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The Knights of Saint Francis—the organization created by former San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Angela Alioto—has scheduled a special Mass to be held on Friday, June 13, 2014.   The Mass will be celebrated on the Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua, the Portuguese-born, thirteenth-century Franciscan friar and patron saint of Padua,...

Authentic Neopolitan cuisine is coming to South Miami with the opening of Centolire. The restaurant, named after the Italian coin, opens in the former Emilio's Toscana space at 1569 Sunset Drive in the Coral Gables area and will feature homemade pastas and specialty dishes, including many from the island of Sicily. The trattoria is helmed by resta...

Date: Thursday, July 31, 2014 - Sunday, August 10, 2014 - Time: 8 PM. Location: Feinstein's, Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason Street, San Francisco Organized by: Feinstein's This Hit at the Edinburgh Festival, MAC Award Winner and sold out show at Lincoln Center stars Adelmo Guidarelli and uses a vintage music hall style to weave well known opera ari...

The Italian Art Society is accepting proposals for its sponsored long (2.5 hrs) and short (1.5 hrs) sessions at CAA 2016. Our affiliation with CAA grants the privilege of hosting a short session every year as well as submitting a long session for consideration by the CAA program committee.   Members interested in putting together a panel or...

One of New England's most beloved annual musical events is back! On Saturday, August 23, join hostess Eva Franchi, wife of the late great romantic tenor Sergio Franchi, as featured guests and world-class singers pay tribute to Sergio's life with song.   The concert annually takes place at the 240-acre Franchi Estate in Stonington, Conn., and...

A very unique method used by Miss Margherita (Laura Caparrotti), a despotic Teacher-Diva, to teach Italian to any Italian student.   Starting from what is best known in the US about Italy – Love, Food, Literature, Art, Tourism and Music – Miss Margherita will explain and teach the Italian language, culture, art and tradition to the audience....

Live Theater at the Italian American Museum in NYC continues with WOMEN! on Saturday September 27th at 7.30 PM and Sunday September 28th at 6.00 PM. The Italian American Museum NYC is located at 155 Mulberry Street (Corners of Mulberry & Grand Streets) New York, NY 10013. Suggested donation $20.   An extraordinary soiree that showcases f...

Italian fashion and culture descend on Philadelphia this October, with two events hosted by Drexel University's Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design – a screening of a new documentary on Italian master tailors on Oct. 2 and a seminar on the rich history of Italian footwear on Oct. 15.   The events are part of Ciao Philadelp...

Local author and food writer Maria Desiderata Montana has a new book being released this week about San Diego's Italian community and its cuisine.   "San Diego Italian Food: A Culinary History of Little Italy and Beyond" (History Press; $19.99) tells the story of how a large Italian community developed in what became known as Little Italy. A...

Prosecco, griffe d'alta gamma, tecnologie aerospaziali... Nodo comune fra le tre? Il made in Italy che sbarca in America. Se si parla di esportazioni, la "nuova frontiera" è tutt'altro che stanca: l'export Italia-Stati Uniti ha chiuso i primi nove mesi del 2014 a quota 28,1 miliardi di dollari, su del 10,2% rispetto a un anno fa e con un saldo posi...

Il Comitato elettorale del Consolato di Los Angeles ha ammesso due liste alle prossime elezioni del Comites. si tratta della lista "Mondo democratico" e della lista "Ctim – Comitato tricolore italiani nel mondo". Questi i nomi dei candidati.   LISTA MONDO DEMOCRATICOPiana Marco, Eisenberg Elyse Debra, Fogu Claudio, Granata Eleonora, Longo V...

Adam Nathaniel Furman, architect and winner of this year's Blueprint Award for Design Innovation, is currently undertaking his tenure as the recipient of the 2014/15 Rome Prize for Architecture at the British School at Rome.   His ongoing project, entitled The Roman Singularity, seeks to explore and celebrate Rome as "the contemporary city p...