Arielle Saiber, The Rainbow Fire-Breathing Topology and Combinatorics of Dante’s Trinity
2015 will mark the 750th anniversary of the birth of Dante Alighieri in 1265, and the 31st year since the first Lectura Dantis Newberrania. This lecture examines Dante’s description of the shape, motion, size, color, and configuration of the three giri (“rounds”) of the Trinity in Paradiso 33.115-120, in order to envision what the Pilgrim...
Italian Cultural Center events
Italian Cultural Center events Springfield - The Italian Cultural Center of western Massachusetts, Inc. announces the publication of its very own homemade cookbook, "Mangia! Ci fa bene!" It is a cookbook with over 160 tried and tested family recipes contributed by its members and friends, many of which have been prepared for generations. Y...
Easter Bake Sale
Friday, March 27, 201511:00 a.m. Until Everything is Sold! Please mark your calendars for the ICD Easter Bake Sale Friday, March 27th. It will start at 11:00 a.m. and will go until everything is sold. In addition to many scrumptious baked goods prepared by our members, we will also be selling the famous Easter Wheat Pie, Pastiera di Grano....
La prima autostrada del mondo? In Italia, 92 anni fa
di Federico Rapini Era il 26 marzo del 1923 quando i sogni avveniristici dell'ingegner Piero Puricelli videro realizzarsi. Il suo progetto di creare una "via per sole automobili", riservata perciò al solo traffico veloce, ebbe inizio esattamente 92 anni fa. La prima autostrada al mondo vide l'inizio dei lavori grazie all'impegno di Pietro...
“Think Tech Italia” a Miami per eMerge Americas
“Think Tech Italia”, il progetto ideato e realizzato da Consorzio Roma Ricerche, Unindustria e Tecnopolo, sarà protagonista a Miami dal 1 al 8 maggio 2015 in occasione di eMerge Americas, la principale manifestazione della costa orientale degli Stati Uniti d’America e dell’America Latina focalizzata sulle nuove tecnologie. Think Tech Itali...
Food and sustainability – May 5, 6.30 pm
A round table discussion on eco-sustainability in the production, distribution and consumption of food. Among the speakers are Megan Heritage, Locanda Del Lago; Orietta Gianjorio, olive oil expert; Laura Avery, Santa Monica Farmers Market Manager; Alex Weiser, owner of Weiser Family Farms, and others to be confirmed. Read more &n...
The King of Cheeses
by Alessandro Sala The Italians have never been shy when it comes to claiming culinary superiority, so it's not surprising that they casually refer to Parmigiano-Reggiano, those massive wheels of aged cow's milk cheese produced in central Italy, as "the undisputed king of cheeses". Lovers of French triple crèmes, English blues, Sp...
Torrington Symphony Orchestra concert features Italian composers, melodies May 9
The Torrington Symphony Orchestra will present, "Viva Italia II," at the Warner Theatre's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre, Saturday, May 9 at 8 p.m. Conducted by Maurice Steinberg, "Viva Italia II" features Italian composers and melodies performed by guest soloists Christi McLain and Jerron Jorgenson. Soprano Christi McLain made her New E...
Great Italians of the Past: Leonardo da Vinci
WTI Magazine #60 2015 May, 15Author : Giuseppe Verde Translation by: An absolute genius for the whole human history, a representation of the greatness of the human mind, one of the greatest representatives of the Italian Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci is the symbol of versatility, knowledge and curiosity, always looking for extraordi...
Brooklyn students to perform original musical in Italian
By Paula KatinasIt's one thing for children to star in an original musical. It's another thing to perform in an original musical in which the dialogue and songs will be entirely in Italian. Students from the Little Italian Language School of Brooklyn will be doing just that when they present "Il Festival Della Musica Italiana," an original...
Soprano Antonacci goes her own operatic way
by Mike Silverman Anna Caterina Antonacci is an opera star who thrives on defying expectations. A mesmerizing performer with a supple and lustrous voice, Antonacci seems equally at home in roles written for soprano or for the lower-voiced mezzo-soprano. She has triumphed in one of the most popular of operas, Bizet's "Carmen," but...
A Look at the 74th Annual Festa di Sant’Antonio di Padova in Elmont, Long Island
By Giovanni di Napoli After a trying week of work, my friend and I were looking for a brief respite from the city, so we took a short trip to Elmont, Long Island for the opening night of the Feast of Saint Anthony. Arriving a little early, we visited the newly renovated Saint Anthony Chapel on 90 Meacham Avenue for the Novena. Greete...