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February 19, 2012 - RALEIGH, N.C. ~ Second Annual Italian American Heritage Concert

February 14-June 10, 2012 -  NEW YORK CITY - Glasstress at the MAD, the Museum of Arts and Design. Glasstress is a collateral exhibition of the last two editions of the Venice Biennale of Arts, 2009 and 2011. Its mission is to show the potentialities of glass, namely Murano glass, as a means of expression for contemporary artists (more info at www.glasstress.org.)

Venice Projects promotes internationally recognized contemporary artists who have been in the Venice Biennale, or artists who have achieved similar stature, providing some with the opportunity to express their creativity in a new medium, glass. Through its cultural planning activities, and site specific projects, Venice Projects develops educational opportunities for dialogue and experimentation in the use of glass in contemporary art.

December 25, 2011 - MERRY CHRISTMAS & BUON NATALE TO ALL!

December 21, 2011– March 18, 2012 ~ New York City - Masterpieces of Renaissance Portraiture on View in New Exhibition Opening at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

December 21, 2011– March 18, 2012 ~ New York City -The Renaissance Portrait from Donatello to Bellini December 21, 2011 – March 18, 2012, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

November 16, 2011 ~ PHILADELPHIA - The Villanova University Alfred F. Mannella and Rose T. Laura-Mannella Distinguished Speakers Series Joan Saverino on "Embroidery as Inscription in the Life of a Calabrian Immigrant Woman" at 7:00 pm Falvey Memorial Library Villanova University.

November 20, 2011-March 4, 2012 ~ WASHINGTON, DC ~ At the National Gallery of Art: Antico: The Golden Age of Renaissance Bronzes . Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi, known as Antico (c. 1455–1528), transformed the art of bronze sculpture. His contributions are celebrated in Antico: The Golden Age of Renaissance Bronzes, the first monographic exhibition in the United States devoted to the Italian sculptor and goldsmith.

On view at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, from November 6, 2011, through April 8, 2012, the exhibition includes some 40 rare works—medals, reliefs, busts, and Antico's renowned statuettes—more than three-quarters of the sculptor's known works.

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November 10, 2011 ~ NEWARK - Panel: Joseph Stella's Futurism between Italy and the U.S. At the Newark Museum Billy Johnson Auditorium 49 Washington Street Newark, New Jersey 07102

November 5-6, 2011 ~ WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ ~ 5th Annual Confederazione Siciliani North America Convention (CSNA) and Gala. Click here for brochure.

November 4, 2011–January 22, 2012 ~ NEW YORK CITY~ At the Guggenhiem Museum: Maurizio Cattelan: All

October 28-29 ~ WASHINGTON, DC ~ NIAF 36th Anniversary Convention and Gala will be held at the Washington Hilton. The 2011 NIAF Gala Honorees are: Claudio Bozzo, President of the Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA) Inc., will receive a NIAF Special Achievement Award in International Business • Sen. Capri Cafaro, Minority Leader of the Ohio Senate, will receive the NIAF Youth Leadership Award • Dion DiMucci, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, will receive the NIAF Special Achievement Award in Entertainment • Hon. Frank J. Guarini, Former U.S. Congressman and NIAF Chairman Emeritus, will receive the NIAF Lifetime Achievement Award in Leadership • Frank G. Mancuso SrFormer Chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio, will receive The NIAF Jack Valenti Institute Award • Emma Marcegaglia, President of Confindustria, will receive the NIAF Special Achievement Award in Women’s Leadership • Paolo Scudieri, CEO of Adler Plastic S.p.A., will receive the NIAF Special Achievement Award in International Business • Hon. Santo Versace, President of Gianni Versace S.p.A. and Chairman of the Board of Fondazione Operation Smile Italia Onlus, will receive the NIAF Special Achievement Award in Philanthropy. Maria Bartiromo, Emmy Award-winning journalist and a member of the NIAF Board of Directors, will serve as the mistress of ceremonies

October 16, 2011 - January 8, 2012 ~ FORTH WORTH, TX ~ Art exhibition: Caravaggio and His Followers in Rome, at the Kimbell Art Museum, Forth Worth, Texas

October 11, 2011 - WASHINGTON, DC ~ At the JFK Center for Performing Arts, I Promessi Sposi, choreography by Gilda Gelati, music by Elsa Martignoni, directed by Massimiliano Finazzer Flory.

October 10, 2011 ~ NEW YORK CITY~ 67th Annual Columbus Day Parade sponsored by the Columbus Day Foundation. Joseph Puleri will lead the parade starting at 11:30 am on 5th Avenue. Pia Toscano, the recent tenth season American Idol favorite and Howard Beach native, will perform at the Gala and at the televised Columbus Day Parade and red carpet!

The annual Columbus Day Parade is the world's largest celebration of Italian-American heritage and culture and is broadcast on six continents, and the Gala Dinner brings together leaders of the United States and Italy for an evening that pays tribute to a centuries-old bond. The parade and dinner are just two of the events that are part of New York's Columbus Celebration, held each October.

October 10, 2011 ~ CHICAGO ~ Columbus Day parade,with honorary Parade Marshal Cake Boss Tony Valastro.

October 10, 2011 ~ WASHINGTON, DC ~ Columbus Day official ceremony at the Christopher Columbus Memorial

United States Joint Armed Forces Honor Guard, Knights of Columbus Color Corps with Historical Flags of the U.S United States, Military Band, Diplomatic Corps of Italy, Spain, Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Organization of American States, Presentation of National Youth Essay Contest Winner Co-sponsored by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, and the National Italian American Foundation Wreath Presentations by Embassies and Fraternal, Civic, Service, and Patriotic Societies

October 9, 2011 ~ LOS ANGELES ~ Columbus Civic Ceremony of Los Angeles at 12:30 p.m. Casa Italiana - 1051 North Broadway Sponsored by The Joint Columbus Civic Ceremony Committee of the United Lodges of Southern California Order Sons of Italy in America and Federated Italo-American of Southern California

October 9, 2011 ~ WASHINGTON, DC ~ Festa Italiana at Casa Italiana/Holy Rosary Church.

