Opinion: Guinta Should Work to Honor Luigi Del Bianco
By Douglas Gladstone "The truth is like the sun, you can shut it out for a time, but it ain't going away." That quote from Elvis Presley. has always struck a chord with me. Especially when my thoughts turn to an obscure Italian immigrant named Luigi Del Bianco. I hope it strikes a chord with U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta, R-NH, too. Tha...
dePierro announces candidacy for Township Council
During his 32nd Annual Brunch on Sunday, January 25, at the Parsippany Hilton, Michael dePierro announced his candidacy and announced his two running mates, Vincent Ferrara and Loretta Gragnani. dePierro has been a Parsippany Councilman since 1982, serving 32 years including terms as Council President and Vice President. He was also a member of th...
"Rigoletto" Opera for the Intermediate Speaker - 19 Feb 2015 at 5:30 PM
Studying famous opera pieces, will effectively help you build new vocabulary, as the memorization of the music facilitates the memorization of the words. Please join ICC native Italian instructor, Mirella Heimpel, to discover Italian opera, and learn more about Italian cultural heritage. Mirella will be the guide as students discover Verdi, and le...
Ballet Arizona’s ‘Napoli’ Embodies a Culture of Exuberance
Naples, a city I adore, and its environs burst to life onstage in "Napoli," a ballet choreographed in 1842 by August Bournonville. When the curtain rises on Act I, the audience applauds the view of the city's famous bay, with Vesuvius dominating the horizon. When it rises on Act II, the applause is accompanied by gasps, because here we're...
New York City Author Publishes “The Brooklyn Iceman,” a Saga of Italian Immigrants in Old New York
"It was hot and humid that July day in1917, and the neighborhood odors were floating along on top of the muggy air.... Big Gino and his friend Franzini were walking to the bank to deposit the cash Big Gino had from yesterday's ice wagon routes. They stepped off the curb at the corner to cross the street. "Bruno, the teamster driving the loaded bee...
New play brings Supreme Court Justice Scalia to the stage
Actor Edward Gero has spent a lot of time in court over the past year — the Supreme Court to be exact — watching, studying and listening to one justice in particular, seeing how he behaves. Justice Antonin Scalia, 79, is one of the court's most conservative, outspoken and polarizing characters, and now those qualities are providing the ing...
Joe Rolle is Reunited with Jack Riebel at Forthcoming Il Foro
Rolle has earned his stripes in town as a go-to guy for a successful restaurant opening. He was on the line with Riebel when Butcher and the Boar burst onto the Minneapolis restaurant scene. He was the one sweating over the burger perfection at Parlour and turning out the gorgeous plates at Borough. Rolle is an Iron Range from an Italian family. So...
AlmaLaurea and the University of California Berkeley: Together for Research
An impressive amount of quality statistical documentation, the one collected over more of 20 years by the Inter-University Consortium AlmaLaurea since its birth in 1994. An essential documentation in order to study the quality of learning as well as its impact on the lives of Italian graduates. The two annual census-type surveys (hence con...
April 16: Author Fran Claro presents The Macaroni's in the Basement
Thursday, April 16, 2015, 6pmJohn D. Calandra Italian American InstituteQueens College, CUNY - 25 West 43rd Street, 17th floor - New York, NY 10036 Aniella, Concetta, Giuseppina, and Maddelana are the quartet of immigrant women at the core of author and blogger Fran Claro's book The Macaroni's in the Basement (2014). This collection of s...
Italian wine: Verdicchio of the Marche region with Cantine Fontezoppa
WTI Magazine #58 2015 April, 17Author : Jennifer Gentile Martin for www.vinotravelsitaly.com Translation by: We're finally covering the wines of the Marche region located in central Italy. The Marche region borders the Adriatic Sea with Tuscany and Umbria to the west, Abruzzo to the south and Emilia-Romagna to the north. The climate is...
Montesacro a San Francisco. La prima pinseria degli Stati Uniti apre in California: antica tradizione e ingredienti italiani
Da centro di meditazione tibetano a pinseria romana. E un forno ultracentenario murato tra le pareti dell'edificio, nel cuore del Financial District di San Francisco. Sembra la sceneggiatura di un copione fantasy hollywoodiano e invece è la semplice realtà dei fatti, l'inizio di un'avventura imprenditoriale che da Montesacro, quartiere della perife...
Wines & Art of the Italian Renaissance in Houston – 12 May, 7 pm
During the 14th to 17th century, Italy experienced a rapid increase in economic development with an accompanying shift in philosophy, resulting in some of the world's most renowned artistic achievements. This period is referred to as the Renaissance, literally, a rebirth. Italian wine experienced a rebirth during the late 20th century, wit...