Maestro D’Arte Francesco Santoro Presents Art Classes and Lectures in NYC This Summer
Join NOIAW member and Maestro D'Arte Francesco Santoro for a series of art classes and art history lectures in New York City this summer! Born in Italy, Francesco Santoro had a passion for art at a very young age. His formal art training began in the 1970's, and today his artistic philosophy remains linked to his interest in painting as a mean...
Diliberto Winery featuring Italian food, music all summer long
Celebrate Italian-American culture with unique wine pairings, cooking demonstrations, musical performances and more during Diliberto Winery's "Italian Experience" series this summer. Owner and winemaker Sal Diliberto said he enjoyed planning the Tuscany-themed event for his winery in Jamesport because it reflects his family's lifestyle. &...
Michael Cimino, ‘Deer Hunter’ and ‘Heaven’s Gate’ Director, Dies at 77
by Tim Gray Michael Cimino, who won Oscars as director and a producer of "The Deer Hunter" before "Heaven's Gate" destroyed his career and sped up the demise of 60-year-old United Artists, has died. He was 77. Friends called the police when they couldn't reach him and he was found dead Saturday. Cannes Film Festival director Thierry F...
How the sanctuary of Circe, Ulysses’s enchantress, was discovered near Latina
by Cinzia Dal Maso It has always been called the Villa of the Four Winds: it is a Roman building with sloping terraces, just a few steps from the center of San Felice Circeo, in the province of Latina, overlooking the sea. It is a wonderful, truly stunning place, which is said to have hosted the triumvir Lepidus during his exile. Sloping...
2016 to be a bumper year for Italian cosmetics
The Italian beauty and cosmetics sector is in for a bumper year, according to a new report from the Cosmetica Italia Study Centre presented this week. Exports are expected to rise by 11%, while domestic consumption is due to grow by 0.7%, the study found. "By year end global turnover in the sector will have exceeded 10.5 billion euros, a 5% ri...
Our Lady of Mt Carmel Festival Day Processional in Springfield's South End
In anticipation of the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in mid-July, members of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Society carried a statue of the Blessed Mother through the streets of the South End to their headquarters, where they provided a free brunch and music for the community. As it was carried outside the church, the procession paused s...
Apericena & Cinema
By Gina Fabbro Summer nights are full of fun things to do, including events with the Italian Club! We recently hosted an Apericena & Film night on the University of Utah campus, where we served small appetizer bites before watching Roberto Benigni's masterpiece "La Vita è Bella" (Life is Beautiful). Here is the menu from the event, in...
St. Benedict’s School welcomes new principal
St. Benedict's School in Throgs Neck welcomed a new principal this week. Tuesday was Ray Vitiello's second official day as principal of St. Benedicts School. Vitiello has more than two decades with the Archdiocese of New York, serving as a school principal in Kingsbridge and as a regional superintendent. "It's much more per...
Everything old is new again:Zoppé Italian Family Circus brings new acts for all ages to Napa Valley Expo
If you happen to be born into the Zoppé family, your fate is sealed. Since 1842 -- when a French street clown and a Hungarian equestrienne ballerina ran off to Venice, married and started a circus dynasty -- six generations of Zoppés have carried forward the tradition of a one-ring, old-world styled show dedicated to the celebration of life, l...
Everything we know about Lady Gaga's new album 'Joanne'
The world got its first taste of new Lady Gaga material with her new single Perfect Illusion, and now, Gaga is teasing out new information about her forthcoming album. In a phone interview with Zane Lowe on Beats 1, the singer revealed the title, release date and emotional inspiration behind her new music, in addition to a list of collabor...
Italy is tops, bookings are up, according to Travel Leaders’ new luxury survey
The country that brought us Ferrari and elite fashion houses like Gucci and Valentino has been named the top destination for luxury travel in the coming year. According to Travel Leaders Group's Fall Luxury Travel Trends findings, Italy ranks first among top luxury destinations, followed by European river cruises, the United States, Medite...
Leopardi's Colle dell'Infinito 'deeply' damaged
Sunday's 6.5 magnitude earthquake in central Italy caused "deep" damage to the Colle dell'Infinito in Recanati, the hill that inspired great 19th-century Romantic poet Giacomo Leopardi's most famous poem, the mayor of the Marche village said. The tremor opened up "a deep fissure" in the hilltop, which is visited by millions of tourists a year, Mayo...