October 9, 2011 ~ SAN DIEGO ~ 17th Annual Festa di Little Italy. Chalk art on the streets at Gesso Italiano, a full line up of Italian entertainment, and an amazing selection of food celebrate the rich Italian-American Culture in San Diego. This year features include: A re-creation of the Sistine Chapel celing in chalk on both the 8th and the 9th, and headliner Louis Prima Jr. with his 9-piece band. the Little Italy Festa is one of the largest Italian American festivals on the West Coast. Hip and Historic Little Italy welcomes over 120,000 attendees with the tantalizing sights, sounds and aromas of Italian culture. A full palette of Italian cuisine is complemented by traditional and modern Italian music, arts and crafts as well as a tribute to San Diego's rich Italian American heritage.

October 5, 2011 ~ WASHINGTON, DC ~ Italian teenagers sensations, IL VOLO perform at the DAR Constitution Hall.

"When you hear these voices you won't believe it!"

Piero Barone ( Agrigento, Sicily), Ignazio Boschetto Bologna), and Gianluca Ginoble Abruzzo): m"We want to bring lyrical pop music to people all over the world, including kids our own age," they say. "Introducing this important style of music to people who like all different types of music would be a dream come true."

October 1, 2011 ~ Los Angeles ~ The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles Third Annual Taste of Italy to benefit the museum.

September 23-24 ~ SEATTLE ~ 24th Annual Festa Italiana Seattle with Enrico Capuano & Tammurriatarock from Rome, Italy, Italian American celebrity chef Rossella Rago and, chef Nick Stelliono

September 18, 2011 ~ HEMPSTEAD ~ Long Island, NY - Hofstra Univiversity hosts the 18th Annual Italian Festival, featuring Italian American singer Filippo Voltaggio. Each year Hofstra presents an Italian festival, drawing thousands of people from the tristate area. The Hofstra celebration emphasizes the many Italian contributions to American culture. The festival includes concerts, dancers, singers, native food, wine tasting and craft exhibitions.

September 17, 2011 ~ LOS ANGELES ~ ISSNAF (Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation) annual meeting. During the event, the ISSNAF Young Investigator Award and the Paola Campese Award for Research on Leukemia will be assigned.Voitop Campese, President of ISSNAF is also encouragingl young researchers of Italian origin working in the United States or Canada to submit an abstract of their research.

September 15, 2011 ~ BROOKLYN ~ Columbia Association of U.S. Customs & Affiliated Federal Agencies 30th Annual Open Golf Tournament to benefit "Holiday Meals For Active Military Families"

September 14, 2011 ~ WASHINGTON, DC ~ A memorial Mass for Archbishop Pietro Sambi, who died July 27, will be celebrated Sept. 14 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

Until September 11, 2011 ~ OTTAWA ~ Caravaggio and his followersi n Rome at gallery.ca/caravaggio

Until September 5, 2011 ~ WASHINGTON, DC - Italian artist Grazia Toderi at the Hirshhorn Museum

August 5-14 ~ MONTREAL ~ Montreal's Italian Week Festival - 10-day festival promotes the community and celebrates the people and passions of Italian Canadians. Montreal's Italian Week Festival hosts an array of activities throughout the city that celebrate cultural diversity, sporting prowess, elegant fashion, gastronomy, world-class music, the great outdoors, arts and our proud Italian heritage

.August 3-7, 2011 ~ ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA ~ UNICO National Convention. UNICO National, the Nation's largest Italian American service organization, is partnering with CiaoDC.com to bring ‟Taste of Italy." a day of Italian culture, cuisine and artists to the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The event will take place Thursday, August 4, 2011 from 4 pm to 9 pm at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va. It is open to the public; tickets can be purchased for $10 in advance or for $12 at the door.

July 4, 2011 ~ HAPPY 4TH JULY! CELEBRATIONS ACROSS AMERICA

June 30, 2011 ~ WASHINGTON, DC - 51st Annual Ceremony honoring Charles J. Bonaparte 47th Attorney General of the United States and founder of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The event is sponsored by the US Department of Justice, the Italian Historical Society of America and, the Friends of Charles J. Bonaparte. The ceremony will be held at the U.S. Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC.

If you're interested in attending contact Francesco Isgro editor@VoceItaliana.com.

June 11, 2011 ~ BALTIMORE ~ Saint AntHony Street Festival in Litle Italy at St. Leo Catholic Church (since 1881).

June 9, 2011 ~ PHILADELPHIA - Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Italian Composer Gian Carlo Menotti's Birth -- Live performance by mezzo-soprano Francesca Cappelletti -- Special Guest: Maestro Steven Mercurio l At the Ethical Humanist Society of Philadelphia, (7 pm to 9 pm), 1906 South Rittenhouse Square Philadelphia, Free Admission. Umbrian delicacies will be served after the event NO RSVP needed. Read invitation . . .

June 8, 2011 ~ WASHINGTON, DC ~ The Capitoline Venus, one of the best-preserved sculptures to survive from Roman antiquity, will be officially presented in the grand West Building Rotunda of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, by the Mayor of Rome, Italy, Gianni Alemanno.

June 7, 2011 ~ WASHINGTON, DC - At a ceremony scheduled in the John Wilson Bldg, Washington's Mayor Vincent Gray and Rome's Mayor Gianni Alemanno, will sign an historic agreement making the two world-capital cities "sister cities."

June 2, 2011 ~ WASHINGTON, DC ~ Celebrating Festa della Repubblica and the 150th Anniversary of Italy's Unification at the Italian Embassy. Invitation only.

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May 23, 2011 ~. WASHINGTON, DC ~ OSIA's National Education and Leadership Awards. Honoring U.S. Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island with a lifetime achievement award for his career in public service, Carmen Policy, former president & CEO, San Francisco Forty-niners; Steven Nardizzi, executive director, Wounded Warrior Project; and Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, chairman, of the Italian multi-national FinmeccanicaGala. Read story . . .

May 19, 2011 ~ SANTA MONICA ~ NIAF West Coast Gala in Santa Monica, California will honor: Dana Brunetti, Oscar nominated film producer, whose credits include "The Social Network," will receive a NIAF Special Achievement Award in Business and Entertainment. Kara DioGuardi, Grammy nominated songwriter and former American Idol judge, will receive a NIAF Lifetime Achievement Award in Music. Jon Favreau, actor, screenwriter and director, will receive a NIAF Special Achievement Award in Entertainment. Thomas V. Girardi, prominent California trial lawyer, will receive a NIAF Special Achievement Award in Law. Tommy Lasorda, Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and Dodgers great, will receive a NIAF Lifetime Achievement Award in Sports Management. Gary Sinise, Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner, will receive a NIAF Special Achievement Award in Entertainment.

