PAM exhibit traces Roman fashion from palazzo to outlet mall
Italian Style is that rare show in Portland, like China Design Now in 2009, that immerses you in a place you might never visit. The subject is high fashion, but the subtext is how Italy reinvented itself after World War II. Don't know your Puccis from your Pradas? Are Dolce & Gabbana a couple? Why are the discount stores stuffed with Tommy...
'Italian Style': Fellini, Antonioni, Audrey Hepburn, and lots of gorgeous clothes
If you haven't seen "Italian Style: Fashion Since 1945" at the Portland Art Museum, what are you waiting for? It's a gorgeous collection of haute couture, made the way only the Italians can make it with silk and sashes and fox trim collars. I saw it last Friday evening, the museum's free admission night, and it was packed with couples and girl's-ni...
Cibo e Vino in North Scottsdale Reopens After Renovations
It's been a long time since North Scottsdale restaurant Cibo e Vino closed its doors for renovations. In 2014, the Italian restaurant announced via Facebook that it would "be closed briefly" after Sunday, August 3. Apparently, "briefly" meant 10 months, but after the long wait the restaurant is finally ready to reopen. Located at 3452...
A Visit to the Powerhouse of the Northwest
This weekend, I am accompanying Ambassador Bisogniero in Seattle, the largest city on the West Coast north of San Francisco. Traditionally buoyed by fishing, agriculture, gold and timber, the Seattle of today is also a high tech powerhouse and home of Microsoft, Amazon and Boeing. Perhaps the most iconic element of the city is the 605-foot Space Ne...
Un portale per vendere il brand Italia
di Giulia Cimpanelli Las Vegas sa fare marketing e attrarre turisti costruendo dal nulla attrazioni ed esperienza. E a Las Vegas c'è più Italia che non tutto il resto del mondo. Un motivo ci sarà. Nonostante ciò l'Italia si fa scavalcare da innumerevoli destinazioni in fatto di turismo. Da queste evidenze nasce una nuova piattafor...
SouthBridge in Scottsdale hosts Italian Festival
Pizzas, Maseratis, Paolo Soleri's wind bells — the Italian Association is bringing together the finest in local Italian culture this weekend in Scottsdale. The first Italian Festival of Arizona starts Friday and continues Saturday at SouthBridge in Scottsdale. The Italian Association, which formed last year in the Valley, is transforming...
arte italia welcomes Chefs Ricci and Sookar!
Chefs Ricci and Sookar ~ June 14 - 16, 2015 Direct from the celebrated restaurant Al Fornello da Ricci in Ceglie Messapica, Chefs Ricci and Sookar will share their passion for the "true taste of Italy" at arte italia this June! Authentic cuisine and its excellence are their passion, and their menus comprise a mosaic of recipes, traditions and habi...
Grassa: Lardo Spreads Its Wings
A massive rural of a black eagle is the only art on the walls inside the West End's new quick-turn pasta café, Grassa, and he seems to be there to say, "It is I who killed the curse of Corazón." Some quick history: Mexican restaurant Corazón was the leviathan investment, and failure, of Kurt Huffman's ChefStable. From the ashes, bit-by-bit...
Summer News - Italian Club of Salt Lake City
The Italian Club has a lot of fun Summer News to announce. We hope that you will join us. Classes We have 3 classes beginning in July: Beginning Italian – Tuesdays beginning 7/22 from 5:30 to 7:00. Taught by Davide.Beginning Italian 3 – Saturdays beginning 7/19 from 11:30 to 1:00. Taught by Natasha.Intermediate Italian 3 – Saturdays begi...
St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church: Italian Memorial Windows
St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church was the beating heart of Portland's Little Italy neighborhood. Built in 1902 by Italian immigrants with funds raised in less than five months, it was the center of the Italian immigrant's lives and was designated an Italian National Parish. The little Italian church is the only remnant of Little Italy...
Arthur Miller’s “A view from the bridge” – Italian-American Night – October 6th
Festa Italiana invites you to the Seattle Repertory Theater for "Italian-American Night" on Tuesday, October 6th. There will be a backstage reception with wine, and remarks from local Italian-American community members and Rep artists before proceeding into the theater for the production of "A View from the Bridge", Arthur Miller's powerful pl...
Andrea Bocelli to host fundraising brunch at Lou Ruvo Center on Dec. 6
By Robin Leach Italian singer Andrea Bocelli is keeping a promise he made to Larry Ruvo's Keep Memory Alive fundraising events at the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. Andrea and his wife, Veronica, will host an extraordinary three-hour brunch there Dec. 6 to unveil a life-size marble sculpture of the tenor. ...