Florence: The Heart of the Renaissance - A photo exhibit by Jon Guido Bertelli
When: Thursday, May 19, 2016 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (CDT)Where: Italian Cultural Institute , 500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450 , Chicago, IL The photographer will be in attendance at the opening.Jon Guido Bertelli, from Florence, Italy, academically trained there and in Oslo. Following a few years as an Art Director / Graphic Designer he cho...
Il Consiglio Generale degli Italiani all'Estero (C.G.I.E.) Commissione Continentale dei Paesi Anglofoni (Stati Uniti, Canada, Australia e Sud Africa) si riunira’ a Detroit dal 25 al 27 Aprile 2014
I membri di questa commissione si riuniranno qui a Detroit insieme a una delegazione di Senatori e rappresentanti del Ministero degli Affari Esteri dal 25 al 27 Aprile e saranno ospiti del COMITES, del Consolato d'Italia e del Consiglio dei Presidenti. Le riunioni saranno aperte al pubblico con il seguente programma:
From the Marble Quarries of Italy to Indiana Limestone: The Legacy of an Italian Stone Carver
Carol Faenzi divides her time between her house in Indianapolis and her family farm in Italy. After a New York career in business consulting, she began researching her family history and became fascinated by the Italian stonecarvers who transferred their skills from the marble mined in Carrara to the limestone quarries of southern Indiana. On Thur...
Let's Talk Food (and maybe win a cookbook): Italian cookbooks/recipes
A couple weeks back, I participated in a Twitter chat (#pantrychat, Tuesdays at 4 p.m.) on cookbooks. It was a blast to see what people across the country had to say about cookbooks, from favorite to most sentimental — and the strong opinions of some about never using one. I also loved sharing about my mom's stain-splattered "Joy of Cooking," the s...
Cook County board denies students request to change Columbus Day name
The Cook County Board of Commissioners has voted down a resolution re-naming Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples Day in the county. Brought before the board by the children of the Grand Portage Reservation, the resolution also encouraged institutions to reaffirm the county's commitment to its indigenous community. In a letter to reservation leaders...
My Town: Italian American Summer Festival
by Bliss Davis The Italian American Summer Festival is returning to northeast Ohio again this year.The 13th annual festival will be held Friday, June 28, through Sunday, June 30 at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds. The celebration will kick-off at 5 p.m. on Friday. The festival will serve authentic Italian cuisine from more than 25 vendors...
Mosaic impresario Matteo Randi
This we know: Italians and their ancestors claim crucial contributions in just about every classic art form. But the place of mosaics in Italian history is far lesser known to many art lovers. That’s why the Chicago Mosaic School in the city’s North Center neighborhood plays two vital roles: not just as a place to learn the craft, but also to pas...
Italian festival spreads culture through cinema
Films are an important part of Italian culture for Pietro Sarcina. That's the Troy resident became involved with the Italian Film Festival USA Metro Detroit. Running from Wednesday, April 1 to April 26, the festival offers 14 contemporary films in various genres created between 2013 and 2014. A national event taking place simultaneously in...
Festa Italiana Milwaukee
Milwaukee's venerable Festa Italiana will hold forth from July 17 to 19 at Henry W. Maier Festival Park on the city's lakefront. The Flag Throwers of the Florentine will travel from Italy to perform at this year's festa. Headline acts include Dove c'è Musica's Tribute to Eros Ramazzotti and Henry Prego's award-winning tribute to Frank Sinatra....
Calabresi invite all to Festa della Famiglia
The Società San Francesco di Paola together with the Calabresi In America Organization are again honoring the patron saint of Calabria, San Francesco di Paola, by inviting the entire Italian American Community to our 34th "Festa Della Famiglia" at Casa Italia on August 6th through the 9th, 2015. The weekend long festivities begin with a Triduo in...
Retired Police Chief Peter Puleo shares his story
Let me introduce the readers to, as they say, "a guy from the neighborhood," Peter J. Puleo. Peter served as a public servant, a police officer in a suburban community for the best part of his career. He also was a college professor. And now, in addition to these distinguished accomplishments, he became an author — a really talented author. His gr...
Combonis to honor Serpico
The Comboni Mission Center will honor Jo Ann Serpico on Nov. 26 at Porretta's Banquets in Chicago. (708-354-1999). Jo Ann's prominence in the Chicago-area Italian-American community is a testament to her late father, Joseph R. Salerno. One of the founders of the Rosario D. Salerno Sons Funeral Homes, he was an early organizer of the Chicago-area It...