Italian Clubs, Events, Lifestyle; Travel Italy

A Italian Film Festival is to be hosted at the Ferragosto 2007 — the Italian street festival, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The event, which will be held on August 18, wll feature above all cultural travel documentaries by Steven McCurdy, including ‘Postcards From Italy’ and ‘Bringing Home Sardinia’.

Steve McCurdy, who has a strong interest and love for the people of Italy, has directed and filmed in over 20 countries on 5 continents. He has a his own company: Creative Light Productions.

When: August 18th (12pm - 8pm)
Where: 423 West 300 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101

Tickets: Ted Capener, General Manager  ph 801-363-6700 - 423 West 300 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
For more info on the event, call 801-979-1997.

Thanks to the “Società San Giuseppe di Riesi“, the feast of St. Joseph in Boston is making a strong comeback next weekend.

About two dozen young recruits, many from the suburbs, will descend on the North End to take turns carrying the 100-pound icon through neighborhood streets for next Sunday’s six-hour procession.

It’s all about paying homage in this cultural enclave of Boston, where the older generation is teaching a younger one how to honor the patron saint of their Sicilian ancestors. “Each little village brought their saint with them, It was like bringing their church here. It was like bringing a part of them here.” said Pamela Donnaruma, editor and owner of the North End’s Post-Gazette newspaper.

This fund-raising feast kicks off next Friday, July 27.
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If you are looking a travel package to Italy for female travelers only, look at the following proposal.  
Girlfriends Go Tours — ‘Guided Biking and Cultural Adventure Tours by Women for Women’, designed a tour of Southern Tuscany for Autumn during the wine and olive harvest  (October 13-20, 2007).

Among the several activities included in the tour: guided (by local guides) mountain bike tour through the vineyards, tastings of famous wines such as Brunello di Montalcino and Nobile di Montepulciano, guided bike ride to medieval hill towns and charming villages, basic Italian language and cooking lessons.

The price for this 7 nights and 8 days tour is $1975 USD. It includes most everything on the ground; airfare is not included.  There are still a few spots available. For details and information visit Girlfriends Go Tours website.

The seven new wonders of the world were announced in Lisbon, Portugal Saturday, July 7.

They have been elected in a global Internet vote, with around 100 million votes arrived via the Internet and SMS messages.
These seven new world wonders include The Great Wall, Petra, Christ Redeemer, Machu Picchu, Chichén Itzá, The Taj Mahal, and The Colosseum of Rome (in the video below).

(via YouTube).