James Gandolfini Remembered by Edie Falco During Tearful Emmys Tribute
Edie Falco will always miss her dear friend, James Gandolfini. Fighting back tears, The Sopranos actress remembered her late costar during an emotional tribute at the 2013 Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Sunday, Sept. 22 in L.A. Emmy-winning Sopranos actor Gandolfini died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 51 while on vacation...
CSI Hosting Annual Italian Buffet
Almost everything you could want at an Italian dinner will be available at the 11th annual Italian Buffet from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 in the College of Southern Idaho's Desert Café, said Doug Maughan, college public relations director, in an email to the Times-News. The annual event tests the skills of CSI's Culinary Arts and Hospitality st...
Mangia! Inside fancy food emporium Eataly
by Lorene Yue Eataly—New York's celebrity-sponsored food emporium that is the definition of excess—is almost ready to devour River North. But will the neighborhood's frequent-diner residents and tourists slaver over it? Part restaurant, part gourmet grocer and all show, Eataly is set to open off North Michigan Avenue at the end of Novembe...
Italian American Culture – The Art Of Writing
A large and growing number of Italian American authors have had success in getting their works published in America. Some of the authors who have written about the Italian American experience are Pietro Di Donato, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Dana Gioia (Executive Director of the National Endowment for the Arts), John Fusco (author of Paradise Salvage) a...
"60 anni di Made in Italy" protagonisti dello stile italiano
In occasione del 2013, Anno della Cultura Italiana negli Stati Uniti, la Capitale Usa celebrerà lo stile italiano con la mostra 60 anni di made in Italy, che sarà accessibile dal prossimo 15 novembre 2013 presso l'Arena Stage al Mead Center for American Theater. Il progetto, che già grande successo ha riscosso a Roma e a Città del Messico,...
Da Vinci's Hand
2013 is over. But "The year of Italian Culture," a public relations effort by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has not yet run its course. The program brought a number of artistic treasures to the United States in 2013, including "Boxer at Rest," the superb ancient bronze figure exhibited at the Met this past Spring. And some exhib...
Amerigo Vespucci Society: join us in celebrating our 121st anniversary
The Amerigo Vespucci Society (AVS) of Long Branch NJ, a mutual aid society founded in 1875, is pleased to announce its 121st Anniversary "Man of The Year" Dinner Dance. This year's event will begin at 6:30pm on Saturday, March 1st at BranchesRestaurant located in West Long Branch NJ. The AVS has the privilege of honoring Carlo Roberto Brancat...
For the love of language: Local group meets to speak Italian
By Savannah Chastain It's the busy lunch hour in Destin, but Noelle Osellame, Wendy Rulnick, and Tricia Rennicke are taking it slow, enjoying the daily special and lively conversation at Mimmo's Ristorante Italiano. The three women meet once a week to "parlare in Italiano," or speak Italian, believing in the old Latin proverb, "Us...
Andrea Pallaoro indaga l’universalità della tragedia di Medea dall’antica Grecia al deserto californiano
Dopo Compulsion di Egidio Coccimiglio, presentato la scorsa settimana, una speciale proiezione del film Medeas del regista esordiente Andrea Pallaoro era in programma giovedì 20 febbraio, all'Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Los Angeles, in collaborazione con l'Italian Film Commission. La pellicola si è recentemente aggiudicata il New Voice...
Working with Paolo Sorrentino - Go Out and Get It (Part 1)
"And the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film goes to... Paolo Sorrentino, La Grande Bellezza (The Great Beauty)." Not everyone has the opportunity to sit and watch the Oscars as their mentor (and colleague) wins an award. Stage 32 member Andrea Lodovichetti had that opportunity last week when Director Paolo Sorrentino stepped on stage to...
Mario Fratti, un coraggioso codardo. È una confessione il primo romanzo del drammaturgo italiano
By Maurita Cardone Anche a 80 anni si può rinascere. Lo dimostra il nuovo libro del drammaturgo Mario Fratti, Diario proibito. L'Aquila anni Quaranta. Un libro che è un esordio non soltanto perché è la prima opera letteraria di un autore che ha firmato più di 90 testi teatrali, ma anche perché rende pubblico un Mario Fratti inedito. ...
Museum of art holds Italian-themed fundrasier
The Georgia Museum of Art will be hosting its biannual fundraiser Bella Notte, which features an Italian-themed night filled with lavish food, drink and gorgeous art. A silent auction will be the main event, featuring various works of arts by local Athenians, UGA faculty and world-renown artists. A majority of the works feature iconic Athens cultu...