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From the moment you turn off busy Hanover Street in the North End and into the alley, you know you're in for a treat. A sign reading "Fresh Artisan Breads " hangs on an old fire escape. Open the glass door at the end of the lane and the heady smell of fermenting yeast and flour rises up the stairs. Who knew a trip to a bakery could end up being a f...

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When: Sunday, September 7, 2014 — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Where: Coolidge Corner Theatre — 290 Harvard St., Brookline, MADirectly from the Salzburg Festival: With its epic scale, Don Carlo lacks the dramatic concision of Verdi's later works, while maintaining a unique structure that builds over its five acts, with the monumental auto-da-fé at the center....

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The sixth annual "Ciao Down for GWArc," a family-friendly community dinner/fundraiser is Friday, May 1. The event runs from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Embassy Suites Boston/Waltham, 550 Winter St., Waltham. The event features an Italian-themed buffet dinner, musical entertainment and a photo booth.   There will be a silent auction, raff...

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This event is part of "La Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo." Celebrate Italian language with swissnex & the Consulate General of Italy: http://www.swissnexboston.org/activities/events-inhouse/settimana-della-lingua-italiana-nel-mondo. The annual Salvemini Colloquium is dedicated to the most recent studies on fascism (fascism as a...

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When: Tuesday, June 9, 2014 — 6 to 8 p.m.Where: East Boston Branch Library — 365 Bremen Street, East Boston, MA Book presentation by attorney Lawrence DiCara, former president of the Boston City Council and now one of the most influential attorneys in the Boston area.   Read more   Fonte: Bostoniano    

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Paolo Nutini has announced several high profile media appearances and he will also be launching a North American headline tour in September in support of his new album. Nutini's new studio album, "Caustic Love", will be released in North America on September 6th. The album has already topped the charts around the world including in the UK, Ireland...

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Thanks to a $ 2 million donation, the research program "Carreer Development Award" financed by Armenise-Harvard Foundation, acquires the participation of two new scientist, Prof. Vincenzo Costanzo (from the London Research Institute) and Prof. Federico Forneris (from Utrecht University), who in the next months will establish their laboratories in I...

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The term “Little Italy” can evoke images of busy streets lined with gimmicky, tourist-filled restaurants, complete with menu-pushing waiters outside the front door and Italian flags waving wherever possible. Throw in a paper placemat that doubles as a map of the boot-shaped country (featuring multiple comical misspellings) and you know the types of...

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Pirandello President Rosario Cascio has announced the 2014 recipients of the Pirandello Lyceum's prestigious I Migliori in Mens et Gesta awards.   The Board of Governors has recognized a group of outstanding Americans of Italian-American descent who have made important contributions to their profession, to society and to the Italian-American...

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Primo's Ristorante opened in late November at 106 Green St., Worcester. Owner Lisa Tiscione-Rodriguez with her husband, Angel Rodriguez, and restaurateur Joe Petrou established the restaurant in space formerly occupied by Prifti candy. It's also next door to the former Center Bar and Grill, which was run by Rodriguez and will now become an extensi...

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