33rd Annual Upper Ohio Valley Italian Festival Wraps Up
The 33rd annual Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival wrapped up on Sunday evening. This year was bigger and better than ever before. From the bands to the bocce ball, thousands of people from all around the Ohio Valley seemed to have a great time at Heritage Port. Wheeling's Mayor Andy McKenzie said the festival means a lot to...
Stradivarius violins have cachet among discerning musicians
By Matt Rocheleau Many in the music world believe there are no finer-made, sweeter-sounding violins than the ones Italian craftsman Antonio Stradivari made before his death in 1737. Case in point: A celebration was held Thursday to mark the resurfacing of a Stradivarius violin that went missing 35 years ago after renowned musician Roman Toten...
Farmers in Italy test methane-run tractor prototype that could eliminate need to buy fuel
by Colleen Barry Luca Remmert's dream of running a self-sustainable farm is within sight. He produces energy from corn and grain near the northern Italian city of Turin and hopes in the not too distant future to run all of his eight tractors on methane generated at the farm. Remmert's 450-hectare (1,100-acre) La Bellotta farm has...
Lend Me a Tenor
By Susie Tommaney Ken Ludwig's Lend Me a Tenor tells the story of a world-famous Italian opera singer, Tito Merelli, also known as "Il Stupendo." When he's unable to take the stage in Giuseppe Verdi's Otello, an unwitting theater staffer steps in, resulting in a door-slamming farce of mistaken identities, crossed wires and romantic overtures. ...
Mangia! Bravo Italiano Festival Kicks Off Friday With Plenty Of Food
The 31st Annual Bravo Italiano Festival kicks off Friday. At the Italian American Club in Watertown, volunteers are busy whipping up more than 600 meals. They're cooking up plenty of pasta and sauce. Usually the event is held at the Fairgrounds Arena, but with the work going on, there they're moving the event in-house. "We're ho...
Ciao Italia: Santa Monica
Date: Thursday, October 01, 2015 - Saturday, October 31, 2015 Hours: www.ciaosantamonica.com Venue: Santa Monica, CA Organized by: Santa Monica Place, Macerich and Salamone Associates In collaboration with: Paul Mitchell, Loews, The Patron and IIC Santa Monica celebrates the Italian Heritage Month with a series of events.Info and tickets at ww...
7th Annual Columbus Day Flag Raising held in Union County, Oct. 9
by Carly Kilroy According to Union County, the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders today announced the County's seventh Annual Columbus Day Flag Raising event is set for Friday, October 9th, at 1 p.m. on the steps of the historic Union County Courthouse. The keynote speaker/guest of honor is Paula Maida Mooney, an Italian American aut...
15th Annual week of the Italian language in the world: Giorgio Moroder
Date: Monday, October 19, 2015 - Saturday, October 24, 2015 Hours: TBA Venue: IIC e altri Giorgio Moroder, world famous producer, songwriter, performer and DJ, pioneer of synth disco and electronic dance music, and a three time Oscar winner, is the spokesman for this year's Week of the Italian Language. This year's theme is Italian in Music, the...
The theatrical life of Chiara Durazzini
by Stefano Salimbeni As Colombina, the servant of the rich and stingy Venetian merchant Pantalone, Chiara Durazzini is extremely convincing as she delivers on stage the blend of grace and cunning embodied by the most famous female figure of Commedia dell'Arte — the theatrical representation of human mores, vices and virtues invented in Italy in th...
Cinema Italian Style November 12-19, 2015
SIFF's Cinema Italian Style returns for the seventh annual festival of the best in current Italian films. The week features 15 extraordinary feature films with some of the biggest names in Italian cinema today. Featuring David di Donatello Award-winning films God Willing, Nanni Moretti's My Mother, nuanced drama The Dinner, and actor...
Weary Gatto Family Remembers Slain Father
by Allison B. Cohen The family of Joseph Gatto, the 78-year-old father of California State Assemblymember Mike Gatto who was murdered in his home near the Silver Lake Reservoir November 12, 2013, said they believe there is still one witness that has not come forward with information in the case despite a $50,000 reward. Gatto, who represe...
Italian Recipes for Thanksgiving
The following are some of the favorite side dishes my family has come to enjoy on Thanksgiving. I don't make all these dishes at one time but tend to rotate them each year to keep things interesting. Italian Bread & Sausage Stuffing Yields enough to fill a 12- to 14- pound turkey and a 9 x 13-inch baking dish. Directions 14 c...