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For the third year running, the Naples Seafood & Music Festival promises hot food and cool tunes. The Italian-American Club, 7035 Airport-Pulling Rd., again plays host to the festival, which is scheduled to run Feb. 4-6. General admission is free. Organizers say a variety of seafood entrees and vegetarian dishes will be available, along with a dive...

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Plans are to bring the Italian Festival back to McAlester this year for its 50th anniversary celebration. "We're going to have it," said Bobby Lenardo, who is co-chairman of the Italian Festival Committee, along with Luke Whitfield. "This is our 50th anniversary," Lenardo said. "We're planning one of our biggest festivals. We're going to have a lot...

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Eurovision 2021 winners and global rock sensations Måneskin have been announced as one of the acts for this year’s Coachella festival, which will be held over two weekends in April at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. The world-famous music festival, which began in 1999, is returning this year after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. T...

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At a time when many families were thinking of Thanksgiving and Christmas feasts, the Ocean City (Md.) Lodge of the Sons & Daughters of Italy was looking ahead to 2022, kicking off its planning for the return of its St. Joseph’s Festival and the festival’s cornucopia of homemade Italian foods and baked goods. The festival was last held in 2019, with...

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Sanremo, in Liguria, is the city of flowers. Still, above all, it is the city of the "festival of the Italian song" that takes place every year in the prestigious setting of the Ariston Theater. Festival di Sanremo (Sanremo Music Festival) is not only a music competition: it is the most important annual event of music and costume on Italian televis...

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From San Francisco to Las Vegas to intercept new business opportunities in the American market. This year, the Specialty Food Association has chosen to organize the Winter Fancy Food in Las Vegas from February 6-8, 2022. Why Las Vegas? “There are many reasons for this change of location, first of all, the costs that companies will incur to particip...

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Can't make it to the Italian Alps this year? We're bringing it to you with our Alpine Baita Winter Wine & Food Festa! Join us on Friday, January 14th, from 6-8pm in our marketplace to celebrate the season with unlimited Italian cuisine and winter wines that will bring your soul right to the ski slopes. Inspired by small cabins found in the Italian...

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Many Italian Americans celebrate Christmas Eve with a big family feast teeming with savory seafood stews, chilled shellfish, rich pastas and gorgeous baked fish. The multi-course meal from il mare is known as the Feast of the Seven Fishes or Feste dei Sette Pesce. The tradition's origin story is obscure, but what's clear is that many Italian Americ...

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There is a place in Tuscany’s Mount Amiata region, where Christmas is synonym with fire. In truth, the connection between the two is quite common across the country, with ritual fire celebrations like those in Nemoli (Basilicata), Agnone (Molise), and Calabatiano (Sicily). Up North, in Liguria, the popular confuoco takes place in many towns and vil...

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The Feast of the Seven Fishes is an Italian-American tradition celebrated on Christmas Eve. While the menu varies from region to region and family to family, typical items include oysters, shrimp, scallops, and calamari, with the main course typically consisting of a whole roasted fish. Locals who want to honor the tradition this year might want to...

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