Lino Tagliapietra: the art and innovation of glass blowing
by Michela Tartaglia Lino Tagliapietra answered the phone from his apartment, in Venice at 8PM, local time and immediately begins the conversation by describing the colors of the sunset over the Laguna from his apartment window. "There is another place in the world that has a sunset just as beautiful" he continues, "That place is Seattle"....
Michael Serao
Michael Serao is no stranger to Astoria. He has 11 years of banking experience which included six years at Commerce Bank in Astoria and three years as Vice President of JP Morgan Chase Bank in Astoria. As grandson of Edward Serao from Bogan and Sons Furniture, a Steinway Street store that was a fixture for decades, Serao is following in hi...
Festa Italiana Milwaukee
Milwaukee's venerable Festa Italiana will hold forth from July 17 to 19 at Henry W. Maier Festival Park on the city's lakefront. The Flag Throwers of the Florentine will travel from Italy to perform at this year's festa. Headline acts include Dove c'è Musica's Tribute to Eros Ramazzotti and Henry Prego's award-winning tribute to Frank Sinatra....
Andrea Pirlo revealed as New York City FC player on club website
by Caitlin O'Connell New York City FC's very own website revealed that Juventus and Italy legend Andrea Pirlo has joined the club, according to a page that was on its website on Tuesday night but was later removed after the details spread throughout social media. By accidentally publishing the page to the public, New York City FC confirme...
Caserta, Terra dei Fuochi addio Boom nella produzione di pomodori
di Claudio Del Frate Alla fine del 2015 la produzione di pomodori in provincia di Caserta sarà aumentata del 50% rispetto all'anno precedente. Il dato diffuso nei giorni scorsi a livello locale è stato confermato ieri dalle organizzazioni campane degli agricoltori. Il macroscopico riscontro statistico non è un semplice capriccio s...
Calabresi invite all to Festa della Famiglia
The Società San Francesco di Paola together with the Calabresi In America Organization are again honoring the patron saint of Calabria, San Francesco di Paola, by inviting the entire Italian American Community to our 34th "Festa Della Famiglia" at Casa Italia on August 6th through the 9th, 2015. The weekend long festivities begin with a Triduo in...
Holy Rosary Church in Ansonia gears up for the 48th Italian Festival Festa! 2015
by Jean Falbo-Sosnovich Holy Rosary Church parishioners have been busy preparing for their 48th annual Italian festival, Festa! 2015, which begins Thursday. The wildly popular festival, which draws thousands each year, will run from 5 to 10 p.m. through Saturday, on the church grounds, 10 Father Salemi Drive. Admission is free. T...
The unchanging look of the Italian image. The ethnic movie image that never seems to change or improve
by Cookie Curci With the exception of a few films or TV series, today's Italian-American actors have become little more than a cookie-cutter image of the nefarious mobster. Italian American film characters have been limited to the roll of mob boss or Mafia hit men. With the popularity of HBO's "The Soprano's" and the constant resurgence of...
Italian star to coach Miami FC soccer team
by Michelle Kaufman While David Beckham and his team of investors continue to negotiate for a MLS stadium deal next to Marlins Park, Miami's other new pro soccer team, Miami FC of the NASL, announced Monday that Italian legend Alessandro Nesta will be its coach when the team begins play in April. Nesta, considered one of the premi...
Body of St. Maria Goretti Arriving in the U.S.
by Joseph Pronechen St. Maria Goretti has arrived in the USA for her "Pilgrimage of Mercy," a tour that will run through 18 states. (See the tour stops and dates here.) In Part I we looked at the reasons, hopes and expectations for the pilgrimage of this youngest canonized saint in the Catholic Church. Now it's time for a few more fascinating deta...
Be a chef for a day
Baltimore, October 10th-11th, 2015: BE A CHEF FOR A DAY - NATIONAL CHILDREN'S CULINARY ARTS FESTIVAL. 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM A community event where real chefs will work with mini-chefs! Pratt-Light Plaza will be an educational station, a market and a pet friendly area.We want to show to our children that cooking is fun and can bec...
The Institute officially re-opens with Ferlinghetti exhibition
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 Time: 6 PM. Location: IIC (Opera Plaza, 601 Van Ness Avenue, Suite F, San Francisco) Organized by: IIC, Italian Consulate General Now that we have finished moving into our new premises, we would like to welcome you with an opening reception featuring the world premiere of paintings related to Europe by the inte...