The Census in digital times
Genealogy conferences all over the nation almost always have a room set up for vendors to sell genealogy-related items such as books, maps, how-to manuals and old postcards. There are always vendors who sell T-shirts with humorous genealogy pun-laden sayings. The most common joke (I use the term loosely) is worn by about 20 percent of the attendees...
Opening of Dedalo and Minosse International Prize Exhibition
When: Wednesday, October 24, 2018 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM - Where: Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL - Free and open to the public. Please, RSV at dedaloandminosse.eventbrite An exhibition of the winning projects of the 2016-2017 Dedalo Minosse Prize, an international biennial prize organized by ALA-Assoarchitetti and by the Regio...
Police Association to honor Riccio, Marsalek and Bubak
The Italian American Police Association will honor Anthony Riccio, Wayne Bubak and Diann K. Marsalek on Nov. 3 at Alta Villa Banquets in Addison. (312-415-1202) The following bios are provided by the organization. First Deputy Superintendent Anthony Riccio — Man of the Year Anthony J. Riccio is a 33-year law enforcement professional, having started...
Farmington market bids 'benvenuto' to Italian-American Day
We celebrated the Market of the Harvest Moon, this past weekend, which is the full moon closest to the Earth, near the autumnal equinox. This week, let’s give an Italian spin on this mystical moon phase as Dean Martin may have imagined, when he crooned, “Como e` bella ce` la luna brille e` strette ("How beautiful it is, the moon so close") in his 1...
Half century of charity for Sons of Italy
For half a century, the Kankakee County lodge of the Sons of Italy has been holding an annual fall spaghetti dinner. This year’s dinner, the 50th, will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Bourbonnais site of the Bishop McNamara Catholic School system. For longtime residents, it is the hall at Maternity BVM school, 308 E. Marsile, Bourbonnais...
CIAMA to honor admired maestro
The Cegliesi Italo American Association will honor acclaimed conductor Maestro Raffaele Cardone at its 44th annual dinner dance on Oct. 21 at Alta Villa Banquets in Addison. (847-224-9324) A bio provided by the organization follows: Maestro Raffaele Cardone is a native son of our beloved Ceglie who has traveled the world and performed with the grea...
Fiumi di parole: The Flow of Informal Italian and Social Media
When: October 17th at 6pm - Where: Italian Cultural Institute, 500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450 - This event is presented in Italian. For more information or to RSVP, please visit www.fiumidiparole.eventbrite.com Presented on the occasion of the XVIII Annual Italian Language Week in the World, an initiative to promote Italian as a great language of...
ARSA to present a Sicilian soiree
Associazione Regionale Siciliana in America will host Canti e Cunti di Sicilia at 6 p.m. on Oct. 13 at Porretta’s Banquets in Chicago. The event will feature Sicilian food, music and dancing, with traditional costumes welcome. Entertainment will be provided by Quartet Folk, a popular Sicilian folkloristic group that will be in America promoting its...
Emotional funeral for opera founder David DiChiera: 'He was inspiring'
A large crowd packed into the ornate Detroit Opera House on Friday, weaving up and down its grand staircases and into theater seats for an emotional salute to the life and legacy of Dr. David DiChiera, a local impresario, staunch advocate for the arts, and the founding director of the Michigan Opera Theatre. Family, friends and fans headed into “th...
The Myth of the "Violin Fairy" Teresina Tua in the American Press
When: Tuesday, October 9, 2018 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (CDT) - Where: Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago Paolo Tarallo,from the National Conservatory of Music Giuseppe Verdi in Turin, will give a lecture on Teresina Tua, an Italian violinist born in 1866, who performed throughout the world starting in her teenage years. RSVP at www.teresinatua.e...
Goffredo Palmerini in Michigan, missione nell'area di Detroit
Dal 26 settembre al 18 ottobre 2018 un intenso programma d’incontri con le comunità italiane in Michigan attende Goffredo Palmerini, infaticabile ambasciatore d’Abruzzo nel mondo. Nell’area metropolitana di Detroit è molto significativa anche la presenza degli abruzzesi, organizzati in diversi Club e nella Federazione Abruzzese del Michigan (FADM)...
Rose Zammuto, Val DeCastris named to GRIAA Hall of Fame
Two women from successive generations with deep roots in local Italian heritage as well as in South Rockford are the newest members of the Greater Rockford Italian Association’s Hall of Fame. The accomplishments of Valeri DeCastris and Rose Mary Zammuto for their significant contributions will be celebrated at the GRIAA’s Hall of Fame and Special R...