"L'oro di Napoli: All That Glitters Is Gold!" A Symposium
Thursday, June 4, 6:00 PM John D. Calandra Italian American Institute A city rich in art, literature, and culture, Naples is often associated only with what might plaque a large city. This symposium is dedicated to Naples and its many splendors. Guest of honor is the Honorable Luigi de Magistris, Mayor of Naples. Joining him with be scho...
Maurizio Forte, nuovo direttore ICE a New York, si presenta
by Maurita Cardone Viene da Mosca e si è insediato da appena due settimane nella sede dell'Italian Trade Commission (o Istituto per il Commercio Estero, ICE) di 67th Street. In occasione delle celebrazioni per la Festa della Repubblica, il nuovo trade commissioner Maurizio Forte si è presentato ufficialmente alla comunità italiana di New Y...
Leading Italian Women Open Up Frank Discussion at the Italian Cultural Institute
They embody the ultimate dream of any Italian woman seeking a senior leadership role. They are all endowed with natural leadership skills and refined knack for opportunity management. They are strong-willed, hardworking, purpose-driven and – above all – hyper successful in their respective industries in law, science, business, hi-tech. The...
10 Things Italians Do Better
Lets face it Italy and Italians do a lot of popular things and often better than almost anywhere on earth. All over the world it really is true that Everybody Loves Italian. Sport Cars like Ferrari, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Bugati etcetra. Clothes and Fashion such as Versaci, Armani and an unending number of very high end clothing. We take our cl...
Sing Along with Opera on Tap
"O Sole Mio", "Funiculli, Funiculla", "Volare"...you know you sing them in the shower, but now we want you to sing them along with the best! Join us and bring your friends for a special Guest Cena, when our friends from Opera On Tap will lead us in a sing-a-long of your favorite Italian folk songs. Click here to RSVP or call the Club at (972) 931-9...
Berwyn Mayor Robert J. Lovero
by Leonard F. Amari This month we introduce in these pages, the highly respected and hardworking mayor of the city of Berwyn, Illinois. Robert J. Lovero. Having been born at Mother Cabrini Hospital in the Taylor Street Neighborhood and residing in Berwyn for the last 50 years, Bob has embraced his Italian-American heritage as an integral p...
That’s Amore opens second location in Cape
If you're going to call your new Italian restaurant "That's Amore" — meaning "that's love" in English — you'd better be pretty confident that your food, as well as the entire dining experience, can live up to the expectation of such a lofty name. That's Amore? It'd better be. Add that expectation to the fact that That's Amore is located in what wa...
Chef Nicola Portinari returns!
arte italia is pleased to announce the return of renowned Chef Nicola Portinari from Veneto, Italy! Chef Portinari will guest-host culinary exhibition classes September 27th - 29th. Please read about visiting Chef Portinari and enter your name in the Randomized Selection Registration explained below. You may register anytime from August 17th -...
Christopher Columbus Statue Rededication
Members of the Italian American One Voice Coalition (www.iaovc.org) were pleased this past weekend to join the Mercer County Italian American Festival Association, New Jersey State Senator President Stephen Sweeney, and other dignitaries, in rededicating the Christopher Columbus statue at the Italian American Heritage Center in Hamilton Township....
Italian American Veterans Post holding festival Sept. 26
Festa Italiana at the Italian American Veterans Post 1, 4567 Oberlin Ave. in Lorain, will take place noon to 10 p.m., Sept. 26. There will be live entertainment throughout the day and at 2:30 p.m. Lu DeGenaro and Gino Minacci will be recognized. Dinner will take place from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Menu includes Italian wedding soup, stuffed she...
Making Art in Schools Possible
by Bianca Friundi C.I.A.O. is a unique art program offered by the Museo Italo Americano and is available for all San Francisco middle schools. The name of the program is very easy to remember: Children's Italian Art Outreach (CIAO). The program started back in 1982, when the Museo was located in North Beach, on the 3rd floor of Ca...
Italy’s Culture Ministry plans walking tour along the Appian Way, ancient Rome’s “Queen of Roads”
by Antonello Cherchi The art of walking is something that Italy plans to revive through the preservation and development of important roads in the country's history. First and foremost, the focus will be on the Appian Way, dubbed in the 1st century AD by Roman poet Publius Papinius Statius "Regina Viarum." The "queen of the roads"...