Borse di studio dell'American-Italian Cancer Foundation: domande entro il 31 marzo
Ogni anno, attraverso un programma di borse di studio e di ricerca internazionali post-laurea, l’American-Italian Cancer Foundation (AICF) di New York (onlus fondata dal medico e ricercatore italiano Umberto Veronesi per sostenere la ricerca e la prevenzione sul cancro) sostiene progetti di ricerca a favore di 20 giovani ricercatori italiani che ha...
Off the Eaten Path: La Fontanella in Bonita Springs
In 1982 Moe Abdelmasih left his home in Alexandria, Egypt, and took a job bussing tables in Clifton, N.J. "I was studying pharmacy, but I had this opportunity to come to the U.S. so I took it," Abdelmasih said. "I quit school and I became a busboy — I'm still a busboy." That's a bit of an understatement. At the 15-year-old La Fontanel...
La Serenissima: The Doge Palace and Basilica di San Marco
April 18 10:30 am — 12:00 pmWestchester Italian Cultural CenterOne Generoso Pope Place , Tuckahoe , NY 10707 United States Learn more extensively about the most fascinating city in the world: Venice, also known as La Serenissima. A series of four lectures presented by Toni McKeen, will explore the history of the city, its creation, development, an...
New Eataly food emporium nears deal to open in Boston
By Taryn Luna The North End might not be Boston's only Italian food hub for long. Celebrity chef Mario Batali and his partners are close to signing a deal to open an Eataly, a galleria of Italian gastronomy, at the Prudential Center next year. If the deal goes through, diners would be able to pick up freshly made pasta at a vas...
The Italian Mercato: Finding Treasures Everywhere
Just like fresh air revitalizes the soul, open air markets stimulate the senses. Rain or shine, tented tables regularly bring neighbors, tourists, and communities together from spring to fall, providing a taste of Earth's bounty and a vast assortment of handmade collectibles and vintage wares. Grab your family and meet your friends at an o...
An Actor Takes His Portrayal of La Guardia Far Beyond Broadway
by John Harney The actor who would become Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia in a few hours sat in his living room, the windows framing a sparkling spring landscape of the Central Park Reservoir and the Upper East Side. The fat suit that would help transform the actor, Tony Lo Bianco, into New York's 99th mayor had been folded into a large suitc...
Italian art: The Camera Picta
WTI Magazine #60 2015 May, 15Author : Enrico De Iulis Translation by: John Cabot University The 2012 earthquake in Emilia Romagna and in Lombardia severely damaged Saint George's Castle in Mantua, and particularly one of his greatest jewels: La Camera degli Sposi ("the bridal chamber") by Andrea Mantegna. This masterpiece, known in t...
The Italian marionnettes are back for Spoleto 2015
By Ishani Chatterji The best-known Italian puppet, Pinocchio, may not be among the 165 handcrafted marionettes performing at the Emmett Robinson Theater beginning today. But with "Sleeping Beauty," the real-life Geppettos of the Carlo Colla and Sons Marionette Company have dusted off another fairy tale best known to American audiences thro...
Tri-Town CEO Joseph DeSantis receives award from Verrazzano Day Observance Committee
The Verrazzano Day Observance Committee, comprised of members from the Order Sons of Italy in America (Grand Lodge of Rhode Island) and Italian American War Veterans of the United States (Rhode Island division), recently honored Joseph DeSantis, CEO of Tri-Town Community Action Agency and South County Community Action Agency, as its 2015 Man of the...
Vita italoamericana in cornice
di Maurita Cardone I volti segnati dal lavoro, le insegne su cui campeggiano nomi e cognomi dal suono familiare, simboli religiosi, gesti noti: lo sguardo scorre sulle immagini e riconosce i segni di una storia collettiva, quella degli italiani d'America. La mostra Reframing Italian America: Historical Photographs and Immigrant Re...
North Italia to host job fair for first California location, opening this august in El Segundo
June 30, 2015 - 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (on various days)The Point Parking Lot - 860 South Sepulveda - El Segundo, California 90245 North Italia is hosting a job fair for its first California location opening in El Segundo this August. Sam Fox's Italian concept is hiring servers, host/hostesses, a prep cook, pastry cook, line cook, wok c...
The Italian Way: Addressing the Italian Stereotypes, Myth 6 - Football Maniacs
WTI Magazine #64 2015 July, 10Author : Elda Buonanno Foley Translation by: The Italians are "football maniacs". There is only one sport in Italy and it is "calcio". These are only some of the most popular statements when talking with strangers about sports in Italy. There is no doubt that football (we call it "calcio" and in USA it i...