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Mangia! It's time for the third annual Italian Feast, quickly becoming a popular Summerville event. Last year's festival attracted approximately 5,000 people, according to event director and president of the Italian Feast board Jay Lombardo, and this year he's expecting about 7,000.   Italian Feast kicked off in the spring of 2013. For...

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di Mark Pernia   Sarà il Resort World Casino di New York (Queens) ad ospitare, il prossimo 22 settembre, la sesta edizione del Festival della Canzone Italiana di New York. Un evento che cresce di anno in anno e che raccoglie interesse sia da parte dell'Italia che degli italiani nel resto del Mondo. Cinque cantanti provenienti dall'Italia e c...

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Back in the year 2008, the San Francisco Italian Athletic Club (SFIAC) was preparing a celebration for their 90th Anniversary. Gianrico Pierucci, SFPD Police Inspector and author of the book, The Heart of North Beach, was serving on the board of directors of the SFIAC.   The club's president, Steve Landi, appointed Pierucci to be the 90th An...

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"La Traviata" launches the free 10-day series of outdoors screenings in LincolnCenterPlaza, in Manhattan. Met General Manager stated that "watching larger-than-life stars on a big screen on the facade of the opera house has become a quintessential New York experience".   No tickets are required and seatings (3,100) is on a first-come first-s...

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Everyone's Italian during the South 9th Street Italian Market Festival (http://www.italianmarketfestival.com), the city's biggest block party that runs along South 9th Street, from Fitzwater to Federal Streets. The nation's oldest outdoor continuous market will host this highly-anticipated annual event on Saturday May 17th and Sunday May 18th from...

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I love Italian food. It seems odd because the closest my family blood line comes to Italy is my great-grandfather's short stay during his deployment in World War I.   But my love of pasta, tomato sauce and Italian food of all kinds is unquestioned. And it is with that appetite that I look forward to the first weekend of August and the annu...

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In September of 2002, some of Los Angeles' most prominent Italian American citizens got together and produced the first annual Feast of San Gennaro in Los Angeles, offering three days of enjoyment for the entire family.   Just like the 80+ year old New York City tradition, the Galbani Italian Feast of San Gennaro Los Angeles celebrates Itali...

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New York Festival of Song marks its seventh annual residency at the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts with BEL CANTO/CAN BELTO, to be performed on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. at Merkin Concert Hall.   A preview performance will take place at the Caramoor Center in Katonah, NY onSunday, March 15, 2015 at 4:00 p.m.   Read...

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by Guy D'Astolfo   The Greater Youngstown Italian Fest continues to extend a welcoming hand to the downtown crowd. The annual street festival is this weekend and – continuing a tradition – the food vendors will get an early start by opening for lunch Friday. This year, the lunch rush will morph into an early happy hour with the band Pun...

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by Rita Cipalla   This is the story of two cities on two continents brought together by a visionary corporate executive and a mutual love of onions. In December, if all goes according to plan, Walla Walla, Wash., famous for the sweet onion that bears its name, will sign an agreement with Cannara, a small town in central Umbria, to becom...

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