The hill town of Santo Stefano di Sessanio is located in the Gran Sasso and the Monti della Laga National Park, in the highest region of the Apennines.

The least likely places can have a major impact on history. Take the small Italian town of Castelfidardo, in the province of Ancona in the region of Marche in east-central Italy.

On January 19th, the Italian Embassy hosted a meeting of the Greater Washington DC Observatory of the Italian language. The purpose of this meeting was to provide

On Saturday, February 10, the Lucchesi nel Mondo-Tuscany Club (the Lucchesi Club) sponsored its annual Carnevale at Casa Italiana, from 6:00pm-10:00pm. This year’s theme was “Dreams of Italy Carnevale

Holy Rosary Church held elections in December 2017 to choose new Parish Council members for the 2018-2019 term. AMHS

La Società di Cultura Italiana (GW Italian Cultural Society) is an organization with over 100 students from various backgrounds which works to bring the

On March 19, the National Italian American Foundation will hold its annual St. Joseph’s Day event, which this year will feature a film by AMHS

Gianluca Nigro, one of the two winners of the joint NIAF/AMHS Scholarships for the academic year 2017- 2018, addressed the AMHS General Society Meeting on January 28. He opened his remarks by noting that he is from Chatham,

At our January 28, 2018 program, we heard from a young Italian student who is raising money to help a school in an area of Italy that has been hard hit by earthquakes. The student, Matteo Ferramondo,

A dramatic tale of passion, betrayal and business in the world of high fashion drew a large and enthusiastic crowd to Casa Italiana recently on a cold rainy winter day. At our first program of the year on January 28, 2018, an audience of 93 members and guests

On Thursday, February 8, residents of the Westminster at Lake Ridge Retirement Community in Lake Ridge, Virginia, had the

Many books have been written and movies made about the Holocaust itself, but perhaps less is known about the music. So an event was held at the Embassy of Italy on January 29, 2018, to introduce Francesco Lotoro, who has made

Despite all the naysayers, pasta really is good for us, and you can find out why from Diane Welland, a leading nutritionist and food writer. Diane will be the featured speaker at our program on April 15, 2018, to be held at Carmine’s