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Join Pirandello Lyceum for it's first Wine Tasting event to support the Pirandello's Scholarship Fund. President Rosario Cascio is extending an invitation to all members and non members who like to enjoy good company, good food, good music and good wine.   We have a limited number of tickets available. "This is our first Wine Tasting," said...

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By Kathy Shiels Tully   Falling in love — with a man and a business idea — wasn't Olivia Torretta's plan when she left Wakefield to study abroad for two years in Italy. But she did, importing them both home. In July, she and Jonathan Santini, her Roman-born husband, opened up Cibo (pronounced "chee-bo") Cafe & Bistro in the Greenwoo...

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You are invited to another fun evening of music and dancing! South Italy Folk Dance Night with Ornella Iuorio Learn to dance tammurriate, pizzicas, & tarantellas! Live music by Fabio Pirozzolo and Roberto Cassan Click here for more details   Saturday, January 31 - 6:30 pm -- 8:00 pm 41 Hampshire St, Cambridge, MA -&nb...

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by Jennifer Martin   The joy of writing this column is being able to present you the world of Italian wines in and around the Boston area. This month, I met with someone living out one of my dreams: owning and operating not only a wine shop, but an Italian wine shop. It doesn't get any better than that when you have a passion for Italian win...

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by Elise Balzotti   In Italian, Casa Mia translates to "My Home," and for both Marblehead's chic and trendy and the local fishermen alike, home is where you'll be at once you enter this new Calabrese eatery. Twenty-five year old Raffaele Scalzi and his brother Luigi (Gino) Scalzi, opened the brand new restaurant on July 1, and have already b...

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This weekend marks the 10th annual Columbus Day Artisans festival at the Grange Hall in West Tisbury. The festival, which is an extension of the biweekly markets that take place in the summer, will run from 10 am to 4 pm on both Saturday and Sunday.   Guests can watch demonstrations and shop for weaving, furniture, pottery, leather goods, pa...

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Please join PIB at the Boston Children's Museum on Friday, November 15th for a celebration of Italian culture. Your children will have the opportunity to watch a show by the famous Colla marionettes, participate in an Italian magic show, learn to dance the tarantella with Newpoli, explore a special exhibit science playground, and much more!  ...

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Lady Gaga (Stefani Angelina Germanotta) and Tony Bennett recently kicked off a world tour promoting their album together, "Cheek to Cheek". The duo will share the stage at the Tanglewood Music Festival on June 30, during which they will perform many of the songs that made Bennett the legend he is today ("I Left My Heart in San Francisco, "They All...

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by Matt Conti   Music in Boston's North End hit a high note on Saturday night as the St. Joseph's Society brought a star-packed selection of performers to their "Italy American Style" concert at St. Stephen's Church.   The North End's own trumpeter, band leader and philanthropist, Albert Natale, 92 years young, was honored with the so...

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By Sue Scheible   This interesting invitation from the National Archives at Boston, located on Trapelo Road in Waltham: In 1944, at the peak of World War II, thousands of Italian POWs were transported to Greater Boston to help relieve the national labor shortage in the home front port. Unsurprisingly, the Italian POWs garnered much attenti...

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