U of I gets grant to catalog rare Italian books
The University of Illinois is getting a grant to catalog a collection of rare Italian books that it's had for more than nine decades. The university said Monday that its Rare Book & Manuscript Library will use the nearly $500,000 grant to catalog a collection of more than 20,000 Italian imprints from the 16th through 19th centuries. Th...
UAW-Ford Member Exhibits Motor Cities Through His Lens
Richard Haskin has always loved art and Italian culture. As a third-generation UAW-Ford member, he also takes pride in the automotive industry and Detroit culture and history. Haskin has combined these passions in his photography that recognizes two global cultures and automotive cities. His work will be celebrated in an exhibit on Friday, March 27...
City hosting Italian festival
by Dave Lavender On any given Saturday, Huntington gets all rolled up in the green and white. Make that the green, white and red this Saturday. Downtown Huntington will be the Italian place to be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday as the Italiano! Italian Festival will roll out the meatballs, the pasta and family fun on 4th...
Giorno della Memoria: Piero P. Foa, Detroit
Il dottor Piero P. Foa (1911-2005), una delle piu' illustri figure della comunita' italiana di Detroit, e' stato uno dei tanti ebrei italiani che nel 1939 dovettero abbandonare l'Italia a causa delle Leggi Razziali fasciste. Nato a Torino, comincio' la sua attivita' di ricerca medica all'Universita' di Milano. Giunto come rifugiato in America, tras...
IAPA to honor Figlioli Onesti and Fr. Brandt
The Italian American Police Association will honor David Figlioli, Ron Onesti and the Rev. Daniel J. Branch on Nov. 5 at Alta Villa Banquets in Addison. (312-415-1202.) David Figlioli — Man of the YearA former police officer, David Figlioli has dedicated his career as an attorney to defending the rights of those in law enforcement who have been in...
Sciortino presenta al Console generale a Chicago Monti il documento per promuovere Bagheria negli Stati Uniti
CHICAGO - Presentato al nuovo Console generale d'Italia a Chicago Adriano Monti il documento d'intesa fra la città di Bagheria, il Consolato e il Comites per promuovere la città siciliana negli USA. Nel corso dell'incontro Luigi Sciortino, presidente dell'Associazione Bagheria nel Mondo e componente del Comites tra gli anni 1991-2010, ha c...
Andiamo owner takes casual approach with Joe & Aldo's in Novi
Joe & Aldo's Italian Tavern in Novi is a new family-friendly Italian concept with a menu and style that are 'completely different' from his white-tablecloth Andiamo Italia restaurants, restaurateur Joe Vicari says. With diners continuing to gravitate to ever more casual, affordable dining spots, restaurateur Joe Vicari has debuted a new family...
Exhibit focuses on Italian immigration to Valley
"Italian Americans of the Mahoning Valley," an exhibit designed by Youngstown State University senior Paula Schaefer, opens at the Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor on Thursday. A reception is scheduled 5 to 7 p.m. at the Historical Center, also known as the Steel Museum. The museum, a site of the Ohio Historical Society a...
Columbus Day in Chicago, october 2014
Dear Members and Friends, It's hard to believe, but the Columbus Day Parade is just a short month and a half away. Columbus Day, a National Legal Holiday, is celebrated by Italian Americans honoring the feat of the great navigator. As you know, we invite all of our brothers and sisters of all ethnicities, race and culture to celebrate wit...
Painter Bob Proce
by Lou Carlozo With his exhibit "Over 50," which runs through July 10 at Oak Park's Narrow Gallery, Robert M. Proce pays tribute to the dignity and grace of an older generation. Having worked so long in the painter's medium, Proce knows well both his craft and the age group he depicts. "The ages range from 50 to 102," says Proce, 75, whos...
Pope picks Mich. astronomer to lead Vatican Observatory
By Patricia Montemurri Just before Pope Francis departed the Vatican for his Cuba/U.S. trip, he picked a metro-Detroit bred astronomer, Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, to lead the Catholic Church's study of the heavens as director of the Vatican Observatory. On Friday, when the appointment was announced, Francis lunched at the Vat...
Mysterious Giants of Monte Prama: Avatars of an Ancient Civilization
When: Friday, October 21, 2016 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PMWhere: Italian Cultural Institute, 500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450, Chicago, ILMysterious Giants of Monte Prama: "Avatars of an Ancient Civilization", A lecture by Dr. Roberto Nardi.Presented under the auspices of the Region of Sardinia and in collaboration with the Archaeological Institute of Am...