Sunday, October 13, 2013
Happy Columbus Day 2013 - Controversial Holiday for Italian Americans or Hype?
Monday, September 23, 2013
Italian American Girl Presentation at Rider University - Writing For the Media, Blogging
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Italian Consulate to Close in Newark, NJ - Italian Americans In New Jersey Get the Short End of Stick Once Again...
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
End of Summer Recipe - Italian Organic Tomato Salad - Basil, Scallions, Olive Oil
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HITWEEK 2013 North American Return FRANCO BATTIATO | CANZONIERE GRECANICO SALENTINO & NICOLA CONTE
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Nicola Conte |
Hit Week – the world's only music festival showcasing Italy's current scene on the global stage — returns to North America with it's strongest line up to date. A greatly expanded edition of the annual event touches down in New York, Los Angeles, Miami and Toronto between September 7 and October 30th. Headliners announced include iconoclastic Italian singer, songwriter and composer Franco Battiato and Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, Italy's top act on the international world music circuit. Renowned DJ, producer and musician Nicola Conte will bring his DJ set Stateside. Additionally, 2013 Sanremo Festival winner Marco Mengoni makes his US debut appearance and critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Erica Mou rejoins the Hit Week fold after headlining the festival's inaugural event in Brazil earlier this year.
The core of Hit Week's fifth tour of the North American continent is a coast to coast run of concerts taking place between October 4th – 12th. Highlights include Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino and Nicola Conte at the Hollywood ArtsPark (Miami) on October 5th with a redux of the bill on October 8th at New York City's Highline Ballroom. Franco Battiato takes over the Highline stage onOctober 9th for the first in a pair of rare Transatlantic performances before heading to Canada and Toronto's Phoenix Concert Theatre on October 10th. Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino then offers a California concert double header on October 11th at UCLA and October 12th at Taste of Italy Los Angeles.
Here are upcoming show dates:
September 7 Los Angeles, CA (TBA) Erica Mou at Hit Week Preview
October 4 Miami, FL (TBA) Nicola Conte at Hit Week / Rhythm Foundation
October 5 Hollywood, FL Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, Nicola Conte
October 8 New York, NY Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino and Nicola
October 9 New York, NY Franco Battiato at Highline Ballroom
October 10 Toronto, ON Franco Battiato at Phoenix Concert Theatre
October 11 Los Angeles, CA Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino at UCLA
October 12 Los Angeles, CA Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino at Taste of Italy
October 28-29 Los Angeles, CA Marco Mengoni at The Billboard Hollywood Reporter Film and TV Music Conference
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Franco Battiato |
Wednesday | October 9, 2013 | Show 8:00pm (Doors 6:00pm): New York, NY
FRANCO BATTIATO
Highline Ballroom431 W 16th St (Bet. 9th & 10th Ave.)
(212) 414-5994Tickets: $60-$100 in advance, $70-$100 day of show
http://highlineballroom.com/
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Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino Tuesday | October 8, 2013 | Show 8:00pm (Doors New York, NY CANZONIERE GRECANICO SALENTINO + NICOLA CONTE DJ Set Highline Ballroom431 W 16th St (Bet. 9th & 10th Ave.) (212) 414-5994Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 day of show http://highlineballroom.com/ |
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Nonno Giving Lessons on 'How To Pick a Ripe Fig' With the Grandkids
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Eros Ramazzotti World Tour Comes to the USA!
Brace yourselves! Eros Ramazzotti will be making his World Tour debut here in the states, which is sure to excite the droves of Italian Americans who love his music - including me! He'll be performing in Brooklyn, New York, Atlantic City, NJ - Los Angeles, CA, then onto Miami, FL.
Check his website for direct links to purchase tickets, see you there!
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