SINGER PINO LEVATO PERFORMS AT CASA ITALIANA
Popular singer Pino Levato came back to Casa Italiana on May 28, 2017, over the Memorial Day weekend, to give us a chance to enjoy the popular and traditional music of Italy.
FUTURE OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS CELEBRATION DISCUSSED
On Saturday, May 21, 2017, the leaders of the National Christopher Columbus Association (NCAA) met at Casa Italiana with Father Ezio Marchetto and a group of interested
INITIATIVES TO PROMOTE THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES
On May 26th, the Italian Embassy in Washington hosted a meeting of the Greater Washington DC Observatory of the Italian language. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss current initiatives to promote the Italian language in the DC area. As the AMHS organization
AMHS TO BE FEATURED IN ABRUZZO “IL MESSAGGERO”
On Sunday, June 11, a group of AMHS members, all with roots in the region of Abruzzo, met with Dom Serafini, a contributing writer to the Abruzzo
DOMENICA MARCHETTI HIGHLIGHTS ABRUZZESE CULINARY HERITAGE
Our 3rd program this year, on May 21, 2017, featured a wonderful, very informative talk by chef and AMHS member Domenica Marchetti. About 45 members and guests met at Carmine’s restaurant to hear Domenica tell us about her life as a chef, author,
THE ANNUAL AMHS FERRAGOSTO PICNIC SUNDAY, AUGUST 13
We are very pleased to announce that we will be moving the venue and the time for the Society’s annual Ferragosto picnic. This year, the picnic will be held at Fort Ward Park in Alexandria,
AUTHOR KATHERINE WILSON TO TALK ABOUT “ONLY IN NAPLES” AT JULY 23, 2017 PROGRAM
Author Katherine Wilson has a delightful story to tell and you can hear all about it at our fourth program of the year, which will be on July 23, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. in Casa Italiana.
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
I hope everyone is enjoying their summer so far, with grand adventures here or abroad, with family and friends. Personally (at what I hope will be the printing of this issue),
THE PRE-RAPHAELITES AND THE VASTO CONNECTION
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, one of the founders of the PreRaphaelite artistic movement of the mid-1800s was the son of Gabriele Rossetti,
GIOIA DEI MARSI, PROVINCE OF L’AQUILA, REGION OF ABRUZZO
The beautiful town of Gioia dei Marsi is located about 65 kilometers from L’Aquila. Gioia dei Marsi has approximately 2,360 inhabitants, known as Gioiesi.
VINCHIATURO, PROVINCE OF CAMPOBASSO, REGION OF MOLISE
The picturesque small town of Vinchiaturo is located about 10 kilometers southwest of Campobasso.
ANNA RITA SABATINI VOLUNTEERS FOR THE ITALIAN RED CROSS
Anna Rita Sabatini recently joined the Italian Red Cross as a volunteer. In addition to her job as a computer analyst for a large Italian state-owned company
THREE GENERATIONS OF D’ANDREAS TAKE NEW YORK BY STORM!
From April 8 through April 11, three generations of the D’Andrea family took a “road trip” to New York. Making this trip were AMHS President Emeritus Lucio D
AMHS MOURNS PASSING OF LONG-TIME MEMBER PINO CICALA
On April 10, 2017, our community lost a valued member and a friend to many of us, with the passing of Giuseppe Antonio Cicala, known to all as Pino. For more than half a century, Pino did much to promote Italian culture, music and language.
IN MEMORIAM, NICOLA FERRANTE
We are incredibly saddened by the passing of long-time AMHS member Nicola (Nick) Ferrante on March 29, 2017. He was the beloved husband of Gay