Camp Hereford: Italian POW camp located near Hereford
After the United States entered World War II, prisoner-of-war camps were established to hold those who were captured fighting Allied forces. Here on the High Plains, we had two POW camps: Camp McLean and Camp Hereford. According to the Texas State Historical Association, the War Department authorized the building of Camp Hereford in June 1942, and...
Italian culture toasted at record breaking luncheon in Houston
In a salute to Italian culture and community, signore e signori filled the halls of River Oaks Country Club for the Italian Cultural and Community Center’s annual luncheon, aptly named “Bella Roma.” The sold-out event was abuzz with elegance and poise — la dolce vita indeed — as it raised a record-breaking $212,000 to support its programs. Chairs K...
Traveling Passport and Civil Status Officer. Austin November 6, 2024 – San Antonio November 7, 2024.
As part of the initiatives aimed at ensuring an increasingly effective service to the resident community, on November 6 and 7, 2024 the Consulate General of Italy in Houston will organize two days entirely dedicated to receiving the public for the collection of biometric data necessary to complete the procedures for the issuance/renewal of the pass...
Columbus Day and Italian Festival in Dallas
The 10th anniversary of the Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival was celebrated in Dallas. Several groups participated in the parade, from the Civil Air Patrol to the Italian Air Force Representation from Sheppard Whicita Falls, the Knights of Columbus, the Skyline Band, with horses and riders from the Texas Horse Park and River Ranch, from For...
Sicilians in the Big Easy: Muffuletta, Mardi Gras, and Migration
Bag in hand, packed with what valuables you have, you shuffle along with others boarding a ship alongside crates of citrus and sacks of coffee beans and sugar. As the ship pushes out of port, you squeeze your way through the masses waving goodbye, grasping to the bannister and leaning over to take one last glimpse at a Palermo slowly slipping away....
Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival in Dallas : 10th anniversary. Committee announces: Oscar Renda Grand Marshal 2024
Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival: tenth anniversary in Dallas on Oct. 13. will parade following the Civil and Military Authorities the Texas Park horses, the Skyline school band. Also performing will be the renowned Emerald City Band and Pino Marelli orchestra. A display of Italian sports cars, and the presence of restaurateurs and Italian...
Fort Smith (AR) celebrates 40 years as sister city to Cisterna, Italy
The city of Fort Smith will celebrate the 40th anniversary of becoming sister city to Cisterna, Italy beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday with the opening of an exhibition titled Celebrating 40 Years of "Gemellaggio"! at the Fort Smith Museum of History. The museum is at 320 Rogers Ave. and doors open at 5:30 pm. The event is free and open to the public....
The Legacy of Vesuvius: Bourbon Discoveries on the Bay of Naples
September 15, 2024–January 5, 2025. The Legacy of Vesuvius offers a unique experience by bringing to Dallas ancient artifacts discovered in the course of the Bourbon excavations and exhibiting them alongside eighteenth-century examples of fine and decorative arts that demonstrate how the mystique of Vesuvius shaped elite and popular taste. Featurin...
Long-lost 17th century painting acquired by Kimbell Art Museum
The Kimbell Art Museum announced on Friday that it has acquired a long-lost 17th-century painting depicting the Christian saint Mary Magdalene. For perhaps the first time since its creation, the work will be on public view, starting today in the Fort Worth museum’s Louis I. Kahn building. The painting, called Penitent Mary Magdalene, was made by It...
Independence Italian Cultural Museum hosts annual Cucuzza Day celebration
Sicilian families in Independence who have been growing cucuzza, also known as Italian squash, for generations have been sharing them with the community for the last several years for Cucuzza Day at the Independence Italian Cultural museum. "It's basically a family day and to introduce people to the cucuzza, and promote the cucuzza," said Donnie Or...
20th Annual ItalianCarFest 2024 in Grapevine, TX
Saturday, September 7, 2024. 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Nash Farm, 626 Ball St., Grapevine (TX). FREE for guests. Italian Car Club of North Texas and the Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau are excited for the 20th Annual ItalianCarFest 2024. ItalianCarFest is an annual prelude to the 38th Annual GrapeFest®. This is the largest show of premier Italian...
Fort Worth is home to Michelangelo’s first painting. Here’s how it ended up at the Kimbell
Before carving “David” or covering the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling in frescoes, Michelangelo Buonarroti painted “The Torment of Saint Anthony.” Created when he was either 12 or 13 years old, it is the Renaissance artist’s first painting — and the piece hangs on a wall at the Kimbell Art Museum of Fort Worth. The prolific artist thought of himself prim...