Why Piedmont is the New Burgundy
by Will Lyons Corks popped and wine flowed earlier this month, as the "hillsides, houses and cellars" of Champagne and the vineyards of the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune in Burgundy were granted Unesco world heritage status, joining an illustrious list that includes the Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu and Stonehenge. But whil...
The anti bias committee of UNICO National and the One Voice Coalition score again
In 2013, the Mercer County Italian American Festival Committee donated and erected a statute of Christopher Columbus on the site of their building in Hamilton Township, a municipality comprised OF 70% Italian Americans. Shortly thereafter, irresponsible vandals defaced the statute by blackening the face. Cavaliere John Scarpati called it a despicab...
Book Presentation: AN UNLIKELY UNION (The Love-Hate Story of New York's Irish and Italians)
SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 (06:30 PM). Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - 24 West 12th Street - New York, NY 10011. Book Presentation: AN UNLIKELY UNION (The Love-Hate Story of New York's Irish and Italians)In collaboration with NYU Glucksman Ireland House, Featuring a musical performance by fiddler Tony DeMarco. An Unlikely U...
Nutley-Belleville Columbus Parade honoree gala scheduled
The Nutley-Belleville Columbus Day Parade Committee will host its Honoree Dinner Gala at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, at Nanina's in the Park in Belleville. For tickets, call Barbara Freda at 973-650-3849 or Melissa Matturro at 973- 661-9234. The awardees being honored in this year's parade are as follows: Vincent Micco, Grand Marshal; M...
Mayor, residents visit Italy to sign Sister City agreement
Hendersonville Mayor Barbara Volk and Vice Mayor Marinella Franzetti of Verbania, Italy, signed agreements Sept. 23, to become official international sister cities. The signing ceremony took place in City Hall in Verbania, with about 50 people attending. Representatives from Hendersonville Sister Cities board of directors and official...
Amarone Families Come To Washington, D.C. This October
The Association of Amarone Families, comprised of the 12 most prestigious producers of the Veneto's signature red wine, will be coming to Washington, D.C. Oct. 17-19 for a series of events during the NIAF Gala Weekend and at the Italian Embassy. This will be the Amarone Families' fifth U.S. tour, in an effort to promote these noble Italian...
I piccoli cuochi de “La Piccola Cucina” ai fornelli per curare il cancro pediatrico
La Piccola Cucina, programma di successo del Centro di Cultura Italiano di Houston (www.iccchouston.com) ideato, implementato e condotto, da Tiziana Ciacciofera Triolo, direttrice dei Programmi e del Marketing del Centro, partecipa il prossimo primo Novembre con il suo format ad una raccolta fondi a beneficio de "The Scarlett Fund for Pediatric Can...
South Jersey families try to keep Italian culture, tradition alive
by Carol Comegno High school junior Dylan Skidmore is not Italian, but that's of no matter. He has been pursuing all things Italian — taking an Italian language course at Glassboro High School, joining its Italian club, dancing with its new Italian folk troupe, making pasta and pizza, and waiting for the club's spring trip to Italy....
La musica dei primi migranti italiani negli Stati Uniti è stata interamente digitalizzata
di Eva Cabras Alla fine del 1800, milioni di italiani hanno lasciato il proprio paese per andare acercare fortuna negli Stati Uniti, tentando di accaparrarsi una fetta del glorioso sogno americano. Nel bagaglio culturale dei primi emigranti trovava posto una fiorentetradizione musicale genuinamente italiana, che ha finito per riversarsi ne...
The Collages of Taranto-born artist Rocco Cardinale in NYC
Chelsea's Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Collages of Taranto-born artist Rocco Cardinale in The Manifestation of Milieu. The exhibition opens on December 1st and will run until December 22nd, 2015. The opening reception will take place Thursday, December 3rd, from 6-8 PM. Any art lover who enjoys thought-provoking artworks and meet...
Italian furniture company Arper opens a Manhattan showroom
Italian design brand Arper has opened a New Yorkshowroom, following in the footsteps of other European brands setting up shop in the US. Arper – founded in 1989 in Italy – debuted its Manhattan store on 19 November in Soho, at 476 Broadway, near showrooms for Luceplan, Foscarini, Ingo Maurer and other leading design brands. Encompassi...
INTA and the Directorate General for the Fight against Counterfeiting – Italian Patent and Trademark Office (DGLC-UIBM) sign Memorandum of Understanding to Address Enforcement and Anticounterfeiting Issues
Today the International Trademark Association (INTA) and the Directorate General for the Fight against Counterfeiting – Italian Patent and Trademark Office (DGLC-UIBM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). INTA and DGLC-UIBM recognize the vital role trademarks play in protecting consumers and companies and in promoting fair and effective comm...