Posted in Articles, Italian culture on Oct 25th, 2011
October is a great month for Italian festivals, especially food festivals and wine harvest celebrations. But what about Halloween? Well, Halloween is not a big celebration in Italy and does not belong to the Italian tradition, but it is becoming more popular especially in the larger cities. Halloween in Italy is All Saint’s Eve. All [...]
This weekend many Italian communities around the world will be celebrating San Gennaro (Saint Januarius), and this will give anyone an opportunity to enjoy a festive event, eat Italian food and try to practice some Italian with other festival participants. But who was San Gennaro? He was a martyr saint and Bishop of Naples during the [...]
Posted in Events on Sep 9th, 2011
On Saturday, September 10, visit and have fun at the 2011 Festa Coloniale Italiana, an annual Italian festival that celebrates the rich Italian and Italian-American heritage that has existed in San Francisco for generations. This free event continues to be San Francisco’s only Italian festival and this year’s celebration includes the commemoration of the 150th anniversary [...]
Posted in Associations on Apr 29th, 2011
The Washington, DC Italian Language Group is a large, fast growing, and very active Meetup group. The purpose of the group is to help people with an interest in Italian language and culture connect with one another, both online and in person. Membership is free and the group is open to all levels of Italian language from zero to native [...]
Posted in Events on Apr 28th, 2011
Don’t get frustrated if you can’t go to Italy right now. Find a local Italian-American festival and celebrate without a passport and without jet-lag. The National Italian American Foundation has a list of Italian and Italian American festivals held in the US every year. Find a festival near you here: http://www.niaf.org/research/festivals.asp
Posted in Playgroups on Apr 24th, 2011
Do you speak Italian? Would you like your children to play while speaking Italian? JOIN THE MARIN-ITALIAN-SPEAKING-PLAYGROUP! The group meets at playgrounds in Marin and when you join, you will get to know other Italian families that love the Italian language and culture! Come join the group at an ITALIAN SPEAKING PLAYDATE & PIC-NIC and get ready to [...]
Posted in Events, Italian culture on Apr 17th, 2011
Italian South Florida is an informative website that promotes learning about and celebrating Italian culture and supporting Italian business owners and businesses in South Florida (and very soon there will be a sister website for New York with the same focus). If you live in or plan to visit South Florida, make sure to visit Italian [...]
If you’re planning to go to Italy in February or March this year, don’t forget to check out the wonderful Carnevale celebrations held in many cities. This year Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras (in Italian: Martedì Grasso) will be on March 8th. This is usually the peak of the celebration and the last [...]
Posted in Organizations on Apr 21st, 2010
The Italian Culture Institute in Sydney, an official body of the Italian government, has as its aim the promotion of Italian language and culture in Australia through the organisation of cultural events fostering the diffusion of ideas in the arts and sciences. The Italian Culture Institute in Sydney offers the following services to the Australian [...]
Posted in Associations on Apr 13th, 2010
The Circolo Italiano promotes Italian language and culture amongst people who are interested in, and appreciate, the old and new values of Italian civilisation, and also amongst Italian expatriates who wish to keep a close bond with their native land. Monthly social evenings are held from March to November inclusive, generally on the first Thursday [...]
Filastrocche Italiane - Italian Nursery Rhymes
Artemisia Vuole Dipingere - Artemisia Wants to Paint
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