Armenise-Harvard Foundation invest $ 2 million in the Italian research
Thanks to a $ 2 million donation, the research program "Carreer Development Award" financed by Armenise-Harvard Foundation, acquires the participation of two new scientist, Prof. Vincenzo Costanzo (from the London Research Institute) and Prof. Federico Forneris (from Utrecht University), who in the next months will establish their laboratories in I...
Casa Italia’s 2013 Golf Outing
You're Invited to Casa Italia's Annual Golf Outing! The Italian Open and Invitational Hosted by Casa Italia Home of the Italian Cultural Center will be held on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at the Klein Creek Golf Course, The Royal Country Clubs. The Royal Country Clubs is located at 1N333 Pleasant Hill Road, Winfield, IL 60190 (by Carol Stream on North...
Uffizi named world's greatest gallery by the Times of London
The Times of London named the Uffizi Gallery, located in Florence, Italy, the "world's greatest gallery." In South Florida, the restoration of artworks found at the Uffizi Gallery is supported by the Palm Beach-based Friends of the Uffizi Gallery. Since their inception in 2006, the organization has fully funded, or contributed to the...
A bit of myself: Filomena Abys-Smith ospite dell’Italian American Museum
Si terrà il 20 giugno alle 18.30pm presso l'Italian American Museum a New York la presentazione di "A Bit of Myself" scritto da Filomena Abys-Smith. Il volume è una raccolta di memorie dedicate ai figli della scrittrice, al fine di tramandare loro radici e conoscenza degli avi la cui passione per la vita li ha aiutati a diventare una famig...
Partecipazione collettiva all'International hotel motel & restaurant show 2013
L'ICE organizza, per la sesta volta, la partecipazione collettiva italiana all'International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show, a New York, presso il Jacob K. Javits Convention Center di Manhattan, dal 10 al 12 novembre 2013. La manifestazione, che si estende su un'area di circa 12.000 mq, è alla sua 97^ edizione e rappresenta la più important...
Verdi on the Silver Screen Tomorrow at the Museo Italo Americano
by Mauro Battocchi Have you made it down to the Museo Italo Americano of San Francisco located at Fort Mason? This important institution preserves the heritage of Italian Americans for future generations through art exhibits, language classes, cultural programs, feste, film and more. For the full listing, check out their calendar of events...
Little Italy returns to Keeseville
Owner Paolo Magro has returned his Little Italy brand to downtown Keeseville. The restaurant is located at 1711 Front St, which hasn't housed a restaurant in three years. "So far, there has been a good response," Magro said. "We will try our best to please the community." Magro first opened a Little Italy in Keeseville in 1989 and operat...
Dancing Al Fresco set for Aug. 23
The Italian Cultural & Community Center and Hotel Granduca will hold Dancing Al Fresco at Friday, Aug. 23, at Hotel Granduca in Houston. The night will feature dancing around the Hotel Granduca's pool with DJ Tuzzo Martini entertaining with music and Ristorante Cavour providing food and wine, according to a press release from Italian C...
Visita a Padula dell'Isp. Cirelli
Il nostro presidente, l'Ispettore Capo della Polizia di Stato Sergio Cirelli, è stato invitato a Padula dal Segretario dell'Associazione Internazionale Joe Petrosino, Enrico Tepedino. L'Ispettore ha visitato la Casa-Museo del famoso poliziotto Joe Petrosino, nel cuore del centro Padulese, retto dal pronipote Nino Melito Petrosino. Accolto...
Open Wide For Fried Nutella Ravioli & Cannoli "Cronuts" At This Year's San Gennaro Festival
Despite some opposition in recent years, Little Italy's religious-fest-turned-tourist-trap Feast of San Gennaro Festival returns to the nabe this week, bringing with it the aromas of fried funnel cakes and pedestrian congestion. From September 12th through 22nd, the streets of the historic neighborhood will be crammed with tchotchke vendor...
Caggiano Becomes Bridgeport Bishop In Ceremony Of Hope
by Daniela Altimari Frank J. Caggiano became the fifth bishop of Bridgeport Thursday in a ceremony rich with tradition and imbued with hope. The Brooklyn-born son of Italian immigrants who once studied at Yale University delivered a message of inclusion to the more than 460,000 Catholics who live in Fairfield County, especially those...
City to Celebrate Italian-American Heritage Month
October is Italian-American Heritage Month in the State of Utah and the Office of the Mayor, in partnership with the Salt Lake City Public Library, is pleased to celebrate and showcase 2013 as the Year of Italian Culture in the Capital City. At 7 p.m. each Tuesday evening in October, the public is invited to visit the City Library Main Lib...