Laura Gentile, Hampden County clerk of courts, honored by UNICO as its Person of the Year
Laura Gentile, Hampden County clerk of courts, was honored recently by Springfield UNICO as its 2013 Person of the Year. It is the first time in the 44-year history of the Springfield chapter of the Italian-American organization that it has selected a woman as its Person of the Year. The event was held at the Storrowton Carriage House. &n...
Alla famiglia Maramotti prestigioso American Art Award del Whitney Museum per impegno a favore del patrimonio artistico e culturale delle arti in America
alla famiglia Maramotti il prestigioso American Art Award del Whitney Museum per la sua preziosa Collezione. La consegna del Premio si terrà il 7 maggio 2014 a New York. L'American Art Award del Whitney Museum è assegnato ogni anno a persone e organizzazioni animate da costante un impegno a favore del patrimonio artistico e culturale delle...
Perugia Among The Five Cities Short-Listed To Become The European Youth Capital 2017
Perugia (Italy), Galway (Ireland), Newcastle (United Kingdom), Cascais (Portugal) and Varna (Bulgaria) have been selected by an independent high-level jury to compete for the title of European Youth Capital (EYC) 2017. These five cities will now progress to the next round of competition to compete for the coveted title. During the second r...
A month of opera and concerts at Vicenza's Teatro Olimpico
This year's edition of the Musical Weeks Festival at the Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza opens May 25th and runs to June 25th. On offer are thirteen events, ranging from opera and chamber music performances and open auditions to special encounters and initiatives for young talents. Opening night sees an interesting musical fusion that blends Vivaldi an...
IT and US: Italy, America and a revolutionary technology
WTI Magazine #32 2014 May, 29Author : Simone doc Bracci Translation by: "I want to thank the Italian Air Force: it is only thanks to their effort that 50 years ago this process of development started". With these words, a very explanatory declaration of belonging, the entrepreneur Renato Giordano introduces us to his latest project,...
Italia/Stati Uniti, più vicine con nuovi progetti studenteschi
Oggi martedì 10 giugno, in occasione della presentazione del progetto dell'ENIT Nord America per la promozione del turismo giovanile e studentesco che si terrà all'Italian Academy della Columbia University, la Fondazione Carnovale in collaborazione con l'Università di Roma La Sapienza, presenterà un programma di corsi di preparazione degli studenti...
Italian glass artist Lino Tagliapietra special guest at Cherry Hills Village Art Commission dinner
by Joanne Davidson Mention the words "glass art" and the first name that comes to mind is likely to be Dale Chihuly. Which is understandable, considering the popularity of his current display at Denver Botanic Gardens. But someone equally as talented, and as well-known, is Lino Tagliapietra of Italy. Pieces he has created can be s...
Beatrice accompagna la lingua italiana nel mondo social (B2-C1)
La lingua italiana diventa social. La società Dante Alighieri, dal 1889 impegnata nella tutela e nella diffusione della lingua italiana nel mondo, ha lanciato una nuovissima piattaforma web (http://beatrice.ladante.it) per promuovere l'italiano e la cultura italiana. Guida d'eccezione per questo nuovo e avvincente viaggio della lingua del...
Italian American Festival Kicks Off Aug. 6 in Ocean Twp.
The annual fun of the Italian Festival of Ocean Township returns to Joe Palaia Park with amusement rides, music and Italian-American delights from August 6 to 10. The festival kicks off at 5 p.m. Wednesday Aug. 6 with a dee jay playing through 7 p.m., when the festival's opening ceremony begins at the bandstand; Mario Delano Jr. will sing...
Italian Safety Eyewear Company, Univet Appoints RONCO as Their North American Representative
Univet Optical Technologies, Italy has selected RONCO to be their partner to bring award-winning protective eyewear line to North America. Univet is an award-winning Italian designer and manufacturer of eye protection products for industrial, healthcare and laser markets. Univet has been recognized as the 2014 winner of European Frost and...
Black Olive brings Italian dining back to Jonesborough
Though the Johnson City restaurant scene is tootling merrily along, Jonesborough's got reason to crow with the addition of the newly opened Black Olive Italian restaurant. Located on Jackson Boulevard, Black Olive is 15 minutes from Johnson City, about 25 or so from Greeneville, is easily accessible and has a capacious parking lot. I first...
Great Italians of the past: Oriana Fallaci
WTI Magazine #43 2014 September, 17Author : Giuseppina Salzano e Giovanni Verde Translation by: In the review of world literature and journalism, the figure of Oriana Fallaci has often appeared controversial, argumentative, hard to decipher. But behind the curtain of improvised judgments, professional rivalries and political exploita...