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Some of the area's top restaurants, chefs and catering companies will compete for the title of best pasta this Friday night -- and you can be the judge.  The event Pasta Pasta Festa is happening Friday, November 10 at 7:30 p.m in Clinton Township at the Italian American Cultural Society and Banquet Center.  Kim Mellon from Ultimate Fun Productions...

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Is it time to say arrivederci to Christopher Columbus? Detroit may be the next city to abolish Columbus Day and replace it with Indigenous Peoples Day. Four large U.S. cities, including recently, Los Angeles and Salt Lake City, are joining dozens of cities and several states in renaming the federal holiday, which always falls on the second Monday o...

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The Italian American Cultural Society will be hosting its annual Sportsmen’s Wild Game Dinner to benefit the Italian American Cultural Society Building Fund and Italian Scholarship program. This year’s event will be at the Italian American Cultural Society Banquet & Conference Center at 43843 Romeo Plank Road on Thursday, on September 14. Ticket co...

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The Department of Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures presented awards to outstanding students in the Italian Language Program on April 25, 2017. Italian Consul in Detroit Dr. Maria Manca was in attendance to honor the students for their achievements. Faculty members James Michels, Dr. Raffaele DeBenedictis, and Irene Marletta...

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On June 4 the IACS and its Council of Presidents welcomed the Italian community to its celebration of the 71st anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Italy.  Always an exciting event, this year was particularly extraordinary because we were fortunate to have Dr. David DiChiera, Founder and Artistic Director Emeritus of the Michigan Opera Th...

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The IACS was invited to participate in the Sterling Heights Cultural Exchange held at their Senior Center on March 3, where many groups and cultures were represented.  IACS President Sandra Tornberg and Vice President Clarice Squillace greeted guests at a display table, sharing information about our culture and the IACS, and our event coordinator C...

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The Michigan Opera Theatre presented Mark Adamo’s opera Little Women, in collaboration with the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, on March 11 and 12.  The MOT organized several community events leading up to the performance that were informative and entertaining.   On February 9 at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, MOT Audience Engage...

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On February 19 a farewell dinner was held in honor of outgoing Italian Consul in Detroit, Dr. Maria Luisa Lapresa.  Organized by the Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan, the Federazione Abruzzese del Michigan, the Italian American Cultural Society, the Italian American Club of Livonia, the Italian American Club of Livonia Charitable Foundation, the...

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The Italian American Cultural Center Foundation will hold its honoree dinner at 6 p.m. Friday, April 17 in the Ferrante Room at the Monterey Marriott, 350 Calle Pincipal, Monterey.   The Italian American Cultural Center Foundation will honor the following Italian Americans for contributions to the community: Former Monterey Mayor Chuck Della...

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Italian American Television Italy Con Noi presents Festa Della Primavera 2015 with special guest Roberto Polisano and the Pino Marelli Orchestra at the Italian American Cultural Center, 43843 Romeo Plank Road, Clinton Township. May 27.   Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with dinner at 7:30 p.m. and show at 9 p.m., followed by dancing till midnight. F...

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