The Italian Cultural Center MARCO POLO has the pleasure of inviting you ON SATURDAY MAY 31 to a special open-house and pre-enrollment event at the new school site in ROXBOROUGH, Philadelphia. You will learn more about classes, talk with teachers and listen to other parents experiences. Further, there will be a light refreshments for all.  

Sono quattro le liste ammesse alle prossime elezioni del Comites di Philadelphia. Il Comitato elettorale del Consolato generale ha infatti dato via libera alle liste Forza Italia (16 candidati); Insieme per gli italiani (15 candidati); Uniti per un futuro migliore (14 candidati); Innovitalia (14 candidati). Di seguito il nome di tutti i candidati....

Mother of 6, grandmother of 12, and now cabaret singer, TONIA TECCE sings the story of her life in A COCKEYED OPTIMIST Why We Believe The Songs of Richard Rodgers on Thursday, November 20 and Monday, November 24, both at 7:30PM at Curtis Institute of Music's Field Concert Hall (1726 Locust Street). Tickets at $25 each are available by calling 610-5...

Historian Simone Cinotto will discuss and sign copies of his new book, The Italian American Table: Food, Family, and Community in New York City, in two upcoming events--in Philadelphia and New York.   In Philadelphia, Cinotto will speak at Drexel University's Center for Hospitality and Sport Management on Monday, May 12 at 5:00 pm. In his ta...

The American University of Rome is pleased to participate in Ciao Philadelphia 2015 "The Mediterranean, Bridge or Wall? Immigration in Italy in 2015" by Irene Caratelli, PhD, Director, International Relations & Global Politics, AUR, featuring short films by AUR alumni, "Casa Accoglienza" and "Permission to Belong" &nbs...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.  ...