A Measure of this World - Galileo's Dialog with the Universe Program @ Casa Belvedere Tues. 8/25
The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere presents: "A Measure of this World - Galileo's Dialogue with the Universe" with David Vincenti. A book presentation, reading and signing on Tuesday, August 25th @ 7:00 PM. Worth Noting: It is believed that on this date in 1609, Galileo first presented his improved telescope to th...
Mary Menna becomes VP/Market Manager for Greater Media Boston
Station group owner Greater Media says Rob Williams is leaving his position as vice president and market manager of the company's Boston radio properties. His last day will be Friday, Aug. 21. He will be replaced by Mary Menna. Williams, who has been commuting from Connecticut to Boston since he joined the company in 2012, has accepted another...
Can Jimmy Garoppolo become the next great Italian-American QB?
By Michael Bergmann In the NFL, Some of the all-time greats have been Italian-American. Vince Lombardi, the namesake for the NFL's Super Bowl trophy, Joe Montana, who won four Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers, Dan Marino, who led the Miami Dolphins to the playoffs 10 times in his 17 year career, and Vinny Testaverde, a Heisman...
Romance Languages Assistant Professor in Italian Studies
The Italian Studies Division in the Department of Romance Languages at the University of Pennsylvania seeks applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in Italian Studies. The candidate should have a PhD and native or near native proficiency in Italian; a strong background in 20th- & 21st-century literature, and in...
Arthur Miller’s “A view from the bridge” – Italian-American Night – October 6th
Festa Italiana invites you to the Seattle Repertory Theater for "Italian-American Night" on Tuesday, October 6th. There will be a backstage reception with wine, and remarks from local Italian-American community members and Rep artists before proceeding into the theater for the production of "A View from the Bridge", Arthur Miller's powerful pl...
Italian American Community Center to host annual Empty Bowls event
Greece, N.Y.The Italian American Community Center, 150 Frank DiMino Way, will host the 12th annual Empty Bowls Rochester at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 15. Participants will be able to share a simple meal and choose from handmade bowls to take home. The event also will include dessert, wine and beer tastings, a silent auction and music. Ticke...
Italian twins who were put up for adoption in US after their mother died in childbirth track down relatives via Facebook 55 years later
By Corey Charlton Twins born in Italy and put up for adoption in America have managed to track down their biological family in Europe via Facebook 55 years later. Jana Bennett and her twin sister Lisa Keeler were born in 1960, in Palermo, Italy. But now more than half a decade later and after numerous failed attempts to find...
In 'Great Scott,' Joyce DiDonato Leads An Opera Within An Opera
You don't often hear "football" and "bel canto" in the same sentence. How about the same opera? The new production Great Scott, which premiered Friday at the Dallas Opera, pulls that off with a meta-story of sorts: It's an opera about a struggling opera company, whose future just happens to hinge on the outcome of the Super Bowl. If...
Andrea Bocelli to host fundraising brunch at Lou Ruvo Center on Dec. 6
By Robin Leach Italian singer Andrea Bocelli is keeping a promise he made to Larry Ruvo's Keep Memory Alive fundraising events at the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. Andrea and his wife, Veronica, will host an extraordinary three-hour brunch there Dec. 6 to unveil a life-size marble sculpture of the tenor. ...
Our Gourmet: Radici offers eclectic, rustic Italian cuisine
Every time we're in Portsmouth, I'm amazed at the number of well-established restaurants I still haven't visited in the town where I grew up. Radici had been one of them, but we've now checked that off the list after a great dinner that made us feel like we were dining in the Italian countryside. Radici occupies a fairly small storefront o...
Kickstarter: Three indie filmmakers fly to Italy in search of divine intervention for a film they have been trying to make for the past 20 years
From the filmmakers who brought you "Ciao America" comes the final chapter in the Italian-American immigrant saga. Twenty years in the making, the script for "Miracle of Ferragosto" represents the dream project of the two Italian-American brothers from Boston. Join them and actor Eddie Malavarca as they travel to Italy to make their dream a reality...
New Italian restaurant opens its doors
By Charlie Holmes Walking through the door at Amici Trattoria in Athens is a feast for the eyes as well as a delight for the nose. The scent of pepperoni and oregano mixed with freshly baked crust greets you as soon as you step in. A moment later, a waitress might hustle by you carrying a plate stacked with golden pillows of fried ravioli surroun...