Given Away - A Sicilian Upbringing
You are cordially invited to attend a presentation and signing for Marianna Randazzo's latest novel titled, "Given Away, A Sicilian Upbringing". In Sicily, between Fascist Mussolini and Nazi Hitler's stronghold, a child is thrust into a world of personal strife and hardship and displaced in offensive living conditions. Though time heals most anyth...
Celebrating Verdi across the world
In honor of the 200th anniversary of Giuseppe Verdi's birth on October 10th, musical and historical events in America and Italy celebrate the esteemed composer over the next few months. Here are a select few: Italian Academy Foundation presents Verdi at Carnegie HallThe IAF along with the Consulate General of Italy in New York along with Vento and...
Italian art: The Borghese Gallery
WTI Magazine #1 2013 Oct,18Author : Enrico De Iulis Translation by: The Language Institute The Borghese Gallery is a place of rare beauty, conceived and experienced as a large container of powerful art and politics. In 1606, Cardinal Scipione Borghese wanted it right from the start with the intention of having a huge display case in whi...
Richard Macellaro receives Italian American Political Action Committee of New York (I AM PAC) Endorsement
By Italian American Political Action Committee of New York (I AM PAC) Dear Richard S. Macellaro:It is with great pleasure that I am writing to advise you that the Executive Board of the Italian American Political Action Committee of New York (I AM PAC) has voted unanimously to endorse your candidacy for the position of Smithtown Town Counc...
Sogefi to expand W.Va. plant, create 250 jobs
Italian auto parts maker Sogefi Group plans a $20 million expansion of its plant in West Virginia that will create 250 new jobs, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said Tuesday. When the expansion is complete, the plant in Prichard in Wayne County will produce engine intake manifolds for General Motors, along with its existing line of fuel pumps and filter...
ELIS Brings Fresh, Italian IT Talent to Silicon Valley
By Mauro Battocchi ELIS (Educazione, Lavoro, Istruzione, Sport) is a remarkable professional school in the Tiburtina district of Rome that educates students in many trades from metalworking and cooking to computer science and more. In the vein of computer science, their programs are especially strong, offering professional instruction and...
Isabella Rossellini cheers diversity in new show
Isabella Rossellini is very popular these days with her show that sounds like it should be dull. After all, it's a scientific theater piece about animals. "It's also about sex," says Rossellini, laughing. "That's what makes it popular. If it was about the digestive system, I don't think anyone would enjoy it as much." Rossellini, 61, has...
Watch the cheese-making show while you dine at La Perla Italian restaurant in North Dallas
Newly opened Restaurant La Perla d'Italia falls into a category that's strangely rare in Dallas: Italian food made by real Italians. It also has another notable distinction, because the restaurant makes its own mozzarella cheese. Owner Maurizio Primo is a veteran restaurateur well-known in Dallas' northwestern suburbs. A native of Nap...
Musica: musiche da film italiane apriranno stagione NY Philarmonic
La New York Philharmonic ha annunciato l'evento che inaugurerà la sua prossima stagione: 'La Dolce Vita: The Music of Italian Cinema'. Il concerto, nato da un'idea del Gruppo Sugar è in programma per il prossimo 16 settembre, in occasione dell'esclusiva serata di gala che ogni anno apre la stagione della New York Philharmonic. La serata verrà repli...
Upcoming Speaking Engagements With Anthony V. Riccio, Author of "Farms, Factories and Families: Italian American Women of Connecticut"
Author Anthony V. Riccio will discuss his latest book Farms, Factories and Families: Italian American Women of Connecticut. For updates and additional speaking events please visit www.anthonyriccio.com MAY• May 3rd, Saturday at 2:00, Hagaman Library, East Haven• May 5th, Monday at 7:00, BACIO, Bridgeport Area Cultural Italian Organization,...
Tasting Prosecco Superiore in the Trevigian Hills
Now in its 19th season, Prosecco Spring rolls along with the Trevigian Hills until mid-June: we're talking an oenogastronomic marathon at the center of which is the prized Conegliano Valdobbiadene D.O.C.G. This year the event (official name, Primavera del Prosecco Superiore) hosts an assortment of 15 different wine shows, happening in the various...
An Italian Conductor Looks to U.S. Models
by James Panero The conductor Gianandrea Noseda knows what it's like to have the roof cave in. As the curtain falls on Act II of "Prince Igor," the acclaimed new production of Alexander Borodin's opera at the Metropolitan Opera, the roof in Igor's court of Putivl collapses in grand fashion: Sparks fly, beams and ceiling lights come crashin...