusetts 02215 Giovanni Mazzarino has been playing jazz since 1980. He is considered one of the most important Italian jazz players and has performed with important jazz musicians such as Enzo Randisi, Mimmo Cafiero, Gianni Basso, and Kurt R...

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