Festa Italiana on Taylor Street is being replaced this year by Little Italy Festa (Aug. 16-19), presented by Onesti Entertainment. Star Events, which puts on festivals around the city, took over Festa Italiana in 2014 from Onesti Entertainment, which is run by events producer and Little Italy native Ron Onesti. Onesti created the original festival...
READ MOREL’ONCOLOGIA pediatrica è una delle eccellenze italiane. Come dimostra la presenza di uno studio europeo, coordinato dall’Italia, fra quelli selezionati per essere presentati alla stampa durante il più importante congresso di oncologia a livello mondiale, quello dell’American Society of Cancer Oncology di Chicago. Qui Gianni Bisogno, dell’Università...
READ MOREE' motivo di grande orgoglio e soddisfazione aver potuto partecipare al 72 mo Anniversario della "Festa Nazionale Italiana". La manifestazione e' stata organizzata per il decimo anno consecutivo dal CTIM (Comitato Tricolore per gli Italiani nel Mondo), con il patrocinio gratuito del Comites della circoscrizione consolare di Chicago. Dopo la consuet...
READ MOREThe Prosecco DOC Consortium, the entity that oversees production and quality of the hugely popular Italian sparkling wine, is pleased to announce the participants for its National Prosecco Week Masterclasses and Prosecco & Pizza Competition, taking place June 11-16th. These events will take place throughout the United States-New York, San Francisco...
READ MOREQuando i migranti eravamo (siamo?) noi. Si intitola “The Culture of Italian American Emigration – When We Were the Immigrants” la conferenza che la ricercatrice Fulbright dell'università di Bologna, Michela Valmori, terrà martedì prossimo, 5 giugno, all'Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Chicago, su uno dei temi più attuali del momento, l'immigrazione...
READ MOREThe earth didn't rumble when a new Italian restaurant opened in Logan Square in mid-April. Saba Italian Kitchen & Bar barely said hello through the usual channels (Twitter, Instagram, etc) as it took over a corner spot on Milwaukee across from the Harding Tavern and De Noche Mexicana/Cafe con Leche and next to Red Star Liquors and the Walk In, the...
READ MOREWhen: Wednesday, August 22 | 6:30pm - Where: Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E Washington St, 2nd Floo Presented by Cinema/Chicago, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago on the occasion of the 2018 International Screening Program: Reel. In this rollicking musical crime-comedy, out-of-work classically trained musician Paco relu...
READ MOREHungry? A new neighborhood Italian spot has you covered. International chain Vapiano has added a new location at 222 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 101, in West Loop Gate. Dubbed Vapiano Riverside, the new addition is the city's third, behind locations in the Loop and Magnificent Mile. The chain, which now has more than 200 franchises across 33 countrie...
READ MOREOn one of the first warm days in Chicago this spring, if you had strolled by the outdoor tables at Quartino, you would have seen pizzas sliced and pastas twirled. If you’d ventured inside, you might also have spotted founding chef and partner John Coletta, who opened the Italian restaurant on the Near North Side 13 years ago, leading the way to the...
READ MOREWhen: Tuesday, June 19, 2018 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (CDT) - Where: Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL In this workshop, participants will be invited to listen and sing to selected Italian folk songs whose theme is: migration, love, and rebirth. Participants will engage in contemplative exercises such as deep listening and free writ...
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