Rigoletto to Open This Fall at Lyric Opera of Chicago
Here's what you need to know about RIGOLETTO, running at Lyric Opera of Chicago, October 7 - November 3: - There's no role in opera more powerfully dramatic than the court jester Rigoletto, whose acid tongue and all-consuming desire for revenge lead to catastrophe for himself and his sweet, love-struck daughter Gilda. Rigoletto is one of Verdi's gr...
Largest bocce tournament in the Midwest rolls into Wickliffe
You may have never heard of it. But this weekend, the Wickliffe Italian-American Club is hosting 12,000-15,000 people at the self-proclaimed largest bocce tournament in the Midwest. The tournament - officially called the Pat O'Brien Chevrolet Cleveland Challenge Cup of Bocce - has been running for 34 years. This year is its biggest year yet, with 1...
Announcing the 2017 Inductees and Honorees
The National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame is proud to announce inductees and honorees for the 40th Annual Induction & Awards Gala to take place at a dinner on Saturday, November 18th, at the Westin Chicago River North. Last year’s Sportsman of the Year award recipient, Eddie Greco of Greco and Sons, will chair the dinner. The program will b...
Support Maestro Muti! Join the Medici Guild!
During the Italian Renaissance, patronage of the musical arts was a point of pride for countless aristocratic families. As Italian Americans in the Windy City, we have a proud legacy to uphold, and there is no worthier recipient of our patronage than Maestro Riccardo Muti. As Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since 2010, he has burni...
Antonio Brunetti to star in “Piano, Piano”
IATC is pleased to announce that Antonio Brunetti, actor of stage, film and television, will portray Rocco in Roxanne Christofano Pilat’s dramatic memoir, Piano, Piano: Stories from my Father, August 25 at 7 p.m. at Hull House. Antonio is a Chicago-based actor and ensemble member with Trap Door Theatre and Collaboraction. His theatre credits includ...
Cleveland Italian Film Festival 2017
The Cleveland Italian Film Festival 2017, showcasing award-winning films from Italy, opens Sept. 14 - Oct. 5, 2017 at the Cedar Lee Theater in Cleveland Heights, the Atlas Cinemas Eastgate in Mayfield Hts. and the Capitol Theatre in Gordon Square Arts District. All $10 films are Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m. Pre-film dinners on Sept. 14, 21, 28 an...
A Decade of Bocce: Grass court levels playing field in tourney
Bocce is the thread tying together an afternoon celebrating Italian culture. Saturday’s 10th Annual Bocce Tournament and Festa will feature 24, four-member teams — a typical mix of returning teams and new ones. More than 100 participants plus spectators will gather on the grounds of the Village at the Grand Traverse Commons for food, music, sociali...
Drama and Dolci – August 25th
Join us for drama and dolci at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, August 25 in the Hull House Dining Room for our inaugural production featuring Roxanne Christofano Pilat’s dramatic memoir, “Piano, Piano: Stories from my Father.” Hull House is located at 800 S. Halsted, Chicago 60607. Parking is available at UIC Lot 4 on the east side of Halsted and Polk. Admiss...
Ryan Arcidiacono will sign two-way contract with Chicago Bulls
Not so fast, my friend! After a year spent with the Austin Spurs, former Villanova Wildcats star Ryan Arcidiacono was set to sign with JuveCaserta in Italy. It looks like Arch will get another NBA shot instead with the Chicago Bulls. There’s a lot of unpack in that Sportando article, which uses an Italian reporter. Per Daniele Labanti - a reporter...
National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame
At what must be one of the world’s most narrowly focused museums, the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame honors some 230 of the greatest Italian-American athletes, broadcasters, and sports workers to ever benefit athletics in the United States. The hall of fame encompasses a wide variety of games, from traditional sports like baseball an...
Bernie Carducci is an IU Southeast institution
Claudie Minor was quite a football player. He helped the Denver Broncos make it to the 1977 Super Bowl. And he helped Bernie Carducci make it to IU Southeast. One of best ambassadors of IUS used to be one of the worst linemen in community-college ball. Before Carducci turned to teaching psychology he turned from dreams of pigskin glory. Carducci cr...
Radio Flyer still rolling out fun for kids and parents at 100
Radio Flyer has celebrated its 100th anniversary by displaying a 27-foot-long version of its little red wagon in downtown Chicago. The well-known childhood toy and essential mode of transportation is dearly loved by millions of kids (and grownups) worldwide. It was created by an Italian immigrant, Antonio Pasin, who started building wooden toy wago...