The Italian-American Cultural Club is planning its annual fall fundraiser “Festa Del Vino”
The Italian-American Cultural Club is planning its annual fall fundraiser, “Festa Del Vino,”, on Friday, N for Nov. 9 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at St. Florian Hall in Wintersville. The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. “Plan to experience an evening in Italy,” an event spokesperson said. “There will be a variety of Italian wines, authentic Italian foods and...
Indianapolis Author Honored with Statewide Award
An accomplished author and presenter credited with inspiring a new generation of people searching for their ancestry is the recipient of the Indiana Historical Society's (IHS's) 2018 Willard C. Heiss Family History/Genealogy Award. Carol Faenzi of Indianapolis will be honored at IHS's annual Founders Day dinner on Monday, Nov. 5, at the Eugene and...
Rising opera stars to shine at Casa Italia
Some of Chicago’s best young singers will perform arias and art songs by iconic Italian composers at the Italian Cultural Center’s Vocal Scholarship Awards Dinner and Concert. The event will start at 2 p.m. on Nov. 11 in the Mentesana Weber Chandelier Room of the Community Center at Casa Italia and feature a wine-and-cheese reception, concert and d...
Attorney Dion U. Davi Named Third Vice-President of the Justinian Society of Lawyers of Cook County
Davi Law Group, LLC, is proud to announce that firm founder Dion U. Davi was installed as the Third Vice-President of the Justinian Society of Lawyers of Cook County during an installation and awards dinner on September 26, 2018. With this appointment, Davi is on track to become the Society’s President during its 100-year anniversary in 2021. He wi...
ICF branch to fete the DeFrenzas
The Italian Catholic Federation Branch 392 will present its 2018 Mother Cabrini Award to Rocco and Rosanna DeFrenza on Nov. 11. The award is bestowed each year upon a couple who represents the Italian values of community, family and faith. (773-763-0507) The organization submitted the following profiles: Rocco and Rosanna DeFrenza Rocco was born in...
TONY N' TINA'S WEDDING Comes To Northwest Suburbs Of Chicago
The area's premier community theater company, HOTT Productions, NFP-Helping Others Through Theatre is proud to once again bring the joy, laughter, warmth and exaggerated stereotypes of this Italian American wedding and reception to the Northwest Suburbs! You don't have to be Italian to love an Italian wedding! As Tony and Tina exchange vows, the au...
Chapel in the Meadow Brief
The Italian Heritage Society of Indiana will host its annual Chapel in the Meadow worship service and picnic on Sunday. The presentation of the colors and Mass will start at 11 a.m. at the chapel, which is located at 3008 Old Hospital Road, Edinburgh. A picnic will follow. Organizers will provide a main pasta dish, as well as water, plates, napkins...
Andrea Bocelli excited to meet Cincinnati for the first time
Andrea Bocelli is hitting back-to-back landmarks. This month, the renowned Italian singer releases his first album of new material in 14 years. Last month, he turned 60 years old. Perhaps another memorable landmark is on the way for the classical-crossover superstar as he travels to Cincinnati for his first show here. “By now, there are very few p...
A Valpo Life in the Spotlight: Lisa Formosa-Parmigiano
Lisa Formosa-Parmingiano is an important member of the community as she continues to inspire others with her incredible knowledge of the theater while providing a space to master various acting techniques. She believes there are aspects of the theater that can contribute to the journey of self discovery and lead to active self awareness. She acts a...
Viva la Panza - An 80-Year Tradition for the Italian American Professional and Businessmen's Club
Viva la Panza, “hooray for the stomach” or “joy to the belly” according to an article published March 29, 1943 in the Akron Beacon Journal, described the event as a tradition to eat until your knife and fork scream for help! Started a few years earlier before the outbreak of WWII by local Italian immigrants, now U.S. citizens, to provide political...
CSO's ITALIAN FESTIVAL Features Respighi, Paganini, And Mendelssohn's 'Italian' Symphony
The extraordinary violinist Rachel Barton Pine returns to tackle Paganini's devilishly difficult Violin Concerto No. 1, and guest conductor Daniel Boico leads a marvelous tour of Italy with Respighi's Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite III, and Mendelssohn's "Italian" Symphony No. 4. The Columbus Symphony presents the Italian Festival at the Southern T...
The Mediterranean Diet, an Italian-American Discovery useful for the Future
When: Fri, November 9, | From 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Where: 42 Degrees North at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center - What: ELISABETTA MORO, MARINO NIOLA – The Mediterranean Diet, an Italian-American Discovery useful for the Future. The Event is Free and Open to the Public, please register by November 5, 2018 Conviviality, seasonality, sust...