Plenty of good food at church’s Italian Feast in Grayslake
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,...
Solon Italian Club meets for second annual sausage-making party: Solon Snapshot
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...
DanteMichigan : Great Italian Short Stories of the Twentieth Century | Friday, January 16 at 7pm
Great Italian Short Stories of the Twentieth Century/I grandi racconti italiani del Novecento: A Dual-Language Book (English and Italian). Edited and translated by Jacob Blakesley. This anthology highlights the rich range of modern Italian fiction, presenting the first English translations of works by many famous authors. Contents includ...
Summit program takes a nostalgic look at popular Italian singers – April 15
When Larry Bergnach brings back the music and memories of popular Italian singers on Wednesday, April 15, at 1:30 p.m. at The Summit of Uptown, 10 N. Summit, Park Ridge, he will help you remember Mario Lanza, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Perry Como, Julius La Rosa, Frankie Laine, Vic Damone, and Dean Martin as well as favorites from orchestra leade...
Juvenile Justice Initiative honors Maestro Muti
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Music Director Riccardo Muti was honored by the Juvenile Justice Initiative on Sept. 16 at the Union League Club of Chicago for his dedication to sharing music with children in the juvenile justice system. The event celebrates JJI's 15th year anniversary and the organization's many accomplishments, including raising the...
Special guest to address Italian American Cultural Club in presentation open to the public
The Italian American Cultural Club will welcome artist, writer and inspirational speaker Lou Del Bianco and his performance of "In the Shadow of the Mountain" at the club's June 17 meeting. The presentation that begins at 7:30 p.m. at St. Florian Hall in Wintersville is open to the public. Admission is free, but donations will be acce...
WisItalia Italian Teacher of the Year Award
by Al Rolandi Greetings to all. As the President of WisItalia it gives me great pleasure to announce our 2015 WisItalia Italian Teacher of the Year Award recipient, Mr. Steven Falsetti. Mr. Falsetti was nominated by Ms. Janine Cano Graber, principle at Victory K-8 School For The Gifted and Talented and Italian Immersion and a...
Sons of Italy welcome Orland Park to Saint Joseph Table
A long-standing Italian-American tradition, Saint Joseph's Table, is to be held March 20 when the Sons of Italy of Orland Park Leone D'Oro Lodge 2700 and Orland Park Village Trustee Dan Calandriello host a Saint Joseph Table at the Orland Park Civic Center, 14750 S. Ravinia Ave. The event begins at 1 p.m. and ends at 4 p.m. Food is to be s...
BricSoftware-Berenice investe altri 50 milioni di dollari negli USA
Il mercato dell'infotainment applicato all'automobile ( information+entertainemt, in pratica i navigatori multiuso multimediali che includono musica MP3, internet, video) è cresciuto in modo esponenziale sul mercato USA, con vendite salite da 1 a 25 miliardi di dollari in 3 anni, ed ulteriormente triplicaotosi nel triennio successivo Sistemi come...
Saluting the design legacy of Massimo Vignelli: A free public forum Monday night at the Cleveland Institute of Art
by Steven Litt If you've navigated the New York subway system, consulted a Fodor's travel guide, shopped at Bloomingdales, Benetton or J.C. Penney, driven a Ford or flown American Airlines, you've been touched by the design of Massimo Vignelli. The great Italian-born graphic designer, who died in May at age 83, immigrated to the U...
"Dream With da Vinci" on view at Dupage Children's Museum
When: November 19, 2016 - April 2, 2017 (times vary) Where: DuPage Children's Museum, 301 N Washington St, Naperville, IL An informative and visually stunning 2,000 sq. ft. exhibit that puts hands-on discovery at the center of the visitor's experience, while themes of science, technology, engineering, art, and math - all linked by Da Vi...
Sicilia Mondo – Intervista a Francesca Mignosa rientrata in Sicilia dopo 18 anni in Ohio (USA)
di Domenico Azzia Nel progetto di servizio, di informazione e di conoscenza alla comunità, riportiamo l'intervista a Francesca Mignosa, delegata di Sicilia Mondo da 15 anni in Ohio (USA) 34 anni, nata in provincia di Siracusa da mamma Americana e papà Siciliano. 16 anni vissuti in Sicilia, 18 anni in America. Già Direttrice di Com...