April 28-30, 2011 ~ NEW YORK CITY~ The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute (Queens College, CUNY) presents the Fourth Annual Conference dedicated to to the theme of food, fashion, and film, The 3Fs in Italian Cultures Critical Approaches to Food, Fashion, and Film.

April 21, 2011- Sept 5, 2011 ~ WASHINGTON, DC ~ At the Hirshhorn Museum, Directions: Grazia Toderi. See her large-scale installation and vido projections.

April 20, 2011 ~ WASHINGTON, DC ~The recipient of the 2011 Urbino Press Award for excellence in the American press will be announced during a ceremony at the Embassy of Italy. Past awardees include Diane Rehm, Thomas Friedman, David Ignatius, Michael Weisskopf, and Martha Raddatz. The DC based journo rock band "Suspicious Package" will perform live.

April 15-16, 2011 ~ PHILADELPHIA ~ in celebration of the 150 years of Italian unity, the Center for Italian Studies of the University of Pennsylvania will host an important international interdisciplinary conference, "From the Unity of Italians to the Unity of Italics: the Languages of Italicity around the World". The conference will bring together scholars, economists, politicians, journalists, artists to discuss the languages of "Italics": those in the world who "think Italian", even if they use other verbal and non verbal languages or belong to nationalities other than Italian.

April 18, 2011 ~ BROOKLYN, NY ~ Columbia Association of U.S. Customs & Affiliated Federal Agencies holds its Annual Brunch/Dinner & Dance, honoring Salvatore Ingrassia, Albert D'Onofrio, and Jospeh Perone. Contact Phil Maddalena, President at 516-791-2958.

April 8, 2011 ~ BOSTON ~ Notte Tricolore at Boston Symphony Hall celebrates the 150th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy. The Italian Orchestra Sinfonica dell'Europa Unita brings some of the most renowned Italian classical symphonies to Boston. The program includes the World Premiere of "Norma" by Vincenzo Bellini revisited by Oscar Winner Maestro Luis Bacalov, followed by Verdi's "The Force of Destiny", Rota's "Leopard Suite" and a new orchestra arrangement of Mameli's Hymn of Italy composed by Renato Serio.

April 7-9, 2011 ~ PITTSBURGH ~ - Annual meeeting of the American Association for Italian Studies.

April 7-13, 2011 ~ MIAMI BEACH ~ Sixth Annual Sicilian Film Festival at the Miami Beach Cinematheque. The SFF brings the best of Sicily to South Beach showcasing a culturally-rich and sophisticated program that includes cinema, literature, art, fashion, food, and wine. A week of screenings include films widely-recognized at major international festivals such as: Donatella Maiorca's "Viola di mare" ("The Sea Purple"); Alfonso Arrau's "L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo" ("The Trick in the Sheets"); and "Baaria", from the acclaimed director of "Cinema Paradiso." "Sicilian Cinema's Taste from Leopard to Baaria" – an evening with recipes 'stolen' from the screen hosted by Laura Delli Colli, famous Italian cinema journalist and author of "The Cinema's Taste." "Roberto Granata: Sicilian Photographer In Hollywood" – an exhibit of photos portraying some of Hollywood's most famous celebrities.

April 7, 2011 ~ MIAMI ~ Italy@150 is celebrated in Florida at Miami Dade College, with keynote speaker Patricia de Stacy Harrison, president and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and a NIAF vice chairwoman. Miami's Mayor, Tomas Regalado will present NIAF with a proclamation from the City of Miami honoring Italy and commemorating this historic milestone

April 2, 2011 ~ WASHINGTON, DC ~ The Nationasl Council for the Promotion of the Italian Language (COPILAS) will be honoring Italian Ambassador Giulio Terzi at a black tie gala at the Casa Italiana Cultural Center. Terzi is being honored for "his extraordinary and unparalleled leadership in his successful effort to reinstate the Italian Language Advanced Placement Test Program with the College Board." Anita Bevacqua McBride, former Chief of Staff for Laura Bush, will be the MC.

April 1, 2011 ~ WASHINGTON, DC ~ Italian Embassy ~ Canaletto and his influence on European painting.

March 30, 2011 ~ WASHINGTON, DC ~ At the Johns Hopkins SAIS Center for Translantic Relations. A roundtable on Unrest in the Middle East: Italy's Perspective, with Italy's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Franco Frattini, Ruth Hanau Santini, Visiting Fellow at Brookings, Federiga Bindi, Senior Fellow, Center for Translantic Relations. POSTPONED

March 24, 2011 ~ NEW YORK CITY - Theatre - The Tram: What happens when two women of Italian heritage, from two different worlds, collide on the tram from Manhattan to Roosevelt Island? In the shadow of an asylum's ruins, fears and dreams are transformed with the lure of a bag Baci bittersweet chocolates. Travel with these women over the East River and along this historic island when a morsel of life changes everything. Starring Silvana Mastrolia and Christine D'Amato. Playwright, Mary Crescenzo, director, Richard Manichello. .Italian American Museum, 155 Mulberry St., NYC, 6:30PM, $5, for reservations, 212-965-9000;

March 23, 2011 ~. WASHINGTON, DC ~ Tagliapietra and Vitali: Masters of the Medium. Exhibit at the Renwick Gallery - Smithsonian American Art Museum.

March 18, 2011 ~. WASHINGTON, DC - In celebration of Italy's 150th Anniversary, the Lido Civic Club of Washington, DC, will host a dinner/meeting at Casa Italiana Cultural Center with special guest Dominic Pulera, author of Green, White, and Red: The Italian-American Success Story, who will speak about the "Italian-American Success Story." Contact Francesco Isgro at editor@VoceItaliana.com for additional information.

March 17, 2011~ WASHINGTON, DC~ NIAF and the Italian American Congressional Delegation (IACD) of the 112th Congress, host a Congressional reception in honor of the 150th year of Italian Unification in the historic Mansfield Room (S-207), U.S. Capitol.

March 17, 2011~ WASHINGTON, DC ~ Exactly 150 years after Italy's Unification – the Embassy of Italy will host a concert with music by Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini and a breathtaking performance by Orchestra of the Fondazione Lirico Sinfonica Petruzzelli e Teatri di Bari directed by Maestro Lorin Maazel.

