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Casa Italia will be transformed into a Calabrian wonderland from Aug. 10 to 13 when the 36th annual Festa della Famiglia in honor of San Francesco di Paola takes over the grounds. The event is blessed to be able to welcome back Archbishop Blase Cupich as the main celebrant at its Sunday Mass for the second year in a row. Jointly sponsored by Societ...

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What’s called the “longest-running Italian festival in the country” returns this month. The 142nd Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival, begins Tuesday and runs through July 16. Run by the independent nonprofit Our Lady of Mount Carmel Society and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, the festival is the nonprofit society’s biggest fundraiser, with about $...

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The Feast of San Lorenzo and San Rocco will be celebrated from Aug. 10 to 13 in Chicago Heights. The event is sponsored by the Amaseno Lodge No. 3 of Chicago Heights. Festivities culminate on Aug. 13 with an 11:30 a.m. Mass at the San Rocco Oratory in Chicago Heights, preceded and followed by processions from and to the lodge with the statues of Sa...

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Mt. Carmel Festival and Fireworks Extravaganza is days away and excitement is brewing for what is a main highlight and summertime tradition in Berkeley Heights. The four night festival kicks off on Wednesday, July 12 and runs through Saturday, July 15. Local residents and guests can expect nothing short of a good time at the Feast of Our Lady of Mo...

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We are a group of Italian associations and organizations gathering folk artists and promoting folk concerts. We are reaching out to you now to propose a new Folk Festival, which will focus on Italian popular music and dances from before World War II. The artists participating in our festival are both internationally renowned professionals and young...

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Pop icon and Twitter mom/poet Cher’s Oscar-winning performance in “Moonstruck” as a very, very Italian-American widow from a very, very Italian-American family is as big and memorable as, well, her hair. After losing her husband, Loretta Castorini is done with love, settling for the first drab fellow to get down on one knee (well, after she insists...

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St. Donatus Church will celebrate the 108th annual Feast of San Donato from Aug. 2 to 6. Festivities will culminate on Aug. 6 with a 10 a.m. Mass, followed by a procession featuring Caliendo’s Banda Napoletana, plus a $10,000 raffle. A street festival will feature live entertainment; rides and games; bingo; a beer garden; and food and beverage boot...

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Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) successfully launched its first ever Certification Course in USA at Astor Center, in the heart of New York City. After a week of training followed by a final exam held on June 30th, VIA welcomed its 13 new Italian Wine Ambassadors (IWAs). Representing the one and only opportunity for wine professionals to gain e...

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Tens of thousands of people lined Lake Avenue in Charlotte for the St. Anthony’s Day parade every year for decades. The parade was a big part of the festivities, which in later years also included fireworks over Lake Ontario and a “blessing of the fleet” boat parade on the Genesee River. Floats, festival queens, firefighters and marching bands were...

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For those flocking to the city for the Fourth, don’t rush home after. Stay a few extra days and attend a dream come true: The first ever annual Boston Pizza Festival. On July 8 and 9, Boston City Hall Plaza will be taken over by 27 massive, handcrafted wood-fired ovens, courtesy of Marra Forni. The smell alone will captivate the attention of any pa...

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