Rome: An Insider's Guide, lecture by Dr. Christopher Fulton
Tuesday, March 1, 2022. 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM on zoom, register here. ICI is proud to bring back Dr. Christopher Fulton for a lecture on Rome. Ti invito a visitare Roma! In this presentation, Prof. Fulton will share his insight and personal reflections on the Eternal City, in both its glorious past and vibrant present. We will look at select monuments...
Christopher Columbus’ Bell of The Santa Maria to be auctioned in Tallahassee
In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Now, in 2022, a piece from his ship can belong to you. According to a press release from Affiliated Auctions and Realty, LLC, the Santa Maria’s bell is scheduled for auction in Tallahassee on March 2, 2022. Affiliated Auctions says the bell arrived in Tallahassee from Miami after the diver who di...
Italian artist recreates da Vinci’s ‘Annunciation’ on ceiling of Lakewood Ranch home
Lakewood Ranch resident Mary Ann Cricchio loves all things Italian. "I visited the Uffizi, and I just found myself staying in the Leonardo da Vinci room and was really captured by the emotion in the painting the ’Annunciation.' I wanted that recreated on the ceiling of my great room," explained Cricchio. As the owner of Da Mimmo Tours, she spends h...
Cheers to 15 Years at Taste of Little Italy
The Taste of Little Italy will return in its fifteenth year in Tradition Square in Port St. Lucie February 18-20. The cultural festival known for its inviting Italian ambience, national Italian-American entertainers, and authentic food will offer free admission in honor of its anniversary to thank the community for its continued support. Festival h...
German-Italian Memorial Cemetery
ON A LITTLE ROAD SURROUNDED by pine trees and quaint houses in Anniston, Alabama, you can find a number of headstones that mark the final resting places of German and Italian soldiers who were held as prisoners of war. From 1943 to 1946, German and Italian soldiers from the North African Campaign were brought to Fort McClellan as prisoners of war....
Italian Baroque exhibit opens a bold new year at the Museum of Fine Arts
The Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg is premiering Bernini and the Roman Baroque Saturday. It’s the first new exhibition of 2022, arguably the most significant show at the MFA since it re-opened 17 months ago. According to museum director Kristen Shepherd, this exhibition – celebrating the work of Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) and other artist...
Blessed Carlo at the heart of international exhibition
The Central Deanery of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women will present a free international exhibition of “Miracles of the Eucharist Across the World” from Feb. 19-27, at the Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola, 9993 N. Military Trail. The exhibit hours will be weekdays from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m., and weekends from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. A special pre...
International Symposium Italy in Transit, Feb 8-12
The International Symposium “Italy in Transit” organized by the Italian program at Florida Atlantic University, announces the program of its 6th edition. We return to an in-person event, even if last year’s virtual meeting was very successful. The symposium is preceded by a series of three film screenings to prepare the audience to the meetings wit...
Italian festival planned for Fountain Inn, Bridgeway Station
It’s hard to get a group of Italians to agree on much of anything, says Chuck Ferraro, co-chair of the Italian-American Club of Greater Greenville’s event planning committee. He surveyed tables of chatting stragglers left from a monthly lunch at Bertolo’s Pizza on Pelham Road. “We need a megaphone,” Ferraro said. “They all want to talk. They all wa...
Discovering Pier Francesco Foschi at the Georgia Museum of Art
Pontormo, del Sarto, Foschi. One of these names is much less of a household name when it comes to 16th-century Italian art, but the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia aims to change that this January. “Wealth and Beauty: Pier Francesco Foschi and Painting in Renaissance Florence,” organized by Nelda Damiano, the museum’s Pierre Dau...
Dante exhibit coming to Crestview Library
The greatest published work by celebrated medieval Italian statesman, poet, linguist, and political theorist Dante Aligheri will be - appropriately - celebreted at the Crestview Public Library beginning in mid-February. A free exhibition of works taken from Dante's "Divine Comedy" will run Feb. 12 throush March 11. It is the second public exhibit o...
Italian-American Club to host Naples Seafood & Music Festival
For the third year running, the Naples Seafood & Music Festival promises hot food and cool tunes. The Italian-American Club, 7035 Airport-Pulling Rd., again plays host to the festival, which is scheduled to run Feb. 4-6. General admission is free. Organizers say a variety of seafood entrees and vegetarian dishes will be available, along with a dive...