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With the frigid temperatures (hopefully) a distant memory, we can now set our sights on the warmer months to come. The one pleasure of surviving a Chicago winter is planning to make the best possible use of the coming good weather. Right now, we’re in the midst of Lent which began on February 22, and we’re looking forward to our Easter celebration...

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Saturday, Feb 25, 2023, 12:00 PM PST - Online. Chicago's premier Commedia dell'Arte company, Laughing Stock Theatre, is here to talk about the history of the great Italian Commedia, demonstrate some of its characters, tropes, and its relevance to modern theatre, television, and cinema. This hour will combine a traditional lecture with short lazzi a...

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La Signora Vincenza Tomasello and her five daughters were busy shopping, baking and preparing their home for visitors on a very special day, a truly glorious day. The women were thrilled because it was March 19 — St. Joseph’s Day — but it was so much more than that. The year was 1946, World War II had finally ended and their men were home at last....

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The Italian Trade Agency recently celebrated a momentous Chicago Collective menswear show, culminating in a stellar soirée at Chicago’s famed Adler Planetarium. Under the stars, in a wowing glass atrium overlooking Lake Michigan and a sparkling downtown Chicago, ITA hosted an exclusive gathering of its 62+ sponsored Italian brands representing the...

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Casa Italia will honor Edward S. Lezza Jr. as Man of the Year and Joseph A. Russo as Humanitarian of the Year at its 2023 gala. The event will take place on Feb. 25 at Ashton Place in Willowbrook. For details, click here. The following profiles were provided by the organization. Edward S. Lezza Jr. Edward S. Lezza Jr. is a resident of Westchester,...

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When: Saturday, March 4 at 8:30pm CT - Where: Constellation, 3111 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL, 60618 The American group Alla Boara seeks to bring recognition and new life to Italy’s diverse history of regional folk music. Their modern arrangements of traditional folk songs are variously surprising, playful, mournful, tender and bewitching.

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Founded in 1927 by Alfredo Capitanini, the Italian Village in downtown Chicago is an institution. Its art nouveau décor heralds the days when the likes of opera stars like Luciano Pavarotti and Marilyn Horne dined under it faux starlit roof and the legendary three-dot celebrity columnist Irv Kupcinet held court over a Cobb Salad in one of its cozy...

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Pompeii, a Roman city destroyed by nature more than 1,900 years ago, was preserved in a volcanic time capsule after the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The city, fixed in time, provides a glimpse into what life was like in ancient Rome. Pompeii: The Exhibition brings you to the bustling commercial port and trading center that once was Pomp...

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Thursday, February 23, 2023, at 6:00 pm CT. IIC Chicago - 500 Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611. Entrance: Free. Italian Biopics: Ennio. Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. 2022, 150’, Italian with English subtitles. Registration here. A unique and touching documentary that tells the story of Ennio Morricone through a long interview by Giuseppe Tornatore...

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The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) will extend its sponsorship of a curated selection of some of Italy’s very best menswear and men’s accessories designers at the semi-annual Chicago Collective trade show, February 5-7 at The Merchandise Mart. This industry event is one of the pillars on which ITA has built a successful strategy to promote menswear, in...

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