Town Hall Follow-up
On the evening of February 10th, about twenty five area residents attended the meeting hosted at the locally-owned An Enchanting Evening Winery to hear our special guest speaker from the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office (PCSO), Capt. Carl Minden after a 30 minute PowerPoint presentation from the Little Italy Incorporation Task Force organizers. Capt...
Come and celebrate Ferragosto (beach party) on August 14th at the Italian Club of Dallas
by Ken Venuso For most people outside of Italy, the 15th of August probably doesn't mean anything in particular. For most Italians, however, this is the day when we celebrate summer at its most glorious time, a day when families get together for countryside walks and relaxing picnics. I remember spending my Ferragosto eating refr...
Honoring ancestors
Anna Soprano Foti of St. Martinville, loves her life and loves the area, she said, although it has not always been easy. Her mother and father immigrated separately crossing the Atlantic by freighter. The passengers huddled together on the ship's topside fending off the elements, while food was stored below deck to preserve it for the lon...
750th Anniversary of Dante's Birth Lecture
If you want to learn more about Dante Alighieri, the major Italian late Middle Ages poet, famous for "La Divina Commedia", "La Vita Nuova", "Convivio" and other Masterpieces Join us on this exciting upcoming Lecture on September 23 at University of St. Thomas, Jones Hall 7:00 pm More than seven centuries after...
Taos (NM) rafforza i rappporti con l’Italia
Di Davide Arminio Per celebrare il 2013 Anno della Cultura Italiana negli USA, il giornalista Davide Arminio pubblica una serie di storie di interesse italiano che riguardano il New Mexico. "The Italian Cultural Society of Taos was born in a very peculiar way. Pia Lima is a strong woman who spent most of her work life on the East...
Italy festival returns
by Shelly Conlon Managing Since 1986, Italy resident Frances Whitener has had the sweet spot downtown as the owner of the Magic Mirror Beauty Salon and a resident of the southern Ellis County town. She's seen shops come and go. She's seen state championship football parades. But if there's one thing that united "Biggest Little Town in T...
The 2015 Italian festival ball “putting on the glitz & burlap” february 28
by Virgil Howell The Annual Italian Festival Ball is right around the corner. It will be this Saturday, February 28, 2015. Please come join us with our Italian Festival Queen Samantha Lin Lamonte as we honor and present our 2015 royalty. You won't want to miss this great event and you also get to listen to the hottest band on the Northshor...
What an expert on Italian art thought of the 'Sistine Chapel' at Fair Park
Michelangelo's complex, revolutionary frescoes in the vault of the Sistine Chapel remain the standard by which artistic difficulty and accomplishment are measured. Featuring 380 individual figures covering 2,400 square feet of painted surface, the ceiling itself emblematizes its very subject: the power of creation. For those who cannot make the tr...
The Story of Dal Santo
by Nicholas Hunt Out West on Arkansas 300 from Little Rock, past the eastern shore of Lake Maumelle and under the stands of tall Southern pines, up the steep switchbacks and down a rough-hewn country lane in Pulaski County's Little Italy, sits the home John Dal Santo built with his own two hands. It's white and quaint with a...
89th Italian Sausage and Spaghetti Dinner this Sunday
October 2nd marks the 89th annual Italian Spaghetti Dinner in Little Italy, Arkansas. On this day we are all Italian in Central Arkansas as we celebrate our proud Arkansas Italian-American history in Northwest Pulaski County. The weather is expected to be fantastic in Little Italy as we enjoy St. Francis Catholic Church's famous spaghetti and sausa...
2013 ANNO DELLA CULTURA ITALIANA NEGLI USA: AFRODITE E GLI DEI DELL'AMORE AL PHILBROOK MUSEUM DI TULSA
Il Museo Philbrook di Tulsa, Oklahoma, ospita dal 10 marzo al 26 maggio la mostra "Afrodite e gli Dei dell'Amore", organizzata dal Museum of Fine Arts di Boston. Elena di Troia e Paride, Cupido e Psiche - numerosi amanti famosi sono stati influenzati da Afrodite, una delle divinità più potenti e venerate dell'antichità. Ciononostante, Afro...
A new exhibit at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art highlights five centuries of Italian paintings
A touring art exhibition that condenses 500 years of Italian art through 40 paintings is open to visitors of the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. Museum curator Alison Amick has worked more than two years organizing Of Heaven and Earth, a collection of Italian paintings from the Glasgow Museum in Scotland. The show presents five sections covering...