Thirteen university students who reside in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area have received National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) Scholarships. The students from Maryland are: Anthony Bagileo of Laurel; John Bruno of Bethesda; Daniel Evans of Germantown; Anthony Fiora of Westminser; Maria LaVerghetta of Columbia; Zoe Ottaviani of Silver...
READ MORELa cerimonia di consegna domani a Washington Il "GEI AWARD", il prestigioso premio del Gruppo Esponenti Italiani, sarà consegnato al Presidente della Repubblica, Giorgio Napolitano venerdì 15 febbraio nel corso di una cerimonia che avrà luogo a Villa Firenze a Washington, secondo quanto reso oggi noto dalpresidente del GEI, Lucio Caputo. Il "GEI...
READ MOREThe Red Hen owners Michael Friedman, Michael O’Malley, and Sebastian Zutant are teaming up with Boundary Stone owners Gareth Croke and Colin McDonough to open an Italian-American restaurant focused around pizza. The place will be called All Purpose and open at 1250 9th St. NW late this year. As Bloomingdale neighbors, the two groups of res...
READ MOREInternationally acclaimed Italian pianist Francesco Attesti holds a degree from Luigi Cherubini Conservatory of Florence. He received private classes from Sergio Perticalori and has participated in master classes with Jacques Rouvier and Hector Moreno. Recently he collaborated with the Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra of Prague, perfor...
READ MOREDate: Thursday, March 19, 2015 Time: 3 - 5PM Venue: Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 E. First Street, SE, Washington, DC Organized by: Library of Congress, Embassy of Italy/Italian Cultural InstituteContact Lucia Wolf at lwolf@loc.gov or 202-707-2256. Request ASL and ADA accommodation five days in advance at 202-707-6362 or at ada@loc.gov...
READ MOREItalian imports and specialty store Via Umbria will host its monthly book club on Tuesday, April 7, at 7 p.m, at its Georgetown location at 1525 Wisconsin Ave. NW, D.C. The featured book this month is "Virgin Territory: Exploring the World of Olive," by Nancy Harmon Jenkins, which is available at Via Umbria for purchase. RSVP to elsa@viaum...
READ MOREItaly's Festa della Repubblica was commemorated Sunday in Washington, DC at a mass held at Holy Rosary Church, the Italian National Parish. Members of the Italian Diplomatic Corps joined parishioners at the Italian mass con-celebrated by Fr. Lydio Tomasi and Fr. Claudio Holzer. Italian Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero gave some brief remarks...
READ MOREIl 27 aprile l'Ambasciata d'Italia a Washington ospiterà il seminario "Fighting Counterfeits: Future challenges and cooperation between the US & Italy", organizzato in collaborazione con l'agenzia U.S. Customs and Border Protection, il Segretariato Generale Interpol e alcune tra le imprese che quotidianamente subiscono il fenomeno. Foc...
READ MOREIn order to improve the service to the public and avoid long lines, this Embassy has decided to adopt a system of appointments for visa applications.Therefore, as of 28 November 2012, all Visa applications from permanent residents of this Consular jurisdiction (District of Columbia, Montgomery and Prince George's Counties in Maryland, and Arlington...
READ MOREMaria Bartiromo, Emmy Award-winning journalist and CNBC Anchor, joined comedian and actor Joe Piscopo on stage to open the National Italian American Foundation's (NIAF) 38th Anniversary Awards Gala at the Washington Hilton on October 26, 2013. They co-hosted the evening to celebrate our rich Italian culture and heritage. From the podium, N...
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