With no resolution in sight, Pueblo activists plan to continue Christopher Columbus statue protests
Despite mediation sessions, monthly protests and weekly visits to city council meetings, there remains no resolution to the question some Puebloans have asked for years: Will the Christopher Columbus monument within the Mesa Junction neighborhood be removed, or stay where it's been for more than 100 years? Representatives from community organizati...
St Louis - Bologna sister cities celebrates 35th anniversary in Bologna
An official delegation of the City of St Louis including Michael J Cross, President of the St Louis - Bologna Sister Cities (far left), and Jack Baumann, CEO of Guidester Travel (center left) presented Deputy Mayor Anna Lisa Boni with a Resolution from the City of St Louis at the City Hall of Bologna during the celebration of the 35th anniversary o...
Italian Americans and their Languages Past and Present by Prof. Nancy C. Carnevale
The ICC of Minneapolis is pleased to present: ITALIAN AMERICANS AND THEIR LANGUAGES, PAST AND PRESENT - by Nancy C. Carnevale. Join us on Thursday, September 22nd, 6:00 - 7:30 PM (Doors: 5:30 PM) at ICC (250 Third Ave N. Suite 625 - Minneapolis). Prof. Nancy C. Carnevale will connect remotely from the East coast with ICC members and friends listeni...
99th Feast of the Three Saints set for Sept. 2-4
The St. Alfio Society is looking to expand its Feast of the Three Saints this year by overcoming tensions of the past and reaching out to the Hispanic community of Lawrence. There will also be the return of many aspects that were restricted due to the pandemic. The 2022 event, in its 99th year, will be held from Sept. 2-4 on Common Street. The feas...
Celebrating the Italians of the Roaring Fork Valley
D ’Amici Italia! Friends of Italy picnic is held in Glenwood Springs each summer, Covid-19 years of interference excepted. For those who don’t know, Italians have had a huge influence on the Roaring Fork Valley, from Aspen to Glenwood Springs and beyond. The first to arrive, most likely, was Fred Clavel, who settled in Woody Creek around 1884. The...
St Louis Italian summer festival: Ferragosto 2022
5th Annual St Louis Italian Summer Festival - The Enterprise Pavilion at Shaw Park in Clayton - Saturday, August 20, 4:30PM - 11PM. You are invited to the 5th Annual Ferragosto at the Enterprise Pavilion at Shaw Park in Clayton! Ferragosto is the largest Italian summer festival of the year where all are invited to taste and experience contemporary...
Italian Fest to celebrate 15th anniversary Saturday in IM
Iron Mountain will celebrate its “Quindicesimo Anniversario della Festa Italiana” on Saturday For 15 years, the Iron Mountain Downtown Development Authority has hosted the annual Italian Fest to honor the region’s rich Italian heritage. This year’s festivities kick off at noon Saturday, with the gates closing at 11 p.m. at Iron Mountain’s downtow...
Longtime Iron Range Sen. David Tomassoni dies at 69
Longtime Iron Range lawmaker David Tomassoni has died at 69 after a battle with ALS, the Minnesota Senate announced Friday morning, Aug. 12. Tomassoni, an independent lawmaker from Chisholm, was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1992. He was elected to the Senate in 2000, where he served the rest of his time in the Legislat...
Gaetano Pesce's monumental intervention covers entire facade of Aspen Art Museum
Multidisciplinary architect and designer Gaetano Pesce conceives sculptures and installations for the two-part exhibition My Dear Mountains at the ground floor gallery of Aspen Art Museum in Colorado, USA. Pesce’s recent show exhibits a maelstrom of furniture, drawings, and sculptures that identify his experimental style with his materials as well...
Melissa Ianniello exhibition: Wish it Was a Coming Out
The Rochester Art Center (30 Civic Center Drive SE, STE 120 Rochester, MN) in partnership with the Italian Cultural Center of Minneapolis/St. Paul presents a solo exhibition of photographs and interviews created by Italian artist Melissa Ianniello (b. 1991, Naples, Italy). August 3, 2022 - January 29, 2023 Produced over the last four years, and sta...
Gio Ponti’s only U.S. building is delightfully weird — and freshly revamped
For centuries, museums have taken their architectural cues from Renaissance palaces. The Louvre inhabits a Paris building that once served as an actual palace. And the concept remains embedded in the Beaux Arts architecture of so many museums, as well as their names — including the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. San Francisco’s ornate Pala...
The 7th Annual Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis Returns August 18-28
The Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis returns for its seventh year, giving center stage to a newly reimagined and sensual Fellini-esque production of William's romantic Sicilian love story The Rose Tattoo, directed by David Kaplan and performed in the Big Top in the Grand Arts Center. "This year we celebrate the resilience of love, passion, com...