Teams from far and near battle in bocce tournament
The Sons of Italy was abuzz with activity on Saturday with 18 bocce teams battling it out in the second annual CompTechPCS/SOI No. 1169 BocceFest Scholarship Tournament. The tournament has become a good tuneup for a large tournament to be held in Lake County in two weeks. “We’re practicing the four-on-four format,” said Holly Hilvers from Lexington...
Madonna at 60: How girl from Michigan with just $35 in pocket became global megastar
She is an icon of pop erotica, the sultry superstar who has gloried in basques throughout her career. And as she turns 60 on Thursday, chart queen Madonna will become the seductress who puts the Sex into sexagenarian. In four decades of flirting with controversy, she has sold more than 300 million albums – and is already busy on her hotly-anticipa...
Frosinone sbanca Detroit (10-0): grande spettacolo sugli spalti e festa in campo
E' terminata con una netta affermazione contro il Detroit FC la tournée Canada - Usa del FrosinoneCalcio. Al Keyworth Stadium é finita con uno 0-10 che la dice lunga sul divario fra le due squadre in campo. Ecco il tabellino: 7' pt Ciano (F), 17' pt Goldaniga (F), 28' pt Dionisi (F), 29' pt Sammarco (F), 3' st Centala aut. (F9, 6' st Ghiglione (F),...
Ryan Arcidiacono remains with Chicago Bulls
Ryan Arcidiacono has agreed to a new one-year, partially-guaranteed contract with the Chicago Bulls, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports. Last season, he started in all 37 of his appearances for the Bulls‘ affiliate in the G-League, the Windy City Bulls, averaging 13.9 points, 8.5 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 1.7 steals. The American-Italian i...
On the Scene: Andrea Rose Teodosio Foundation race raises $30,000
The eighth Andrea Rose Teodosio Foundation 5K and 1 Mile Walk drew more than 350 runners and walkers to downtown Akron July 14, raising more than $30,000. The race was presented by the Italian American Professional and Businessmen’s Club as part of the Italian Festival at Lock 3. The men’s winner was Tony Dipre of Chagrin Falls, a classmate of Andr...
Louis Vanaria talks meeting showbiz legends, singing at Festa Italiana
There are worse ways to start one's on-screen career than starring in a movie with Robert De Niro. That's how it began for actor Louis Vanaria, appearing in the icon's 1993 directorial debut "A Bronx Tale" as Crazy Mario. Since then, he's made a nice career of small character roles and bit parts, working on set next to the likes of Martin Scorsese...
IACL Tigers Italian Heritage Night
The IACL Cultural Committee will host a trip to the Italian Heritage Night at Comerica Park. The Detroit Tigers will face off against the Chicago White Sox. Bus departs the IACL (39200 Five Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48154, USA) at 12 p.m. and returns after the game. Includes round trip bus from IACL to the stadium, lower baseline box game tickets, and...
Unified Cup a Chicago: L'Italia pareggia 0-0 con il Giappone all'esordio
Nella prima giornata del Torneo Internazionale di Calcio a 11 Unificato “Special Olympics Unified Cup” in programma fino al 20 luglio a Chicago, l'Italia debutta con il Giappone pareggiando 0-0 dopo una partita, equilibrata, piena di emozioni. Nello stesso girone dell'Italia la Nigeria supera di misura la Giamaica per 1-0.Vittorie anche per l'Urugu...
United Shore Italian Heritage Night
The United Shore Professional Baseball Leauge will host Italian Heritage Night at Jimmy John's Field in Utica, beginning at 7:05 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. The event will feature Frank Sinatra impersonator Gary Sacco, a cannoli eating contest and a special Italian menu by Vince & Joe's Gourmet Market as well as wine tasting featuring Francis Ford Co...
Electric conductor Emanuele Andrizzi
Conductor, composer and pianist Dr. Emanuele Andrizzi caps his emails with the declaration of another Italian artist, World War I-era writer Gabriele D’Annunzio: “Ama il tuo sogno se pur ti tormenta,” or “Love your dream even though it torments you.” It’s a refreshing tonic to the somewhat mushy 21st-Century mantra “do what you love.” And it define...
Italian Heritage Night with the Columbus Clippers
Thursday, August 2, 17:30 EDT. Huntington Park, 330 Huntington Park Ln, Columbus, OH 43215. After the huge success of the last six years, we have been approached again by the Columbus Clippers and asked if we would be interested in hosting the seventh annual Italian Heritage Night at Huntington Park this summer. With our desire to raise the profile...
“Wanted” eVenti Verticali Show in Ann Arbor
Through the Dante Alighieri and the Consulate of Italy in Detroit, I learnt of an interesting performance taking place on June 19 and 20 at the Top of the Park Summer Festival in my own Ann Arbor. The performers were two Italian acrobats, Luca and Andrea Piallini. Breaking the initial inertia of leaving the house for a 9:30 pm performance on a week...