Southeast Kansas Italian Celebration
Dozens of southeast Kansans celebrate Italian culture with food this afternoon. "Too often what we see is our parents and our grandparents had certain traditions that maybe our younger people don't carry on. And so, by hosting these kinds of events we're able to make sure that that heritage lives on," says Linda Grilz, co-host of the Italian Exhib...
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Bridgeport, to close July 1; 90th Feast canceled
By Tony Fioriglio Parishioners of Our Lady of Mount Carmel learned at the 4 p.m. Mass Saturday that the Archdiocese of Philadelphia plans to close the church and merge the parish with Sacred Heart Church in Swedesburg at the end of June. The announcement came less than 24 hours after the Facebook page for The Bridgeport Feast said that th...
Federation of Italian-American Organizations Christmas Dinner
The Federation of Italian-American Organizations will host its third annual Christmas Dinner on Friday, December 16th at Favazza's Rose of the Hill. This evening again promises to be a memorable occasion and will include a very special menu that highlights Italian culinary traditions and Christmas specialties. Entertainment will include pe...
Led by US star Michael Bradley, Italian club AS Roma to play MLS All-Stars in July
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Italian club AS Roma will try to follow in the footsteps of Manchester United when it takes on the best players in Major League Soccer this summer. Man U dominated MLS players in two of the league's annual all-star games, winning by a combined score of 9-2. But the top domestic league in the U.S. has never lost to another i...
Summer classes are now in session! Fall Enrollment is OPEN!
Open House, Wednesday, September 4, 2013, 5:30 -7:30 p.m. Used Class Material Info Below Why Study with Us - Small groups, informal atmosphere and university-educated native speakers provide the ideal environment to learn a foreign language. Our instructors, born and raised in Italy, bring first-hand experience and cultural background of Italian...
Job Opening at the Italian Film Festival
Italian Film Festival - Opening Night Coordinator. The Italian Cultural Center is urgently looking for a Coordinator for the Opening Night Party of the 9th Italian Film Festival, which will take place at Saint Anthony Main February 16-20, 2017. Details: 15-25 hour commitment / Work with Italian Film Festival Executive Director Peter S...
AIHS officially opens its new home: 'il Palazzo'
by Alexandra Stone The American Italian Heritage Society opened the doors of its new 'il Palazzo' building Thursday. The building is a project 14 years in the making. The name is Italian for "palace." Speakers at the ribbon-cutting said the organization got its start in Omaha in 1980. It began as a small group of Omaha residents...
Book Discussion IN ITALIAN "Nessuno sa di noi" Wednesday, September 3
The ICC is excited to announce a new, very special Italian Book Discussion! ICC native Italian instructor, Romina Montanari, will facilitate this event, which will be spoken IN ITALIAN. Participants will be asked to read the Italian book, "Nessuno sa di noi", by Samona Sparaco-Giunti Editore Spa, on their own. On Wednesday, September 3, fr...
War & Art. Destruction and Protection of Italian Cultural Heritage During World War I
Nov. 18, 2014 - Feb. 17, 2015 in Memory HallNATIONAL WORLD WAR I MUSEUM AT LIBERTY MEMORIAL100 W. 26th Street, Kansas City, MO 64108 War & Art. Destruction and Protection of Italian Cultural Heritage During World War I During the First World War even Italy's historical and artistic heritage became a powerful propaganda tool for the country af...
Italian Ambassador to the US visits the ICC
We are delighted to announce that Italian Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero will visit the Italian Cultural Center of Minneapolis/St. Paul Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014. Ambassador Bisogniero, accompanied by Italian Consul in Chicago, Adriano Monti and Vice-Consul, Marco Graziosi are traveling to Minneapolis to tour the Italian Fashion Exhibit c...
The Italian-American Heritage Corporation Celebrates the Young Women in our Community
The purpose of the Italian-American Heritage Corporation is to further the common good and general welfare of the people of the Italian-American Community, and, to provide educational opportunities to the general public concerning the contributions of Italians and Italian-Americans to western civilization and the United States of America. ...
Italian Film Festival laughs it up at St. Anthony Main
by Colin Covert The annual Italian Film Festival returns for its eighth year this weekend, this time offering a largely comedic series that IFF executive director Peter Schilling promises "to help remedy the miserable winter ... they're all a lot of fun." That certainly describes "The Referee" (⋆⋆⋆, unrated, in subtitled Italian, French an...