Editorial: Dedicated groups helped save piece of local history
Fifty years ago this month, the Italian-American Society in Indianapolis decided to restore the Chapel in the Meadow in the Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area. The chapel had been built 20 years earlier by Italian prisoners of war and dedicated in the autumn of 1943. So this fall also marks the 70th anniversary of the chapel itself. In 1943...
Un genio musicale si esibirà a Columbus
An Italian Musical Genius Performing in Columbus, Sunday 26 October for City Music Columbus at Via Vecchia. Giuseppe "Peppino" D'Agostino è stato salutato come "un chitarrista chitarrista" dalla rivista chitarra acustica così come "un gigante della chitarra acustica" (San Diego Reader), e la lotta contro numerosi premi chitarra migliori, m...
Feast of the Assumption – August 13-16, 2015
The Feast of the Assumption, greater Cleveland's premiere summer festival, kicks off in Little Italy on Thursday, August 13th, from 6 to 11 pm. The festivities continue on Friday and Saturday, August 14th and 15th, from noon to midnight and conclude on Sunday, August 16th, from noon to 11 pm. The Holy Day, August 15th, begins with a solemn...
West Chicago resident named to Columbus Day Parade Queen's Court 2 years in a row
Although West Chicago resident Norina Infusino had never before participated in a pageant, she decided to take a leap of faith in July 2012 and compete for a spot on the Queen's Court of the Columbus Day Parade in Chicago. Infusino wanted to try something new that would push her out of her comfort zone. She never thought she'd be named a s...
Italian-American Festival kicks off Friday morning
A variety of activities are planned for the annual Tuscarawas County Italian-American Festival, which gets under way Friday at 7 a.m. with the Mayor's Breakfast in Tuscarawas Central Catholic Elementary in New Philadelphia. Other festival events will take place in downtown Dover.The breakfast traditionally honors recipients of scholarships present...
"Andreas Vesalius (1515-1564): A Pioneer in Medicine", a lecture by Professor Damiano Rondelli - November 19, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.
Presented on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the birth of Andreas Vesalius, a professor of anatomy at the University of Padova, who in 1543 radically changed the course of the history of medicine. At the time, the center of the world for science and medicine was Padova. Vesalio, of Belgium origins, graduated from the University of...
“Festa Italiana” Returns to Mokena
The second annual Mokena "Festa Italiana" will be held on Sunday, July 19, 2015 and is expected to draw an even larger crowd than last year's 1200 attendees. The event begins at 11:00 am at the Mokena Intermediate School, 11331 – 195th Street (West of the Mokena Library) with a procession ending at the festival grounds at the Front Street Metra Sta...
Sons of Italy prepare for Italian Festival
The Bellaire Sons of Italy are celebrating their 100-year anniversary by doing what they do best: making a ton and a half of sausage (that's 3,000 pounds) for the annual Upper Ohio Valley Italian Festival set for this weekend. President Doug Hartlieb says it takes nine days and nearly two dozen volunteers to get this massive operation off...
Italian diesel maker sees big opportunities in N. America
Larry P. Vellequette VM Motori S.p.A. is the Italian engine manufacturer whose light-duty diesels were introduced this year in the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee and 2014 Ram 1500 pickup. Their sales success is likely to determine whether Chrysler expands its diesel offerings to other nameplates. Chrysler is VM Motori's biggest client and accou...
25th Annual Tuscarawas County Italian-American Festival begins Friday
Food, fun and entertainment are on tap as the 25th annual Tuscarawas County Italian-American Festival opens Friday and continues through Sunday in downtown Dover.The purpose of the festival is to promote and preserve the Italian heritage and establish scholarships for the students of Tuscarawas County. This year, 17 students from Tuscarawa...
Festa Italiana to light up Taylor Street
Festa Italiana Chicago will celebrate its 10th anniversary on Taylor Street from Aug. 13 to 16. Hosted by the University Village Association and run by StarEvents, the four-day fest will feature food and beverage booths, live entertainment on three stages, Italian dance performances and classes, cooking demonstrations, a wine garden, screening...
From the asylum to the heights: disablement, folly, love, mysticism in the poetry of Alda Merini
Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 Hours: 2 p.m. Site: University of Illinois at Chicago - 703 S. Morgan St. - 308 Grant Hall Organized by: In collaboration with: University of Illinois at Chicago "Dall'ospedale psichiatrico alle vette: disabilita', follia, amore e misticismo nella poesia di Alda Merini".Luca Badetti, dottorando in "disabi...