Ethnic foods for Italian Fest
Italian Fest goers will once again enjoy the selection of local food vendors on Aug.19- 20. "Food is definitely the heart of this festival," said Suzanne Anderson, Italian Fest chair. "And our local vendors consistently deliver year after year." Vendors will be offering a variety Italian foods, in the form of small plates priced from $3 -...
Parducci the Man Who Made Detroit Beautiful (Detroit Design Festival)
When: Sat, September 24, 2016 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PMWhere: University of Detroit Mercy, 4001 West McNichols Road, Detroit, MI, United States DESCRIPTIONHosted by the Parducci Society, the documentary, Parducci the Man Who Made Detroit Beautiful, is the story of an Italian immigrant who becomes one of our country's...
Hats & Scarves for Christmas
Today, Tony De Luca, President of IAC of Lansing, delivered a box filled with hats, gloves and scarves to the Children's Home at St. Vincent Catholic Charities. These donated items were collected through the generosity of its members, at last Sunday's Christmas Party. As part of the mission of the IAC of Lansing is to help those less...
Italian Festival: When everyone hails from the old country
The 115th Annual Italian Fest was in full swing Saturday afternoon at the Al Quaal Recreation Area in Ishpeming. The fest was put on by the St. Rocco-St. Anthony's Society, an organization originally formed to aid and support Italian Americans. The event offered fun for the entire family with bingo and an inflatable courses for the kids to...
Lauretana fest finds new home in Niles
The Feast of Maria SS Lauretana has travelled a long and winding road from the narrow streets of a small Sicilian town to the open arms of a north suburban shopping center. The journey has been centuries in the making, and the path has been strewn with challenges but paved with faith. "Our feast has been celebrated for hundreds of years in Sicily...
Celebrating Our Veterans – Finishing the Story Lecture
Memorial Day is Monday, May 27 but we will celebrate our veterans early. Join us to hear Casa Italia Genealogy Manager Jennifer Holik talk about Finishing the Story, and learn how you can tell the stories of your soldiers who died in service. What you will learn can also be applied to those who came home after the war. After the lecture enjoy light...
Festa Italiana tells visitors how to cope with freeway closure
Next weekend's full closure of the I-94 westbound and eastbound will cause massive delays for thousands of Wisconsin drivers, but fear not: Festa Italiana is still on. Organizers for the city's biggest Italian heritage festival, which runs next July 18-20 in Maier Festival Park, said that the event will not be affected by the closures for...
Cleveland Museum of Art offers glimpse of mechanized sound world with Futurist noise intoners
Part of their vision came true. Music did indeed come to be made by machines. What they didn't get right: the kind of machines that would make it. In fact, the Italian Futurists of the early 20th century had something quite different in mind. What they imagined weren't exactly the iPods or synthesizers of today but rather something mo...
See the 118th Feast of the Assumption Parade in Cleveland's Little Italy
By David Petkiewicz Thousands of spectators and parade marchers filled Cleveland's Little Italy neighborhood Monday, as the 118th Feast of the Assumption parade wound its way through the neighborhood. The annual parade began after Mass outside the Holy Rosary Church on Mayfield Road. And it moved through the streets of the old Italian...
Vino Italia draws 250 to theater
by Betty O'Neill-Roderick Two hundred and fifty people braved stormy weather to attend Vino Italia Wednesday evening. Karen Joliet and Tomasina Elabsky co-chaired the event at the Akron Civic Theatre, a prelude to the Italian-American Festival held at Lock 3 Park over the weekend. John Villelo said the event's proceeds would benefit Italia...
Gatti-Taylor preserves Italian culture through sacred music
There is a reason sacred hymns are, well, sacred. Not only does their spiritual content speak powerfully to the faithful, but these songs are often ancient in age and steeped in ethnic identity. Few cultures can rival the Italians as far as tradition and pride. And sacred music is an important piece of that tradition. Read more &...
Trevi Fountain Facebook Photo Promotion!
It's your lucky day! A replica of the Trevi Fountain is coming to Festa this year! Have you been to the Trevi in Italy? Submit a photo here for a FREE TICKET to Festa! Entering is simple. Step 1: Submit a photo of you or your famiglia at the Trevi Fountain. Step 2: Receive a confirmation e-mail from the Festa famiglia. Step 3: Head...