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Beppe Severgnini Returns to Chicago with "100 Good Reasons To Love Italy". Monday, September 25th at 6pm. Istituto Italiano di Cultura - 500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450 Italian performance artist Laura Biagi and Professor at DePaul University will perform during the event. 1) Because we’re intelligent, when we’re not too smart for our own good; 2) B...

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Reducing healthcare costs; restoring trust in government; reducing crime—those are just some of the subjects tackled by Arklatex authors Louis Avallone and Stephen Parr, in their patriotic new book. The writers ask: is America still shining—or have the lights dimmed forever?  Part of the book was inspired by an Italian immigrant who came to Louisia...

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In this episode of The Italian American Podcast, we talk with Lisa Scottoline, New York Times bestselling author and Edgar award-winning author of 29 novels, including her latest work, Exposed:A Rosato & DiNunzio Novel. In our Stories Segment, Anthony talks to Zachary DiIonno, events director for the Friends of Italy Society of Hawaii, about how he...

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Join us at the ICCC for a journey through the Roman Empire, Battle of Britain, Little Bighorn, World War II, and much more! Author Christopher Kelly will present the stories of iconic historical figures and anecdotes of the major and minor things Italians have done to change the world. Copies of the book will be available for purchase on the day of...

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In a world like today’s, in which social media rule and, generally speaking, the virtual aspect of our relations is predominant over the traditional face-to-face meetings, I AM Books - Italian and Italian-American bookstore and cultural hub - brainchild of Nicola Orichuia and Jim Pinzino, looks like a green oasis in the core of Boston’s North End,...

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It's 8 a.m. on a Thursday in the empty dining room of Sessanta, an Italian restaurant in the New York City hotel Sixty SoHo, and Chris Bianco, the Arizona chef widely regarded as the father of the modern artisanal pizza movement, is running on adrenaline and just a few hours of sleep. "Oh my goodness, it was a cavalcade of who's who," Bianco says,...

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"You're Sending Me Where?: Dispatches from Summer Camp". Author Eric Dregni (University of Minnesota Press, 2017) will present his latest book, October 5th at 6PM - Italian Cultural Institute - 500 N Michigan Avenue, Suite 1450 Summer camp is wild, but what happens when you add Italians to the mix? Welcome! Benvenuti? It’s summertime in northern Mi...

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European Bookclub - TIES (“LACCI”). The discussion in English will be moderated by Prof. Alessia Ricciardi (Northwestern University). Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 6PM - Italian Cultural Institute - 500 N Michigan Avenue, Suite 1450 Translated by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri, Ties is a compulsively readable and provocative novel about marriag...

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The sold-out collection by Italian-American poet Jennifer Barone gets an updated Second Edition to be released by Feather Press, August 2017 Saporoso (Italian for “tasty”) – reads like a robust, Italian dinner menu. Jennifer explores, without abandon, the sensual nature of Italian culture, mythology, family, sex and love through Italian food and th...

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North Beach is synonymous with all things Italian, but residents and visitors can dive even deeper into the culture at Libreria Pino, a pop-up Italian language bookseller.  “We are so excited to have this opportunity to have a physical presence in the neighborhood,” owner Joseph Carboni told Hoodline. “We are looking forward to meeting our neighbor...

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