Passport mission in Pittsburgh – July 12, 2014
To accommodate as well as possible the numerous requests of new passports from Italian citizens residing in the Pittsburgh area, this Consulate General will be on a mission Saturday July 12 at the offices of the Pittsburgh Honorary Consul (Prof. Carla Lucente), Fisher Hall, 728, 600 Forbes Avenue. On this occasion the appointed employee wi...
The summer opera festival at Arena di Verona
Verona's summer opera festival makes its return to Verona's ancient Roman Arena. Carmen, Aida, Turandot, A Masked Ball, Madama Butterfly, and the unforgettable Romeo et Juliette are the six classics set to run June 20th to September 7th, lighting up the summer nights of this City of Lovers. Officially opening the season is Lo spettacolo st...
Volunteers & Donations Needed for La Festa Italiana!
Able, willing & trust-worthy Volunteers are the backbone of La Festa's success!! NEEDED: Set-Up/Clean-Up.. Keep the street clean, garbage under control and help take down everything on the Monday after La Festa (August 18th).Game Barkers – Run a game trailer.Hourly 50/50 – Walk through La Festa crowd selling Hourly 50/50 Raffles. Comp...
Great Italians of the past: Enrico Fermi
WTI Magazine #36 2014 June, 25Author : Giuseppina Salzano e Giovanni Verde Translation by: Enrico Fermi is universally considered one of the greatest scientists of all time. His contributions in the field of nuclear physics mark a turning point in science and literally change the history, affecting policy decisions of a global nature...
The Transatlantic Gaze: Italian Cinema, American Film now available in paperback
THE TRANSATLANTIC GAZE: ITALIAN CINEMA, AMERICAN FILM by Mary Ann McDonald Carolan is now available in paperback in the Italian/American Culture series from SUNY Press. San Francisco Book Review calls this collection of essays "an astutely focused text on a universally acknowledged subject, but one that is rarely covered these days, even in academi...
Il Festival delle Storie ha trovato l'America
Storie dell'altro mondo, l'America dei paisà, il Festival delle Storie. Il prossimo 30 agosto Alvito, Valle di Comino, nella provincia di Frosinone, racconterà proprio gli italo-americani, nella prima delle nove giornate del Festival delle Storie, la kermesse culturale ideata da Vittorio Macioce arrivata alla quinta edizione. Una cultura c...
2015 Expo Milan: At world’s fair, the U.S. pavilion is poised to address the big issues
by Whitney Pipkin World's fairs have long served as international display cases for innovation — show-stopping events that introduce us to architectural feats like the Eiffel Tower and culinary traditions like ice cream cones. The next international exposition, 2015 Expo Milan, will take on one of the globe's most vexing questions...
Meet Laurie Fabiano, Author of Best-Selling Novel Elizabeth Street
Laurie Fabiano's dramatic tale of survival against the odds in New York City's rough and tumble tenements at the turn of the twentieth century is based on her own family history. The novel's protagonist, Giovanna, immerses herself in the shadowy world of extortion and murder to fight the Black Hand, a precursor to the mafia. Join the Staten Island...
Ferrari says 60th US anniversary would be celebrated with “special” model
Ferrari has been keeping this fact very low profile, slipping it inside the release that focuses on the financial results for the first six months of 2014. It's no wonder they're trying to be mysterious, since this week the brand has been surrounded by the implications of the huge change at top – its Chairman, Luca di Montezemolo, left the...
Bruno's of Brooklyn opens Oct. 23 in Fort Myers
by Tammy Ayer Bruno's of Brooklyn, an Italian eatery featuring artisan gourmet foods, has set its grand opening in downtown Fort Myers for Oct. 23. Festivities will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 2112 Second St. Guests can sample select menu items and receive complimentary gifts with a meal purchase while supplies last. ...
Leonardo and the Reinvention of Anatomy - October 23 | 6:30 pm - 9:00 p | $10
When Vesalius started his life journey five hundred years ago, Leonardo Da Vinci's own journey into the human body was symbolically coming to an end. Denounced by a German collaborator for necromancy, he would eventually be barred by the Church from even entering the Ospedale di Santo Spirito under accusations of "heresy and cynical dissection of c...
Missione in Florida dei Distretti Digitali del Friuli Venezia-Giulia
Per promuovere le opportunità di investimento in Florida nel settore ICT la Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast organizzerà, in collaborazione con la CCIAA di Udine, una missione esplorativa negli USA di 10 aziende e associazioni di start up del settore ICT del Friuli Venezia-Giulia. Dal 3 al 5 di novembre 2014 è previsto un intens...