Gateway Park hosts Italian festival
The Italian American Heritage Festival enters its second day in Gateway Park on Saturday. Italian entertainment and cuisine are highlights of the fourth annual celebration. "With more space than ever before, we have added additional entertainment acts, expanded our cultural exhibits, enhanced our activity offerings to include everyone in...
Italians celebrate Columbus Day parade in downtown Denver
by Elisabeth Hernandez Sabino Romano and his family hoisted Italian flags in the air as they brought up the rear of the Columbus Day parade on Saturday morning in Denver. Romano has been showing his support for the holiday at the downtown Denver event for at least 20 years, he said. "It's an Italian thing," Romano said. "Plus...
'The Light in the Piazza' brings a taste of Tuscany to campus
Wichita State University's School of Music and Performing Arts will present "The Light in the Piazza" as part of National Opera Week at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 29-31, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, in Miller Concert Hall. The romantic musical comedy, which won six Tony Awards, follows the story of two young lovers in 1950s Italy. Par...
Italian-American diner named one of the best drive-ins in the country
by Daniel Dentico The Dari-ette Drive-in, an old spot to get classic Italian diner food in St.Paul, Minnesota has been named one of the best drive-ins in the country by thrillist.com. The 1950's-style diner has been a staple on the city's east side for its inexpensive Italian-American menu, which includes pizza burgers, meatball sandwiche...
"Rigoletto" Opera for the Intermediate Speaker - 19 Feb 2015 at 5:30 PM
Studying famous opera pieces, will effectively help you build new vocabulary, as the memorization of the music facilitates the memorization of the words. Please join ICC native Italian instructor, Mirella Heimpel, to discover Italian opera, and learn more about Italian cultural heritage. Mirella will be the guide as students discover Verdi, and le...
Italian Heritage Month Events
Columbus Day DinnerOctober is Italian Heritage Month in Iowa and to celebrate the Italian American Cultural Center of Iowa will hold the 38th annual Columbus Day Dinner Party on Sunday, October 13, 2013. Event details will be announced when final arrangements are completed. Columbus Day Memorial ObservanceAt 11:00 AM on Monday, October 14...
A look at the 2015 Feast of Our Lady of the Audience, Kansas City, Missouri
Thank you Robert for sharing with us your wonderful pictures of this year's Feast of Our Lady of the Audience (May 24th). Each year devotees gather at Holy Rosary Church in Kansas City, Missouri to celebrate the Feast of the Madonna dell'Udienza, patroness of Sambuca, Sicily. Festivities included live music, refreshments and the highly ant...
St. Ambrose School Dinner Auction
By Loretta Vitale St. Ambrose School held is biennial dinner auction to benefit the school on Saturday, November 5th at Rose of the Hill banquet hall. The auction is a biennial fundraiser for specific projects needed at the school. "This year we are hopeful to reach our goal of raising $150,000 to renovate the school cafeteria kitchen," s...
WWII veteran, native Italian Paul Scalise cherished American dream
Paul Scalise immigrated to Omaha in 1940 on the last civilian ocean liner to leave Italy before World War II broke out. He was only 17. His father — a U.S. citizen who had returned to Italy — sent Paul here so he wouldn't be forced to join Mussolini's army. Instead, Scalise was drafted into the U.S. Army Air Forces, which fueled a lifelong de...
Cultural Center’s Dinner With Culture to be Held September 29th
The Board of Governors is pleased to announce that they will be sponsoring another in their "Dinner With Culture" series. The date for this dinner will be Sunday, September 29, 2013. Doors to the Cultural Center's banquet hall will open at 5:30 PM with dinner following at 6:00 PM. The meal will be prepared by Italian cooking instructor Ale...
Festival Cultural Committee Seeking Artifacts from Emilia Romagna and Campania
Our rich Italian culture will once again be the focus of this year's Italian American Heritage Festival of Iowa. Our Cultural Hall will be located in the east wing of the Pappajohn Educational Center on the festival grounds at the corner of 12th and Locust Street.
2014 Festa Italiana Minnesota to Be Hosted in Shoreview
Festa Italiana Minnesota will be held on August 1 to 3, 2014 at Island Lake Park on North Victoria Street in Shoreview, Minnesota. This unique, family-oriented festival celebrates the heritage of Italian immigrants and their descendants in Minnesota. Festa Italiana offers a quality summer event that best exemplifies the history and culture of Ital...