Convivio Communitas Award for Leadership - January 31, 2015
As we celebrate National Italian American Heritage Month in October, Convivio is privileged to announce the launch of the Convivio Communitas Award for Leadership! The Communitas Award recognizes and honors San Diego's Italian-community leaders who have made an impact through academic, business, and civic endeavors. Our inaugural recipient...
Abruzzo Molise Heritage Society (AMHS): Porchetta Luncheon & Winemakers Tasting (November 23, 2014)
The next Abruzzo Molise Heritage Society (AMHS) meeting will be held on Sunday, November 23, 2014 at 1:00 pm in Casa Italiana - our famous porchetta lunch and wine tasting. The meeting will start with a brief AMHS (Abruzzo and Molise Heritage Society) general meeting, to include the election of three members to the Board of Directors. The meeting...
Book Presentation: THE ITALIAN AMERICANS: A HISTORY - December 02, 2014 at 6:00 pm
In this richly researched, beautifully designed and illustrated volume, Maria Laurino strips away stereotypes and nostalgia to tell the complicated, centuries-long story of the true Italian-American experience. Looking beyond the familiar Little Italys and stereotypes fostered by The Godfather and The Sopranos, Laurino reveals surprising, fascinat...
Consul General of Italy Antonio Verde takes office in Los Angeles
by Silvia Simonetti A month ago, Antonio Verde began his mandate as Consul General of Italy in Los Angeles, with jurisdiction also over Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada. His term of office will hopefully last 4 years, allowing him to implement a complete and well-structured program of activities, aimed at improving the relationships be...
Study ranks Italy's most profitable fashion companies
Italy's Pambianco Strategie di Impresa consultancy has recently presented its study on the 50 most profitable fashion and the 15 top design companies in Italy. The study, conducted in partnership with PwC, aims to devise the Italian companies that could potentially go public within the next 3-to-5 years. Read more Source:...
Beretta wants to be U.S. Army's new gun. Again
by Aaron Smith The Italian gunmaker Beretta wants to be the U.S. Army's standard-issue handgun one more time. Beretta has been supplying the Army with its M9 handgun for the last 30 years. But the Army is now looking for a new gun and is holding a contest of sorts for gun makers. However, Beretta is not going to step asi...
‘Tis the season for HOF’s Mike Piazza and La Befana
International baseball ambassador and Italian National team hitting coach Mike Piazza got a jump start on Babbo Natale, otherwise known as Father Christmas, when he traveled to Veneto, Italy last January to speak to an enthusiastic audience at the 29th Annual Coaches Convention. Piazza said, "We all overteach and overanalyze hitting. Every...
Kids class a sweet way to learn Italian culture
Children are invited to learn basic Italian, the metric system and southern European culture while cooking shortbread cookies during La Piccola Cucina, a cooking class hosted by the Italian Cultural and Community Center. The center, located at 1101 Milford St. in Neartown, offers the hands-on culinary experience for children ages 3-12 ever...
Expo 2015: Riunito a Milano il Coordinamento delle Consulte Regionali Emigrazione: Presto pronto il sito “Made of Italians”
Si è riunito il 23 gennaio scorso a Milano, nella sede di Expo, il Coordinamento delle Consulte regionali dell'emigrazione: la coordinatrice Silvia Bartolini, presidente della Consulta degli emiliano-romagnoli nel mondo, ha scritto ai colleghi con delega all'emigrazione. Nella lettera li ha informati dell'imminente completamento, da parte...
2015 Spring Gala - New York
Wednesday, 15 April 2015 - 6:30pmWaldorf Astoria, 301 Park Avenue - New York City JOIN US for the American Academy in Rome's Spring Gala on Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. SALUTE honorees Robert B. Silvers, James Turrell and Carrie Mae Weems, FAAR'06. A Trustee Emeriti of the American Academy...
Announcing the U.S. Premiere of Francesco Marino's "Misteri" by the New York Festival Orchestra
When: Thursday, March 5th at 7:30 PMWhere: Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center, 129 West 67th StreetTickets: $30; $20 for students/seniors Reservations: (212) 501-3330 or at the Merkin Concert Hall box office The NEW YORK FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA, under the baton of music director/conductor Hideaki Hirai, will appear March 5 at Merkin...
Un maker speciale: storia di Giannantonio Brugola, le sue viti andarono sulla Luna
Se apriste un dizionario alla voce “brugola” potreste trovare questa definizione: «Vite con testa a incavo esagonale, dal nome del suo produttore». Era il 1945, infatti, quando Egidio Brugola brevettò uno degli oggetti più comuni e più diffusi in tutto il mondo. Una fedele compagna per artigiani e professionisti nonché per i makers di...