March 16, 2011 ~ WASHINGTON, DC ~ Roundtable at the Center for Translantic Relations, John Hopkins SAIS: "Is Mafia Done or On Its Way Back?" with John Buretta, Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General, Chief of the section organized crime, U.S. prosecutor, Eastern District NY (USDOJ); David Cardona, Deputy Assistant Director, Criminal Investigative Division (FBI); Giannicola Sinisi, Attaché for Justice Affairs at the Embassy of Italy, Appellate Judge; Luca Scognamillo, Italian National Police Liaison Officer in the U.S.

March 16, 2011 - June 5, 2011 ~ PHILADELPHIA ~ Exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art of Roberto Capucci: Art into Fashion. Italian fashion designer and artist Roberto Capucci (born 1930) is revered by contemporary designers for his innovative silhouettes and masterful use of form, color, and materials. This exhibition--featuring over eighty works, as well as original drawings and sketches--will be the first survey of his work in the United States.

February 20-26, 2011 ~ LOS ANGELES ~ LA, Italia – Film, Fashion and Art Festival ~ The remarkable career of legendary Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis will be celebrated on the opening day of the 6th annual LA, Italia – Film, Fashion and Art Festival (February 20th) with a mini retrospective of several of his most memorable motion pictures, along with a screening of Tonino Pinto's De Laurentiis documentary "A Neapolitan in Hollywood." LA, Italia runs the week preceding the Academy Awards® (February 20th-26th) at the Mann's Chinese 6 Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland complex. Read more. . . Screenings.. >>

February 20–May 30, 2011 ~ WASHINGTON, DC - .The National Gallery of Art, Washington, will present 21 of Canaletto's finest paintings of Venice with 34 by his most important contemporaries, including Gaspar Vanvitelli, Luca Carlevarijs, Michele Marieschi, Bernardo Bellotto, and Francesco Guardi, in Venice: Canaletto and His Rivals., on view from February 20 through May 30, 2011, in the East Building. These dazzling cityscapes represent the best view painters of Venice—each responding to the city in his own way, and each competing in a market driven largely by the British Grand Tour, at its height during the 18th century.

February 10, 2011 ~ NEW YORK CITY~ The 26th Annual Gala Italia organized by the Italian Wine and Food Institute at the Marriott Marquis Hotel. The main features of the event include the Grand Wine Tasting, a fashion show, an art and design exhibition, a gourmet presentation by renowned Italian restaurants and the exhibition of some of the most emblematic "Made in Italy" products.

February 10, 2011 ~ CHICAGO - At the Italian Cultural Institute. Celebrated Sicilian Tenor Marcello Giordani and baritone Marco Vratogna will discuss their experiences in singing the roles of outlaw Dick Johnson and Sheriff Jack Rance in Puccini's La fanciulla del west (The Girl of the Golden West) at Lyric Opera of Chicago. The conversation will be moderated by Jesse Rosenberg, Associate Professor of Musicology at Northwestern University. This event is being presented on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the premiere of this opera.

February 9 - July 4, 2011 ~ NEW YORK CITY ~ Metropolitan Museum - New York City and nearby New Jersey, Long Island, and Westchester County have been home to a vibrant Italian American population since the late nineteenth century. Within this community, a remarkable tradition of lutherie (stringed-instrument making) has flourished. Italian American craftsmen have produced an enormous variety of musical instruments, from traditional European-style violins, mandolins, and guitars to newer American instruments such as archtop guitars and mandolins and even electric guitars. Since the 1930s, makers from this tradition in the New York region have become especially well known for their extraordinary archtop guitars. This exhibition examines the work of three remarkable craftsmen from this heritage—John D'Angelico, James D'Aquisto, and John Monteleone—their place in the extended context of Italian and Italian American instrument making, and the inspiration of the sights and sounds of New York City. Read more . . .

February 8, 2011 ~ PHILADELPHIA ~ "Important Enough to Ignore: Sicily Age of Imperial Inattention (1st-7th Cent. CE)" a lecture by Emerson Avery at the Uiversity of Pennsylvania presented by the Consulate GEneral of Italy and, the Center for Italian Studies, and the Italian Sectionat the University of Pennsylvania.

January 27 2011 ~ WASHINGTON, DC - The Embassy of Italy observes the 10th Holocaust Remembrance Day – "Giorno della Memoria" – with a series of events in WashingtonDC and throughout the United States.

In Washington, Ambassador Terzi will open the screening of "50 Italians – The men who saved 50,000 Jewish lives," a feature-length documentary by director Flaminia Lubin about how 50 high-ranking Italian diplomats and generals helped Jews escape Hitler's "final solution."

January 26-April 18, 2011 ~ MIAMI~ The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University (FIU) presents Gran Torino: Italian Contemporary Art opening January 26, 2011. Gran Torino, curated by Paolo Facelli and Francesco Poli. The exhibit presents works from a selected group of Torino artists that are representative of not only the local but Italian situation, with their own national characteristics, in an open and stimulating debate with the international scene.

January 22, 2011 ~ WASHINGTON, DC ~ The Lido Civic Club of Washington, D.C., will be honoring Jane Salzano and Family for their extraordinary efforts to improve the lives of individuals afflicted with autism. As the founder of Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children (CSAAC), a Maryland non‐profit organization, Jane Salzano is a nationally recognized leader on topics ranging from early childhood intervention protocols, educational supports and strategies and innovative, non‐aversive, community based living and vocational programs.

January 17, 2011 ~ Across America and the world ~ International Day of Italian Cuisine! The 4th Edition of the International Day of Italian Cuisines take place on January 17th and it will be a worldwide celebration of authentic and quality Italian Cuisine. This year´s official dish is PESTO ALLA GENOVESE, this delicious landmark of Italian Cuisines was originated in Genova, Region of Liguria and is one of the most reproduced, for better or for worse, dishes of our cooking tradition. As in the past, the backbone of the global ola of Pesto alla Genovese will be the GVCI associates from more than 40 countries but any Italian Food lover or any lover of good food can join us in this celebration.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ITALIA!

November 21, 2010 - STATEN ISLAND - The book, "The Italians of Staten Island," by Patricia Salmon. Curator of history at the Staten Island Museum, will be presented at the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum. Salmon will provide an in-depth look at Staten Island's largest ethnic group. She will talk about notorious Staten Island Italians and will explore the lifestyle, culture, religion and recreational activities relative to the Italian population of Staten Island. the event starts at 1:00 pm.

November 12-13, 2010 - FT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA - 4th Annual CSNA Convention at the Hilton Fort Lauderdal Beach Resort This year's honorees are: .Nino Vaccarella, legendary driver of Ferrari and winner of the Targa Florio; Francesco Cafiso, young Sicilian talent in the international jazz world; Gaspare Borsellino, multi-awarded journalist; Romina Arena, famous sicilian-american singer, and Gianfranco Pirrone, Sicilian American architect and academic.

