Italy in Motion and The Year of Italian Culture Associated Events and Exhibitions
Below are some fantastic events happening this year all revolving around la bella Italia. Hope to see you all around town! Friday, March 1 – April 28: The Unexpected Italy curated by Carmen Guerrero sponsored by University of Miami
Bill Viola donates self portrait to the Uffizi Gallery
Contemporary artist Bill Viola has donated his video work, "Self Portrait, Submerged," created earlier this year, to the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. The donation was made possible through the joint efforts of Friends of the Uffizi Gallery, based in Palm Beach, Florida, and their sister organization in Florence, Amici degli Uffizi. V...
Aaron Caruso Dinner Dance
The Sons of Italy Lodge 2868 and the Clarion Hotel are promoting an evening with Aaron Caruso to include dinner and dancing. The event is scheduled for June 13th 2015 at 6:00pm at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center, 101 Fantasy Harbor Blvd, Myrtle Beach, S.C. 29579. The tickets are $45.00 per person which includes dinner, dancing and...
Bellissima! The Italian Automotive Renaissance 1945-1975
Opening May 27, 2016, at Nashville's Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Bellissima! The Italian Automotive Renaissance, 1945–1975 marks an unprecedented gathering of rare and stunning Italian-designed automobiles and motorcycles in a museum setting. The exhibition celebrates the streamlined elegance, novel and powerful engineering, and sedu...
Italian Fest for Joe DiMaggio's Hos
We need help! On October 11, 2015 we will be putting on the first annual Italian Cultural & Heritage Festival in Hollywood Florida. This will be a fundraising event for Joe DiMaggios Childrens Hospital, and all proceeds will go to this wonderful hospital that does so much for children. We have support from the city, but to make this event succe...
Battle over Cape Coral's Italian American Club
The Cape Coral Italian American Club has a new name and a new owner. But as far as Lucille Christiano is concerned, that place doesn't exist anymore. She's done with it. "We'd all love to come back to the club," said Christiano, 78, of Cape Coral. "We miss our club. It's like home ... But I don't even feel like we're welcome anymore."...
ICI Scholarships Available
The Italian Cultural Institute of Louisville was formed to celebrate and share Italy's unique history and culture with this community through educational programs and sponsored events. The Institute awards scholarships of up to five thousand dollars to individuals in this region who demonstrate the ability to bring us a better understanding of Ital...
Festa Italiana: Singing, Dancing, and your Il Circolo Famiglia!
Il Circolo's 2015 calendar is packed with amazing cultural events for all ages! Kick off the year right with our Festa Italiana taking place at St. Jude's Mount Carmel Hall in Boca Raton on January 17! Enjoy a true Italian Festa complete with dinner, dancing, singing, and culture! Come celebrate with your Il Circolo "famiglia" as we welcom...
The Tina Modotti Exhibit at the Loewe Presents a Picture of a Modern Social Critic
by Neil Vazquez Italian photographer Tina Modotti's place of artistic inspiration was Mexico. As an immigrant living in an unknown city, Modotti was struck by the lively cultural scene in that country during the first half of the 20th century. She was so enthralled that the photographer continued to work in Mexico City until her death there in 194...
Saint Joseph Altar
Saint Joseph Altar – March 17th @ 1:00 PM.The Italian American Heritage Society cordially invites you to share in the time-honored tradition of the Saint Joseph Altar. The Saint Joseph Altar is Sicilian in origin. During a terrible famine, the people of Sicily pleaded to Saint Joseph, their patron saint, for relief. Saint Joseph answered their pray...
Italy Invests in the US: Italy’s Kiian Group Opens Plant in Soddy-Daisy, TN
KIIAN USA, Inc. officially opened for business on 27th September 2013 at a formal event to mark the launch of the digital textile and signage ink production and expansion of the Kiian digital business in the Americas. This exciting development was part of a strategic programme to internationally expand KIIAN's ink business. The establishme...
The Eighth Annual Nuovo Cinema Italiano rolls into town next week
After speaking with Giovanna De Luca about the upcoming Eighth Annual Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival, I texted my mom lamenting the fact that I have no Italian genes in my very Anglo-Saxon heritage. This love of Italians stays true despite the fact that this year's fest features a majority of films about the economic troubles occurring in Ital...