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Tournament of Roses President Rich Chinen announced Friday morning at Tournament House that Olympian and World War II hero and POW Louis Zamperini will be the Grand Marshal of the 126th Rose Parade on Jan. 1, 2015. At age 97, Zamperini is still hale and hardy, and ready to toss the coin at the Rose Bowl Game. The announcement of the Grand Marshal...

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The Santa Lucia Italian Festival begins its 90th festival on June 5th with the return of the Triumphal Arch.   The Arch, which has been absent from the festival for nearly 10 years, was designed decades ago by early Italian immigrants and is still considered a proud engineering feat.   Read more   Source: http://www.wowt.c...

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The annual Festa Italiana at St. Anthony Church in Schenectady has brought the community together for more than a century, but after a fire devastated the church back in March, many thought the tradition would be broken.   Frank Ranucci is a part of St. Anthony's Church in Schenectady. He was raised in the church, was an altar boy, even got...

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I returned to Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Thursday night to celebrate the Feast of San Donato. Now in its 18th year, the street celebration continues to draw devotees from across the Tri-State area. Francesca Mazza, who has a special devotion to San Donato, organizes the Feast in memory of her beloved mother.   The Mazza family generously set...

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by Madeline Mckenzie   Festa Italiana performances, food, a grape stomp, a bocce tournament, beer and wine gardens and classic Italian vehicle show will help celebrate and explore cultural roots of Italy and Italian-Americans in the Northwest this weekend at Seattle Center. The popular festival, in its 27th year, offers free activities for...

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"Welcome to feStival 2014," reads Victor Laruccia's website announcement; "It's an Italian Party in the Piazza." So begins the 8th Annual San Diego Italian Film Festival beginning October 16 and running through the 25th.   The first offering is Anni Felici, Daniele Luchetti's discerning look at his childhood through the antics and acting of...

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by Virginia Johnson   Angela Genco has been on this earth for 8 decades. Some of them in Southern Italy. Some of them in Tampa. And all of them in a kitchen. She is the go-to at Tampa's Italian Club for her cookie recipes—the sweetest part of the upcoming Festa Italiana. The 18th annual event, April 9-12, and is fill...

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Join us on August 14th at Gino's Market in Hollywood for the second annual Festa di Ferragosto, a party to celebrate the Italian summer holiday (that actually takes place in Italy on August 15th). This is one of the funnest events we participate in and we look forward to seeing you! Buy tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/festa-di-ferragost...

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by Mario Angotta   Cities across America with its once strong Italian heritage are disappearing into the homogenization and logo-fication of American commercialism, deteriorating the unique and authentic voices and traditions which has helped make this country strong in its diversity. Whatever charm our Little Italy's had is slowly bein...

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This weekend you have the chance to experience the very best of Italy and help UNM Children's' Hospital at the same time.   It's all with the New Mexico Film and Culture Festival that goes the February 8 through the 16. Maria Aroncho Berry is the festival's director and is here to tell us all about it.   Read more   Source:&nbs...

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