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Dressed in a blue tee shirt with “Amalfi” printed across the chest, Fran Calabrese remembered walking hand in hand with her grandfather to a Wooster Square-hosted celebration of St. Andrew when she was just three years old. Now 70, Calabrese returned on Thursday to that very same neighborhood Italian festa — which for her is about carrying on the t...

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Here I am sitting at a table with complete strangers I only met five minutes ago while looking out of the window of my B&B. They gestured for me to join their little dinner party and are now feeding me beautiful food and wine accompanied by laughter and good music. This makes it click that something amazing is about to happen. It’s the Saturday eve...

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The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish will celebrate the 130th anniversary of its devotion to the Blessed Mother on July 16. Festivities will begin with a 7:30 a.m. Mass in English and a 9 a.m. solemn Mass in Italian, followed by a procession with the statue to a noon field Mass. A procession through the streets of the parish afterward will culminate...

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It’s safe to say that the Las Vegas trade fairs—JCK Las Vegas and the Couture Show—attracted better than expected buyers and orders. This is certainly true to the more than 130 Italian jewelry manufacturers and designers who make the Extraordinary Italian Jewels contingent that exhibited at the shows. The Italian high jewelry and designer brands at...

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Every year on the 6th and 7th of July, the small village of Sedilo, located in the Oristano province of Sardinia, comes alive with the traditional celebration of L’Ardia di San Costantino. The term ardia is derived from the verb bardiare, which translates to “protect” or “guard.” The genesis of this festivity is deeply rooted in local traditions, r...

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A philanthropic powerhouse for more than 30 years, the Chicagoland Italian American Charitable Organization has bestowed nearly $900,000 in scholarships and tens of thousands of dollars more to veterans in need over the decades. In years past, most of those funds were raised at CIACO’s annual Honor and Hope gala, but last year the organization pivo...

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A Bronx Tale, Robert De Niro’s 1993 directorial debut, starred as the Tribeca Festival’s closing gala with the famed actor acknowledging that he never got asked to direct again following the film’s inauspicious box office debut. “I was lucky to be able to make the movie. I made it the way I wanted to make it. I didn’t compromise at all. And I took...

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The Mount Carmel Feast is returning to Watertown this weekend with a brand-new pavilion and old favorites like Italian food, carnival rides, and fireworks. The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast started in 1916 with the primarily Italian families at St. Anthony’s Church and has grown into an event the whole city enjoys. A spaghetti dinner will be held...

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The annual Dean Martin Festival is important for Steubenville because it celebrates a hometown hero, but the ever-suave Dean Martin has been an influence for countless others. Visitors from across the nation, all united by a love for Dean Martin and his timeless legacy, make their way to Steubenville each year to take part in the festival and see o...

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There was a lot of “mangia, mangia” on the afternoon of June 4 in Rose Tree Park when the 13th annual Italian American Heritage Festival attracted thousands of guests hoping to get a taste of all things Italian. Under beautiful sunny skies and with Italian spices wafting through the air, dozens of food vendors served pasta, meatballs, pizza and oth...

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