Wickliffe Italian-American Club to host 33rd annual bocce tournament
By Tawana Roberts The Cleveland Challenge Cup of Bocce is more than a sporting event. Chris Brassel, Wickliffe Italian-American Club operations manager described it as an Italian festival. The 33rd annual 2016 Pat O'Brien Chevrolet Cleveland Challenge Cup of Bocce will be from Aug. 26-28 at the Wickliffe Italian-American Club, 29717 Eucl...
African-Italian-American documentaries
by Sante Matteo Italian-Ghanaian documentarist Fred Kuwornu will be coming to the Miami University campus next week to present and discuss two of his films: 18 IUS SOLI and Inside Buffalo. There has been a change in dates: he will be here at the beginning of the week, Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 16 and 17, and not the 19th...
MLS orders Orlando City to cease pursuit of D.C. United’s Italian target
By Steven Goff Major League Soccer has ordered Orlando City to cease pursuit of AC Milan's Antonio Nocerino because D.C. United has exclusive league rights to negotiate with the Italian midfielder, the Insider has learned from multiple sources. United last month filed a discovery claim, a mechanism preventing other MLS teams from...
Christmas Amore with the Sicilian Tenors at the Charlotte Performing Arts Center
When: Friday, December 16th @ 7:30pm Where: Charlotte Performing Arts Center, 378 State Street, Charlotte, MI 48813 For tickets call 517-541-5691 - For more information visit www.siciliantenors.com Three marvelous tenor voices combine for a unique interpretation of the world's best music. Accompanied by a grand piano and p...
Tenores di Neoneli + Orlando Mascia: Cunsonu Songs & Music from Sardinia
September 16th at 6pm. Chicago Cultural Center. Preston Bradley Hall. 78 E Washington St September 17th at 7:30pm. DePaul University. Concert Hall. 800 W Belden Ave The famous canto of Tenores di Neoneli, with the launeddas of Orlando Mascia, arrives in Chicago. Canto a tenores, declared intangible patrimony...
Bellini Opera
The Traverse City Wine & Opera Festival will present "Tutto Puccini!" at 7 p.m. at the City Opera House in Traverse City. The event is offered by founders Silvio "Tony" Ciccone and Mario Tabone, featuring Bellini Opera Theatre performers mezzo soprano Lisa Agazzi, tenor Aaron Caruso, soprano Eva Evola, baritone Dino Valle, soprano Kari...
Defending champions Italy stun the USA in Cleveland 3-1 despite missing their top players
Italy will face either Spain or the Czech Republic in the April semi-finals after reaching the World Group's last four for the fourth consecutive year. With veterans and Fed Cup stalwarts Sara Errani, Roberta Vinci and Flavia Pennetta all excusing themselves from the tie, captain Corrado Barazutti headed a team of relative unknowns, with w...
National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2014 - November 15 at 6:00 pm
The National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame is proud to announce its inductees and honorees for the XXXVII Annual Induction Ceremony and Celebration to take place on Saturday, November 15, at the InterContinental Chicago – Magnificent Mile. The NIASHF Class of 2014 inductees include John Andretti, Jean Lenti-Ponsetto, Babe Parilli, S...
CSO's Muti says he'll take boat to Chicago concert
A monthlong celebration of rivers by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra culminates this weekend when Italian conductor Riccardo Muti travels by boat from downtown Chicago to Chinatown. The CSO's "Rivers" festival has sought to highlight the importance of rivers on culture.Muti will board a boat Sunday afternoon on the Chicago River with members of CSO...
Super Bowl Party at the Italian American Club of Livonia
The IACL will host their 18th annual Super Bowl Party from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. A bocce tournament starts at 10 a.m. with cappuccino, espresso and sandwiches available for participants. A buffet starts at 5 p.m. featuring chicken wings, homemade pizza, sausage with peppers, pasta with marinara, salad, dessert and a cash bar. Tickets include...
Teolis Singers to present “A Musical Fusion”
Michael Teolis Singers, founded and directed by Italian American composer Michael Teolis, will present "A Musical Fusion: Africa and the West," on May 2 at 7:30 p.m. The program will feature original compositions by black composers of the western hemisphere, including two female Chicagoans, Lena McLin, and the late Margaret Bonds. Spirituals, gosp...
Italy's Artemis Danza Makes American Debut with TRAVIATA
Parma-based Artemis Danza, one of the most beloved dance companies in Italy, makes it United States debut with its highly acclaimed production of "Traviata" at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 East 60th Street, for one performance Thursday, Nov. 14 at 8 p.m. Under the leadership of Monica Casadei, the company's acclaimed a...