Tryptich "Motus"
Mandala Dance Company, a premiere Italian contemporary dance company, comes to Chicago for two world premiere performances! Founded by artistic director and choreographer, Paola Sorressa, Mandala will present "Triptych Motus," three works fused together by their highly physical and dynamic elements. Part Contemporary dance, part acrobatic,...
Mantegna visits Windy City
Joe Mantegna stopped by a recent Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago reception at O'Brien's Riverwalk Café to greet donors and thank them for their support. Active with Easter Seals for more than 25 years, the celebrated actor commented on the great services provided for children and young adults with autism throughout Chicago and Rockford. ...
Prestigious Honors for DePaul's Jean Lenti Ponsetto
In a recent span of five weeks, the world of college athletics and America as a whole recognized DePaul athletics director Jean Lenti Ponsetto. Last month, Ponsetto traveled to New York to be honored by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (NECO) with its Ellis Island Medals of Honor. Since 1986, distinguished Americans have been...
Detroit Waza Flo hires Italian legend Mirco Gubellini as assistant coach
The Detroit Waza Flo professional soccer team is starting this inaugural season in the new Major Arena Soccer League by making sure they have a stellar coaching staff to lead them. The organization made an impressive move by signing Mirco Gubellini as an assistant coach for the 2014-2015 MASL season. He previously played professional soccer in Ita...
Raganelli: an inspiration on 2 continents
More than 11 years ago, the native of Italy entered Lake Forest Country Day School for the first time. Alessandro "Ale" Raganelli was six years old, a boy who knew just a few more words in the English language than most newborns in the United States know. The first-grader from Rome uttered two words quite often back then. "Little" was one....
CIAO donates $525 to Abilities Baseball Field Project
Charitable Italian American Organization of Lima presented a check for $525 Monday to the Abilities Baseball Field Project at its general membership meeting at Milano Café. CIAO invited Abilities Baseball co-founders Rachael Chapman Staley and Tracie Sarno Sanchez to speak to the packed room of CIAO members about the Abilities Baseball Field o...
Serratore, Falcons hockey in fine form
The Air Force hockey team enters this weekend with a bye and coach Frank Serratore dropped a bombshell during his weekly press conference. He has never lost to Bye. "I look at our schedule and I see Bye listed there," he said. "I am calling it right now. We will destroy Bye. Bye has no chance against us. I have never lost to them. You...
Mid-Ohio Opera will perform ‘L’elisir d’amore’
Mid-Ohio Opera will perform the Italian romantic comedy opera "L'elisr d'amore" (The Elixir of Love) by Donizetti, in full production, at Mansfield Senior High auditorium at 7:30 p.m. July 24 and 3 p.m. July 26. The story is of a shy country boy who falls in love, but feels he needs a boost from a quack doctor's magical elixir to speak his...
M Italian definitely worth the trip to Chagrin Falls
By Marc Bona Being 100 percent Italian, I was raised on traditional dishes. I took in the rich aromas of garlic and cheeses that wafted throughout the house, tore off bits of fresh Italian bread as I stole through the kitchen, and appreciated sauces that took all day to simmer. With it came occasional cooking lessons. A little sal...
Save the Date: Movie’n’ Food
by Valeria Fanelli The Consulate General of Italy has organized a special event, on June 2, to introduce a cinema-culinary journey designed by the images of a great Italian photo reporter, Rino Barillari to Chicago's public. The event will represent a connection between the art of photography, the culinary Italian quality, and the...
‘Tony ’n Tina’s Wedding’ to return to Chicago
Tony 'n Tina's Wedding, the interactive, semi-improvised dinner theater piece set at an Italian wedding, is set to renew its vows with Chicago beginning in September. The show, which had a 16-year run in Chicago before a "temporary hiatus" in 2009 became permanent, plans a limited run September 22–December 30. The new staging, directed by...
Dave Robinson says Lombardi made African-American players feel at home
Dave Robinson came to Green Bay when African-American players were still a rarity for the Packers. Robinson joined "Sports Central" on Tuesday night to discuss his initial days with the Packers. He was full of praise for head coach Vince Lombardi and how he handled his players being treated unfairly around the city. Read more...