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by Pam De Figlio   A legend from the 1600s, an old-world curiosity called the "Flight of the Angels" and a rich part of Chicago's Italian-American history are coming to Niles on Labor Day weekend.   The Maria Santissima Lauretana festival is moving from Berwyn, where it has been held for more than 20 years, to Niles. It will take plac...

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by Bethany Kurtz  Long-time residents and new comers gathered to help rebuild an Italy tradition on Saturday. The Italian Festival and Parade, which originally started to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the town's founding in 1879 and continued until about 20 years ago, once again took over the main street in Italy. Parade float...

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by James Nani   Parking and traffic in the Rondout section of Kingston will be limited Sunday for the annual Italian Festival on the waterfront. The festival, held by the Ulster County Italian American Foundation, will begin at noon.   Parking will be limited on Abeel, Post and Dock streets, Broadway from Spring Street to Ea...

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The Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church will celebrate 123 unbroken years of devotion to the Blessed Mother from July 14 to 17. Festivities will culminate on July 17 with a 9 a.m. Solemn Mass in Italian in the church, a morning procession to a noon field Mass and a second procession following the Mass. A street festival will run from July 14 to 17,...

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The late actor James Gandolfini, star of television's "The Sopranos," will be honored at the 9th Annual Morris County Columbus Day Parade sponsored by the East Hanover Italian American Club at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13 along Ridgedale Avenue from the fire house to Lurker Park. Parade spokesman and former East Hanover Mayor William Agnellino said he e...

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When we think of Italian cinema, we think of undisputed old masters - Fellini, Visconti, Rossellini, Antonioni, De Sica, Bertolucci and so on. But for the longest time, Italian cinema had fallen out of favor. Sure, there have been flourish of genre films in the 60s - 80s.   But the Italian public's national pride and interests in their film...

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St. Roch Church, 10 St. Roch Ave., will hold its traditional Italian feast for four days this week, followed by a procession from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Sunday.   The festival will take place from 6 to 10:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Pizza fritta, with tailor-made dough straight from Arthur Ave. in the Bronx, is one of the favorite eats...

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By William Schievella   As you read this magazine Labor Day has passed and the Columbus Day holiday is upon us. Although Columbus Day commemorates the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus the holiday is now a celebration of the accomplishments of Italian Americans in our nation as well as Italian culture in our state.   Althou...

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I leave tonight for VicenzaOro, taking place Jan. 23–28 in Vicenza, Italy, and while it's long been an event to see new designs from Italian manufacturers, it's increasingly becoming a livelier international destination.   Some American firms are in the mix: Great Neck, N.Y.–based Le Vian is exhibiting for the second consecutive year, and He...

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by Geoffrey Wilson   In Italy, towns would compete every summer, holding large feasts dedicated to the town's patron saint.For the Italian-American community in Dutchess County and the surrounding area, this tradition is kept alive through Festa Italiana. "This is a carry-over from that tradition," said John Mazzetti, secretary with the...

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