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Erie's Italian American community named their 2013 Man of the Year. Ralph Pontillo, President and CEO of the Manufacturer and Business Association was honored by the Giuseppe Mazzini Civic Association at its 40th annual Columbus Day Dinner.   Pontillo, a Gannon grad, Air Force veteran and passionate supporter of the free enterprise system, h...

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By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth   Barrels of ink have been spilled on the gentrification of Lawrenceville, but the neighborhood's identity as a haven for the young, the alternative, and the artisanal seems as strong as ever.   This made the opening of Senti Restaurant and Wine Bar, an unabashedly upscale Italian restaurant in the...

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Scheller Gallery - Allentown Art MuseumSunday, June 8 - Sunday, September 7 With works by some of the greatest names in European art, Of Heaven and Earth: 500 Years of Italian Painting from Glasgow Museums examines the thematic and stylistic developments in Italian art, from the religious paintings of the late Middle Ages and Renaissance to the se...

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The College of Fine Arts and the Department of Music at Indiana University of Pennsylvania will host internationally acclaimed guitarist Paolo Schianchi in a free recital on Sunday at 8 p.m. The performance will be held in Gorell Recital Hall on the second floor of Sutton Hall. Schianchi is considered by many as one of the best Italian musicians o...

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March 26 - April 18, 2015, University of Pittsburgh The Italian American Program is proud to be the Opening/Closing Night Sponsor of this year's Italian Film Festival USA in Pittsburgh. Hosted by the University of Pittsburgh's French and Italian Department, the 2015 festival brings you the best line up of recent Italian cinema with films from...

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Piena soddisfazione è stata espressa dall'on. Nissoli (PI) a seguito della comunicazione ricevuta dal Ministro Bonino circa la continuità operativa dei Consolati italiani di Filadelfia e Detroit. "E' il frutto - ha dichiarato la deputata eletta in Nord e Centro America - di un lavoro sinergico fatto da tutte le rappresentanze degli italiani in...

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The Adams County Arts Council, in partnership with the Italian Studies department at Gettysburg College, will offer an event April 29, which explores the rich culture and cuisine of Italy. This event will take place in the Reception Gallery at the Arts Council's Arts Education Center, located at 125 South Washington Street in Gettysburg.

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Tourists associate the City of Brotherly Love with its most famous sandwich – the cheesesteak, created by South Philly hot dog vendor Pat Olivieri for his taxi driver clientele in 1930.   But regional food choices in Philadelphia extend well beyond Pat's or Geno's, provolone or cheese whiz, with or without fried onions. Landmark delis, marke...

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Rosetta Miriello, presidente di Filitalia International, insieme a Paula DeSanctis Bonavitacola, a capo della Commissione Fundraising della stessa associazione, e Anna DiNardo, presidente della Commissione Lingua e Cultura di Filitalia International, ha partecipato ad una cena di San Valentino organizzata dal Chapter di North-East Philadelphia di F...

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by Coria Bowen   Children and grandchildren of former Italian prisoners of war at Letterkenny Army Depot have grown up hearing stories of the soldiers' experiences building the historic Letterkenny Chapel in 1945, before the POWs were repatriated to Italy.   About two dozen of those children and grandchildren will be in Chambersburg o...

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