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April 24, 2012 · Bostoniano.info

Mt. Carmel Parishioners Voice Concerns Over Church Closing

On Sunday, April 22, 2012, about 30 parishioners of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in East Boston gathered to protest the Boston Archdiocese’s decision to seal the locks of the church.

April 20, 2012 · Bostoniano.info

Junior Boston Bruins Heading to Italy in 2013

The team based in Marlboro will be heading to Bolzano in April 2013.

February 19, 2012 · Nicola Orichuia

Boschetto Bakery – Just Like in the Old Days

Boschetto Bakery in the North End has been around for over 110 years.

February 9, 2012 · Stefano Salimbeni

Italian Wine’s Strong Showing at Boston Wine Expo 2012

Stefano Salimbeni reports from the Boston Wine Expo 2012.

February 3, 2012 · Stefano Salimbeni

A Kick Back in Super Bowl History

In 2002, Italian American kicker Adam Vinatieri delivered on the final play that would send the New England Patriots into history.

December 30, 2011 · Stefano Salimbeni

St. John School in North End Celebrates an Italian Christmas

St. John School in the North End celebrated this past Christmas with mass in Italian, followed by a party based on panettone and other typical Italian foods.

December 26, 2011 · Stefano Salimbeni

Developing the Super-Battery: Riccardo Signorelli and FastCAP System

Signorelli is CEO of one of the leading companies in battery development.

December 22, 2011 · Stefano Salimbeni

Tracking Our Carbon Footprint: Leonardo Bonanni and SourceMap

Italian researcher Leonardo Bonanni has come up with SourceMap, a mapping system that can track production sources and the total carbon footprint of any product.

December 18, 2011 · Emanuele Capoano

Santa Claus Visits Children at Boston Bambino Club

Babbo Natale-Santa Claus found some time in his very busy schedule to meet the Italian children of Boston Bambino Club on Friday, Dec. 16.

December 15, 2011 · Bostoniano.info

Newpoli Performs Old Italian Christmas Songs at YMCA Cambridge

On December 7, 2011, performed a special Christmas concert at Cambridge’s YMCA Theater.

December 12, 2011 · Bostoniano.info

Memory Traces: Stories of Italian and Italian American Success

The unveiling of “Memory Traces,” an MIT and Italian Consulate General project collecting personal stories of some of the most successful ITalians and Italian American in the Boston area.

December 10, 2011 · Stefano Salimbeni

Fishing Crisis and Sustainability – Sicilian Region Comes to Boston

A report for RAI International’s “Italia Chiama Italia” highlighting the arrival in Boston of a delegation from the southern Italian region of Sicily.

December 2, 2011 · Bostoniano.info

Big Cheese Comes to Concord

A 400-pound cheese from Rifugio Crucolo was delivered in Concord, where a huge crowd gathered to welcome the round giant.

November 28, 2011 · Stefano Salimbeni

Violinmaking Tradition: From Cremona to Boston

Lute makers from Cremona visit Boston, where violinmaker Marco Coppiardi has been living and working for the past 20 years.

November 24, 2011 · Stefano Salimbeni

Medford Residents Weigh In on New Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti

RAI correspondent Stefano Salimbeni asks Medford residents what they think of the new Italian Prime Minister, Mario Monti.

November 8, 2011 · Stefano Salimbeni

Nepi (Viterbo) Band Visits Portland, Maine

A musical band from Nepi, near Viterbo, visited Portland, Maine, in August.

November 4, 2011 · Stefano Salimbeni

Zucchero: Interview for RAI Italia

Interview with Adelmo “Zucchero” Fornaciari, just before his Boston show on Oct. 29, 2011, at the Berklee Performance Center. Aired on RAI International’s Italia Chiama Italia on Nov. 3, 2011. From Boston by…

October 30, 2011 · Stefano Salimbeni

Madonna di Prata Celebration in Providence

Every year the Italian American community of Providence, Rhode Island, celebrates the Madonna di Prata.

October 24, 2011 · Stefano Salimbeni

Entrepreneur Giuseppe Taibi on His Work & Apps

Giuseppe Taibi is an Italian-born software engineer and Internet entrepreneur. In this video (in Italian) he talks about his work.

October 21, 2011 · Stefano Salimbeni

Giovanni Pascoli Event at Boston Public Library

On Monday, October 17, 2011, Boston Public Library held an event showcasing “Giovanni Pascoli. Last Voyage: Selected Poems,” a collection of poems translated by Deborah Brown, Richard Jackson and Susan Thomas.

