CORRIERE CANADESE / Lido’s Grand Gala Celebration

TORONTO – The event was billed as a 50th anniversary Gala for Lido Construction. It was that and more, much more! First, admission of personal bias. I was impressed with organizational detail, beginning with the musical backdrop that met guests in the lobby and in the Hall. It set a welcoming mood matched only by the quality of the service, the range of hors d’oeuvres, exquisite taste manifested in the arrangement of décor and timeliness of very carefully prepared and delivery of a first-class meal… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

Star Timothee Chalamet thanks Italian Cinema

TORONTO – The 70th edition of the David di Donatello Awards were hosted at the iconic Teatro 5 in Cinecittà, this past Wednesday. The evening was hosted by actress Elena Sofia Ricci and musician Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr., aka Mika. Ricci herself is a Donatello winner, having won the prize for Best Supporting Actress In 1988 – for her role in Carlo Verdone’s Io e Mia Sorella. Mika, whose music career launched with his 2007 pop anthem “Grace Kelly”, won over the Italian public as the first international mentor invited to the Italian X-Factor in 2014. 

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