Francis Ford Coppola to Direct Italian-American Saga
by Tatiana Siegel Godfather fans rejoice. Francis Ford Coppola is returning to the Italian-American experience for his next directing effort. The Godfather helmer is readying an untitled film that will chronicle an Italian-American family and span from the 1930s to the 1960s. Coppola became one of the most celebrated director...
Wonderful Italian Wine for Summertime 6/26 NYC
The President of the Italian Wine & Food Institute cordially invite you to celebrate: Wonderful Italian Wine for SummertimeA wine and food tasting event exhibiting the best summer wines, especially Spumanti, Rosé, Prosecco and Moscato, and food specialties from ItalyWednesday, June 26, 2013 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Italian Trade Commission...
Green Bay Packers: Mason Crosby's rival Giorgio Tavecchio trusts in himself
by Tiler Dunne Inside this cafe off North Broadway, nobody recognizes Giorgio Tavecchio. At Green Bay's Kavarna Coffeehouse, he sips coffee, reads books on faith, on psychology and relaxes between practices. As the visits mounted and Tavecchio became a regular, two employees began to wonder. The tan skin. The hidden accent. They c...
Arrestato durante una protesta contro la chiusura di un ospedale a Brooklyn il candidato a sindaco Bill de Blasio
di Riccardo Chioni Gli agenti hanno ammanettato il public advocate Bill de Blasio mentre gridava assieme a centinaia di persone "Hell no, we won't go" durante un rally per cercare di salvare il Long Island College Hospital con un atto di disobbidienza civile nei pressi di Bryant Park a Midtown. Il gruppo di manifestanti si era riunito lun...
Russo’s Restaurants Celebrates Opening Tulsa’s First Russo’s Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen
Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen has arrived. Now, Tulsa residents can savor the tastes, aromas and unmistakable ambiance of an authentic New York-style pizzeria. The well-known upscale Italian restaurant that brings to life old world charm and hospitality is slated to open in early September at the Tuscany Village (situated at 8941 South Yale Av...
Staten Island families to attend annual Feast of St. Rocco
Salvatore Sciandra, 8, of Eltingville, who experienced what his family regards as a miracle cure, will be among the Staten Islanders making the trek into Lower Manhattan on Aug. 18 to honor the patron saint of the sick at the 124th Feast of St. Rocco. "It's a real miracle," said Salvatore's grandmother, Louise Fioriello of Westerleigh, reg...
ANNO VERDIANO: Verdi’s Bicentennial Celebration In Rockport, Massachusetts
The past August 11th, at the Shalin Liu Performance Center, in Rockport, Massachusetts, a free Community Live Opera Concert titled "GIUSEPPE VERDI: HIS HEROES AND VILLAINS" was offered to a large audience, proving once more that opera is more than alive. The Metropolitan Opera tenor Raul Melo and the New York City Opera baritone Peter Castaldi, ac...
Giro Girotondo - Attività e corsi in italiano per madrelingua
Inaugurato da MAPACI (Mamme e Papà per la Cultura Italiana) - neonato gruppo di Italians in DC - in collaborazione con Casa Italiana/Ente Gestore, parte GIRO GIROTONDO - Bambini a DC, il variegato programma di attività e corsi in italiano per bambini madrelingua! Lo scopo delle attività è di promuovere l'uso della lingua italiana tra i bam...
Trigiani's 'Big Stone Gap' to be filmed in Virginia town
By Bill Lohmann Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that best-selling Virginia author Adriana Trigiani will return to her hometown of Big Stone Gap to shoot the film version of her 2000 novel about the mountain town in Southwest Virginia. Filming is scheduled to begin this fall. Virginia Film Office Director Andy Edmunds said his...
Right on point: Prada toasts updated San Francisco boutique with ballet tribute
More than 300 ballet fans turned out Tuesday night at the newly refurbished downtown San Francisco Prada boutique to honor the San Francisco Ballet School. As reported by wwd, pretty ballet students, perfectly poised, traded tutus for the newest Prada styles. "This is a fantastic celebration of young talent at the San Francisco Ballet School, and a...
A New York le preziose "trasparenze" di Carlo Scarpa 1932-1947. Arte vetraria del novecento al Metropolitan Museum
Dopo il grande successo di pubblico e critica, la mostra Carlo Scarpa. Venini 1932 – 1947 a cura di Marino Barovier si trasferisce al Metropolitan Museum of Art di New York, e con il nuovo titolo di Venetian Glass by Carlo Scarpa: The Venini Company, 1932 – 1947, che rimarrà aperta al pubblico dal 5 novembre 2013 al 2 marzo 2014. La mostra...
Il Console Lapresa alla "Cena Italiana" dell'Union Club di Toledo (Ohio)
Si è tenuta la scorsa settimana presso l'Union Club di Toledo (Ohio) la terza edizione della "Cena italiana". Durante l'evento, alla presenza di oltre 100 persone, il Console d'Italia a Detroit Maria Luisa Lapresa ha conferito a Mauro Pino, Head of NAFTA Manufacturing/World Class Manufacturing di Chrysler, l'onorificenza OSI. Ospite d'ono...