Join Emerson Bowyer, Searle Curator, Painting and Sculpture of Europe, for an after-hours look at Canova: Sketching in Clay, the first exhibition to focus on Italian sculptor Antonio Canova’s lesser-known but unforgettable work in clay. The show reveals how the most famous 18th-century sculptor developed his ideas—from the first brilliant spark of...
Open February 16 to July 28, 2024. Union Terminal - 1301 Western Ave, Cincinnati, OH. A volcano awakens. A city vanishes. On August 24, 79 A.D., the city of Pompeii was frozen in time by the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius. But what nature destroyed, it also preserved. Through 150 artifacts, POMPEII: The Exhibition tells the tale of a city...
Remembrance and Italian commitment to the fight against xenophobia and discrimination were the central themes of Consul Allegra Baistrocchi’s introduction to the event to a public of almost 300 people. Free and open to the public, there was a captivated audience consisting mainly of members from the Italian, Jewish, and Italian-American community....
A strong sense of community is a defining feature of the American Italian Cultural Society, according to John Mauzer, who was sworn in as president of the Crest Hill-based social club in December. “Our membership is one big family dedicated to sharing our Italian culture, teaching traditions and preserving our heritage,” Mauzer explains. “2024 is g...
“The Brilliance of Caravaggio: Four Paintings in Focus” opens this weekend at the Toledo Museum of Art’s Canaday Gallery. The public opening will occur Saturday, Jan. 20 at 2 p.m. in the Libbey Court with music provided by yhe BGSU Early Music Ensemble directed by Arne Spohr and Caroline Chin. Admission: $10 per visitor; free for Toledo Museum of A...
My husband, Doug, and I have participated in multiple pilgrimages to Europe with Father Daniel Dury (aka “Padre”), pastor at Sunbury St. John Neumann Church and previous pastor at Columbus St. Catharine Church. Our most recent trip, in early September 2023, was to Italy. This pilgrimage was planned by Father Dury and a private tour operator/manage...
My father, Daniel (Adelmo) Donati, departed Genoa, Italy, with my grandmother aboard the SS Caserta and arrived at Ellis Island on Dec. 5, 1914. My grandfather was already in the U.S., and he sent for his family once he was established in an area outside Monongahela, Pennsylvania. When my father reached his teens, he was sent to Chicago for employm...
Geneva Lodge 2397, Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America, continued its annual holiday tradition in 2023 of helping out local charitable organizations, in particular the Geneva Salvation Army and the Geneva Center of Concern. On Dec. 11, lodge members manned both entrances at the Geneva Walmart from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m., ringing the bells for...
While he was growing up in Chicago Heights during World War II, Dominic Candeloro wasn’t at all proud of his Italian ancestry. His father was a low-paid construction worker who only learned a few words of English. That and the fact that Italy was fighting against the Allies made him ashamed of his roots. The feeling persisted after the war, when th...
Carme Forte Jr. will ascend to the presidency of the Columbian Club of Chicago at a black-tie installation dinner on Jan. 27 at Medinah Country Club. Forte has been a member since 2015. “My father has been a member of the club for 20 years or more, and I always loved attending events with our family,” he explains. “I wanted to become more involved...
The Italian American Club, 2217 52nd St., features a Brunch with Befana on Sunday, Jan. 7. The event, from 9 a.m. to noon, is hosted by the Italian American Ladies Auxiliary. The buffet meal includes a sausage and cheese frittata, potatoes, ham, fruit, French toast, croissants, juice, milk and coffee. The cost is $18 for adults and $10 for children...
It may come as a surprise to Italian Americans living in the northern half of the Chicago area, but the far southwest suburbs boast substantial communities of paesani as well. “Mokena’s population is the highest and Homer Glen has a large one as well,” reports longtime local elected official Steve Balich. “Joliet and Crest Hill have good-sized popu...