L’Ambasciatore Bisogniero incontra la comunità economica Italiana di Detroit
Il 9 luglio scorso l'ambasciatore italiano a Washington DC, Claudio Bisogniero, ha compiuto una missione a Detroit per incontrare i rappresentanti della realtà economica italiana e della nostra comunità. Dopo il colloquio con l'amministratore delegato di Fiat-Chrysler, Sergio Marchionne, l'ambasciatore ha avuto una colazione di lavoro con i rappre...
Fr. Armando Pierini—THE Most Accomplished Scalabrinian
In the 1940s, Italian-Americans weren't likely to send their elders to nursing homes. In the Italian tradition, families cared for their aging mothers and fathers at home. But Rev. Armando Pierini saw a growing need for a new form of care for the aging at that time, and he had the gumption and personality to make his vision a reality. ...
Spring 2014 Networking Dinner
Lent is over. Income tax day has come and gone. It's time to celebrate in the company of friends.Our Louisiana friends call it Mardi Gras, and celebrate on the last Tuesday before Lent. The Italian American Alliance will celebrate on the first Tuesday after Lent MARTEDÌ GRASSO Please join us at TRATTORIA DA LUIGI, the new restaurant o...
Mount Carmel's annual Italian fest honors faithful
by Ed Runyan For Cathy Zack, there's a continuity in her church, Mount Carmel Basilica, that suits her very well. Born in 1936, she was baptized there, made her first communion and was confirmed there. In 1956, she and Bob Zack were married there. And that was just the beginning. A mother of five, a grandmother and a great-grandmother, she...
Vocal Competition for Michigan High School
The Italian Songs and Arias Vocal Competition for Michigan High School Students was started in 1995 and is held annually, in cooperation with the Italian American Club of Livonia, the IACL Charitable Foundation, and the Italian American Cultural Society of Clinton Township, alternately each year at their respective facilities. This event i...
Viking Park Singers perform at Gurnee Italian Fest
by Jen Weddle May 1's Italian Fest in Gurnee offers everything you can find in Italy without leaving the country. The fest offers a delicious menu including Italian favorites such as spaghetti, with marinara or meat sauce, a secret recipe of tossed salad, rolls covered in herbs and spices and for dessert, complimentary coffee and brownies....
Aurora mourns passing of Tony Prisco
Friends and family are mourning the death of Tony Prisco, whose legacy they said will live on at the grocery store he and his family have continued to operate in Aurora. Prisco, 89, passed away from natural causes Sunday at home. Born in Aurora June 16, 1927, he was the owner, operator, and meat cutter for Prisco's Fine Foods, Inc., which...
Festa Italiana Announces 2013 Dates
Food. Family. Fireworks! Festa Italiana 2013 will be held July 19-21 on Milwaukee's lakefront! At Festa, Tutti Italiani! #FestaMKE Festa Italiana Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 2, 2013...Festa Italiana is excited to announce this year's festival dates Friday, July 19 – Sunday, July 21, at Henry W. Maier Festival Park (Summerfest ground...
Successful camp, Una Serata are meeting topics for IACC
The Italian American Cultural Club continued plans for its upcoming Una Serata during its July 8 meeting held at St. Florian Hall. Louise Donofe opened the meeting where President Carm Gentile presided. Reports were given by Mike Zinno, treasurer, and Lil Celini on cards sent. In an Una Serata report, Rob Palladino reminded members the A...
Brief History of a Type Face: From Venice in 1470 to Our Own Time - Wednesday, October 22nd at 6pm
On the occasion of the 14th annual Italian Language Week in the World, The Director of the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago Andrea Raos is pleased to invite you to the following lecture: Brief History of a Type Face: From Venice in 1470 to Our Own Time by Paul F. Gehl, the George Amos Poole III Curator of Rare Books, and Cu...
Lenci 65th
A Catholic Mass of celebration will be held in honor of Romano and Lida Lenci's 65th wedding anniversary at Holy Rosary Church on Nov. 29. Afterward, the celebration will continue with a family party at Fireside Restaurant. Although their families were acquainted with each other for several generations, Romano Lenci and the former Lida Del Fra...
Celebrate the Feast of the Seven Fishes in Dallas on Christmas Eve
Chances are, you've never heard of the Feast of the Seven Fishes. The practice, with specifically seven "fishes," was translated into the Italian-American community, but it's rooted in Italy, surrounding the Roman Catholic custom of celebrating Christmas Eve with a shared meatless meal before the midnight Mass (Italians call it "La Vigilia," the vi...