Fratellanza Society 150th Anniversary Celebration
To celebrate our 150th Anniversary! We look forward to a festive evening as we embrace our Italian heritage and show Saint Louis what it means to be Italian. We will have several special features at this banquet:1) For the first time in over 40 years, an Italian Counsul will be attending a Fratellanza event. Consul General Giuseppe Finocch...
Il Giornale della Parata di Colombo - july 2013
Dear Visitor, 5TH ANNUAL BOCCE TOURNAMENT It is time to get your team in the August 3rd tournament as soon as possible as we are filling up. The cost is $25 per player or $100 per four player team. Your entry fee includes a delicious lunch, prepared by Helen Marzano Frei and friends, beer, soda, water, and a continental breakfast. We will...
Homegrown ‘Rigoletto’ takes stage at Century II
By David Burke When Wichita Grand Opera last presented "Rigoletto" six years ago, it was a stop on the itinerary for a touring performing company. This time around, the Giuseppe Verdi classic is a homegrown production, featuring behind-the-scenes artists with a longtime passion for the work, and a Wichita native savoring his first...
Symphony ends season on high note
Wow, wow, wow, the Pueblo Symphony Orchestra's "Poperazzi" concert on Saturday night at Hoag Hall was a thrilling way to end the 85th season and to celebrate Jacob Chi's 20 years in Pueblo. The evening was a perfect blend of classical and popular music. Rossini's "Overture to La scala di seta" was the opening selection. The symphony's perf...
A Denver, tra Dago Red e un vecchio trombone
di Paolo Battaglia Ripartiamo dal Missouri per la tappa di trasferimento più lunga del nostro viaggio: tra due giorni ci attende Denver, la città più italiana del Wild West. Fin dalla metà dell'Ottocento, gli italiani si sono spinti fino al Colorado che, tra l'altro, ha dato i natali a uno dei più grandi letterati di origine italo american...
Nuggets' Danilo Gallinari undergoes ACL surgery
Danilo Gallinari says he will undergo surgery to repair the ACL on his left knee next week and is hoping to be back on the court for the Denver Nuggets around February. The Italian forward has been rehabbing in the team's weight room since an operation in late April to fix the meniscus in a knee he hurt April 4 against Dallas. He arrived M...
Dalla collezione della Morgan Library una splendida mostra sugli artisti italiani della seconda "età dell'oro" a venezia. Da Tiziano a Guardi
Il XVIII secolo vide seconda età d'oro di Venezia . Anche se la città non era più una grande potenza politica, divenne capitale artistica grazie ad artisti di grande talento come Giambattista Tiepolo, suo figlio Domenico, Canaletto e i membri della famiglia Guardi eseguendo importanti commissioni della nobiltà e la chiesa , mentre i viaggiatori str...
State Sen. Hopes Port Chester's Mt. Rushmore Carver Is Recognized by Feds
A new book, Carving a Niche for Himself; The Untold Story of Luigi Del Bianco and Mount Rushmore, chronicles the life of former Port Chester resident Luigi Del Bianco, who was the chief carver of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. His story had largely been forgotten until author Douglas J. Gladstone unearthed it in his book. And now, N...
Shame on protesters
LOUD, RUDE protesters again brought shame to themselves Monday by attempting, unsuccessfully, to disrupt Pueblo's annual Columbus Day celebration. The contrast was stark. The celebrants — Italian Americans and their friends of mixed ethnicity — were tolerant and respectful of the protesters. The protesters were totally intolerant and disrespec...
Sweet treats, stories conclude 'Italians' exhibit presentations
By Sarah Gooding A hearty helping of Italian food and culture was dished up by Miners Hall Museum this fall as the museum featured an exhibit on Italians in Southeast Kansas. Accompanying the display were events celebrating the heritage and food, beginning with antipasto to whet the appetites at the members-only opening in October, continuing wit...
Columbus protest
by Charles Bonomelli This is in regard to the yearly choir of protesters seeking to violate some people's constitutional rights with their hatred of the Italian American custom of honoring a great man and an explorer, Christopher Columbus, and displaying their usual show of ignorance. Exploration by cultures from other parts of the wo...
RIP, Joe Ciancio, a Denver icon
On Monday, the Denver lodge of the Order of the Sons of Italy in America held its annual golf tournament at Willis Case in North Denver, and it was named in honor of Joe Ciancio Jr. That was appropriate for many reasons. Ciancio, the long-time manager of Denver Parks and Recreation, is an icon in the city and especially in the Italian-Amer...