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Caterina Ogar Dance Company - New Italians in America Interpret Life Into Movement
Movement enters sound on a dimly lit stage and comes out again on the other side. Waves of bodies and fabric turn and tell stories; kink, twist and unravel. Ancient voices, modern dilemmas and timeless themes run through the...
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Ghiott - An Enduring Tuscan Tradition
Today's tale from NYC's Summer Fancy Food Show brings us to the Ghiott Company. Florentine confectioners with a rich history, their creations still accompany coffee, vin santo and conversation throughout Italy and beyond. You can find them in the...
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Carlo Aonzo - Bridging the Musical Past Into the Future
Carolyn: Carlo Aonzo is one of the finest classical mandolinists in the world. From his home in Savona, Italy, Carlo continues to perfect his mastery of the Italian classical mandolin. Over the years, he has received numerous awards for...
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Calabrian Figs That Make Your Mouth Water
Imagine orchards of fig trees with their wide, green leaves fluttering in the breezes off the Tyrrhenian Sea. Their branches are heavy with ripe, round figs as you reach up to pick one on a late summer day. As...
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Ambasciata dei Sapori: Sicily's Flavorful Export
Imagine Sicily with an Embassy of Flavors, populated by tasteful Ambassadors bringing the best of its artisanal food and wine to the rest of Italy and the world. No need to imagine; it's real. Ambasciata dei Sapori (Embassy of...
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TuttoCalabria: Can You Take the Heat?
This is another tale of the Summer Fancy Food Show in NYC, June 2010. While strolling through Italian Pavilion I found myself in the Calabrian section. One reason I was drawn there is that I am part Calabrian. The...
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Parampa'mpoli: The Liquore You Set On Fire
This is the first of several tales from the Summer Fancy Food Show at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City in June, 2010. As you might expect, I spent all of my time in the Italian Pavilion....
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Salina Film Festival: An Aeolian Treasure
The Aeolian Island of Salina, close to Sicily, is the setting for an intriguing event in September: SalinaDocFest, Immagini, Suoni e Realta' del Mediterraneo (Images, Dreams and Realty of the Mediterranean). Now in its fourth year, SalinaDocFest presents the...
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Reminders of Beauty in a Time of War - The Career of Alberto Rabagliati
"The music of Alberto Rabagliati helped Italians dream at a very difficult time." So stated Prof. Stefano Albertini, Director of Casa Italiana Zerrilli-Marimo' at NYU, at the Casa's Homage to Alberto Rabagliati. Swiss tenor Gilbert Rolle and pianist Frank...
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Visions of Verdi - October 1 - 28, 2010 - Parma, Italy Invites Us to Celebrate Its Favorite Son
Nestled on the ancient Roman road between Milan and Bologna, the city of Parma and its surrounds present treasures far beyond its diminutive size. For food, it offers mouthwatering Prosciutto di Parma, Parmagiano-Reggiano cheese, Colli di Parma wines, and...
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