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It’s long past the time when it was fashionable to think of Christopher Columbus as having “discovered” America. It wasn’t that long ago kids would debate with all the intensity they could muster whether he or the Vikings had been the first Europeans to set foot in North America. The fact there were already people here was something of an afterthou...

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Those gathered around the towering statue of Christopher Columbus at Union Station’s Columbus Circle prayed, sang God Bless America, saluted the flag, and honored the legacy of the Italian explorer who changed the course of human history. The celebration also included advocacy for the federal holiday and expressed opposition to “revisionist history...

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The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) 43rd Anniversary Awards Gala, October 13, at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, will recognize a select group of distinguished honorees who have contributed at the highest levels in business, science, the arts, and government. Honorees are Chef Lidia Bastianich, Vincent Boccia, president, Con...

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When: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 From 6:00 pm To 7:30 pm - Where: Lohrfink Auditorium, Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business, 2nd Floor, 3700 O Street NW, Washington, DC, 20002 In anticipation of the 2019 celebration of the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death, the Georgetown University Italian Research Institute, in collab...

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L’Ambasciata d’Italia a Washington DC ha ospitato il 28 settembre "Atlantis Connect", la prima conferenza internazionale di Atlantis, organizzazione che offre la possibilità a studenti americani in procinto di iniziare un percorso di formazione medica l’opportunità di trascorrere un periodo presso reparti ospedalieri di altri Paesi.  Con più di 400...

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Thursday October 11, 2018. 6:00 - 8:00 PM EDT. Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven St NW, Washington, DC 20008. Italy is synonymous with history. We visit Rome and Naples and see remnants of an ancient civilization. But Italy has a modern side too, that comprises of some exceptional contemporary artists that art lovers should have on their radar. On...

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Today, on behalf of the President of the Italian Republic, the Ambassador of Italy to the United States Armando Varricchio bestowed on Gianandrea Noseda, Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, DC, the honor of the rank of Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. The award ceremony followed the opening night...

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La più grande organizzazione mondiale di scienze della Terra e scienze spaziali, composta da oltre 60.000 membri che rappresentano oltre 140 diversi Paesi, onora 33 individui eccezionali. Ogni anno infatti l’American geophysical union (Agu) premia uomini di scienza per i loro eccezionali risultati, contributi e servizio alla comunità di scienze del...

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Founded in 1995, the Trio Dante (formerly Trio Lennon) is composed of renowned Italian soloists and performs a repertoire that ranges from classical and romantic with influences from the Vienna School to contemporary and American music including works composed for the Trio itself, passing thru the Beatles to arrive to the Italian soul with the musi...

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The star of Gianandrea Noseda will now shine over Washington through 2025. The National Symphony Orchestra has extended the existing contract of its Italian music director four more years. The announcement came midway through the NSO’s season-opening gala concert in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall on Saturday night. Underscoring the good cheer all...

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