Diritti e cultura negli appuntamenti per i prossimi mesi
di Francesca La Marca Le settimane che verranno, dal punto di vista degli italiani all'estero, saranno scandite da due momenti molto significativi. Il primo è quello della definitiva conferma della decisione di svolgere entro l'anno le elezioni per il rinnovo dei COMITES, dopo tre rinvii e cinque anni di attesa. Il secondo riguarda gli Sta...
Workshop "AP Italian Language and Culture Course" - Saturday, October 4, 2014
Sponsored by IACE in collaboration with Societa' onoraria Italiana di Huntigton at Huntington High School, 188 Oakwood Rd, Huntington, NY 11743. "Participants will have an opportunity to engage in a professional exchange of ideas on the AP Italian Language and Culture Course. They will learn specific instructional tec...
34 New Villa Italian Kitchen Restaurants Now Open In Malls Across The U.S.
Villa Enterprises announced today it has opened 34 Villa Italian Kitchen quick-serve restaurants in regional malls throughout the U.S. The units were acquired in April from Chicago-based General Growth Properties, Inc. and have been transformed into the popular, 50 year old Villa Italian Kitchen brand. Read more Source:&n...
Exhibition Opening "Lights from the Dark" - November 07, 2014 at 6:00 pm
'Lights from the Dark. Mafia and Antimafia: pictures for an inventory", a journey from Palermo to New York to keep on telling the historical facts from the Sicilian Workers Leagues (Fasci Siciliani) to the murder of Joe Petrosino and the captures of the mafia-bosses Luciano Liggio, Salvatore Riina and Bernardo Provenzano. An itinerant exhi...
How Christopher Columbus Sailed Into U.S. History Thanks To Italians!!!
It's been 521 years since the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus "sailed the ocean blue/in fourteen hundred and ninety-two." Since then, there have been thousands of parades, speeches and statues commemorating Columbus, along with a critical rethinking of his life and legacy. But the question remains, how did a man who never set foot on...
"Understanding Italy" presentation from Italian Trade Agency&Study abroad info
Presentation from Matteo Picariello (Italian Trade Commissioner) and Bart Pascoli (North American Project Coordinator) of the Italian Trade Agency. As the 4th largest economy of the EU and 8th largest economy in the world, Italy depends on remaining a strong leader in exports to the international community. Join Matteo Picariello, Italian...
Il Barocco Italiano
December 19 7:30 PM Il Circolo and The SYMPHONIA of Boca Raton are happy to present and exclusive concert in Palm Beach at the beautiful Royal Poinciana Chapel. "Il Barocco Italiano" will feature the Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" and Conductor-Soloist David Kim, concertmaster for the Philadelphia Orchestra. We will have an exclusive VIP event...
Nissoli (PI): A Floridia in Sicilia con gli emigrati in USA per rendere omaggio a Maria Santissima Immacolata
L'on. Fucsia Nissoli (PI) ha partecipato, il 7 e l'8 dicembre scorsi, alle cerimonie religiose in onore di Maria Santissima Immacolata svoltesi nel Comune di Floridia, in provincia di Siracusa, assieme a molti connazionali rientrati dagli Usa. In particolare, molto sentita è stata la tradizionale processione della Madonna per le vie del pa...
Bacci Opens U.S. Sales and Service Branch in North Carolina
Bacci America has opened a technical and sales services branch in Charlotte, NC, to provide direct support to its North American customers. The U.S. office has two specialized technicians on staff to install new machines and service existing machines. Among U.S. customers are Vaughan-Bassett Furniture and Hunter Douglas. Read more...
Ron Gilbert, past and future of the Italian American film community
In Hollywood there are movie stars and then there are working actors; hard working people that just never became a household name. More often than not those are very well connected in the industry and well respected by their peers. Ron Gilbert is one of those actors with a very distinct voice, a memorable face and, at 6-foot-1, a commanding presenc...
Coppell resident honored by Italian foundation
Coppell native Josh Brunelli is the recipient of the National Italian American Foundation's (NIAF) Jack Valenti Scholarship. "Hopefully earning the scholarship put a smile on the faces of my Italian ancestors up in Heaven, because without them I would be nothing," Jack Valenti Scholarship recipient and former Coppell High School student Josh Brune...
La Locanda: classic Italian cuisine served with passion and flair
Tried and true, old-world Italian classics fill a very extensive and diverse menu. Seventeen years ago, in June of 1998, La Locanda Ristorante became an integral part of the Delaware County culinary landscape. It's a gem still recognized as one of the finest restaurants in the entire area and well beyond its own boundaries. Read...