If you were to travel to Italy in the summer and jaunt through their Renaissance gardens, you would hear the Italian people speaking their lovely language, water rushing through fountains, and concerts of gorgeous music. That delightful atmosphere will waft through Cleveland's Italian Cultural Garden during a special opera concert of opera...
On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Galileo's Letter to Christina of Lorraine, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Loyola University Chicago, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Chicago, the Italian Cultural Institute and ItalCultura, will present a series of events: November 4th at 7:30 pm - Loyola University Orches...
By Allison Carey Fashion, Italian culture and the art of the tailor collide in the documentary film "Men of the Cloth." The film, by Vicki Vasilopoulos of New Jersey, is an inspiring portrait of three master tailors. The Cleveland premiere of the film is Friday with a second showing on Wednesday Nov. 18 from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. at the C...
On Courthouse Square in Warren, organizers were busy setting up for the 32nd annual Italian American Heritage Festival on Wednesday. Tents have been put up, and organizers are preparing for four days of good food and a celebration of the Italian culture. The celebration kicks off Thursday at 4 p.m. with a ribbon cutting ceremony and r...
The Italian American Veterans Museum will host a presentation by Medal of Honor recipient Allen James Lynch at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 14 in the Chandelier Room of the Community Center at Casa Italia, 3800 Division St., Stone Park.A retired Army Sergeant, Lynch earned his Medal of Honor while saving the lives of three wounded comrades during the Vietnam...
Authorities in Sicily have canceled their loan of a collection of important antiquities for a U.S. tour, upending the Cleveland Museum of Art's plans for a major exhibition set to open in September, The Plain Dealer reports. The move comes several weeks after cultural officials in the Italian island province complained to the Getty Museum...
The Grand Lodge of Illinois/Wisconsin, Order Sons of Italy in America, celebrated its 91st annual Columbus Banquet on Oct. 10 at the White Eagle in Niles. Richard R. Della Croce, Columbus Banquet Chair and Master of Ceremonies for the evening, welcomed the guests and introduced the Grand Lodge Officers, honored award recipients and the Columbu...
Although she lives several thousand miles away in the cosmopolitan city of Milan, Italy, 20-year-old Alice Terruzzi resembles a typical American millennial when it comes to fashion, music and aspirations to complete her education. For the past three weeks, Terruzzi has been the houseguest of Melvin and Connie Porchers of Piqua. The relatio...
By Jon Christensen The farfalle fantastico, a light dish colorful with tomatoes, olives and spinach Lola's Fresh Italian Cuisine is now Lola & Giuseppe's Trattoria, reflecting the role of Lola Iacobone's husband, Joe. Although the menu has evolved during the past six years, it's still basically a varied Italian lineup that goes beyond...
ANN ARBOR—In a long-buried Italian city, archaeologists have found a massive monument that dates back 300 years before the Colosseum and 100 years before the invention of mortar, revealing that the Romans had grand architectural ambitions much earlier than previously thought. The structure, unearthed at the site known as Gabii, just east o...
At St. Andrew Episcopal Church in Grayslake last Saturday, nearly everyone was an Italian-American for the day as they ate food Italiano with buon appetito. There was a cornucopia of food. The pasta came in three kinds — spaghetti, penne and ravioli — with a choice of two sauces: marinara and Afredo. Oh yes, there were succulent meatballs,...
Nearly thirty members of the Solon Italian Club came together at the Solon Community Center on the afternoon of Sunday, March 23 for the club's second annual sausage-making party. Club members split the cost of supplies and broke into small groups to season the meat, mix in spices and load it into casings. Each group made several pounds of...