Italian Clubs, Events, Lifestyle; Travel Italy

Christams Festival in Italian Style Saturday, November 29th in New Haven, CT. At Festa di Natale 2008 the great Neapolitan Singer Nina Pane San Severino wll be hosting a show featuring Italian-American tenor Aaron Caruso.

In an ongoing celerbration of his own Italian heritage, Aaron Caruso will continue to perform concerts featuring classical Italian songs, operatic arias and tribute songs to Italian American singers including Mario Lanza, Jimmy Rosselli, Sergio Franchi, Jerry Vale, Dean Martin, and Frank Sinatra .

When: November 29th, 2008 - 6:30P.M.–12:30A.M.
Where: Annex Y.M.A. Club 554 Woodward Ave – New Haven, CT
For details please visit www.aaroncaruso.com or call at 719.256.6794.

Milan, given its character of a business city, may not be one of the top favorite tourist destinations in Italy. However it offers tourists a wealth of options, not limited to shopping — major Italy’s designer stores are located there, with its many art, museum, and historic itineraries.

(photo by by rogilde - CC license)

Late November/early December, Milan offers one more chance to combine business and leisure.

Those who have an interest in Italian craft, can take the opportunity to visit “L’Artigiano in Fiera“, the Italy’s top crafts exhibition, attracting thousands of international visitors and exhibitors to the Fiera Milano.
When: Nov 29 - Dec 8, 2008
Where: Fiera Milano
Opening Hours: 10AM - 10.30PM

Last Sunday of November — as every month, the Antiques Market fair is being held along the canal in Navigli.
The Navigli, one of the city’s most characteristic districts, also hosts studios of established artists who have set up shop there. While looking around the stalls, you have also the chance to visit them.
Antiques Market opening hours: 9AM - 2.30PM.

Beginning today, “Rome Reborn”, the digital re-creation of ancient Rome is now available to all, thanks to Google.

Until today, to enjoy this complete simulation of the ancient Rome, you had to travel to Rome and visit the Museum of the Diocletian Baths. Now, this project titled “Ancient Rome 3D“, is published to the Internet, making it available to Google Earth users.

Ancient Rome 3D shows almost the entire city within the 13-mile-long Aurelian Walls as it appeared in A.D. 320. At that time, Rome had reached the peak of its development with an estimated population of 1 million.
“Information bubbles” provide basic and advanced information — translated into English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Dutch — for more than 250 sites identified in the ancient city.

To experience Ancient Rome 3D, you have to install the Google Earth software (at earth.google.com), select the Gallery folder on the left side of the screen and then click on “Ancient Rome 3D”.
The video below explains you how to do that, also providing a preview of Ancient Rome 3D.

“Miss Italia nel Mondo” is a contest celebrating annually the beauty of women of Italian heritage from around the world.

Italian-American women who reside in the United States are invited to compete for the crown beginning in individual State competitions.

Winners of the State competitions will travel to the Final Show next spring 2009 and will be crown Miss Italia USA 2009 .

Miss Italia USA 2009 will travel than to Italy on June 2009 to compete against forty-nine young ladies from other countries for the title of “Miss Italia nel Mondo”.

The final pageant will be held in Jesolo, sea resort in the surroundings of Venice. RAI 1 and RAI International will broadcast the competition worldwide.

In order to participate in the Miss Italia USA competition, a woman must
a) be a resident of United States for at least six months before June 30, 2009;
b) be of Italian origin, having one Italian parent or at least one Italian grandparent;
c) be between the ages of 17 and 26 by December 31, 2009 and have a basic knowledge of the Italian language.
For more informations on applying for this pageant write at info@missitaliausa.com .