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Italians from the Salt Lake, Ogden, Park City, Tooele and Carbon County are invited to attend the 81st annual All State Italian Day at Lagoon on Aug. 10 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.   Meatball and sausage sandwiches, music, the Intermountain West's largest bocce tournament, pasta eating contest and children's games and races are planned. Mention y...

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by Mauro Battocchi   Never had an Italian Ambassador officially set foot in Oregon. The visit of Amb. Claudio Bisogniero on March 10-11, therefore, had a historical character. He came to meet with Governor Kate Brown and Portland Mayor Charlie Hales to illustrate the wide array of cooperation opportunities that Italy can offer to Oregon busi...

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A backdrop of canals, outdoor dining, authentic Italian food and classic and contemporary Italian entertainment create a Venetian ambiance in Scottsdale during the annual Italian festival.   In its third year, the Italian Festival of Arizona will take place on March 19 and 20 at the Scottsdale Waterfront. The event is organized by the I...

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After a fiery debate, the Utah State Senate defeated a bill that would have renamed Columbus Day as "Indigenous People's Day."   "Our history did not start with Pioneer Day and the celebration we had there," Senate Bill 170 sponsor Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City, said.   Read more   Source: http://fox13now.com/   &nb...

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Ciao Pittsburgh continues its series on profiling Italian-Americans across the country. This week, we are featuring Duvall, WA, resident, Marcella Nardi, who teaches basic English to other Italians, Italian to local people as well as computer technology and arts and crafts.   She was born close to Venice and lived in Milan until June 2008, w...

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Get ready to roll some dice, put on your poker face and play your cards right at Casino Italia, Little Italy's Official Casino Night, benefitting the Little Italy Association of San Diego. Casino Italia will take place on Saturday, February 28th from 6:00pm to 10:00pm at India Street Design Center (2157 India Street) in North Little Italy.  ...

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On August 4, the "Italians are coming" to Emerald Downs to celebrate and honor Italian heritage and traditions while enjoying a day at the races.   Some of the activities are bocce ball and a spaghetti eating contest. We will have a grape stomp for kids and our free children activities in our park include pony rides, face painters and bounce hous...

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You are invited to join us in celebrating the life of Paolo Soleri. We set aside 3 days (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) around Fall Equinox for this celebration. There will be "An Evening at Cosanti" in Paradise Valley on Friday, "A Day at Arcosanti" on Saturday and "High Noon at the Soleri Bridge" in Downtown Scottsdale on Sunday. There will be add...

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The Italian-American Civic League of Utah (IACL) is pleased to announce Festa Italiana, which will be held September 19 -20 in downtown Salt Lake City. The inaugural festival, which will be located at 300 South and 400 West in front of the historic Rio Grande Train Station, will provide locals with an authentic Italian Street Festival experience t...

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Dan and Seattle Trentino Club are starting a Kickstarter to bring to Seattle the Coro San Romedio in Fall 2016. Coro San Romedio is an a cappella mens group from Northern Italy, precisely from Val di Non, Trentino, in the beautiful Dolomites. They have been traveling around Italy and Europe to represent the trentino folks culture.   It...

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Una mostra dedicata a Stradivari al museo degli strumenti musicali a Phoenix. Si terrà nella città dell'Arizona dal 16 gennaio al 5 giugno con il titolo "Stradivarius: origins and legacy of the greatest violin maker". La storia della liuteria cremonese sbarca così in America con una rassegna realizzata in collaborazione con il Museo del Violino di...

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by Terry Richard   Simone Moro, an elite among a very rare breed that climbs the world's highest mountains in winter, will make a presentation in Portland on Tuesday, Dec. 2. Here's what Ed Viesturs says about such endeavors in the foreword of Moro's book, "The Call of the Ice," recently translated from Italian to English and published...

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