Ara Pacis explores the Emperor's politics and propaganda
As celebrations of the bimillennium since the death of Augustus continue, Rome hosts the exhibit L'arte del comando. L'eredità di Augusto, at the Museo dell'Ara Pacis until September 7th. The event marks the first Roman Emperor's capacity to win the consensus and approval that would allow him to become a model and source of inspiration, even after...
Major Exhibit about Michelangelo Opens in Rome
An extraordinary exhibition to mark the 450th anniversary of Michelangelo's death – 18 February 1564 – is opening today in Rome at the Musei Capitolini, located in Piazza del Campidoglio, the very same square Michelangelo designed and made famous around the world. "Michelangelo. Incontrare un artista universale" features 70 works by the Tu...
Come See the Work of One of the Greatest Italian Designers of the 20th Century
By Mauro Battocchi It's San Francisco Design Week and today Italy continues its design dance in the limelight with the opening of an exhibition of the great Vico Magistretti's work at the Italian Cultural Institute (814 Montgomery Street) at 6:30PM. The exhibition, made possible by the Fondazione Studio Museo Vico Magistretti in M...
Retail Properties of America : DOPO Restaurant Opening at The Gateway
Retail Properties of America, Inc. (NYSE:RPAI or the "Company") announced today DOPO, LLC is opening a new restaurant concept, DOPO, at The Gateway in Salt Lake City, Utah. DOPO, meaning "NEXT" in Italian, is an upscale, live music-oriented restaurant, featuring Mediterranean and Italian fare with nightly live jazz. DOPO will feature a 1930's supp...
Teeing Up for Education
Sign up now for NIAF's 10th Annual New York Golf Tournament on Monday, August 11, at the Old Westbury Golf & Country Club in Old Westbury, N.Y. The tournament benefits the Foundation's scholarship and educational programs for the New York area. Registration and breakfast at 10:30 a.m. Foursome packages include shotgun start at noon; co...
Embroidered Stories Interpreting Women's Domestic Needlework from the Italian Diaspora
For Italian immigrants and their descendants, needlework represents a marker of identity, a cultural touchstone as powerful as pasta and Neapolitan music. Out of the artifacts of their memory and imagination, Italian immigrants and their descendants used embroidering, sewing, knitting, and crocheting to help define who they were and who they have b...
Garibaldi-Meucci Museum to Host NOT IN A TUSCAN VILLAGE Speaker, 9/13
On Saturday, September 13 at 2 pm, the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum will present a very special guest speaker. Nancy Petralia, along with her husband John, is author of "Not in a Tuscan Villa," which is currently a bestseller in the travel book section on Amazon.com. The book tells the real-life story of this middle-aged American couple who wen...
Columbus Day in Chicago, october 2014
Dear Members and Friends, It's hard to believe, but the Columbus Day Parade is just a short month and a half away. Columbus Day, a National Legal Holiday, is celebrated by Italian Americans honoring the feat of the great navigator. As you know, we invite all of our brothers and sisters of all ethnicities, race and culture to celebrate wit...
Riding the Rails Italian Style: Italian Wheels on the Streets of San Francisco
Have you ever noticed the jaunty vintage streetcars rolling along Market Street and around the Embarcadero? Have you ever wondered why some of them have foreign identifications on them? That would be because they are vintage streetcars from around the world, including Milan, Italy! In 1962 San Francisco county voters approved several bond...
Fans Flock to Michéal Castaldo’s Première Performance at SOPAC
Fans from near and far gathered at the South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) in South Orange, New Jersey, to hear Michéal Castaldo, an award-winning Italian tenor, songwriter, and producer, perform on September 21. The two-show event, A Musical Celebration of the Italian Spirit—A Feast for the Ears, Eyes, and Soul, was produced by Ma...
NIAF 39th Anniversary Awards Gala
During the NIAF 39th Anniversary Awards Gala, as the Foundation celebrates Italian American culture and heritage, noted actor, writer and director John Turturro, who is featured in the highly anticipated PBS documentary series "The Italian Americans," will showcase the project before thousands of black tie-guests from across the United States and I...
Italian lifestyle: Amore, the new collection from Pasquale Bruni
WTI Magazine #46 2014 October, 29Author : Living Adamis Translation by: Pasquale Bruni presents his new collection, Amore. Icon of Italian jewelry house, the word "Amore" distinguishes precious creations that become a message to be brought with you. Jewelry that define a true "soul" philosophy: embrace life, its unique moments, peopl...