November 9-20, 2010 | LOS ANGELES - CINEMA ITALIAN STYLE 2010 at the Egyptian and Aero Theatres. Cinema Italian Style is the annual celebration of Italian cinema, once again is packed with exciting U.S. premieres. The series opens at the Egyptian Theatre with Italy's official Oscar submission for Best Foreign-Language film, Paolo Virzi's uplifting drama THE FIRST BEAUTIFUL THING. Following at the Aero Theatre is an array of Italy's best films, in a variety of genres, which have been making the rounds at top international film festivals: Gabriele Muccino's midlife crisis drama KISS ME AGAIN, Carlo Verdone's shrewd family comedy ME, THEM AND LARA and Daniele Luchetti's tense thriller OUR LIFE. Also in store is Rocco Papaleo's endlessly surprising and delightful road film BASILICATA COAST TO COAST, actor-director John Turturro's documentary about the vivid musical tradition of Naples, PASSION, and Pupi Avati's moving drama, A SECOND CHILDHOOD.

.October 22-23, 2010 | WASHINGTON - NIAF’s 35th Anniversary Convention and Gala Weekend. This year’sgala honorees include Fulvio Conti, president and CEO of ENEL, Joseph Uva, CEO of Univision Communications, Inc., Christoper Nasetta, CEO Hilton Worldwide, Aurelio De Laurentis, film maker and producer. Other special guests include director Chris Columbus, MLB legend Rick Cerone, two-time AFL MVP and sports commentator Daryle Lamonica and actors Michael Badalucco, Dennis Farina and Joe Pantoliano.

October 21, 2010 | WASHINGTON D.C - At the Library of Congress a seminar on Gaetano Filangieri and Benjamin Franklin: The Italian Enlightment and the U.S. Constitution. Addresses by Marcello Pera, former President of the Italian Senate and Justice Antonin Scalia.

"Unshaken .resolution, incorruptible integrity, formed the basis of his public conduct.. Of every branch of the administration he was completely master, and he saw with an intuitive glance into every amelioration of which it might be rendered capable. With the intrepidity of an ardent and enlightened mind, he had conceived the vast plan of a general reform in the legislation of his country; and his execution of a part f this stupendous system fully answered the expectations formed of it, from his professed knowledge and determined resolution."

October 12, 2010 | WASHINGTON D.C - Fifth Annual Global Health Forum sponsored by the Embassy of Italy on “Healthy Aging Globally: A Life Cycle Approach”.

October 11, 2010 - CHICAGO - Columbus Day Parade Organized by the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans on Columbus Drive, from Balbo to Monroe.

October 11, 2010 - NEW YORK CITY - 66th Annual Columbus Day Parade at Fifth Avenue from 47th to 72nd St. This year's Grand Marshal is Maria Bartiromo, CNBC Anchor, Columnist & Author.

October 11, 2010 - BALTIMORE - Commemoration of Christopher Columbus sponsored by the Associated Italian American Charities (AIAC). Procession/Citizen Parade from St. Leo’s to the Columbus Monument (on the corners of President St. & Eastern Ave.) starts at 10:30 am.

October 11, 2010 - WASHINGTON D.C Columbus Celebration at the National Columbus Memorial and Fountain at Union Station at 10:45 am. Click here for program of events.

October 1, 2010 | PORTSMOUTH, VA - The world premiere of the movie "Atlantis Down", directed and produced by Max Bartoli.

September 29, 2010 | MITCHELLVILLE, MD - .Annual Villa Rosa Italian Festival from noon to 6:00 pm.For further information contact Darlene Di Battista at ddibatt@yahoo.com.

September 23, 2010 | LOS ANGELES - LA Opera presents Il Postino - Based on the popular 1994 Italian film, Il Postino by Daniel Catán stars Plácido Domingo as the poet Pablo Neruda for this exciting world premiere. In a tiny Italian fishing village, a shy young postman (Charles Castronovo) finds the inspiration to live out his dreams during his daily deliveries to his only customer, a famous poet. Also starring Amanda Squitieri, Cristina Gallardo-Domâs and Nancy Fabiola-Herrera. Grant Gershon conducts.

September 25, 2010 | MYRTLE BEACH, SC - 7th Annual Irish Italian International Festival

September 19, 2010–January 9, 2011 | WASHINGTON D.C. Exhibition: Arcimboldo, 1526–1593: Nature and Fantasy at the National Gallery of Art Sixteen examples of the fantastic composite heads painted by Giuseppe Arcimboldo will be featured in this exhibition, their first appearance in the United States.

Bizarre yet scientifically accurate, the unusual heads are composed of plants, animals, and objects. Additional works, including drawings by Leonardo da Vinci and Albrecht Dürer, small bronzes, illustrated books and manuscripts, and ceramics, will provide a context for Arcimboldo's inventions, revealing his debt to established traditions of physiognomic and nature studies.

September 19, 2010 | CHICAGO - Maestro Riccardo Muti, the new Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, will open the symphony’s 2010-11 season with a free concert in the magical atmosphere of Millennium Park

September 17-19, 2010 | CHICAGO - The Italian American Chamber of Commerce- Midwest (IACC) is presenting a three day long festival in Chicago dedicated to Italian culture in its multifaceted forms. Attendees will enjoy watching a variety of competitions: there will be a fashion contest among emerging designers; a cooking contest involving Chicago’s 16 best chefs; and an art competition and accompanying art exhibit displaying works by artists from Chicago Arts District. More than 100 participating businesses will introduce authentic Italian artisanal products to the Chicago public. A preview of Italian Expo is available through “showPODs” of Chicago Arts District during the month of September.

September 16-26, 2010 - NEW YORK CITY - FEAST OF SAN GENNARO The 83rd Annual Feast of San Gennaro in honor of the Patron Saint of Naples. Sponsored by Figli di San Gennaro. The feast is located along Mulberry and Mott Streets, between Canal and Houston Streets.

eptember 11-December 18, 2010 | SANTA MONICA - The Santa Monica Museum of Art presents Combustione: Alberto Burri and America, a tightly focused exhibition featuring 40 major works from 1945 to the late 1980s, paying particular attention to both his reception and his production in the United States. Alberto Burri (1915-1995) was a seminal artistic figure of the 20th Century, an inspiration to many artists and artistic movements from Pop Art to Arte Povera, both in Italy and the United States.

