Missoni transforms its New York flagship into an artists' haven
'Contemporary art is a part of my daily life – I've been following it for many, many years,' muses Angela Missoni on the eve of the launch Surface Conversion, a new art programme which has been brewing for two years.and launched this week in the fashion label's New York flagship on Madison Avenue. The Italian creative director recalls seeing galler...
Woodbury council OKs Portillo's restaurant
Following murmurs of expanding to Minnesota last year, Portillo's, the suburban Chicago-based chain known best for its Chicago-style dogs and Italian beef sandwiches, is officially coming to Woodbury. At its Nov. 9 meeting the Woodbury City Council approved the restaurant's building plan near the intersection of Hudson Road and Radio Drive...
Lady Gaga on her “real success”
A lady who rocks -- Lady Gaga name -- talks to our Lee Cowan, for the record: On a warm fall day in New York's Central Park, Lady Gaga came to Strawberry Fields to pay her respects to John Lennon. "I used to come here probably four times a week to John's memorial," she told Cowan. It was an unannounced visit, and yet it became an even...
Marco's Pizza preparing to open new location in Gastonia
By Michael Just two years after making its debut in Gaston County, Marco's Pizza will soon be spreading its sauce a little wider. The newest location of the burgeoning Italian-American cuisine chain will open early next year beside the Hoffman Village shopping center, next to Publix. It will employ about 30 people, said Andy Hunter, an area r...
Pirandello 150
The program is presented by Film Forum in association with "Pirandello 150," a city-wide, year-long festival commemorating the 150th anniversary of Pirandello's birth, organized by the newly-formed Helluva Theatre Company. In addition to the film festival, events will include one-act plays, major theatrical productions, readings, panel discussions,...
Jackie Collins’ ‘Lucky Santangelo’ Novels To Be Film Trilogy
It has just been announced that Universal Pictures has bought the rights to the Santangelo book series, dosage and will develop feature films based on the character Lucky Santangelo. The book series, written by Jackie Collins, is comprised of nine novels with one spin-off. The story follows the daughter of Italian-American gangster, Gino Sant...
JCU Presents Italy Reads Keynote Address by Dr. Sarah Churchwell
Italy Reads, John Cabot University's community-based reading and cultural exchange program, is honored to welcome 2012 Keynote Speaker Sarah Churchwell, who will talk about this year's novel, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Sarah Churchwell is Professor of American Literature and Public Understanding of the Humanities. Her research and te...
Un anno di Italia in Texas: gli auguri del Console Nava alla collettività di Houston
"L'anno che sta per concludersi ha confermato in questa parte degli Stati Uniti l'immagine di un'Italia attiva e propositiva, che conferma di essere un protagonista del presente nel pieno rispetto della sua storia e della sua identità specie nella scienza, nel commercio e nella cultura. L'Italia ha dimostrato di essere in grado di interagire con i...
Center for Italian Studies presents “Big Night”
The Center for Italian Culture at Fitchburg State University launches Affari di Famiglia, an exploration of Italian-American families and their foray into commerce, with a screening of the film "Big Night" (1996) at 3:30 and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5 at Ellis White Lecture Hall in Hammond Hall, 160 Pearl St. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for stude...
Programma Ponte application
click here for application L'Association of Italian American Educators (AIAE) annuncia l'apertura del bando per le borse di studio del Programma Ponte 2013. Sponsorizzato in collaborazione con i Cavalieri del Lavoro e l'ISCOP, (L'Istituto per le Comunicazioni e l'Opinione Pubblica) affiliato con l'Università Pontificia San Tommaso d'Aqu...
ANSA 'tour' shows 100 photos for year of culture
Rome, May 8 - A woman handling a ruby-red tomato as gently as a newborn, the Sicilian sky reflected in crystalline waters, the triumphant expressions of restoration artists as they admire a Giotto cross sparkling like new - these moments captured on film are part of a photographic journey capturing the beauty of Italy from top to bottom, on show in...
A Look at NYC's 2013 Festa di Sant'Antonio da Padova
Organized by the Society of Saint Anthony of Giovinazzo, Inc., the celebration will continue through Sunday, June 2nd. There will be a second procession on Saturday, June 1st at 7:00 PM.Most Precious Blood Church109 Mulberry Street, NYC (Between Broome and Spring St.) Proceeds to benefit Most Precious Blood Church, Saint Jude Hospital, San...