Enrico Caruso Meets Bobby Darin -- Concerts on the Creek Presents: The Vince Chiarelli Band
When: 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM on Sat, 8 Jul 2023 - Where: Spring Creek Church Concerts on the Creek proudly welcomes one of the most original and eclectic Italian bands, “The Vince Chiarelli Band.” This entertaining group of musicians has garnered audiences from coast to coast. They have been acclaimed for their unique sound, in which traditional Itali...
Alla Boara
When: Friday, July 7 and Saturday, July 8 at 8:00pm ET - Where: BOB STOP at The Music Settlement, 2920 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, OH Alla Boara will be putting on an immersive live recording experience at Bop Stop as part of their next live album. The group will be performing a range of new material and the performances will include special guests, Ja...
Italian Festival to Adjust Its Downtown Footprint
The Greater Youngstown Italian Fest will once again sprawl through the middle of downtown, but its footprint will be shortened by one block. The event will take place Aug. 4-6 on East Federal Street, Champion Street and Central Square. The first block of West Federal immediately west of Central Square will not be used this year because of the ongoi...
Catholic Central coach Toni Magni learned from legends over his 55-year career
Toni Magni was a recent graduate of the University of Detroit in the early 1970s and heard Grosse Pointe St. Paul was looking to hire a cross-country coach. Magni had never coached before so he asked the advice of Lou Miramonti, who had coached him at Detroit St. Anthony. “I asked him if I should apply,” Magni recalled. “He said: ‘Sure. The worst t...
City gets $2 million grant for future of Christopher Columbus statue
City leaders, through work with historians and architects and engagement with community members, will again wrestle with what to do about the towering statue of the man the city is named after. The conversations will be part of the Reimagining Columbus project, an overarching initiative the city announced to “promote diversity in the city’s public...
Saints Peter and Paul in Naperville to host the only 2023 Padre Pio Relic Tour in Illinois
Francesco Forgione, OFMCap, better known as Padre Pio, was an Italian Franciscan Capuchin friar, priest, stigmatist, and mystic. He was beatified in 1999 and canonized in 2002 by Pope John Paul II. His relics are exposed in a golden crypt in the sanctuary of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, next to the convent of San Giovanni Rotondo, now a major pilgrima...
'So charming': New cafè brings authentic Italian experience to Mount Lookout
If traveling to Italy isn't part of your summer plans, you can stay right here in Cincinnati and enjoy an authentic experience at a new cafè on the East Side. VV The Italian Experience is a family business years in the making, and a new way to try authentic old-world fare. Co-owner, Melissa De Giorgi, said their location in Mount Lookout on Delta A...
Riccardo Muti becomes Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s music director emeritus for life
Riccardo Muti will become the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s music director emeritus for life starting next season. The announcement was made on the stage of Orchestra Hall on Friday night after a performance of Beethoven’s “Missa Solemnis,” the start of Muti’s final subscription weekend as music director. His tenure began with the 2010-11 season. Mu...
Enjoy Authentic Italian Food at Newly-Opened VV in Cincinnati, OH
A new café and shop, VV The Italian Experience, opened in April on Mt. Lookout Square, promising to dish up an authentic Italian experience in the Queen City. Owners and husband-and-wife team Melissa and Andrea De Giorgi moved from Italy to Cincinnati eight years ago and always knew they wanted to honor their homeland in their new country. "As Ita...
Sfera serving up Sicilian street food and genuine community vibe in Edgewater
A restaurant in Edgewater is serving up Italian street food, and bringing the community together, as it marks its first year in business. On the corner of Broadway and Ardmore, Edgewater has its very own slice of Italy. Sfera Sicilian Street Food just celebrated its first anniversary, and it's already become a neighborhood favorite. And to think it...
City says Columbus statue will not return to City Hall as it invests millions to reimagine space
The 20-foot-tall bronze statue of Christopher Columbus once towered over visitors to Columbus City Hall in the 15th century Italian explorer's largest namesake city. Now it sits in a storage room three years after being removed from its pedestal and likely won't return to its perch as the city reconsiders Columbus' legacy and controversial history....
Italy: Firenze Guelfi and Parma Panthers advance to Italian Bowl in Toledo, Ohio
The Guelfi Firenze and Panthers Parma of the Italian Football League (IFL) have secured a berth in the Italian Bowl after convincing semifinal victories from both sides. The Italian Bowl will take place in Toledo, Ohio on Saturday, July 1, 2023. Despite the Guelfi being back to full strength following a number of injuries late in the season, they...