September 11 - October 30, 2010 | WASHINGTON D.C. - Antonio Pio Saracino and the exhibition Nature / Data at the Industry Gallery - The first solo U.S. exhibition for Italian-born, New York-based designer and Italian architect Antonio Pio Saracino. The exhibition will premiere two new designs, feature work created mostly during the past two years and introduce two large-scale models of triumphal arches representing Italian immigration to North and South America. Saracino is known for creating designs in wood, metal, carbon fiber and synthetics that suggest molecules, leaves, blossoms, and natural crystal formations. Read more.

September 7, 2010 | WASHINGTON D.C. - The Gianluca Pellerito Quarted perfoms at the Kennedy Center. Second tour in the United States for the international star of Jazz, Gianluca Pellerito. The talented 16-year-old Italian jazz drummer leads his ensemble in original tunes and swinging standards at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.

Gianluca Pellerito was born on May 1st 1994. He started playing the drums at the age of 4. It was thanks to his lucky meeting with the drummer Gianni Cavallaro that young Gianluca started studying the drums. Sebastiano Alioto and Toti Denaro were his first teachers and reference points. At the age of 8 Gianluca became part of the Boston Berklee College of Music, one of the most important schools in the world and took part in the Berklee Summer School at Umbria Jazz Clinics. READ MORE . . .>>

September 2 - January 9, 2011. WASHINGTON D.C. Palladio and His Legacy: A Transatlantic Journey. An exibit of thirty-one 16th century works by Italian Renaissance master Andrea Palladio at the National Building Museum.

July 25, 2010 - NEW YORK CITY - The film A SICILIAN ODYSSEY ~ ODISSEA SICILIANA will be shown at the New York International Film Festival.

July 18 - Aug 29 2010 - WASHINGTON D.C. - From Vault to Screen: Il Cinema Ritrovato July 18, 24, 25, 31 August 7, 14, 15, 22, 27–29 East Building Concourse, Auditorium - The National Gallery's annual preservation series this year focuses on Il Cinema Ritrovato, the famous festival in Bologna lauded by cineastes, historians, and film conservators from around the world. Each summer's program includes restorations, rediscoveries, and rare treasures from archives, private collectors, and cinematheques, as well as events th at run the gamut from scholarly discussions to open air screenings in the heart of the historic city. Special thanks to Guy Borlée, Gian Luca Farinelli, Peter von Bagh, and the staff of Cineteca del Comune di Bologna for their support.

July 11, 2010 - WASHINGTON D.C. - Appetite for Art and Food in Renaissance Italy, a one day culinary and intellectual indulgence at the Smithsonian.
July 11, 2010 - WASHINGTON D.C. - The CapCrit Lifestyle Expo, a celebration of cycling that brings together GiroDC2012 bid supporters around the belief that cycling initiatives and participation can make a world of difference. Mayor Adrian Fenty and Italian Ambassador Giulio Terzi are two of the public figures scheduled to participate in the GiroDC2012 Celeb ride.

July 7-Aug 31, 2010 - Los Angeles - Gaetano Pesce: Pieces From A Larger Puzzle Exibition at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura Los Angeles. The first retrospective in the Western United States of architect, artist, and designer Gaetano Pesce celebrates the maestro of art-design and his years of experimenting and creating works with polyurethane foam, resin, and plastics for such A-list companies as Cassina, B&B Italia and Meritalia.

July 4, 2010 - Fourth of July celebrated across America

June 22, 2010 - WASHINGTON D.C. - John Podesta, President, Center for American Progress, speaks at NIAF's Frank J. Guarini Public Policy Forum on Capitol Hill. Invitation only.

June 20, 2010 - WASHINGTON D.C. - Festa Italiana is celebrated at Holy Rosary Church and Casa Italiana on 3rd St., NW.

June 9, 2020 - WASHINGTON D.C. - 50th Annual Commemoration in honor of Charles J. Bonaparte, 47th Attorney General of the United States and founder of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The event is sponsored by the US Department of Justice, the Italian Historical Society of America and, the Friends of Charles J. Bonaparte. The ceremony will be held in the Great Hall of the U.S. Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC. Associate Attorney General and Italian American Thomas Perrelli will be the keynote speaker. He will be introduced by Federal Judge Francis Allegra. Also speaking at the event will be Cristiano Maggipinto, First Counselor at the Italian Embassy and John DiCicco, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division. If you would like to attend the event, contact Francesco Isgro at Francesco.Isgro@usdoj.

June 3-6, 2010 - PHILADELPHIA - On the occasion of the Italian National Day (June 2, 2010) the Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia presents the Italian National Week together with FILITALIA International, COMITES, and the America-Italy Society of Philadelphia. Click here for program.

jJune 2, 2010 - WASHINGTON D.C. - Festa della Repubblica, Italian National Day, celebrated at Italian Embassy in Washington DC. Invitation only event.

April 30, 2010. STONY BROOK - Symposium at the Stony Brook University's Center for Italian Studies: TOMMASO LANDOLFI: A TRIBUTE co-sponsored by the University of Rome “La Sapienza” and Stony Brook University with the cooperation of the international journal, GRADIVA and the Center for Italian Studies. Welcoming Remarks: Professors Mario B. Mignone and Luigi Fontanella. Guest Speakers include: Silvana Cirillo, Giulio Ferroni, Delphine Gachet, Romana Capeck Habekovic, Paola Italia, Tommaso Pincio, Nicholas Rzhevsky, Filippo Secchieri.

April 25, 2010 - STAMFORD - The Final Competition for Miss Italia USA 2010 will be held at 5:00 PM at "The Palace " Theatre located in Stamford, Connecticut. The winner of the Miss Italia USA will travel to Italy in June to compete against 49 candidates from other nations for the title of Miss Italia nel Mondo. The pageant will be held in Jesolo, outside of Venice and will be broadcast internationally by RAI Italia and in Italy by RAI 1.

