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The annual Madonna del Sacro Monte Feast will take place at Holy Face Monastery, 1697 Route 3, on Saturday, May 30. The Bloomfield Mandolin Orchestra, Enrico Granafei, conductor, will perform a special concert at 10:30 a.m., prior to Mass.   The orchestra's performance will be dedicated to the memory of Clifton resident and orchestra su...

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There's no better way to celebrate Louisiana's strong Italian heritage than Festa Italiana! This family-friendly three-day festival features live music, Italian cuisine, high-energy kids activities, and much more.   With so much fun dancing and delicious dining in store, it's the perfect way to celebrate Italy right here in Louisiana. Alread...

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By Eric Czarnik   Metro Detroiters craving some pasta and Italian-themed activities are invited to Freedom Hill County Park for Festa Italiana July 15-17. Festa Italiana Chairman Joe Ventimiglia, from the Italian American Cultural Society, said the festival has drawn an estimated 25,000 visitors over the weekend in the past. Part of the...

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WHEELING -This year's Upper Ohio Valley Italian Festival kicked off with a dinner at the McClure Hotel. Local businessman Bob Contraguerro, Sr. the owner and CEO of Panhandle Cleaning and Restoration took the honor of 2012 Italian-American of the year. Contraguerro said in light of his family's humble beginnings in Wheeling, the honor means much....

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Italian pride has erupted again this week in the wake of a comment made by a journalist in a Philadelphia news website. Here is what Helen Ubinas wrote in her column regarding Philadelphia's Italian Market ... "It's time to rename the not-so-Italian 'Italian Market.' The name of the market just doesn't reflect the reality of the street. I mean, ha...

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Members of St. Agnes Church will process through the borough's streets Sunday to mark the annual Feast of the Assumption for the 94th time.   The celebration, starting with a Mass and followed with a breakfast and procession through the borough's streets, marks the Roman Catholic Holy Day on Aug. 15, when the church recognizes the rising of...

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Iconic Irish rock band U2 will be honored by the Los Angeles-Italia Film, Fashion and Art Festival, adding to an already star-studded guest list at the event, which gets underway Sunday in Los Angeles. The nine-year-old festival, which mostly focuses on the achievements of Italian and Italian-American filmmakers and entertainers, said it would pay...

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By R.A. Monti   Louis Prima Jr. has to settle a bit of unfinished business at this year's Festa Italiana di Vander– grift.   "When we last played there (in 2011), we were on the stage for about two songs and then the skies opened up," says Prima, who will headline this year's installment of the festival Aug. 17. "We didn't get to put...

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September 4 @ 5:30 pm - September 7 @ 10:00 pm - FreshpondNew York, NY | Start Time: 17:30:00Website: http://fb.com/673928069329348 The Federazione Italo- Americana di Brooklyn and Queens for its Fresh Pond Road Festival on Thursday, Sept. 4, through Saturday, Sept. 6, from 5:30 to 10 p.m.; and Sunday, Sept. 7, from 2 to 10 p.m., along Fresh...

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The aroma of fresh pasta sauce wafted through the crowd at La Quinta Civic Center Park Saturday during the opening day of Desert Arc's fourth annual Italian Festival.   The two-day festival, which features plenty of Italian fare catered by local eateries — including myriad pasta dishes, meatball and sausage sandwiches and, of course, cannoli...

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