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Italian Elections Candidates Forum at Casa Italiana
Meet candidates running for office in the upcoming Italian national elections at a non-partisan forum this Sunday at 12:15 pm at Casa Italiana sponsored by the newspaper Voce Italiana. Candidates, including Dom Serafini (PDL), Giorgio Moscone (Fare), Simone Lalli (M5S), Vincenzo Arcobelli (Lista Monti), and Melo Cicala, president of Insieme will present their positions and […]
Tony Lo Bianco to Bring Fiorello LaGuardia to Italian Embassy
Veteran actor Tony Lo Bianco will bring his celebrated one-man show about New York City Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia, The Little Flower, to the Italian Embassy in Washington, D.C. on Friday, February 22, 2013, at 6:30 pm. The event is a special fundraiser to support Italian language education. Organized by the National Council for the […]
Alfred “Al” Grasso, president and CEO MITRE Corporation honored as 2013 Man of the Year
Alfred “Al” Grasso, president and CEO of The MITRE Corporation was honored last Saturday as the 2013 Man of the Year by the Lido Civic Club of Washington, D.C. A first generation Italian-American, Grasso was honored for his longstanding commitment to advancing educational opportunities for young people, particularly in the STEM fields. He recently completed […]
Italy’s Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino Returns to Washington Area
Italy’s leading ensemble on the world music circuit, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, opens 2013 with the announcement of their North American concert return. Hailing from the Puglia region, the seven piece band and dancer are the number one exponents in a new wave of young performers re-inventing Southern Italy’s Pizzica Taranta music and dance traditions for […]
In the Christmas Mood with Christina Carlucci’s Santa Baby
Christina Carlucci, who grew up in the Washington, D.C. area, is a singer and an actress. She is a graduate of New York University with a Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts Drama. Christina has performed in a number of plays including recently the Two Gentlemen of Verona Musical at the Abrons Arts Center at NYU. […]
Mitre’s CEO Alfred Grasso to be honored by Lido Civic Club as “The Man of the Year”
Alfred Grasso, president and chief executive officer of Mitre Corp., will be honored as the Man of the Year by the Lido Civic Club at its annual Past President’s Night, to be held at the Capitol Hilton on January 12, 2013. Grasso is a first generation Italian American whose parents are originally from Ariano Irpino […]
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