Julian Gargiulo, lo stand-up pianist girovago e poliglotta
By Liliana Rosano La sua voce raggiunge l'America dalla Francia, dove, dal porto di Marsiglia si è appena imbarcato su una nave da crociera per un concerto. Da lì tornerà a Parigi dove vive da otto mesi con la moglie ateniese Elektra e la figlia Nikita. Poi volerà a New York per un concerto e, finalmente, andrà in vacanza in Italia, paese che gli...
Frank Sinatra's first New Jersey license fetches $15,757
Frank Sinatra's first New Jersey driver's license sold for $15,575 Thursday night. RR Auction sold the 80-year-old license, which was issued to a then unknown-19-year-old Sinatra. Of course, the state of New Jersey didn't quite spell the Chairman of the Board's name correctly. License No. 549631 was issued to a "Francis Sintra" of 841 Gar...
OSIA donates to area food pantry
The Order Sons of Italy in America, Dan DiMucci Lodge, Martinsburg/Hagerstown, recently presented a check to the St. Leo's Catholic Church food pantry. The O.S.I.A. is extremely proud to celebrate its rich Italian heritage. If you are of Italian heritage and would like to meet with fellow Italians, contact the O.S.I.A. The local lodge meets the las...
Old School Italian Seafood and Hospitality at Sotto Mare
Sotto Mare feels like it's been around for a lot longer than seven years. The North Beach seafood eatery is covered wall-to-wall in what seems a lifetime of family photos, large fish replicas, and wooden ship models. The granite bar stretches to the end of the narrow restaurant, and from behind it waitresses clip orders to a metal clothesl...
Gallery U in Westfield, NJ, Hosts Wild Ginger, an Exhibition of Recent Work by Artists Francesca Azzara and Gail Winbury
by Robert Langdom Gallery U Boutique is pleased to host Wild Ginger, an exhibition of recent artwork—some being exhibited for the first time—by Westfield, NJ, abstract artists Francesca Azzara and Gail Winbury. An opening reception is scheduled for Friday, September 19, 2014, from 6-8 PM. All are welcome. Wild Ginger will be exhibited...
Fundraiser for an officer in need.
When: Saturday, September 6th 2pm to 8pmWhere: 1034 Jeanette Avenue Union NJ Union Police Officer and IAPSNJ Member Dave Cuozzo is paralyzed from a catastrophic medical event and is in need. Tickets are priced at $25 per person and our organization will be making a presentation for a $500 donation at the event. I hope that you can...
L'Italian Jazz Series
Two of my favorite things to do is to listen to live jazz music and anything Italian. And the best place to listen to a live jazz show is at Georgetown's iconic Blues Alley. So, CiaoDC is syced to bring you l'Italian Jazz Series, a perfect evening out on the town. The Italian Embassy has organized l'Italian Jazz Series, which will be hosted by Blue...
Sopranos star unearths Italian master painting worth millions – Daily TV round-up
To millions he's Furio, the Italian mobster who fell foul of Tony Soprano, but actor Federico Castelluccio also has a keen eye for fine art. Castelluccio, these days a degree-carrying art collector, has reportedly unearthed a lost Italian master work which could be worth millions. He bought the picture, likely to be by 17th-century It...
TT position at Miami University (of Ohio, not Florida)
French & Italian: Assistant Professor of Italian to teach undergraduate courses in Italian; advise students; maintain an active research program; participate in study abroad program; provide service to the university and profession. Require: Ph.D. or equivalent in hand by August 2015, possess native or near-native fluency in Italian. D...
Developing new strategies to promote the Italian language worldwide
It may be because it sounds like music or because it is the language of one of the most influential literatures in human history, but Italian has been found to be the 4th most studied language in the world in 2014, following English, French, and Spanish. This significant result is something that the Italian government, as well as the insti...
Michigan-bred Vatican astronomer wins Carl Sagan Medal
Michigan-bred Vatican astronomer and Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno will become the first clergyman awarded one of planetary science's most prestigious awards, when on Thursday in Arizona he receives the Carl Sagan Medal. And then Consolmagno, for two decades the curator of the Vatican's meteorite collection, plans to head to metro Detroit...
Still capable of thrilling the audience, Cinema Paradiso triumphantly returns to Hollywood
by Marco Bruna "When my friends at Istituto Luce Cinecittà, Cineteca di Bologna, and Dolce&Gabbana said they wanted to restore Cinema Paradiso, I was incredulous: "Thank you, but the film has just been released, why would you restore it?" Twenty-six years have passed since Giuseppe Tornatore's most appreciated film debuted in...