October 19, 2011 · Lisa Cappuccio

Il Volo Live at the Orpheum

On October 18, 2011, the extraordinary trio of tenors IL VOLO performed a live show at Boston’s Orpheum.

October 18, 2011 · Bostoniano.info

A Tribute to Italian Song

The Dante Alighieri Society of Massachusetts in Cambridge celebrated Italian songs on Sunday, october 16, 2011, with performances by soprano Karen Fanale, composer Ferdinando Argenti, pianist Bradley Pennington and baritone Paul Soper.

October 12, 2011 · Stefano Salimbeni

Celebrating Columbus Day in Boston (Video in Italian)

RAI International held a live call via Skype with Boston correspondent Stefano Salimbeni on Tuesday, October 11.

October 10, 2011 · Bostoniano.info

Tony DeMarco Book Signing at North End (Oct. 8)

Former boxing heavyweight champion Tony DeMarco held a book signing in the North End on Saturday, October 8, 2011.

October 7, 2011 · Nicola Orichuia

Oliviero Toscani Visits MIT, Talks of Photography, Freedom and More

An inspiring and sometimes provocative Oliviero Toscani visited MIT on Thursday, October 6, 2011, to talk about his work as a photographer and answer questions on art, beauty, freedom and many other topics….

October 5, 2011 · Stefano Salimbeni

Arlington High School Band Visits Italy

This past summer a group of students from Arlington High School Band spent two weeks in Italy, visiting cities like Rome, Naples, Pompeii and Paestum. Guided by Pino “Mr. D” D’Agostino, who teaches…

October 4, 2011 · Stefano Salimbeni

Creating Bridges Between Sicily and Lawrence

Report for RAI International Television about the Feast of Three Saints in Lawrence and the strengthening ties between the northern Massachusetts city and the town of Nicolosi, in Sicily, from where many immigrants…

October 3, 2011 · Nicola Orichuia

Dante Alighieri Society Kicks Off Italian Heritage Month Celebrations

On Sunday, October 2, 2011, the Dante Alighieri Society of Massachusetts kicked off its Italian Heritage Month celebrations with an evening dedicated to the “Divine Poet” Dante Alighieri.

October 1, 2011 · Bostoniano.info

Historian Vincenza Scarpaci Presents ‘The Journey of Italians in America’

On September 24, Italian American author and historian Vincenza Scarpaci presented her book, Journey of the Italians in America, at the North End branch of the Boston Public Library.

September 26, 2011 · Nicola Orichuia

Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino – LIVE Video at Club Passim

On Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino played at Club Passim in Cambridge.

September 12, 2011 · Bostoniano.info

Sons of Italy Drum & Bugle Corps – 2011 Fisherman’s Feast

Video courtesy of NorthEndWaterfront.com

September 7, 2011 · Bostoniano.info

St. Anthony’s Feast in North End, Boston

Despite the one week delay because of the hurricane, St. Anthony’s Feast was still a grand event in Boston’s North End.

August 29, 2011 · Stefano Salimbeni

Interview with Boston-Based Drummer Sergio Bellotti

Sergio Bellotti moved from the south of Italy to the USA in 1995. Very active in the music scene of Boston first and worldwide clinician/performer now, Sergio has recorded and/or shared the stage…

July 5, 2011 · Stefano Salimbeni

Italian Life Expo in Portland, Maine

Last month, New Englanders didn’t need a passport to enjoy the Italian good life. A report on Portland, Maine’s first-ever Italian Life Expo.

June 24, 2011 · Stefano Salimbeni

Italian Sister City Extends Helping Hand to Tornado-Ravaged Springfield

Video aired on RAI’s Italia Chiama Italia on Thursday, June 23.

May 31, 2011 · Stefano Salimbeni

Festa Nazionale della Repubblica Italiana 2011

This year’s Festa della Repubblica at the Christopher Columbus Park was particularly special, given the concurrent 150th anniversary of Italy’s Unification.

May 27, 2011 · Stefano Salimbeni

The Athletic Comeback of Alicia Sacramone

As Alicia Sacramone prepares for another Olympic run, she speaks with RAI International about her life as an athlete and as an Italian American.

