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Everyone is welcome again to indulge in some gelato, learn some Italian, or just have a few laughs at the CSI club Viva L’Italiano on Thursday afternoons.   President of the club Viva L’Italiano of CSI, Samantha Massey, plans to resurrect this club from once being canceled, to a growing and active club. “We want to create a better awareness for the...

The first exhibition of its kind in the United States, Sharing Images: Renaissance Prints into Maiolica and Bronze, brings together some 90 objects to highlight the impact of Renaissance prints on maiolica and bronze plaquettes. Accompanied by a publication that provides a comprehensive introduction to different aspects of the phenomenon—from the r...

Ray Lazzini lived all his life in Santa Rosa, and nearly all his life he sold folks groceries and served his famous polenta stew to oftentimes hundreds of people at feeds that raised money for causes throughout the community. Lazzini and his wife, Kathy, had operated their family grocery store, Ray’s Food Center at Dutton and Hearn avenues, for 50...

If not for its reputation, you might walk right past Baraboo’s long-standing authentic Italian restaurant.Tucked away near the corner of 3rd and Oak streets in downtown Baraboo sits Mama Mia Fine Italian Cuisine & Pizzeria. The unassuming Italian eatery serves a variety of dishes ranging from pizza to stromboli, calzones and seafood, and all of its...

When: Monday, April 09, 2018 From 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm - Where: Italian Cultural Institute of New York - Organized by : IIC In collaboration with : CIMA - Entrance : Free The second event presents Alberto Savinio’s Vita dell’ Uomo, that premiered in 1951 at Milan’s La Scala Theatre, in a production designed by the author himself. Although intended as...

It has been many years since Ol’ Blue Eyes graced the stage in Las Vegas and 23 years since his last live performance at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa in Palm Desert, California. Many of us still miss that man. We miss his dulcet tones, the way he captured an audience from the very first note, taking them to great heights with “Fly Me...

Parma is the capital of Italian food, and the whole Italian food production and retail chain is to meet from 7 to 10 May for the 19th edition of Cibus trade show – organized by Fiere di Parma and Federalimentare. The fair will propose not only new products for the market, but also analyze future scenarios of production and distribution during confe...

After World War II, the view of Milan from Monte Stella—the artificial hill made out of rubble from the allied bombing designed by and dedicated to the wife of Piero Bottoni—was quite sad. These were the years of the ricostruzione, the material and metaphorical reconstruction of Italy after fascism; the opportunity to hurry Italy into the future, i...

The first thing you should probably know about Paul James, proprietor of the Uncle Paulie’s deli in Los Angeles, is that he doesn’t look like what you might expect. So when you roll into the Italian-American deli and want to meet the guy known as Uncle Paulie, you could be surprised to discover that he’s a 34 year old with a baby face that makes hi...

I have produced shows for almost 40 years now. And even though there is no doubt I am a classic rocker by virtue of my high school years in the 70s, the street-corner music of the East Coast from the 1950s and 1960s is also very close to the top of my list. Frankie Avalon performed at our Arcada Theatre last week, and before the show, as we usually...

Heart says a '70s supercar is the peak of wedge-shaped cool. Head (and possibly a degree of prejudice) says you’re entering a world of nightmarish mechanical fragility, inflated running costs and cars whose looks take precedence over daily realities of ergonomics, reliability or usability. What if you could have all that exotic Italian style but po...

An annual benefit event showcasing food, wine and spirits will salute all things Italian. Michael Rodgers, executive chef of Maggiano’s Little Italy at the Denver Pavilions, will prepare a special menu for the VIP luncheon at Edesia, scheduled for April 8 at the Wine Country Inn, located at 777 Grande River Drive in Palisade. The VIP luncheon is se...