Club ItaloAmericano gives out honors
Club ItaloAmericano of Green Bay recently hosted the 10th annual WisItalia Awards Banquet, where the local club was honored for promoting events that encourage Italian heritage in the greater Green Bay area. Lisa Joy Meli, Italian language teacher at Preble and East high schools was presented with the 2013 Teacher of the Year Award, and ch...
Old Neighborhood Italian American Club Hosting Street Fest Saturday
by Casey Cora The imposing brick building that houses the Old Neighborhood Italian American Club, plastered everywhere with "Members Only" signs, looms large at 31st Street and Shields Avenue.On Saturday, the decades-old men's club is throwing its first-ever Italian Fest and inviting neighborhood residents to get a taste of what they're al...
Siena, City of Secrets - by Jane Tylus
Date: Tuesday, July 07, 2015. Hours: 6:00 p.m. Site: Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago - 500 N Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611. In collaboration with: Co-presented by the Italian Cultural Institute and the University of Chicago Press, with the support of ItalCultura. "Siena, City of Secrets" (University of Chicago Press, 20...
American music? Much of it was made by Italian immigrants
In America they sang in Italian. An archive and a book written by Giuliana Fugazzotto sheds new light on American musical tastes of the early twentieth century. In what is perhaps her most surprising finding, she shows how greatly American popular music was influenced by the work of Italians. From about 1900 to 1930, have been produc...
Holocaust Remembrance Day at Italian Cultural Institute on Wednseday
The Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Chicago and the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, will present the documentary "L'orologio di Monaco," by Mauro Caputo on Wednesday, Jan. 27th at 6p.m. Holocaust survivor Dov Boros, born in Budapest, will speak briefly before the screening....
Anthony Ambrose to preside over Columbian Club
Oak Park Police Chief Anthony Ambrose will step up to the presidency of the Columbian Club of Chicago when members and guests gather for the organization's annual installation gala on Jan. 14 at the Medinah Country Club. (708-358-5502) "It's an honor and a privilege to follow in the footsteps of so many great past presidents," Ambrose says. A memb...
Cooking with Rossella Rago in Indianapolis
Join Rossella Rago in Indianapolis on June 14-15 where the "Cooking with Nonna" hostess will be the Indianapolis Festa Italiana's celebrity chef. Meanwhile, Rossella has also added a second week to her "Sorrento with Rossella Culinary Tour." Spots are now available for a second tour from September 7-14 at a beautiful villa on the Amalfi Co...
Chicago e Muti celebrano l'Anno della Cultura italiana
Dieci giorni all'insegna della cultura italiana e dell'amicizia tra Italia e Stati Uniti per la città di Chicago. A partire da ieri sera, la "capitale" del Midwest celebra infatti il 2013, Anno della Cultura Italiana negli Usa con tre concerti del Maestro Riccardo Muti, direttore della Chicago Symphony Orchestra, dedicati al compositore italiano Gi...
Italian Heritage Society Bocce league challenged by Highland Country Club Bocce League
For the 2nd year, the Italian Heritage Society Bocce league has beenchallenged by the Highland Country Club Bocce League to a series ofbocce matches to be played at Highland CC. IHSI played and soundly beat them last year 14 games to 2.I am asking again for your assistance in responding to their challenge,next Friday evening, July 12th, at...
Warren, Ohio Man's Harrowing Teenage Years in WWII Italy
If the old saying, "What doesn't kill us makes us stronger," carries any weight, then John Caniglia, 88, of Warren must be one of this proverb's best exemplars. Born in Ravenna, the retired carpenter and pipe roller is the only child in his parents' family to reach adulthood. That's just the beginning of a life lived in the face of many da...
Chicagoland Italian American Professionals #9: La Dolce Vita on Taylor St.
Welcome to the CIAP's 9th event titled: "Living La Dolce Vita on Taylor Street". Come network, mingle, learn bocce, and enjoy amazing Italian food from RoSal's on Taylor Street, wine and Limoncello. In addition, you will have a chance to learn about the history of the Taylor Street neighborhood from Kathy Catrambone, the executive director, of the...
October Art Walks October 2nd-4th & 9th-11th
This year Little Italy will be holding our fall art walk for two consecutive weekends! The event is free. Friday, Oct. 2nd and 9th from 5PM – 9 PM, Saturday, Oct. 3rd and 10th from Noon-9 PM and Sunday,Oct. 4th and 11th from Noon-6 PM The Columbus Day parade begins promptly at noon. Come see what the Buzz is all about! Source:...