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by Stephanie Lulay   Oscar D'Angelo, known to many as the unofficial "Mayor of Little Italy" who worked to preserve the historic neighborhood that the city's Italian immigrants once called home, has died at 84. Over decades, D'Angelo founded neighborhood organizations, including the University Village Association, and fought against developm...

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​St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church was the beating heart of Portland's Little Italy neighborhood. Built in 1902 by Italian immigrants with funds raised in less than five months, it was the center of the Italian immigrant's lives and was designated an Italian National Parish.   The little Italian church is the only remnant of Little I...

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Although Indiana has had an Italian connection from the very beginning – Enrico Tonti accompanied the explorer LaSalle in 1679 and Francesco Vigo assisted George Rogers Clark in exploring Indiana, it was only after 1880 that Italian immigrants were attracted to the state in any numbers. Indianapolis' first Italians came from the Lombardy, Liguria,...

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The Lt. Joseph Petrosino Lodge (OSIA), in collaboration with IAWA – The Italian American Writers Association, is hosting and launching a "Sagra Del Libro" (Italian-American Book Festival) on Friday, February 26, 2016 from 6 to 10 pmin the Lodge Hall at 113 Baxter Street in Manhattan's Little Italy. Admission is free to all.   All writers are...

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The first Light City Baltimore festival in 2016 will feature light art, concerts and performances of dance, theater and puppetry March 28 through April 3 along a 1.2-mile art walk in the Inner Harbor. [Sun story]. "Neighborhood Lights" is a program that will award $10,000 to five communities, including Little Italy, to create public art projec...

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The Italian American Museum Cordially invites you to attend the opening reception for Big Glass in Little Italy. An Exhibition Featuring of 'Pop' Stained Glass Works of Artist Joseph Cavalieri. Thursday, July 7, 2016. 6:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Refreshments will be served. R.S.V.P. 212.965.9000 info@ItalianA...

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You don't have to walk more than a few blocks around downtown Wilmington to become familiar with the Buccini name. The Buccini/Pollin Group (BPG) has signs everywhere on pending or completed development projects.   "Walk" is the imperative word there, given BPG's focus on making downtown a popular place for young professionals to live and wo...

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In un personalissimo testo, Martin Scorsese rievoca la New York e l'America della sua infanzia: feste, rituali e cibo in arrivo dal Sud Italia, il matrimonio dei genitori combinato per unire le famiglie provenienti dai paesini di Polizzi Generosa e Cimmina, la scelta/necessità del giovane Martin di varcare "il confine di Houston Street" per raccont...

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Thursday, March 5th, 6:30PM Italian American Museum - 155 Mulberry Street (Corner of Grand and Mulberry Streets) - New York, NY 10013 Acclaimed author, Anthony Vigorito presents a retrospective of his works including excerpts from Pier 48 South Brooklyn, 17 West and Seeing in 17 at the Italian American Museum on Thursday, March 5th...

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Italian American Museum and San Carlino Theatre Company present: The Three Little Pigs. Saturday, June 25th, 6:30 P.M. Light refreshments will be served   Children and their parents are cordially invited to attend a performance of The Three Little Pigs (in Italian) by the San Carlino Theatre Company at the Italian America...

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