When: 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM on Sat, 8 Jul 2023 - Where: Spring Creek Church Concerts on the Creek proudly welcomes one of the most original and eclectic Italian bands, “The Vince Chiarelli Band.” This entertaining group of musicians has garnered audiences from coast to coast. They have been acclaimed for their unique sound, in which traditional Itali...

The long-awaited Italian restaurant Safina, located in Milwaukee's Cathedral Square neighborhood, is planning to have its soft opening Tuesday and its grand opening in the coming weeks. "It feels good," said Sal Safina, who's running the restaurant with his brothers, Giuseppe (Joe) and David. Their father, Giovanni Safina of the former Giovanni's r...

Lauren Carlini has long been in love with Madison. And before long she just might be in LOVB with Madison. Carlini, arguably the greatest player in University of Wisconsin volleyball history, has decided to become part of League One Volleyball (LOVB), one of the professional volleyball leagues that plans to begin play in the United States late in...

If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, the Italian Workmen’s Club has you covered. The group is hosting a Festa Italia at McKee Farms Park to celebrate Italian culture, and share it with the Madison community. The picnic started Friday and will go until Sunday. Organizer David Rizzo said the itinerary is jam-packed with food, games and...

Donte DiVincenzo is a professional National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player. He currently plays as a shooting guard for the Milwaukee Bucks. DiVincenzo is known for his impressive shooting skills, defensive abilities, and tenacity on the court. DiVincenzo played college basketball at Villanova University, where he helped lead the tea...

Dotted on the walls of the Italian Workmen’s Club (IWC) on 914 Regent St. in Madison are photographs, memorabilia and artifacts — a group photo of club members estimated to be from the 1930s, letters from grateful scholarship recipients and a memorial to club members lost in World War II.  Together, these photographs tell the story of a community h...

In the early ’90s, Joe and Paul Bartolotta saw an opportunity. The two brothers, who grew up in Wauwatosa, had spent the first decade of their careers working in restaurants around the globe – Joe in New York, and Paul in Italy, France, New York and Chicago. When Joe moved back to Wisconsin to start a family, he called Paul – he thought Milwaukee w...

It’s not a place where you will eat your weight in breadsticks. It’s something different. Osteria Papavero fans lovingly refer to the restaurant as the “Italian shack,” a place where the menu changes often with dishes that may showcase such ingredients as wild boar or octopus.  Leaning against the simple but elegant bar with the night’s menu in fro...

Love, loss, artistry and women’s empowerment are the anchoring themes in Lauren Gunderson’s latest play that paint a multi-dimensional picture of the 17th century Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi’s life. “Artemesia” follows the life and career of Gentileschi, who found prominence from painting complex, multi-dimensional depictions of women. Sp...

Save the dates: Madison, April 3 - 5, Milwaukee, April 28 - 30. We are pleased to announce the Italian Film Festival USA's return to its traditional, in-person format this Spring! Our line-up of contemporary Italian films includes dramas, comedies and documentaries. All films will be shown in Italian with English subtitles at the Marquee Theatre on...