Cinema Italiano Contemporaneo - Movie line-up
This year our Cinema Selection Committee chose three very interesting movies, two comedies and one drama. In selecting these three movies, we wanted to present to our Santa Barbara audience three different aspects of present-day Italian society. All movies are in Italian and, as in the past, the admission is free. Read more ...
AS Roma want an even tighter relationship with MLS, including player loans
The 2013 AT&T MLS All-Star Game was only the beginning for AS Roma. The Italian club, which is now making the US market a priority, wants an even tighter relationship with Major League Soccer and its clubs. The head of the Giallorossi ownership group, American James Pallotta, indicated as much in last week's Bloomberg Sports Business...
Salvemini Colloquium: Italy 1943-1948 – From Catastrophe to Reconstruction
This event is part of "La Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo." Celebrate Italian language with swissnex & the Consulate General of Italy: http://www.swissnexboston.org/activities/events-inhouse/settimana-della-lingua-italiana-nel-mondo. The annual Salvemini Colloquium is dedicated to the most recent studies on fascism (fascism as a...
Chicago’s history steeped in Italian influence far removed from Al Capone
Giuseppe Giacosa was a playwright who turned to writing opera librettos, penning three Puccini classics — La Boheme, Madam Butterfly and Tosca — before he died at age 49. He also traveled and wrote a book, "Impressioni d'America," visiting Chicago just before the World's Columbian Exhibition . He was taken, as all visitors were, by the industr...
Ramsey tips its hat to Italy with a bocce tournament
by Michael Olohan The Greater Ramsey UNICO, an Italian-American community organization, hosted its first boccie ball tutorial and tournament, drawing about 22 competitors and raising about $1,000 on Oct. 20. The group plans to make it an annual event, said Peter Reganato, chapter director. Joseph Verdone, a borough councilman and...
Jobs: Flight Attendant - Italian Speaker
American Airlines is working to create the best airline in the world. American is again strong, profitable and competitive as evidenced by our record-setting second quarter results. We're also working toward a merger with US Airways to combine the best of both companies to create the most value for our owners and great promise for our customers, ou...
Nuovi voli American Airlines da Milano Malpensa per la Florida
Ultime news da American Airlines: Dal mese di novembre, voli da Milano Malpensa, con collegamenti giornalieri per la Florida, oltre a quelli per New York. Lo scalo lombardo porta d'ingresso fra Italia e Nord America con 48 voli settimanali che diventeranno 50 a breve con il Malpensa-Toronto. A partire dal 1º di novembre, a bordo dei voli aerei di...
NIAF: Accepting applications for student trip awards
For the 15th consecutive year, the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) will sponsor its Ambassador Peter F. Secchia Voyage of Discovery program, an educational and cultural initiative that sends Italian American students enrolled in a college or university to Italy each year. This all-expenses-paid trip will take place in June 2014. The go...
NYWIFT Member screening: Sister Italy
The NYWIFT Member Screening Series provides members with the opportunity to show their work in a theatrical setting. The screening will be held at the Anthology Film Archives, followed by networking at a nearby bar. NYWIFT member Emelise Aleandri starred in this film and will be available for Q&A immediately following the screening, along with...
Associazione Visit Usa: ritorno al futuro con Olga Mazzoni
Olga Mazzoni è il nuovo presidente dell'associazione Visit Usa. Lo scorso 4 febbraio si sono svolte le elezioni per eleggere il successore di Sandro Saccoccio e i due candidati erano Olga Mazzoni (Thema nuovi mondi) e Massimo Tocchetti (Aigo). Al termine delle votazioni che hanno visto 41 votanti su 47 aventi diritto, il presidente eletto...
LA-Italia Fest to Honor U2, Song 'Ordinary Love'
Iconic Irish rock band U2 will be honored by the Los Angeles-Italia Film, Fashion and Art Festival, adding to an already star-studded guest list at the event, which gets underway Sunday in Los Angeles. The nine-year-old festival, which mostly focuses on the achievements of Italian and Italian-American filmmakers and entertainers, said it would pay...
Annual Teacher Study Grant
Il Centro di lingua e cultura italiana "Babilonia" è lieto di annunciare la quinta edizione dell'Annual Teacher Study Grant, una Borsa di Studio creata per dar riconoscimento a un docente del suo impegno e dell'eccellenza nell'insegnamento di lingua e cultura italiana negli Stati Uniti. Quest'anno assegneremo il Teacher Study Grant a un in...