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by Michela Tartaglia It was between September of 1991 and May of 1992 when Seattle Mayor Norman Rice and Perugia Mayor Mario Valentini signed a pact of friendship between their cities and since then that relationship has grown stronger and stronger.   The origin of that pact resides in a desire of a Seattleite named Hans Lehmann, who had co...

Dear Friends, AFS-USA, a 501(c)3 nonprofit that has been a leading international high school student exchange for more than 65 years, is currently looking for host families for high school exchange students in our community.   There are five Italian students in particular who will be arriving to the Seattle area this fall. Please read t...

Felice Pedroni, per gli americani Felix Pedro, nasce a Trignano di Fanano il 16 aprile del 1858, ultimo di sei fratelli. Costretto all'emigrazione, nel 1881, dopo una breve tappa in Francia raggiunse gli Stati Uniti dover partecipò alla grande corsa all'oro. Trasferitosi dapprima in Canada, poi, nel 1895, in Alaska nel bacino del fiume Yukon, nel 1...

The sixth installment of the Windows to the World Lecture Series will feature Ken Albala, speaking on the cultural history of Italian cuisine in the United States. His talk, "Italianità in America," will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 11, at Sonoma Community Center, 276 E. Napa St.   The lecture series is sponsored by the Sonoma Community...

by Madeline Mckenzie   Festa Italiana performances, food, a grape stomp, a bocce tournament, beer and wine gardens and classic Italian vehicle show will help celebrate and explore cultural roots of Italy and Italian-Americans in the Northwest this weekend at Seattle Center. The popular festival, in its 27th year, offers free activities for...

by Ken Kane   Six Italian-Americans sit around the table, a barbecue just completed. Now it's time to chat and drink a little. Seated are an engineer, a Shakespearean scholar, an inventor, an online historian, an expert on reading and memory, a cruise ship crooner- and his five friends.   Jimmie Moglia talks, in his usual lilting, sel...

By Gina Fabbro   What do you think of when you think about opera? Do you imagine serious, dramatic, sometimes over-the-top stories, filled with love, betrayal, and sometimes death? (I'm looking at you, Tosca !) While this may be true for the majority of operas, it definitely does not apply to the Marriage of Figaro.   On May 11th...

After working in the mines of Pennsylvania, Colorado and Mercur, Utah, at the turn of the century, Italian immigrant Antonio Ferro opened a small market at 562 W. 200 South in Salt Lake City, married his sweetheart, Giovannina Calfa, and found his true calling.   In 1906, the young entrepreneur managed — owned and incorporated — the Western...

At the Italian Club of Salt Lake we have updated our calendar to include Italian Social Hour every Thursday. (except when it falls on a holiday)   Parli italiano? Pratica con noi! Make new friends, while conversing in Italian! No books, no board, no pens: oggi si parla solo italiano! All levels welcome. Speak if you can, or simply practice l...

Members of Camelia-Colombo Lodge No. 1294, Order of the Sons of Italy, would like to thank all who attended the pasta feed on Sept. 12. We are always so happy to see our old friends and meet so many new friends at these dinners. And because of you, our dinner was a great success.   We would like to thank the many businesses that donated priz...

When Stefano Pizzi and Josie Sposito brought their family from Fondi, Italy, to Beaverton, Michigan, their main goal was to give their children an American experience. What they found, however, was a second home, and a community who welcomed them with open arms. Josie, who was born in Lansing, Michigan, spent a month each summer in Michigan, altho...

The only company with the technology to produce lifelike HD hologram performances, Hologram USA, announced today it will recreate the "King of Cool," Dean Martin, for a full stage show of his singing and comedy in 2016. The show will kick off in Las Vegas, naturally, and will tour the nation. It will also be co-produced by FilmOn TV Networks and di...