THE FINALISTS TO DATE ARE : STEFANIA RIZZO - AZ | CARLY FRANCAVILLA - MI | DESER'E GITULLI - MI | TANIA CARINGI - MI | DANIELLE MONTMORENZY - FL | MOLTISANTI LIGEIA - NY | JOHANNA SAMBUCINI - NY | MARGHERITA MEDICI - NY | ALESSANDRA PAOLUCCI - NY| MELISSA FIORE - NY | SYRA MARUOTTI - NY | CHRISTINA CARLUCCI - DC | MARIA HANSON - PA | CELESTE DI GREGORIO - PA | KASSANDRA VIRGILIO - PA | VANESSA LA MARCA - NJ | MARIA MICHELA CAPORRINO - NJ | ANDREA CIRILLO - NJ | TONY MONTAGNA - NJ | ALISSA ROMANO - NJ | CHRISTINA CIRILLO - NJ | CHRISTINA DE FLAVIIS - NJ | RACHEL SALERNO - MD

YOU CAN BUY TICKETS FOR THE EVENT AT: https://tickets.stamfordcenterforthearts.org/public/

April 25, 2010 - PHILADELPHIA - Singer-songwriter Jovanotti will give a concert at the World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St ,Philadelphia. Until now, American audiences have had to make do with mere glimpses of the brilliant career of one of Italy's most famous contemporary artists, the Tuscan singer and songwriter Lorenzo Cherubini, professionally known as Jovanotti. Over the past twenty years his recorded collaborations with Michael Franti, Ben Harper, Carlinhos Brown, Sergio Mendes, and Bono, among other well-known names, have occasionally caught the ear of the adventurous listener. Delivering lyrics in a half-sung, half-spoken style that has something esthetically in common with a downtown reading by a Beat poet, Jovanotti uses the rhythm and the ricochet of consonants and catchy melodic hooks to create songs that are instantly accessible to an international audience.

April 23-24, 2010 - NEW YORK CITY - The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute at Queens College presents a 2-day confference on: Terre Promesse: Excursions Towards Italian Topographies

April 16-21, 2010 - MIAMI - Fifth Annual Sicilian Film Festival. The Sicilian Film Festival features premiere screenings, award ceremonies, seminars, a screenplay competition and, of course, gorgeous beaches, delicious food, incredible nightlife, and all that make Miami Beach, Florida one of the most unique and exotic vacation destinations in the world.

Festival activities include parties, live music and galas and the closing award ceremony. Awards are given in several categories including Feature, Documentary, Short, Animation, Direction, Acting and Career Award. For additional information contact Emanuele Viscusi, President of the Sicilian Film Festival at sicilianfilmfestival@gmail.co

April 15-17, 2010 - Madison The Wisconsin Film Festival in Madison, WI, will be showing three Italian films: "The Law" (La Loi) (Italy, France, 1959, 121 mins, 35mm). "Duck, You Sucker: A Fistful of Dynamite" (Italy, 1971, 157 mins, 35mm). and "Mid-August Lunch" (Pranzo di Ferragosto) (Italy, 2008, 75 mins, digital video).

April 14, 2010 - NEW YORK CITY - .Le Isole Lontane. The Writings of Bartolo Cattafi, Reading & lecture by Nino Sottle Zumbo in Italian, at the Italian American Museum, 155 Mulberry Street New York, NY.

April 7-9, 2010 - CHICAGO- The Italian American War Veterans of the United States executive committee metts at the Oak Brook Double Tree Hotel (nice golf course!)

April 2 - August 1, 2010 - NEW YORK CITY - Palladio and His Legacy: A Transatlantic Journey also Includes Specially Commissioned Building Models Showing Palladio’s Profound Influence on American Architecture at the Morgan Library and Museum.

Andrea Palladio (1508–1580) is considered among the most significant and influential architects in the Western world. His clean, elegant interpretation of the architecture of classical antiquity was to spread throughout Europe and North America, and his finished buildings, drawings, and writings have become cultural touchstones.

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March 26- June 6, 2010. MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Art Museum is showing a portrait by Raphael: La Donna Velata (Woman with the Veil). The painting is on loan from the Pitti Palace in Florence, Italy. "Woman with the Veil" is considered an invaluable treasure among the paintings in the collection. The portrait, which Raphael painted in about 1516, had a profound influence on artists both of his day and since; not only is it beautifully painted, but a myth of intrigue envelops the work—it is rumored that the sitter was the artist's mistress. At one point, the portrait was considered the most famous painting in the world.

March 26, 2010. PHILADELPHIA - Celebration at St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi, the First Catholic Italian Church in US, at the presence of His Eminence Cardinal Justin Regali and Dott. Luigi Scotto, Consul General of Italy From Villanova (Italy) to Philadelphia. A tribute to Reverend Antonio Isoleri. A lecture and a concert 5:30 pm “Priest, Parish and People: Isoleri and the immigrant church of St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi” A lecture by Dr. Richard Juliani, Professor of Sociology at Villanova University 6:15 pm “Fantasia poetica” A concert by Carlo Aonzo (Mandolin) and Elena Buttiero (Piano). Music by Beethoven, Munier, Calace, Bruzzone. St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi, 714 Montrose Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147.

March 25-27, 2010. NEW YORK CITY- Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.

Through March 28, 2010 - SAN FRANCISCO - . Don't miss "In Cerca di una Nuova Vita" an exhibit at the The Museo Italo Americano. The exhibit, documents the experience of Italian immigrants to California through the three waves of immigration -- 1850-1924, 1924-1970, and 1970 through Today -- highlighting their struggle, determination, creativity, and ultimately, the cultural and economic contributions that Italians have made to the development of California.

March 23-June 20, 2010. LOS ANGELES - Exhibit at the J. Paul Getty Museum: Leonardo da Vinci and the Art of Sculpture: Inspiration and Invention. The first display of works by Leonardo da Vinci in Los Angeles in decades, this major international loan exhibition celebrates his achievements and involvement in the art of sculpture. Through original drawings, the exhibition explores his ambitious designs for huge equestrian sculpture projects that were never completed. Important works by artists who inspired Leonardo-and were inspired by him-are also on view. These include Donatello's marble Bearded Prophet and three larger-than-life-size bronze figures by Leonardo's collaborator Giovan Francesco Rustici, all recently restored in Florence and never before seen outside Italy. The exhibition is organized by the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, in association with the J. Paul Getty Museum.

Through August 1, 2010. PHILADELPHIA- Ancient Rome & America at the National Constitution Center. The exhibit showcases the cultural, political, and social connections between the lost world of ancient Rome and modern America. The exhibition features more than 300 artifacts from Italy and the United States, bringing together a never-before-seen collection from Italy’s leading archaeological institutions in Florence, Naples, and Rome, paired with objects from over 40 lending institutions in the United States.

