Mount Carmel Italian fest is around corner
The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Italian Festival will return this week for four days of food, culture and continuous entertainment in the tent stage. Now in its 19th year, the festival takes place on the grounds of OLMC Basilica, which is next to Choffin Career Center, on the hill next to downtown. Admission is $4. Entertainers in the tent stage will...
Genealogy at Festa Italiana in Milwaukee Wisconsin
Festa Italiana will be July 21,22 and 23 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. With the Italian Community Center Culture Committee, Pursuing Our Italian Names Together Chapter 22, also known as the Italian Community Center’s Italian Family History Club and the Milwaukee County Genealogical Society Italian Area Interest Group will be featuring genealogy in the r...
This year, there’s a delicious way to score free Festa Italiana tickets
Great Italian food has always been a cornerstone of Festa Italiana, making it one of Milwaukee’s favorite festivals. This year, Festa enthusiasts will be able to preview their favorite dishes before the gates open for Festa Italiana. On Restaurant Tuesday, happening Tuesday, July 18, participating vendors will offer dining previews of their forthco...
Festa Italiana celebrates ‘old-country' heritage, modern activities
Old-world culture meets new world activities at this year’s Festa Italiana at Freedom Hill County Park in Sterling Heights. The three-day festival, which runs Friday through Sunday, is designed to celebrate the rich heritage of Italian-Americans along with sights, sounds and flavors of Italy, according to chairman Joe Ventimiglia of the Italian Ame...
Mount Carmel festival in Kenosha
When it comes to summer church festivals, longevity and tradition matter. Just ask Tom Rizzo, the longtime festival chairman at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church. The parish is celebrating its 70th annual festival this weekend, and he couldn’t be prouder. “That’s a number we are very proud of — and longer than anyone around,” he said. “And i...
Feast of San Rocco di Potenza
The Feast of San Rocco di Potenza at St. William Church in Chicago is sponsored by Congregazione di San Rocco di Potenza. It features a noon Mass on Aug. 20, followed by a procession with the Sicilian Band of Chicago, the benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, and a family festival with food and live entertainment. An anointing Mass will be celebrat...
Lowellville Legacy: Mount Carmel fest turns 122
Every year at the Mount Carmel festival, Rocco Nolfi passes by the DiRusso’s Italian Sausage truck and says “hey” to Archie DiRusso. It’s a connection that spans four generations. Nolfi’s great-great-grandfather, Pietro Pirone, first came to the United States from Italy after receiving a letter from DiRusso’s great-grandfather, Agostine Vespasian....
Festa Italiana to light up Taylor Street
Festa Italiana Chicago will celebrate its 12th anniversary on Taylor Street from Aug. 18 to 20. Hosted by the University Village Association and run by StarEvents, the three-day fest will feature food and beverage booths, live entertainment on three stages, Italian dance performances and classes, cooking demonstrations, a wine garden, and an Italia...
Mt. Carmel Festival marks celebration
The Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish summer festival will run Wednesday to Sunday at the church grounds, 381 Robbins Ave. Joe Merlo, festival chairman, said the event will include amusement rides, games, bingo and musical entertainment. He said the event will feature a variety of food including pizza, twists, cheese puffs, sausage sandwiches and desse...
Elvira Falasca Ricchiuti
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at the Wasko Funeral Home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at Christ the Good Shepherd Parish at St. Lucy Catholic Church for Elvira Falasca Ricchiuti, 75, who passed away Sunday morning. She was born on July 3, 1942, in Carovilli, Italy, the daughter of Oratzia Rossi and Antonio...
7th annual Andrea Rose Teodosio memorial run and walk to take place July 15
The 7th annual Andrea Rose Teodosio Memorial 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk steps off on July 15 at Lock 3. The event, held in conjunction with the Summit County Italian-American Festival, benefits the Andrea Rose Teodosio Memorial Foundation, which supports organizations that were important to the late Teodosio, including the Akron Children's Museum, Stew...
Feast of San Rocco di Simbario
The Feast of San Rocco di Simbario at St. Therese Chinese Catholic Church in Chicago is sponsored by the Society of San Rocco di Simbario. It features a 9 a.m. procession with candle houses and a 10:30 a.m. Mass on Aug. 13, followed by a procession, the benediction of the Blessed Sacrament and kissing of the holy relic of San Rocco, and a buffet di...