Bay Area Offers Great Options to Learn Italian
It's back to school season and the time for self improvement is ripe. If you've always wanted to try your tongue at the bella lingua now is the time. "Strike while the iron is hot!" as the Americans say. And the good news for you, dear lingual blacksmith, is that the Bay Area has a plethora of options for you to develop and hone your Italian skills...
Serata Italiana: Italian Party
"Serata Italiana will capture the essence of modern day Italy, while honoring our rich history and Columbus Day," says Event Chair and IHSI Past President, Ralph Tambasco. "All are invited to attend and help us celebrate – Italian style!" Guests will enjoy an evening of Italian food, music, entertainment and "Italian style" fun celebrating...
Renaissance Master Carlo Crivelli on Display at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Ornament and Illusion is the first monographic exhibition dedicated to Renaissance painter Carlo Crivelli in the United States. The Gardner's newly conserved Saint George Slaying the Dragon is the touchstone for a two-part installation. The first reunites four of six surviving panels from Crivelli's Porto San Giorgio altarpiece, of which t...
Jack Sarfatti, incontro con lo scienziato eccentrico che ha ispirato “Doc” di “Ritorno al Futuro”
di Roberto Bonzio Lo stralunato "Doc", il dottor Emmet Brown di "Ritorno al Futuro" è ispirato proprio a lui, che negli anni Settanta è stato una figura di punta della scienza quantistica e contemporaneamente della controcultura californiana. Scienziato eccentrico, Jack Sarfatti classe 1939 vive ancora a San Francisco, dove Italiani di Fro...
What's up with WTI: Editorial # 71
WTI Magazine #71 2015 October, 30Author : Umberto Mucci Translation by: Ciao from Rome! Welcome to the 71st issue of our online magazine. We are back in Rome, after our very profitable trip to New York and Washington. And we're planning a new trip to the US, this time to a few cities in the South, to attend a few important events, an...
Wines, Cheeses and Pastas of Italy
Jersey Shore Restaurant Week. Sunday, November 15, 2015 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM (EST) - Rumson, NJ. Vic Rallo, Host of PBS' "Eat, Drink, Italy" and Owner of Undici in Rumson and Birravino in Red Bank presents "WINES, CHEESES AND PASTAS OF ITALY" Sample over 50 wines and delicious cheeses (courtesy of Sickles Market in Shrew...
A master craftsman, part of Harvard Square’s fabric, to close
By Eric Moskowitz The suit John Kerry wore to accept the Democratic presidential nomination, the one he donned to walk his daughter down the aisle, and the blazer he grabs before every flight as secretary of state all came from the same place: not Brooks Brothers or Brioni but a little tailor shop above a grocer in Harvard Square. ...
Interview: Paolo Sorrentino Talks 'Youth,' The Happiest Moment Of Filmmaking, Michael Caine, Sun Kill Moon & More
By Charlie Schmidlin The word "grand" is bound to crop up when describing the films of Paolo Sorrentino. The director traffics in the type of grandeur that evokes Fellini, yet finds an alternate route, as well as the type that divides audiences immediately. Seven features in —including 2013's Oscar-winning "The Great Beauty"— Sorr...
Seven innovative companies spring up every day thanks to the law on start-ups
by Luca Tremolada Less than three years since the approval of the law on start-ups, the number of new Italian businesses has exceeded 5,000 according to a Unioncamere figure. Which means that seven new innovative companies are born every day. One in five has taken up residence inLombardy but Trentino-Alto Adige is the region with...
Over 100 migrants rescued by Italian Navy off Libyan coast
More than 100 migrants were rescued off the Libyan coast by the Italian Navy. Footage of the rescue operation was released by the Navy on Thursday (December 24). It showed armed officers on board navy vessels, approaching a rubber dinghy filled with migrants. The officers could be seen trying to calm down the migrants, and throwing life v...
Hit Refresh: Italian American Imagery in Mass Media – Round Table (21 Feb, 4:30 pm)
This roundtable discussion by leading California scholars in Italian American cinema and culture will cover some of the following questions related to Italian American media, representation, and history. What is the role of film and mass media in the constant reconstruction or refreshing of Italian and Italian American iconic images? ...
Marvino’s Italian Kitchen
By Virginia Lascara Business at the family-owned Marvino's Italian Kitchen has been picking up since its grand opening in May, owner David Herrera said. Herrera runs Marvino's with his wife, Alicia, and their two sons. The family also owns Alicia's Mexican Grill and Dario's American Cuisine, which have locations throughout the Houston...