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Academy of Vocal Arts opens its opera season with its first production of Verdi’s immortal classic Il trovatore in 20 years. Count di Luna is infatuated with the beautiful Leonora, who does not return his affections. Instead, she falls in love with the Count's rival, a troubadour who serenades Leonora and keeps his identity a secret.AVA opens its o...

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Mother Cabrini spent the last years of her life at the former Columbus Hospital – where she passed away on December 22, 1917 -- in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The site of the hospital she founded is now home to the restored National Shrine of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, also presented in the film. The documentary reveals the scope of Mothe...

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On November 11 every year the United States observe Veterans Day, an official United States public holiday, that honors military veterans, those who served in the United States Armed Forces. Several Italian Americans were part of the US Forces through the decades. In particular, after Pearl Harbor many Italian citizens living in the United States w...

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Italian Lake Park at Third and Division streets was part of the City Beautiful Movement in 1901. It was designed by landscape architect Walter Manning of Boston. Features of the Lake include a Japanese harmony bridge and the Dance of Eternal Spring sculpture. After the lake had fallen into disrepair, in 1990 the city spent $200,000 to make repairs...

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A Garden City company that says it’s the world’s largest maker of frozen tortellini is planning a $9 million expansion project, officials said Thursday. Seviroli Foods Inc. plans to purchase and make improvements to 33,000 square feet of production and warehouse space. The family-owned business had considered moving to New Jersey or Pennsylvania, e...

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Tristan Hebron of Scranton walks through the Marketplace at Steamtown's food court area a few times a week and wonders when the revamped space will open. "I just can't wait to see it come to fruition," Hebron said. The old food court will be called Scranton Public Market and will be home to food and craft vendors. "That would add a little bit of ch...

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Corona D’Italia Lodge 807 held its Columbus Day dinner at 2 p.m. Oc. 7 at the Wolverine Restaurant. Arriving guests were registered by Treasurer Louise Vitullo and her member, daughter Patty Kuhn. Trustee Pudue LaCava directed seating at the sit-down dinner. Orator Valerie Valentino, assisted by historian Mary Jane Folino, presented each person in...

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Our Lady of Consolation Parish in Philadelphia, which celebrated its 100th anniversary on Sunday, Oct. 22, is a prime example of how parishes can evolve over time. In this case Consolation went from an Italian personal parish at its founding to a multicultural territorial parish in 2013, yet it maintains some of the flavor of its beginnings. Immigr...

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Here’s another tour that takes its fundamentals from the Frizzi 2 Fulci Project, conceived many years ago in the mind of the Maestro and finally brought to the stage, both Italian and international, in 2013. That year marked the incredible beginning of a series of events held in great venues all over the world. Now, the time has come for a new evol...

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Many of Lidia Bastianich's best culinary creations begin with two words: “Company's coming!” The Emmy Award-winning public television host, restaurateur and best-selling cookbook author has a flair for entertaining guests that runs the gamut from extravagant to simple – from a formal sit-down dinner or a holiday gathering, to a buffet, barbecue or...

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