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by Janet Podolak   The annual Feast of the Assumption in Cleveland's Little Italy has been sponsored by that community's Holy Rosary Church for 118 years. It's been happening there for such a long time that many non-Catholics consider it an Italian celebration, much like St. Patrick's Day is associated with the Irish.   And eatin...

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If you were to travel to Italy in the summer and jaunt through their Renaissance gardens, you would hear the Italian people speaking their lovely language, water rushing through fountains, and concerts of gorgeous music.   That delightful atmosphere will waft through Cleveland's Italian Cultural Garden during a special opera concert of opera...

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By Allison Carey   Fashion, Italian culture and the art of the tailor collide in the documentary film "Men of the Cloth." The film, by Vicki Vasilopoulos of New Jersey, is an inspiring portrait of three master tailors. The Cleveland premiere of the film is Friday with a second showing on Wednesday Nov. 18 from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. at the C...

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Authorities in Sicily have canceled their loan of a collection of important antiquities for a U.S. tour, upending the Cleveland Museum of Art's plans for a major exhibition set to open in September, The Plain Dealer reports.   The move comes several weeks after cultural officials in the Italian island province complained to the Getty Museum...

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Lindsey Melton and Dominic Spitalieri both live a busy lifestyle, but they keep it a priority to have date night once a week—a tradition they will continue even after they tie the knot this summer.   Melton, 27, is an event planner and Spitalieri, 29, is a music producer and Dj better known as 'MIMO' in the club scene. They met through mutua...

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by Steven Litt   If you've navigated the New York subway system, consulted a Fodor's travel guide, shopped at Bloomingdales, Benetton or J.C. Penney, driven a Ford or flown American Airlines, you've been touched by the design of Massimo Vignelli.   The great Italian-born graphic designer, who died in May at age 83, immigrated to the U...

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By the mid-1800s, a small group of Italian immigrants had arrived in Cleveland and were working in various occupations, as bookkeeper, boot maker, gardener, carpenter, steel worker and stone mason. Twenty years later, Italians were owners of restaurants, saloons, produce stands and grocery stores. In the late nineteenth century, Italian immigrants...

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by Mark Bona   For the second consecutive year, Ballet in Cleveland will offer private-label, dance-themed wines in conjunction with Firelands Winery of Sandusky. The wines are from Firelands' Italian collection - Vermentino, a white wine, and Cannonau, a red also known as Garnache. Both are commonly grown in the island of Sardinia off...

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By Janet Podolak Barbara Snow, longtime foodie and three-decades-long Mentor resident, discovered many close-to-home connections when putting together her Little Italy Food Tour. Examples include the Anthonys, operators of Anthony's Ristorante and Wine Bar, who live in Mentor, and Mayfield Village Councilman Bill Buckholtz, operator of Murray...

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The Reinberger Chamber Hall in Cleveland, will be hosting, on Sunday April 28th, as part of the planned events for the Year of Italian Culture in the USA, and sponsored by the Consulate of Italy in Detroit and the National Association of the Artistry of Italian Violin Making (A.N.L.A.I) the concert of violinist Matteo Fedeli, entitled 'A Stradivari...

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