NOIAW NOTIZIE

Spring has Sprung!

Care Amiche e Cari Amici,

Spring is the season of new possibilities, of rebirth and regrowth. And, here at NOIAW, of new friends! Please help us welcome our new members listed towards the bottom of this newsletter.

As we embrace the newly budding trees and flowers, we look forward to embracing our members very soon at our Annual Luncheon! We hope you'll help us to spread the word about this upcoming event. You can find the details below.

Buone feste e benvenuta primavera!

Happy Passover! Chag Sameach! Buona Pasqua ebraica to all who are celebrating.

Traditionally marked by a dinner, or seder, to recount the story of the Exodus from Egypt, in Italy this special meal is typically concluded with "bocca di dama," a special almond sponge cake!

You can find a recipe here.

Buona Pasqua! Happy Easter to all who celebrate.

Marked by services in church as well as family meals, Easter in Italia is often associated with the Colomba - meaning "dove" - a sweet holiday bread.

Want to try to make your own? Look here!

Annual Luncheon: Register Now!

Join us on May 6th at 11:30am

for NOIAW's Annual Luncheon honoring

three accomplished members of our community.

Mary Calvi

TV News Anchor/Author;

Distinguished Woman of the Year

Cristina Carabetta, Esq.

Attorney and Founder, Betta Bag

Chair, National Italian American Bar Association;

Rising Star

Joseph Sciame

Vice President, St. John’s University and

President, Sons of Italy Foundation;

Friend of NOIAW

May 6th, 11:30am at The St. Regis New York

2 E. 55th St.

New York, New York 10022

Please RSVP by Saturday, April 29th

Gentlemen always welcome

11:30am - Networking Reception

1pm - Luncheon

Tickets

Individual Ticket: $375.00

Table of 10: $3,500.00

*Sponsorships and Journal Ads available*

Registration and Details Here!

Recently in Our Regions:

Metro NY's St. Joseph's Day: Hands-on Breadmaking

Our NY members enjoyed an exciting afternoon learning about Sicily’s traditional St. Joseph’s Day altars and the folklore related to the feast. They also made their own bread loaves to take home or to display on a celebratory altar!

St. Joseph's Day Celebration Lunch in St. Pete, Florida

Our Florida members enjoyed a delicious Sicilian menu at their St. Joseph's Day Celebration Lunch!

A thank you to Italy Bottega restaurant in St. Pete for hosting and to all who attended.

National Virtual Event: Murder in Matera

Members from around the country tuned in to hear how the NOIAW network helped one Italian-American journalist turn her nonfiction account of a true life crime story into an international success!

Special thank you to our featured guests: Helene Stapinski, Donatella Melucci, and

Catherine Salbashian. Click here to watch on our YouTube channel!

DC Region celebrates

Women's History Month with author and Wise Woman

Laura Benedetti

Members of the DC Region gathered for a celebration of Women's History Month a presentation by acclaimed author Laura Benedetti of her novel A Country of Paper, which spans three generations of women!

GNY's Night of Shakespeare: Othello

GNY NOIAW members enjoyed a theatrical night of Shakespeare's Othello: The Moor of Venice! New Place Players' new production of Othello at the intimate Casa Clara proved to be a searing look at shame, manipulation and the devastation it provokes.

Florida Satellite:

Photography Exhibit Tour at

Tampa Museum of Art

Thank you to our Florida members for attending "Travels In Italy," which featured vintage photographs from the Tampa Museum of Art’s collection of some of Italy’s most popular cultural draws.

Special thanks to the curator of the exhibit, Robin O’Dell, for conducting the tour!

National Virtual Event:

Cooking alla Giudia

Our members joined us on Zoom to discover the history and food of Italian Jews from Benedetta Jasmine Guetta,

an Italian food writer and photographer.

Thank you to Benedetta and to all who joined us online! You can see the event on our YouTube channel here.

Tutto Italiano - Radio Kingston:

NOIAW Feature!

NOIAW was recently invited to share information about our organization in a special Women's History Month episode of "Tutto Italiano" on Radio Kingston sponsored by the Ulster County Italian American Foundation.

Take a listen to President Pat Tinto here!

Welcome New NOIAW Members

Marcella Marucci

GNY Region

Associate Attorney, Sonia Col & Associates, P.C.

Marcella is a U.S. immigration attorney specializing in global mobility, business and family immigration matters, consular processing, green cards, U.S. citizenship, and worksite compliance. She speaks Italian, Portuguese and Spanish and is looking to expand her network of business and personal contacts with Italian-American professionals. Marcella is a native of Florence, Italy, raised in the U.S. and has been living and working in the NYC area for the last 15 years.

Links: www.soniacol.com;LinkedIn

Lisa Scotto

GNY Region

Founder, LMS Growth Consulting

Lisa is passionate about connecting and supporting women and has dual citizenship in the US and Italy. She has been published for her sales expertise in Crunchbase and Business Insider and was chosen to interview former HBO CEO, Richard Plepler at Mobile World Congress. She currently runs LMS Growth Consulting, a Business Development and Sales Strategy consulting firm.

Links: LMS Growth Consulting;LinkedIn

Elisa M. Speranza

National Member - Louisiana

Author, The Italian Prisoner

Elisa M. Speranza is the granddaughter of Irish and Italian immigrants, raised Catholic, and educated by nuns. Her first paid job was in the children’s room of her town’s public library, and she was a journalist early in her career before spending thirty-plus years in the water and critical infrastructure business. She serves on the board of the New Orleans Writers Workshop. Her 2022 debut novel The Italian Prisoner was a finalist in the William Faulkner-William Wisdom Writing Competition. A Boston native, Elisa has lived in New Orleans since 2002 and spends summers in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts.

Links: elisamariesperanza@gmail.com

www.elisamariesperanza.com

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Facebook

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Karen Seratti, PhD

National Member - California

Owner/Founder of the Seratti Group

Karen is a proud American Italian and soon to be an Italian Citizen. When she is not taking Italian and cooking, she is running a global consulting firm from San Francisco. As a psychologist, she helps global brands, organizations, and institutions make decisions with confidence. She has been married to the same guy who she still loves and has agreed to spend their retirement in Italy since their twin sons are almost done with college and leading their best lives.

Links: www.serattigroup.com

Pilgrim Routes !

To learn more about one of the oldest and most fascinating pilgrim routes, known as the Via Francigena, check out this month's "Postcards from the Boot", a blog by NOIAW Westchester member Carla Gambescia.

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