Campiello restaurant gets a major makeover
One of the Twin Cities’ popular Italian restaurants has hit the refresh button. Campiello Ristorante and Bar in Eden Prairie (6411 City West Parkway, Eden Prairie; 952-941-6868; campielloedenprairie.com) recently went through a major renovation. The 20-year-old restaurant has been given an update from the furniture to the fixtures in the dining roo...
Did you know now is the best time for classical music in Colorado? Well, it is. And here’s where to hear it
This is the best time of year for classical music. It’s that post-summer, pre-Christmas period when orchestras, chamber groups and vocal companies bring out their most serious work. They know people are paying attention and they try to deliver the high-level goods that keep audiences interested. This year’s mid-fall season comes in a multitude of s...
Friendsgiving all'italiana
Saturday, November 10 2018, from 17:00 to 22:00 CST. 10199 Woodfield Ln, St Louis, MO 63132-2922. Ciao a tutti! Questo Novembre, vorremmo invitarvi a un evento speciale. Facciamo un "Friendsgiving" all'Italiana. Il nostro consigliere, Franco Sicuro, ha generosamente offerto il suo spazio che si chiama "The Millenium Center" per avere questa festa d...
UNL History Harvest explores Italian-American culture
University of Nebraska-Lincoln history professors will continue their History Harvest project by collecting stories from Italian-Americans about their culture and experience during a “harvest” at Omaha’s Santa Lucia Hall on Sunday, Oct. 28. The project, which is part of the class titled “History 396: Special Problems: The History Harvest,” allows s...
From Italy to Wichita State: Civita excels on the volleyball court
Wichita State sophomore volleyball player Giorgia Civita is the fastest player in shocker history to get to 1,000 career digs. Civita grew up playing a high level of volleyball but never thought she would end up here in Wichita. She grew up more than 5,000 miles away from Wichita....in Milan, Italy. "People would ask me 'where are you going to go...
Lyric Opera Of Kansas City Presents MADAMA BUTTERFLY Next Month at Kauffman Center
Lyric Opera of Kansas City continues its 61st season with a perennial audience favorite, Puccini's Madama Butterfly. In a stunning traditional production from The Dallas Opera and directed by Ron Daniels in his Lyric Opera debut, Madama Butterfly tells the tragic love story of a young geisha and her doomed marriage to a swaggering U.S. Naval office...
Twins Name Baldelli As New Manager
The Minnesota Twins announced that they have named Rocco Baldelli the 14th Manager in club history. This will mark the first managerial assignment of Baldelli’s career and the first time for the Twins to hire a manager outside the organization since Ray Miller in 1985. Baldelli, 37, joins the Twins for what will be his 20th season in professional...
Mici opening in Lafayette, Colorado
Denver-based Mici Handcrafted Italian will open its fifth location in Lafayette, Colorado, Oct. 2 on South Boulder Road, a news release said. Last year, the chain hired partner and CEO Elliot Schiffer, who has streamlined operations and optimized the menu to prime the chain for expansion. The chain is now preparing for a sixth location in the Den...
Italian restaurant Red Rabbit comes to St. Paul
Looking to chow down on some Italian fare? A new restaurant has you covered. Called Red Rabbit, the new arrival is located at 788 Grand Ave. in St. Paul. From owners Luke and Tracy Shimp, also of Red Cow, this place features brunch, lunch and dinner menus in a space that includes exposed brick, charred cedar planks and dimly lit fixtures for a coo...
Opera Colorado Opens LA TRAVIATA In November
Opera Colorado opens its 2018-19 season in just a few weeks, with an opulent production of Verdi's La Traviata-one of the most beloved operatic works of all time. The production opens Saturday, November 3, at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House with additional performances on November 6, 9, and 11. This Romantic masterpiece overflows with Verdi's brilli...
Ambassador Vicini visits with Italian community of St. Louis
For the very first time, the Ambassador of the European Union to the United States, Honorable Caroline Vicini made a visit to St Louis for the region's largest annual international conference held at the Ritz-Carlton in Clayton. This year's theme was Growing Global - The Political Economy of Trade. Over 750 people were in attendance including the l...
Gianluca Busio, da Brescia al Kansas: l'italo-americano che a 16 anni segna in MLS
Nome e cognome non tradiscono le origini: Gianluca Busio, numero 20, classe 2002. Papà bresciano e tifoso dell'Inter, mamma californiana che a colazione cucina Pankakes, il suo piatto preferito prima di andare ad allenarsi. Lui, in compenso, ruba un po' dall'uno e un po' dall'altra, tant'è che conosce tutti i calciatori nerazzurri: "Mio padre è int...