May 18, 2011 · Bostoniano.info

Stefano Salimbeni interview on Italia Chiama Italia

New England RAI correspondent and Bostoniano contributor Stefano Salimbeni is interviewed on RAI International’s “Italia Chiama Italia” about his work and the Italian community in Massachusetts.

May 10, 2011 · Nicola Orichuia

Video postcard from Rome – Campo de’ Fiori in the morning

A video postcard from Rome by Nicola Orichuia: The Campo de’ Fiori fruit and vegetable market setting up for the day.

April 17, 2011 · Bostoniano.info

Boston Marathon History: The Day an Italian Won

Gelindo Bordin is the only Italian athlete to ever win the Boston marathon, in 1990. Two years earlier, he won gold at the summer Olympics in Seoul. To this day, he is the only male athlete to have won both competitions.

April 16, 2011 · Nicola Orichuia

“The Deal is Done”

Thomas DiBenedetto and AS Roma representatives held a press conference in Boston on Friday, April 15, hinting at the possibility of soon closing the deal that would put the Italian soccer team in…

April 12, 2011 · Bostoniano.info

The Jewish Catacombs of Rome

The Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture, presented a conversation with Jessica Dello Russo on the Jewish Catacombs of Rome, on Wednesday, April 13.

March 25, 2011 · Stefano Salimbeni

Tanti Auguri Italia – Massachusetts Celebrates Italy’s 150th

An impressive lineup of politicians and community leaders gathered on Friday, March 18 to wish Italy a Happy Birthday.

March 20, 2011 · Bostoniano.info

Walnut Hill Summer Opera Program Takes Students to Italy

Every year the Walnut Hill Summer Opera program takes students ages 13 to 17 to Italy to see and experience the very essence of the Italian opera. Only the best singers make the cut, like Chelsea Woodard.

March 17, 2011 · Stefano Salimbeni

A Red and Blazing Homage to Italy’s 150th

Ezio Salimbeni, father of RAI Television correspondent and Bostoniano.info contributor Stefano Salimbeni, sent a special video to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Italy’s unification, shot in his hometown Fabriano in the Marche region.

February 22, 2011 · Bostoniano.info

Drum Lessons with Sergio Bellotti

Sergio Bellotti moved from Italy to the United States in 1995 and has been teaching drumset at Berklee College of Music since 2002 and is very active in and around Boston. In this video-lesson, Bellotti teaches how to lead with your off-hand.

February 15, 2011 · Bostoniano.info

Young Sicilian Filmmaker Wins Second Prize at BU Festival

Young Sicilian filmmaker Pietro Nigro Famulari won second prize at the 2011 Redstone Film Festival at Boston University, which he recently graduated from. He presented “Find Your Way,” filmed in his hometown Siracusa, Sicily.

February 14, 2011 · Nicola Orichuia

Italians in Boston Join Protests for Women’s Rights

About one hundred people gathered in Copley Square on Sunday, February 13, to take part in the Italian national campaign “Se non ora, quando?” (If not now, when?). Hundreds of thousands in Italy took to the streets to protest against what is being viewed by many as a moral decline in Italian society, given the several sex scandals Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is allegedly involved in.

January 27, 2011 · Bostoniano.info

Introducing “Nine” at SpeakEasy Stage

Some of the actors in the two-time Tony Award winning “Nine” talk about the musical that draws inspiration from Federico Fellini’s masterpiece 8 1/2. The musical will be in Boston until February 20….

January 23, 2011 · Bostoniano.info

Professor David Rosen Speaks of Puccini’s Stage Manuals

La Fanciulla del West, Puccini’s best, least-known opera, recently turned 100. The rollicking spaghetti Western — which takes place during the California Gold Rush — premiered December 10, 1910, at New York City’s…

  • Mt. Carmel Parishioners Voice Concerns Over Church Closing
  • Junior Boston Bruins Heading to Italy in 2013
  • Boschetto Bakery – Just Like in the Old Days
  • Italian Wine’s Strong Showing at Boston Wine Expo 2012
  • A Kick Back in Super Bowl History
  • St. John School in North End Celebrates an Italian Christmas
  • Developing the Super-Battery: Riccardo Signorelli and FastCAP System
  • Tracking Our Carbon Footprint: Leonardo Bonanni and SourceMap
  • Santa Claus Visits Children at Boston Bambino Club
  • Newpoli Performs Old Italian Christmas Songs at YMCA Cambridge
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