Eighth Annual Festa Italiana returns to Cuyahoga Falls July 15-17
by Taylor Rosen The eighth annual Festa Italiana is expected to draw a much larger crowd this year due to the Republican National Convention taking place in Cleveland starting on July 18. The festival will run from July 15-17, at Falls River Square, which is located on Riverfront Parkway and Front Street near Broad Boulevard. "We believe...
Italian Village latest neighborhood to see building boom
By Marla Matzer Rose, Mark Ferenchik & Jim Weiker As neighboring communities such as Victorian Village and the Brewery District took off a decade or two ago, Italian Village awaited its moment. Dotted with vacant lots, warehouses and dormant factories, the area's real-estate values remained earthbound. Finding parking spots wasn't...
Italian Summer Fest scheduled in Peoria
The Italian American Society of Peoria will hold its 83rd Annual Italian Summer Festa on Sunday August 12, from 12:00 noon to 7:00pm at Hickory Grove Park inNorth Peoria. (Hickory Grove Road off Knoxville Ave, follow signs). The Summer Festa Picnic is a long-standing family event held by the Society every year since its founding in 1929 as a time...
Group to honor five at annual awards banquet
The Italian Business and Professional Association will honor five successful Kenosha residents of Italian descent at its annual banquet this month. Rose Marie "Cookie" DelConte, Louise Mattioli, Dr. John Rende and Dr. James and Geraldine "Geri" Santarelli will be honored at the event, which begins at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Italian American Club...
Pompeii to host Festa della Repubblica
The Comitato Tri Colore Italiane nel Mondo is inviting the entire community to bring its Italian flags and take part in the Festa della Repubblica on May 31 at the Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii in Chicago. Chicago's celebration of the unification of Italy will begin with an 11 a.m. Mass, followed by a procession with the Sicilian Band of Chicago t...
The Italian Heritage Society of Indiana FREE Lecture Series PRESENTS THE CENTRAL REGION OF ITALY -LE MARCHE
Sunday, May 31 - 2 pmNora Branch Library - 8625 N Guilford, Indianapolis 46060 The Cultural Committee of the Italian Heritage Society of Indiana has engaged with local speakers to offer a compelling and educational series of talks on Italian culture, history and art by focusing on different regions. Le Marche is in the central region...
Brier Hill Italian Fest set Aug. 20-23
Experience a "touch of Italy" when you attend the 24th annual Brier Hill Italian Fest planned Thursday through August 23 on Calvin and Victoria streets. Organizers welcome everyone "back to the old neighborhood," where the festival is touted as the "longest continuously running Italian fest in the city of Youngstown." At the event, th...
Little Italy Fest-West to return to Addison with James Darren, members of Journey, Boston
Spicing Addison's entertainment scene will be the Little Italy Fest-West from Thursday through Sunday, Aug. 9 with 12, featuring former lead singers from power rock bands Journey and Boston, entertainers from New York and Las Vegas, homemade Italian food specialties, carnival rides and children's activities. The smell of garlic and the sounds of S...
Open House @ ItalCultura
You are cordially invited to attend Open House Thursday, April 11th, 2013 5:30 - 8:00 pm ItalCultura at the Italian Cultural Institute500 N Michigan Avenue, Suite 1405
Italian architect Pier Carlo Bontempi to receive 2014 Driehaus Prize in Chicago
Italian architect Pier Carlo Bontempi will receive the 2014 Richard H. Driehaus Prize from the University of Notre Dame at a ceremony to be held on March 29 (Saturday) at the John B. Murphy Memorial Auditorium in Chicago. Bontempi's award-winning international work includes a block recovery plan in Parma's historical center, as well as the...
Detroit museum to show works by Luca della Robbia
The Detroit Institute of Arts starting next month will offer a chance to see marble carvings and other Italian Renaissance works by sculptor Luca della Robbia. "Make a Joyful Noise: Renaissance Art and Music at Florence Cathedral" opens Feb. 6 and runs through May 17 at the museum. Read more Source: http://www.kentuc...
Arielle Saiber, The Rainbow Fire-Breathing Topology and Combinatorics of Dante’s Trinity
2015 will mark the 750th anniversary of the birth of Dante Alighieri in 1265, and the 31st year since the first Lectura Dantis Newberrania. This lecture examines Dante’s description of the shape, motion, size, color, and configuration of the three giri (“rounds”) of the Trinity in Paradiso 33.115-120, in order to envision what the Pilgrim...