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For more than half a century, the Highwood Bocce Club has hosted social activities for members while promoting the game of bocce and creating an awareness of Italian heritage and culture. A community treasure with an international reputation, it boasts some of the finest bocce courts in the country. During the week of June 19-24, the courts and the...

Crowned "Chicago's Cabaret Queen" by the Chicago Tribune, Sun-Times, WGN Radio and Daily Herald, the legendary Denise Tomasello returns to headline the Little Italy Festa-Taylor Street with the 16-piece Denise Tomasello Orchestra in her Vegas-style show. Denise will perform on the mainstage-the Peroni Stage, Sunday, August 20, at 3:00pm- 4:30pm. Th...

The 39th Cleveland Challenge Cup of Bocce will be held Aug. 25-27 at the Wickliffe Italian-American Club, 29717 Euclid Ave. The tournament features 122 teams, including 104 in the Open Division and 18 in the Women’s Division. They will be competing for over $25,000 in prize money. Teams are expected from Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, F...

The Columbus Historical Society is excited to announce the opening of our new exhibit: The Art of Edoardo Alfieri as Generously Donated by the Alfieri-Maisano Archive, Genoa: Celebrating the Special Connection between Columbus and Genoa, Italy. Opening on April 23, this exhibit will feature fifty-nine pieces by Edoardo Alfieri including nineteen or...

Comedian Anthony Rodia will come to Stambaugh Auditorium on Sept. 15. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. show range from $69 to $49 (plus applicable fees) and will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, March 31, at the box office and at stambaughauditorium.com. A limited number of VIP packages are also available. A first-generation Italian American raised in Westch...

It's time to officially say "Ciao!" to the summer festival season, as Festa Italiana today revealed its 2023 dates: the weekend of Sept. 8-10.  In addition, Festa Italiana announced that it will keep the ethnic festival at the Italian Community Center grounds at 631 E. Chicago Ave. Festa previously called Henry Maier Festival Park home since 1978,...

When: Sunday, September 3 · 6 - 7:30pm EDT - Where: Italian Cultural Garden 990 East Boulevard Cleveland, OH 44108 United States Featuring well known music from Italian opera, Broadway musicals with the the Cleveland Opera & Cleveland Ballet in the beautiful Renaissance garden. Reserved Chair Seating Section ($29.50) in front of the stage. Family f...

We all know who the greatest football coach of all time is. He brought the Green Bay Packers from the depths of nothingness to absolute greatness from 1959-1967. He coached thirteen pro football hall of famers. He won five titles with the Packers. He is Vince Lombardi. But outside of the great wins, championships, and football intelligence how much...

Windy City crooner Sam Fazio will debut a newly discovered Cubs song before the team’s Aug. 2 matchup with the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field. The performance will be part of the pregame entertainment that starts at 6 p.m. on Gallagher Way, right outside of the stadium. Titled “Come Out to Wrigley Field,” the tune was written by Pasquale “P.J.” P...

Nico Mannion punched a higher floor on that one. Seeing an open lane, Mannion exploded by the defender, took off and finished two hands over the top Friday night at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Welcome back to the NBA. “I was little surprised, too, when I see that much space in the paint,” he said. “It’s surprising to me. Being over in Europe...

Saturday July 22. 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm. McKinley Memorial Museum - 40 N Main St, Niles, OH. Event is FREE and open to the public! Join us in a showing of a short documentary outlining the history of the 1873 Coal War that saw 7,500 miners in Hubbard and Liberty Townships strike and brought the first Italian immigrants to the area. After the showing, w...

The XLII Italian Bowl, the Italian American Football final organized by the Italian American Football Federation (FIDAF) and the Italian Football League (IFL), was held in Toledo, Ohio on 1 July. The match between the Guelfi of Florence and the Parma Panthers took place at the Glass Bowl, the stadium of the University of Toledo, and was the occasio...