Italian American One Voice Coalition Adds Johnsonville Foods To Its “Wall of Shame”
The Italian American ONE VOICE Coalition has added Wisconsin-based Johnsonville Foods to its "Wall of Shame". Johnsonville Foods has been singled out for continuing to air a commercial for its 'Family Brats' that features a character resembling Tony Soprano. The spot depicts a family barbeque and is riddled with worn out organized crime refere...
Casa Italia’s 2013 Golf Outing
You're Invited to Casa Italia's Annual Golf Outing! The Italian Open and Invitational Hosted by Casa Italia Home of the Italian Cultural Center will be held on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at the Klein Creek Golf Course, The Royal Country Clubs. The Royal Country Clubs is located at 1N333 Pleasant Hill Road, Winfield, IL 60190 (by Carol Stream on North...
Joan Salvato Wulff Honored by National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame
The Induction Committee of the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame (NIASHF) announced the inductees for the Class of 2015, which include The First Lady of Fly Fishing, Joan Salvato Wulff, Eight Time NHL All-Star & Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Mike Modano, Legendary NASCAR Perennial Contender & Winner Tom "Tiger" Pistone, Fou...
Annual bocce tourney in Wickliffe is on a roll
by James Ewinger There are numerous tricolor flags in the world, but only one with any dominion over a bocce tournament. Thus the green, white and red flag of Italy is flying proudly alongside the banners of Canada and the United States this weekend in Wickliffe. The occasion is the 32nd annual Cleveland Challenge Cup of Bocce at...
Casa film fest returns from hiatus
After an August hiatus, Casa Italia's film series will pick up where it left off, showcasing an Italian entry followed by a feature-length film by a local director. "La nostra terra" (Our Land) will be screened on Friday, Sept. 16. Directed by Giulio Manfredonia, this off-beat 2014 comedy follows the unlikely life journey of Filippo, a neuroti...
Fiery Love Story to Take Harper College Stage
As a second-generation Italian American, Harper College Theatre Professor Laura Pulio Colbert knows there's more to the College's spring play than a funny, fiery love story. The show, "Italian American Reconciliation," is as much a celebration of love and laughter, she says, as it is a lesson in appreciating cultural differences.
Screening of "Operation San Gennaro", directed by Dino Risi 1966, 104 min - Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.
Three American thiefs arrive in Naples with the intention of stealing the treasure of San Gennaro. However the Americans do not know how to skillfully move about in the picturesque town. The customs of the natives are incomprehensible to them. So the thieves, two men and a woman , seek the advice of Don Vincenzo, the celebrated thief, who, even tho...
Scenes for Andrea Doria film to be shot in Detroit area
by Corey Williams Pierette Simpson and her grandmother were dancing in the Andrea Doria's social hall, celebrating their near-arrival with other immigrants to a new life in America when the impact knocked everyone off their feet. She remembers the ship rising up and then leaning to one side. It would later sink into the Atlantic Ocean...
Screening of The White Sheik (Il sciecco bianco, 1952, 83 min.)
Screening of The White Sheik (Il sciecco bianco, 1952, 83 min.) by Federico Fellini with Alberto Sordi, Giulietta Masina, and Brunella Bovoin Italian with English subtitles Tuesday, February 3rd at 6pmItalian Cultural Institute Join us for the first screening of Italian films of the season! A selection of films by Federico Fellini will...
Quattro film italiani in concorso al Cleveland International Film Festival 2014
È stata inaugurata ieri, 19 marzo, la 38esima edizione del Cleveland International Film Festival, che chiuderà il 30 marzo. Quest'anno i film italiani in concorso, presentati in collaborazione con il Consolato d'Italia in Detroit, sono ben 4. Si tratta di "Border" di Alessio Cremonini, film che affronta il tema della crisi siriana e dei pr...
Newpoli CD Release Tour in Chicago (IL) & Columbus (OH) June 3-4, 2015
Newpoli at Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, June 3, 2015, at 8:30pm. Join Newpoli, Boston's own Italian World Music ensemble, for their CD Release Concert in Chicago, at Old Town School of Folk Music. NEWPOLI will perform at Old Town School of Folk Music on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 8:30pm. Old Town School is located on 4544 N. Linco...
Opera in the Italian Garden free concert Sunday expected to draw well again
by Roxanne Washington Eight years ago, when Joyce Mariani organized the first free opera at the Italian Renaissance Cultural Garden in Rockefeller Park, she was a bit nervous about attendance. "I didn't even want to go because I was afraid no one would show up," Mariana remembers. She was wrong, gratefully. Lots of folks flocked to the event, and...