Covering over 8,000 square feet, the exhibition is organized into three main galleries: Building a Republic, A Classical Revival, and Expansion and Empire. At the close of the exhibition, visitors are left with a question about the future of our nation, What does ancient Rome foretell about the fate of America? Exhibition highlights include: a Roman bronze eagle and American gilt eagle depicting the classic symbol shared by ancient Rome and America; Roman busts of Scipio Africanus, Julius Caesar, and Cicero; busts of the Founding Fathers, such as George Washington, portrayed in togas; remnants from Pompeii, including silverware, a preserved piece of a wall fresco, and the cast of a man who did not escape the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, and more!

March 4-7, 2010. CHICAGO - The Italian Cultural Institute is bringing Marino Marini's bronze masterpieces, sketches, etchings, silkscreen prints and lithographs to Chicago in this unprecedented exhibition of the late master's work. Marini (1901 - 1980) is one of Italy's greatest 20th century artists. His work was exhibited in Europe's major cities throughout his lifetime, he took part in "The sculpture of the Twentieth Century" exhibition in New York City, and was an honorary citizen of the city of Milan. A museum dedicated entirely to his work opened in Florence in 1988. The ICI exhibit reexamines Marini's role in the American art scene between the 1950s and 1970s, and introduces a new generation of art lovers to Marini's most iconic creations: "Pomone," a female figure in bronze, and the magnificently modeled "Knight." The themes of female archaic divinities called pomone, and of horsemen, were constants for Marini, whose artistic vision was informed by his early study of Tuscany's famous Etruscan artwork.

February 28, 2010. WASHINGTON - The Friends of Casa Italiana present a roundtable on Italian Immigration: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. Location: Casa Italiana at 1:00 p.m.

The documentary by Gianfranco Norelli, Pane Amaro (Bitter Bread), will be shown. Journalist Ennio Caretto, former correspondent for Corriere della Sera will moderate. This roundtable is co-sponsored by The Lido Civic Club and the Abruzzo and Molise Heritage Society.

"I would certainly recommend this film to anyone of Italian descent. But it is also of much broader interest, to anyone who wants to understand more of the human cost of immigration and the complexity of the earlier "great waves" of American immigration. Additionally, I think it is valuable to understand the suffering and racism experienced by many different groups of immigrants. For example, this film documents the fact that many lynching victims in the American South were Italian immigrants." B.Adler as reviewed at Amazon.com

February 25, 2010. NEW YORK CITY - 25th Annual GALA ITALIA. The show will feature the best of the Italian national wine production combined with the finest Italian gastronomy, fashion, art, design and music providing a superb display of the quality and importance of Italian products. Italian actress Simona Venturi has been chosen as the Godmother of this year's events.

The gala italia is organized annually by the Italian Wine & Food Institute under the patronage of he Italian Embassy in Washington.

February 20, 2010. PHILADELPHIA - The National Italian American Political Action Committee will host its 12th annual Carnevale Masked Ball at the Philadelphia Loews Hotel.

Through February 14, 2010. CHICAGO Italics: Italian Art between Tradition and Revolution 1968–2008 at Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art. This is a ground-breaking exhibition devoted to contemporary Italian art and creativity, co-presented by the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago, and the Palazzo Grassi, Venice, on view at the MCA from November 14, 2009-February 14, 2010.

Guest curated by Francesco Bonami, curator of the upcoming Whitney Biennial, Italics presents more than 80 Italian artists active during the past four decades whose work offers a deep sense of originality and vitality, whether embracing their classical roots, breaking away from traditions, or reflecting the social transformation of Italy.

February 13-14, 2010. WASHINGTON - The11th Annual Washington, DC International Wine & Food Festival, DC region’s largest indoor wine & food festival, at The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. The Festival features over 600 wines from 100 countries.

January 28, 2010. WASHINGTON - Al Di Meola Italian American jazz guitarist performs a Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia.

January 20-April 18, 2010. NEW YORK CITY - The drawings of Bronzino, the Italian Mannerist who was appointed court artist to Duke Cosimo de' Medici. Born Agnolo di Cosimo di Mariano, Il Bronzino studied under Raffaellino del Garbo and Jacopo da Pontormo.

This exhibition is the first ever dedicated to Bronzino (1503–1572), and will present nearly all the known drawings by, or attributed to, this leading Italian Mannerist artist, who was active primarily in Florence. A painter, draftsman, academician, and enormously witty poet, Bronzino became famous as the court artist to the Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici and his beautiful wife, the Duchess Eleonora di Toledo. This monographic exhibition will contain approximately 60 drawings from European and North-American collections, many of which have never before been on public view. Accompanied by a catalogue, authored by a team of international scholars, to be published by the Metropolitan Museum.

January 13-14,17, 2010. NEW YORK CITY. Celebrating “International Day of Italian Cuisines” on January 17 with a world premiere on January 14 to be held at the Italian Culinary Academy in New York City.

This year on January 17, all the participating chefs will be cooking "Tagliatelle al ragù Bolognese", the official dish of the IDIC 2010.

January 10, 2010. STATEN ISLAND - Aldo Mancusi will present "The Life & Times of Enrico Caruso" at the Garibaldi Meucci Museum . In 1990 Mancusi founded the Enrico Caruso Museum in Brooklyn and was awarded the title of Cavaliere Ufficiale for his splendid work. He will be showing some of his extensive collection of rare Caruso video and memorabilia, and will be bringing his 1910 Victor wind-up phonograph.

January 8, 2009. NEW YORK CITY. Sicilian native Carmen Consoli is scheduled to sing at City Winery in New York City.

Through Jan 31, 2010. BALTIMORE - Da Vinci—The Genius: A Traveling Exhibit at The Maryland Science Center. A rare look at the genius of one man that influenced generations to come Direct from Italy—da Vinci’s machines, inventions, paintings, sculptures, writings and drawings.The genius of da Vinci from aeronautics to medicine, artistry to weapons of war—all on display in this extraordinary exhibition’s first visit to the East Coast in only the third venue in the United States. More on the traveling exhibit.

Through January 22, 2010 - SAN FRANCISCO - Art Exhibit at the Italian Cultural Institute: Reflections on Painting - From the Colosseum to the Golden Gate Bridge An ensemble of three personal exhibits by the artists Bruno Aller, Aldo Bertolini, and Marisa Facchinetti, founders of the Cultural Association “I Diagonali” in Rome. Includes paintings, painting-sculptures made of copper, and woven artwork, previously exhibited at Arte e Pensieri Gallery in Rome.