Italy invests in the US: Italy's E.M.A.R.C. spa launches joint venture manufactur
Italy's E.M.A.R.C. SpA headquarted in Piemonte, Italy recently announced the signing of a joint venture agreement with its US partner, Vari-Form. The new agreement increases manufacturing footprints for E.M.A.R.C. in North America and Vari-Form in Europe. Going forward, both companies will offer locally-available advanced technologies - hydroformin...
Celebrate VIC's 30th Anniversary with a Festive Italian Dinner!
Below is a flyer describing the event. Below the flyer you can purchase tickets online. If you prefer to pay by check, send payment to: Vermont Italian Club - P.O. Box 3155 - Burlington, VT 05408-3155 Space is limited, so purchase your tickets early.Payment for tickets must be received by November 6, 2013. Member price $45. per...
Italian filmmaker Roberto Ando talks about influences
Filmmaker Roberto Ando is one of Italy's most distinguished artists. A Sicilian by birth, his work, in both cinema and literature, is influenced by his associations with the great novelist Leonardo Sciascia and the movie director Francesco Rosi, among others. His latest movie, the comedy "Viva La Liberta" ("Long Live Liberty"), which is ba...
Italian language class for elementary-age kids
So, your child knows a few Italian words. Buon giorno! Buona sera! Arrivederci! Buona notte! But if you think your elementary –age son or daughter would be interested in having a deeper knowledge and understanding of Italian linguistics or a running introduction to it, for one reason or another, this should be good news for you. Ital...
Italian league offers Tim Tebow a 4-month contract
by Andrew Dampf Tim Tebow has been offered a four-month contract by the Italian federation for American football, and the Milano Seamen are hoping to sign the free agent quarterback. Excerpts of an offer sent by federation president Leoluca Orlando to Tebow's representatives were posted on the federation's website Thursday. "...
OSCARS: Nine Films On Foreign Language Shortlist
by Nancy Tartaglione Last weekend, I profiled 15 films that had a lot of heat ahead of the Foreign Language Oscar shortlist unveiling today. Of those 15 (plus a handful of wildcards), seven have ended up among the Academy's nine selections that will move on to the second round of voting. As with many of the Oscar categories this year, this was a f...
Italian-American Classics on Chicco's Menu
by Erin Perkins Soon-to-open venture Vincent Chicco's chef Aaron Lemieux may have a French surname that translates to "the best" and come from behind the line at brasserie Rue de Jean, but he has Italian food at heart. In a interview with Lemieux, he states his last meal would be his "mother's stuffed shells" and goes on to explain the ite...
Salute, anche 8 italiani tra i 400 migliori scienziati al mondo
Tra i 400 migliori scienziati del mondo ci sono anche 8 italiani, tra cui 6 lavorano in Italia (5 in Lombardia) e tre all'estero. Il dato risulta da una classifica redatta attraverso uno studio americano pubblicato sull'European Journal of Clinical Investigation, che propone un nuovo metodo di misurazione dell'impatto scientifico dei ricercatori....
The Monuments Men tells the true story of an unlikely bunch of soldiers who saved Europe’s art from Hitler
The small band of middle-aged art experts, artists, educators and architects who signed up during World War II to join President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's program to protect and secure European art treasures were on a mission to find the paintings, sculptures and cultural touchstones stolen by the Nazis for their art-obsessed Fuhrer. Their pheno...
The Great Beauty: rhymes and reflections all'IIC di Los Angeles
Sarà inaugurata ufficialmente giovedì, 27 febbraio, a Los Angeles la mostra "The Great Beauty. Rhymes and reflections" che si è aperta ieri negli spazi dell'Istituto Italiano di Cultura. Saranno presenti il direttore dell'Istituto Massimo Sarti ed il console generale Giuseppe Perrone. È atteso all'inaugurazione anche il regista Paolo Sorrentino. &...
Ennio Morricone Postpones Two Events in L.A.
Ennio Morricone has postponed his upcoming concerts in Los Angeles and New York until June, citing a back injury that is preventing him from traveling long distances. The five-time Academy Award-nominated movie composer had been scheduled to conduct concerts at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live on March 20 and at the Barclays Center's Cushman and...
Giuliani Slams de Blasio, Says He Has ‘Real Disagreements’ With Mayor’s Policy
Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani slammed Mayor Bill de Blasio Wednesday, saying he has some "real disagreements" with the man now occupying his former desk at City Hall. As CBS 2 Political Reporter Marcia Kramer reported, de Blasio has been in office about 85 days – two weeks shy of the 100-day mark. But that is enough time for Giuliani to make a jud...