When The Italian Cultural Center of Buffalo, New York (ICCB), the Federation of Italian-American Societies of Western New York (FASWNY), and the Per Niente Club of Buffalo sponsored a special screening of the new feature-length documentary “Sicily: Land of Love and Strife” as a fundraiser, they didn’t know what to expect in return. Would a film dev...
READ MOREItaly’s Aeolian archipelago is a group of seven volcanic islands located in the Tyrrhenian Sea, to the north of Sicily. The waters here are home to emblematic species like loggerhead sea turtle, sperm whale, swordfish, and bluefin tuna, and to rare habitats, such as deep-sea hydrothermal vents. However, deep-sea areas in the Aeolians remain relativ...
READ MORESix thousand families of Genovese and Sicilian origin once called this home. The salty sea air, ready-made port, date palms, bougainvillea, geraniums, olive trees, and cactus plants reminded many Italians of their sunny fishing villages back home. They painted their tiny wooden bungalow homes the colors favored by their ancestors. They built their...
READ MORESaturday, September 15th (2:30PM—4:15PM) Italian Charities of America - 83-20 Queens Blvd. Elmhurst, NY 11373. Are you of Sicilian Descent? OR just interested in Sicilian? Come join us for Sicilian Language lessons. We will have a native Sicilian to teach you from beginner level, you will learn the language; reading, writing and speaking! 12 Lesson...
READ MOREThere have been a number of towns that have come and gone in Hernando County, among them are Augusta, Pemberton Ferry/Croom, Oriole and Sicily. The town of Sicily was briefly mentioned around 1900. The Hernando County Superintendent’s Report for 1900 mentions that there are 24 schools. It lists the locations of the eighteen white schools: "Hammock...
READ MOREGiovanna Miceli Jeffries è nata a Ribera (AG), in Sicilia, dove è cresciuta e ha terminato la scuola superiore prima di emigrare negli USA. È professore emerito dell’Università del Wisconsin-Madison e negli ultimi 25 anni è stata la direttrice del programma italiano presso l’Italian Workmen’s Club of Madison. Giovanna ha scritto e presentato varie...
READ MOREI bastimenti continuano a partire, dall’Italia verso l’America. Ma quelli dei giorni nostri, quelli che dalla Sicilia – grazie al patrocinio della Regione – hanno fatto metaforicamente vela verso Manhattan per portare decine di aziende al Fancy Food che si inaugura il 30 giugno a New York, sono bastimenti lieti, che esportano nella Grande Mela e da...
READ MOREFrom June 30 to July 2 at the Javits Center in New York, the Gustoso Sicilian Food Excellence Network will be the protagonist of the Show Cooking, held in the RIVER PAVILION, located inside the Buyers Lounge.This is a great opportunity for top buyers to get in touch with leading Italian manufacturing companies. The activities within the Sicily Reg...
READ MORE«Arrivando a Palermo, sono rimasto impressionato nel rendermi conto dei lunghissimi rapoorti che ci sono tra l’Italia e gli Stati Uniti, più di 70 anni di proficua collaborazione. Siamo qui per ricordare e celebrare ancora una volta la libertà dell’Italia, degli Stati Uniti, del Canada e di tutte le democrazie del mondo». Un discorso sull’onda dell...
READ MOREFrom June 30 to July 2, the Gustoso Network will be present at the Summer Fancy Food Show 2018, the largest event in North American related to the food industry, which will take place at the Javits Center in New York. Among the companies of the Sicily Region - Booth #4946B at Level 1, The Network will assist the Sicilian companies and support them...
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