A concert of Italian songs and arias
Join us for an intimate concert of Italian songs and arias, performed by the students of University of Minnesota, Music Department Professor, Jean del Santo. Three students from Jean's Italian Diction for Singers class, will perform a concert of twelve songs and arias that the students have studied and performed in class during Spring semester 201...
8th annual Italian film festival of Minneapolis and St. Paul
Our popular film festival returns this year with ten acclaimed Italian movies never before seen in Minnesota, and including, for the first time, a silent film with live accompaniment by local jazz band Sun Silo. From Thursday, February 18 through Sunday, February 21, this year's festival is a mix of documentaries, dramas, and comedies that will tak...
Liverpool, AS Roma coming to Busch Stadium for exhibition
Another big international soccer match is coming to Busch Stadium. The Cardinals have anounced that an international pro exhibition game will be played at Busch Stadium this August . This will be the fifth soccer match at Busch Stadium since 2013. The four previous matches have all drawn at least 30,000 fans, two have drawn more than 40,000....
Danilo Gallinari Willing to be Patient Ahead of NBA Return
Much of the talk this off-season has centred around the homecoming of LeBron James and the anticipated injury comebacks of Derrick Rose and Kobe Bryant while Danilo Gallinari's long-awaited return of his own, back into the NBA fold, has somewhat slipped under the radar. The Italian is set to make his first competitive appearance for the De...
All-Star: AS Roma captain Francesco Totti insists All-Star Game is no mere preseason test
The AT&T MLS All-Star Game on July 31 (9 pm ET, ESPN/UniMas/TSN/RDS, live chat on MLSsoccer.com) will be stop number one on a three-game preseason swing through North America for Serie A's AS Roma, but one club legend insists that the quality of talent on the field – on both sides – will make the encounter much more than a simple preseason frie...
Danilo Gallinari Injury: Updates on Nuggets Forward's Recovery from Knee Surgery
It has been quite some time since NBA fans saw Danilo Gallinari on the basketball floor, but he was on the practice court Thursday as he continues to recover from the ACL tear he suffered in April of 2013. Gallinari has been working out with the Denver Nuggets' strength and conditioning staff, but he will likely train with the Italian nati...
Italian Film Festival 2015 is here!
Dear Italian film enthusiasts, Mark your calendars for four days of extraordinary Italian cinema during the ICC's 7th Annual Italian Film Festival! The IFF takes place February 26 through March 1 at the St. Anthony Main Theatre in Minneapolis (115 SE Main Street, Minneapolis, MN 55414). In addition to an incredible lineup of award winning films, w...
Sponsor a film for the IFF!
We would like to announce the 6th annual Italian Film Festival, which is scheduled to be held from March 6- 9, 2014. Our committee members and volunteers are busily preparing for a very special 6th edition of the popular festival, and there are many exciting new details to share this year. The festival will begin when our first film, "Cuor...
Danilo Gallinari signs 2-year, $34 million extension with the Nuggets
by Jesus Gomez Danilo Gallinari has agreed to a two-year, $34 million contract extension that will keep him with the Denver Nuggets through the 2017-18 season if fully carried out, according to Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski. The unique transaction will give Gallinari a pay raise to $14 million this season, then tack on a year...
Ski championship trophies are an Italian creation
Each night at the medals ceremony in Vail Village, some of the best ski racers in the world clutch artwork created by Italian artist Carlo Trost as they stand atop the podium, grinning. Trost created 100 of the trophies, which are red, white and blue ski bibs, each sculpted in resin. They are given to the top podium finishers of each 2015...
Legends' Italian import trying to master America's pastime
They share the same dream but for each Lexington Legends player, a journey they hope ends at the Major Leagues begins far away from a big league ballpark. For Legends' shortstop Marten Gasparini, that's especially true. "I feel like I was born for it, you know?" Gasparini told WKYT. "It just sticks to me and it feels natural for me to play it."&nb...
Colorado Classics: Frank Palmeri, longtime high school P.A. announcer
by Irv Moss Over a span of 57 years, Frank Palmeri dropped more names than a well-connected gossip columnist. He didn't deal with rumor or innuendo. Any name he mentioned was verifiable. His focus was on sports, and he knew the players and officials on the Denver sports scene. Palmeri became a well-known figure at most of the...