by Amanda Nichols Bradford's Festa Italiana is back again, promising a feast of Italian fare, fun activities and local entertainment, a fantastic fireworks display and, of course, fond memories with friends and family. The festivities will kick off at 4 p.m. Thursday with the opening of food booths and the beer tent. Food booths will feature meat...

The connections between Philadelphia and Italy run deeper than great cuisine, including influences on colonial architecture and politics. Andrea Canepari, Italy's consul general in the city, rightly wants to strengthen them with Ciao Philadelphia, the second annual monthlong celebration of Italo-Philadelphian links.   Held through October, t...

7 Personaggi in cerca di attori.. Intermediate and Advance Levels. Mainly in Italian. Un Americano a Morano Ovvero come perdere il treno e trovare l'amore. William, a rich retired American from Texas, decides to go for the first time in Italy and to live the "Italian life", renting a room with a family in Murano (Venice). Unfortunately, instead...

Dal 20 al 27 ottobre 2013 la Camera di Commercio Italo americana della Greater Philadelphia - IACCGP - organizzerà a Philadelphia una missione esplorativa imprenditoriale e commerciale.   La missione è rivolta a tutte le imprese italiane interessate ad avviare o rafforzare rapporti economici con le imprese locali della Greater Philadelphia,...

In 2014 the Maserati Owners National Meet at Le Belle Macchine - Pocono will celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Maserati. For the past 28 years the Maserati Owners National Meet has become renowned as the Premier event for Historic Maseratis in North America. Notable features have included the largest display of the legendary 450S' in ove...

The Cinema of Marco Tullio Giordana   The work of Italian film director Marco Tullio Giordana has recently become the subject of academic attention. Major scholars in the field of Italian Studies have expressed interest in his work in articles, book chapters and presentations. His films are constantly screened at Italian film festivals and a...

If the air smells like pizza and cannoli and Italian tunes bounce off the buildings in downtown Scranton, then it must be time for La Festa Italiana.   The annual celebration of all things Italian returns this weekend to Lackawanna County Courthouse Square, where thousands will flock from Saturday to Monday to indulge in food, music and fun....

Un evento "memorabile e di successo". Così il direttivo della Filitalia Foundation fondata da Pat Nestico definisce la serata di premiazione "Scholarship and President Night Awards" durante la quale la fondazione ha assegnato le borse di studio a tredici vincitori (10 dagli USA e 3 dall'Italia) e il Premio del Presidente a due coppie.   L'ev...

"Cucina povera" and "alta cucina" may be apples and oranges (or rather mele e arance), but we Americans adore them just the same—indeed more than any other foreign cuisine, according to recent reports.   These 20 best Italian restaurants in America—which stretch from the best restaurants in Miami in the south right up to San Francisco's best...

The Historical Society of Pennsylvania will award one Albert M. Greenfield Fellowship for research in 20th-century history. The fellowship supports one month of residency in Philadelphia during the 2014-2015 academic year.   The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, enriched by the holdings of the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, holds more...