Club Campofelice di Fitalia Meeting & Celebration
Sunday, february 8 at 1.30 pmGarozzo's Ristorante - 526 Harrison St, Kansas City 64106 **Please make sure to R.S.V.P. by phone or email (jhvalet@aol.com). The Club is responsible for 90% of R.S.V.P.'s even if you don't show up.** Ciao paesani! We have scheduled our next meeting for Sunday, February 8th. This will be a combination of...
Denver Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari out for season with torn ACL
The Denver Nuggets will be without versatile forward Danilo Gallinari for the rest of the season after tests Friday showed he tore his left ACL against Dallas the previous night. The team said an MRI showed no other signs of ligament or meniscus damage, adding Gallinari will have season-ending surgery soon and "a prognosis for a full recovery is e...
Esce il nuovo numero di “It@lico” - Novembre 2014
Esce in questi giorni l'ultimo numero dell'anno di "It@lico", mensile dell'associazione "Italiano per piacere" diretto a St. Louis da Franco Giannotti. Si tratta, spiega Giannotti, di un numero "in qualche modo dedicato alla montagna con il resoconto scritto da Anna Di Palma Amelung sulla "Storia dell'alpinismo italiano", le varie foto dis...
John Turturro Named Recipient of Denver Film Fest's John Cassavetes Award
John Turturro will receive the John Cassavetes Award while Nanni Moretti is to be presented the Maria & Tommaso Maglione Italian Filmmaker Award at the 38th edition of the Denver Film Festival (DFF), which runs November 4-15. DFF attracts nearly 58,000 filmgoers and is widely recognized as the Rocky Mountain Region's premier film event. ...
New! Book Club and author meet and greet!
The ICC is excited to announce a new, very special, Book Club and Author Meet and Greet event! Now is your opportunity to read "All This Talk of Love", written by Italian American author, Christopher Castellani, participate in a discussion of the book, and meet Chris in person! Participants will be asked to read the book on their own. On T...
Minnesota’s Little Italy
Italian immigrants began settling in Minnesota 200 years ago and at the beginning of the 20th century the largest concentrations were living on the Iron Range, in the Twin Cities, Duluth and Stillwater. Early arrivals tended to be from northern Italy. Railroad workers hired in Chicago and sent northward, took up residence in St. Paul and Minneapoli...
Students thrive in Westport Middle's Montessori program
When young people are in middle school, they are thought to be at the peak of self-doubt. They're restless, can lack direction and don't always have confidence, even as they are trying to find out who they are. "Everyone is so afraid of the middle school years," said Staci Eddleman, principal of Westport Middle School. "It's a tough time for k...
On Chess: Super GM Caruana Comes Home
Make no mistake, we want him back. In for his first visit to the U.S. Capital of Chess is Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana, one of only three players in the world with a chess rating that has surpassed the 2800 watermark. He's here to pick a fight with the other two, Armenian GM Levon Aronian and World Champion GM Magnus Carlsen, as part of th...
Charlie Oldani named 2000 President
During Wednesday evenings Hill 2000 board meeting, Charlie Oldani was voted as the new President of Hill 2000. Charlie grew up on the Hill and is also a St. Ambrose school alumni. Charlie succeeds Joe Barbaglia who served as President for 6 years. Joe was required to step down as President after fulfilling his term in accordance with the H...
Denver city council creates Indigenous Peoples' Day
More than 500 years after he sailed the sea, the name of Christopher Columbus still makes waves. "To us, he represents racism," Tessa McLean, member of the Colorado American Indian Movement, said. Monday night, the Denver City Council approved the creation of an official Indigenous People's Day to be celebrated on the second Monday of...
Traditions of Italian Christmas
After two years of this successful event, the Federation of Italian-American Organizations will host its third annual Christmas Dinner on Friday, December 16th at Favazza's Rose of the Hill. This evening again promises to be a memorable occasion and will include a very special menu that highlights Italian culinary traditions and Christmas specialti...
Louis Prima Jr. Headlines 2016 Festival Entertainment Lineup
The Italian American Heritage Festival of Iowa has built a reputation of consistently providing a variety of entertainment acts – this year is no exception! Whether you enjoy swing, New Orleans jazz, classic rock, folk dancing or Italian-American classics – we have it all this year! So pick up your favorite Italian delicacy along with your...