Arturo Di Modica and His Charging Bull
By Giovanni di Napoli Since beginning this exercise in ethnic self-awareness I've intermittently written about New York City's public monuments by Sicilian Americans, specifically the works of Anthony de Francisci and Pietro Montana. However, no discussion of Sicilian-American sculptors would be complete without mentioning Arturo DiModica...
Chef Jasper Mirabile celebrates Italy’s Carnevale with cannoli
I came across a poem today about cannoli, and I thought it was fitting for Carnevale. As you know, Carnevale comes 40 days before Easter, kind of like a last fling before Ash Wednesday. Let's just say it's one big party, a last hurrah full of rich foods and sweet desserts. Carnevale comes from the words "carne," which means meat, and "lea...
Rinnovo COMITES/ la lista “Italia unita” ammessa a Detroit
Anche la comunità di Detroit ha deciso di cogliere l'opportunità datale dalla re-indizione delle elezioni dei Comites e relativa riapertura del termine per la presentazione delle liste. Pubblicata sul sito del Consolato, si chiama "Italia unita" l'unica ammessa alle elezioni. La lista è composta da 12 candidati, questi i loro nomi.&nb...
CEDAR GROVE: Unico offers scholarships
The Cedar Grove Chapter of Unico National is accepting applications for its annual scholarship awards. This year the chapter will be awarding several Cedar Grove resident high school seniors $1,000 awards. In addition to the local chapter scholarships there are eight district and national awards for undergraduates and two awards for post graduate s...
Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival to host Spaghetti Western event
Nuovo Italiano Cinema Film Festival will host C’era Una Volta Il West (Once Upon a Time in the West) a fundraising event Thursday, April 9 at Cannon Green, 103 Spring Street from 7–10 p.m. Guests are encouraged to wear western-themed apparel to compete in a “Best Costume” competition. The event will also feature a silent auction, adult bev...
At Large in Ballard: The New Italians
by Peggy Sturdivant Their parents didn't immigrate to America. They are not first, second or third generation Italian-Americans. They work in research laboratories at UW, the Hutch, and Seattle Children's Research Institute. They work at Microsoft and Boeing, Amazon and start-up companies. They are the new Italians living and working in Se...
Baritone Luca Salsi Pulls a Leading-Role Double
By Vivien Schweitzer Last Wednesday the tenor Michael Fabiano stepped in for an indisposed Joseph Calleja as Edgardo in "Lucia di Lammermoor" at the Metropolitan Opera, a whirlwind substitution that began at 1 p.m. when he got the call while running errands in Philadelphia. On Saturday night at the Met the baritone Luca Salsi pull...
Great Italians of the Past: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
WTI Magazine #58 2015 April, 17Author : Giovanni Verde Translation by: The extraordinary artistic talent of Giovanni Battista Piranesi has often been underestimated in Italy. The Venetian artist was involved in a series of works of great value and author of an original review of the Italian artistic past, condensed in the grandeur of th...
Airola, una statua bronzea di San Giorgio Martire per rafforzare il legame tra italoamericani e airolani
Dove una volta, prima che il sisma del 1980 la distruggesse, sorgeva la chiesa arcipretale che conservava un affresco del 1713 di Cacciapoti, raffigurante la gloria di San Giorgio Martire, patrono della città di Airola, da oggi si staglia al centro di quella che una volta fu la piazza centrale una statua in bronzo del cavaliere santo che trafigge i...
Italian firearms manufacturer opens gallery in Memphis
by Michelle Corbet Wednesday Memphis joined an elite list of cities when it became the seventh city in the world to open a Beretta Gallery. Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta is an Italian-based multinational firearms manufacturer. Established in 1526, Beretta is the world's oldest industrial dynasty, tracing its roots through 16 generat...
La Ciociara: special screening of the masterpiece starring Sofia Loren
On the occasion of the World Premiere of Marco Tutino and Fabio Ceresa's opera La Ciociara at SF Opera, the Italian Cultural Institute of SF will present a special screening of the 1960 film of the same title by Vittorio De Sica, starring Sofia Loren. Sunday, May 31 – 6:30pmNew People Cinema - 1746 Post St, San Francisco Tickets: $20...
Richly deserved: Community-minded individuals to be honored for their work
The Italian American Civic Association tonight is taking time from its busy schedule to honor four of its members for their lifelong efforts to improve life in the city of Watertown, Jefferson County and the proud Italian community. Those to be recognized are: ■ John Doldo Jr.; ■ Donald L. Calarco; ■ Wilfred T. Varno; and ■ Fre...