The Italian American Heritage Festival of Iowa has built a reputation of consistently providing a variety of entertainment acts – this year is no exception!   Whether you enjoy swing, New Orleans jazz, classic rock, folk dancing or Italian-American classics – we have it all this year! So pick up your favorite Italian delicacy along with your...

The Italian Film Festival USA Denton, a free, two-evening festival, will take place April 22-23 at the University of North Texas. Screenings will be in Room 184 at the Radio, TV, Film and Performing Arts Building on campus. The closest parking lot that does not require a pass is the small parking garage on Union Circle; guests can pay with a credi...

Roselle Park's former Poet Laureate, Leona M Seufert returns as part of the entertainment billing at the Church of the Assumption St. Anthony's Italian Feast on Friday June 10, 2016 from 6:00 – 6:30pm. The Feast is located at the Church of the Assumption, 113 Chiego Place, Roselle Park.   Her theme this year is "A Field Guide to Summer", a c...

Celebrate Italy's cultural and culinary influence on America at one of the largest and most beautiful outdoor festivals on Long Island when Hofstra University hosts the 24th Annual Italian Experience on Sunday, September 18, 2016, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival will take place outdoors, rain or shine, on the South Campus.   The Italian...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The 16th annual Festa Italiana kicks off on Friday. All weekend, more than 20 vendors will set up shop along Montgomery Street, offering anything from chicken riggies to sausage and peppers.   Although the delicious food is often the main draw for visitors, the festival also features live entertainment. More than 10 ba...

Dear Friend,You are cordially invited to participate in this year's 16th Annual Columbus Day Golf Tournament to be held at the Mays Landing Golf and Country Club on Monday, October 13, 2014. Please join us for lunch at 11:30 a.m. with a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start and a buffet dinner to follow. Please review the hole sponsorship opportunities and mak...

When Italian immigrants began shifting their focus of practical identity from the old country to the new, they created a change in consciousness that resulted in a loss of cultural memory that would be vital for the continuation of Italian identities in the United States. This condition is similar to what Benedict Anderson addresses in his study Im...

Get ready to celebrate all things Italian at Hollywood's Feast of San Gennaro, back celebrating their 14th anniversary this year on September 25 through 27. Inspired by the 80-plus year old New York City tradition, the Feast will celebrate Italian culture through entertainment and cuisine, featuring delicious food, music, genealogy research an...

By Giovanni di Napoli Saturday, October 17th, I returned to Astoria, Queens for the highly anticipated Societá Gioventú Quagliettana's Annual Fiaccolata di San Rocco. I've been attending the torchlight procession for several years now and, thanks to the warmth and hospitality (not to mention the strong devotion) of the members, it continues to be...

It is no secret that Italians can be very dramatic, and nowhere is that more evident than in New York City in May during the Italian Theater Festival. "On Stage" in Italian translates to "In Scena." For the fourth year, Kairos Italy Theater, the preeminent Italian theater company in New York, is presenting a 15-day festival with that title througho...