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U.S. premiere of Il giovane favoloso. Alessandra Mirra, University of Pennsylvania, will introduce the film with a short presentation of its subject, Italian poet Giacomo Leopardi, and his portrait by director Mario Martone. After the screening, Prof. Gaetana Marrone Puglia, Princeton University, will offer a technical analysis of the film and will...

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By Vicky Taylor   Victor Fogelsonger is looking forward to events planned next month at the historic Letterkenny Chapel that will include a visit to Franklin County by about two dozen descendants of some of the Italian prisoners of war who helped build the chapel during World War II.   He would like to connect with the Italians and as...

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For the millions of U.S. fans who fell in love with the astonishing talent of IL VOLO following their show stopping PBS Special "Il Volo Takes Flight," or as special guests of Barbra Streisand's fall 2012 tour, the boys will return to North America for a series of 17 concerts. The Live Nation produced tour kicks off August 25th at the Orpheum Theat...

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Cari connazionali, cari amici dell'Italia, Nel dare inizio alla mia missione presso il Consolato Generale d'Italia a Filadelfia, desidero porgere il mio saluto alla comunità di origine italiana ed a quanti, anche attraverso la consultazione di questo sito, sono interessati ad approfondire la conoscenza dell'Italia e del suo patrimonio culturale, a...

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A&E introduced four new reality programs to its lineup before its upfront presentation to advertisers in New York last tonight.   One of the new reality series, "Godfather of Pittsburgh," puts the cameras on Vince Isoldi, an Italian-American who owns an empire of nightclubs and restaurants in the Steel City, where he has made friends and...

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By Maura Malfatto Elia   Today I had the pleasure to meet with Alessia Angelin, President of the organization PI Philly (Professionisti Italiani in Philadelphia). We met at 9 am, at the Gran Caffe' L'Aquila, a stylish Italian café near Rittenhouse, playing Italian music and serving gorgeous food.   In front of a piping-hot cappuccino...

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The Italian Studies Division in the Department of Romance Languages at the University of Pennsylvania seeks applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in Italian Studies. The candidate should have a PhD and native or near native proficiency in Italian; a strong background in 20th- & 21st-century literature, and in...

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Spring has sprung and for foodies across the nation that means it's time to eat. From Italian markets in Philly to barbecue joints in Memphis, Fox News have found the country's best festivals to dig into spring, fork first.   Philadelphia's annual Italian market festival was ranked by Fox News as the seventh best Spring food festival.  ...

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State police in Reading say thieves have struck at the National Centre for Padre Pio in Berks County again, this time stealing the right arm and sword of a concrete St. Michael the Archangel statue. Police say the theft happened sometime between 9 a.m. Tuesday to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday from the National Center of Padre Pio in Washington Township, nea...

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by John O'Connell   Ten years after Army Sgt. Sherwood Baker of Plymouth was killed in action in Iraq, his widow and son say they've moved on but have not forgotten. "I started my own business, and I have just gone on with my life," Debra Wilgus said. "It's what he would have wanted."   Wilgus remarried. She and her husband own P...

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