Joey DeFrancesco at Scullers Jazz Club (Feb. 20)
When: February 20, 2015Where: Scullers Jazz Club – Doubletree Suites by Hilton Hotel Boston – Cambridge, 400 Soldiers Field Road, Allston, MA Hammond B3 player Joey DeFrancesco was a child prodigy and was one of the two youngest musicians to work with Miles Davis. Today, he is one of the most in-demand B3 players carrying on the great tradition of...
The 10th Los Angeles Italia Film, Fashion, and Art Fest opened in L.A.
by Silvia Simonetti Anniversaries are a celebration of continuity and success, and the 10th edition of the Los Angeles Italia Film, Fashion, and Art Festival is no exception. Running February 15 through 21, 2015, at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, the Festival has been growing in popularity and prestige since its...
Rome suburbs in new street art project
Rome's outlying suburbs are among some of the neighbourhoods chosen to feature in a new street art project aimed at creating an 'alternative' tourism itinerary in the capital, local culture authorities announced Thursday. The project has seen the creation of 40 works by street artists in as many locations in the course of two months. These...
Banking On Mixology Trend, Italian Bitters Proliferate In U.S.
After years of stagnant growth, the Italian bitters-liqueurs category is now blossoming in the U.S. market, driven by current mixology trends and maturing consumer palates. While Gruppo Campari leads the category with its namesake bitter brand—which has seen strong growth recently—a host of other players are also bullish on the category, with new p...
Franchitto receives honor from Italian American group
Diana Franchitto, president and CEO of Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island (HHCRI), was recently honored by the Rhode Island Region of the National Organization of Italian American Women as one of its 2015 Three Wise Women. The award is given annually to three of Rhode Island’s most accomplished women of Italian descent. President and...
Great Pizza at Mozzaluna
Tucked inside the Old World Wisconsin-like Stonewood Village in Brookfield is a cozy Italian restaurant serving Neapolitan-style pizzas. Still the most common style of pizza in Italy, Neopolitan pies are the godfather of American pizza as we know it today. Everything from national chains to Maria's and Ian's are descendants of Neapolitan pizzas. T...
Knicks' Andrea Bargnani plays on with injured thumb
Andrea Bargnani will end his season injured but playing as the Italian forward attempts to salvage his career and reputation. According to a team source, Bargnani suffered a partially torn ligament in his left thumb last week. The injury to Bargnani's non-shooting hand will not prevent him from playing in the Knicks' final five games,...
Italian good news: Foreign Trade, in February import and export both growing
WTI Magazine #58 2015 April, 17Author : Exportiamo.it Translation by: ISTAT data on Foreign Trade in February 2015, give a photo of a cyclical increase in imports and exports with a trade surplus of 3.5 billion euro, increasing if compared to February 2014 (2.4 billion euro). Italian exports gave a positive performance (+ 2.5%) due to t...
Masterful Italian Design Now Available To The Masses
If you've ever wanted your apartment to look like the set of a Fellini film, the MoMA Design Store has you covered. On May 1, the Design Store is launching a collection of 32 fun and feisty tabletop pieces by some of Italy's design greats, encompassing everything from reissued design masterpieces to more contemporary works by the current torchbeare...
Il regale Figaro di Roberto Tagliavini conquista l’Opera di Los Angeles
by Elisabetta Russo "In America si vive il teatro come se fosse il cinema, uno spettacolo cui la gente assiste principalmente per divertirsi". È la prima volta che Roberto Tagliavini - basso originario di Parma - si esibisce negli Stati Uniti, eppure sembra aver già colto la profonda essenza e la vivacità spensierata del pubblico loca...
Mamma e me (Mommy & me) - Parliamo in Italiano (Let's speak Italian)
May 25, 2015 Monday 10:30 AM - 11:30 AMRadici - 303 7th Street SoutheastWashington, District of Columbia 20003Join us for a fun morning of Italian activities and treats! Educator and storyteller Meg Lowey is hosting a special class for moms and their bambini at the market. Our Monday, May 28th session will be all about learning...
Ottica Dante Americas Announces Exclusive Distribution of Tonino Lamborghini Eyewear Collection in North America
Ottica Dante Americas LLC, a US leading distributor of high-end Italian eyewear products, and the Italian luxury accessories company, Tonino Lamborghini Group, announce they have entered into an exclusive agreement for the marketing and distribution of the Tonino Lamborghini EYEWEAR collection in North America. The marketing and distributi...